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Marshall Class 5 - Bonamassa Clip Added!!!
« on: July 30, 2009, 09:24:34 AM »
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2009, 09:43:16 AM »
Looks nice but the sound on the demo sounded all choked up - not very open
sounded all compressed  -typical of an EL84 amp  with a small output transformer

Love the concept but sounds almost like a modeller in the clips which is a shame
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2009, 09:51:13 AM »
Agree, the clip doesn't sound good but IMO it looks great,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOpf06OfnYU

Should sell well (approx. £300) but I'm not getting rid of my Plexi 7 for it  :wink:
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2009, 10:27:32 AM »
Does the world need another EL84 5W single ended amp?

Looks better than some out there though, but at work so can't hear it :(
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2009, 10:40:52 AM »
i think these kind of amps would be nicer with an extra ecc83 and a proper master/gain arrangement. at least this has a tone stack though.
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2009, 12:38:13 PM »
Quote from: gwEm on July 30, 2009, 10:40:52 AM
i think these kind of amps would be nicer with an extra ecc83 and a proper master/gain arrangement. at least this has a tone stack though.

A bit like the old studio 15......

Quote from: Plexi Ken on July 30, 2009, 09:51:13 AM

Should sell well (approx. £300) but I'm not getting rid of my Plexi 7 for it  :wink:

I think the Cornell may have a better headroom and clarity
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2009, 03:05:51 PM »
It sounds alright, very compressed and typically old-school in a SE EL84 way.

With a beefier output transformer it would sound a bit punchier and less compressed.  I'd wager that it doesn't have a choke either - I always use them as I think you get better clarity with the amp cranked.

I'm surprised its taken Marshall this long to get on the small valve amp bandwagon, I'm sure they'll sell VERY well if they're in the £300 range.

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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2009, 09:17:38 PM »
It's cute, but with only one volume control you'll still have to have it loud to get a distorted sound won't you?  So even at 5W it's not exactly a bedroom amp.

And though I'm no connoisseur, I have to say I think it sounds pretty awful on that demo.  :?

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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2009, 10:18:22 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on July 30, 2009, 09:17:38 PM

It's cute, but with only one volume control you'll still have to have it loud to get a distorted sound won't you?  So even at 5W it's not exactly a bedroom amp.

And though I'm no connoisseur, I have to say I think it sounds pretty awful on that demo.  :?


too right - 5w cranked into overdrive is VERY LOUD for home use.

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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2009, 07:44:48 AM »
Yeah recently the clips on the Marshall site are no more good. Haze already and now this one too.

They used to sound great for the JVMs and VMs but now ... pooo!
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2009, 10:38:29 AM »
Im glad I bought the HT5.

All the other small valve amps just seem to be lacking in some way.
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2009, 02:07:27 PM »
Seems if you stack a bunch of them on each other and give them to Joe Bonamassa, it sounds a bit better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrhF4Vrd-OM&feature=player_embedded
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Re: Marshall Class 5 - Bonamassa Clip Added!!!
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2009, 02:26:52 PM »
They do sound quite nice. Not feeling Bonamassa though.
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2009, 02:34:28 PM »
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL on July 30, 2009, 10:18:22 PM
Quote from: Philly Q on July 30, 2009, 09:17:38 PM

It's cute, but with only one volume control you'll still have to have it loud to get a distorted sound won't you?  So even at 5W it's not exactly a bedroom amp.

And though I'm no connoisseur, I have to say I think it sounds pretty awful on that demo.  :?


too right - 5w cranked into overdrive is VERY LOUD for home use.



+1 - I have a Laney 5W and it is very loud at bedroom levels if cranked!!
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Re: Marshall Class 5
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2009, 03:58:40 PM »
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL on July 30, 2009, 03:05:51 PM
It sounds alright, very compressed and typically old-school in a SE EL84 way.

With a beefier output transformer it would sound a bit punchier and less compressed.  I'd wager that it doesn't have a choke either - I always use them as I think you get better clarity with the amp cranked.

I'm surprised its taken Marshall this long to get on the small valve amp bandwagon, I'm sure they'll sell VERY well if they're in the £300 range.



I'm just amazed that they didn't do what I have been on about all along
Put the equivalent of a Marshall 2203 (JCM 800) preamp with master volume into a 5W or 10w SE power section and & use big enough transformers and have a legion of home players fall over themselves to buy them
Be ideal for a small studio......

Hey Ian - can you make me something like that ?
Can I have it in the next few weeks :twisted:
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