1W MARSHALLS FOR 2012

[Matt77]

http://www.marshallamps.com/product_range.asp?productCode=JTM1%20Overview

Some of these look quite tasty

There is an official video demo that uses bareknuckles as well

[Matt77]

Just seen the price
£480 for a 1 watt head
Wtf!!!

[Twinfan]

Limited editions, and you don't pay per watt any more.

Bit pricey though, are they UK made?

[Dmoney]

Actually, In the case of amps that are hand built at least, it takes pretty much the same amount of time and effort to build a 1watt head than i does to build a 100watt heads.

The JTM1 has a 12AU7 as it's output valve, which could be running single ended or in push-pull. If  remember right the 12AU7's when used as an output valve need an output transformer with a pretty high impedance primary. Maybe you're probably paying towards development as well as a new batch of transformers? Maybe even new tooling needed to produce them?

[shobet]

I quite like the look of the 60s, 70s and at a pinch the 80s one. However for the same kind of money you can have one of Martin's MJW Cub amps.  http://www.martamp.com/amps.html

[Matt77]

I'm off to see martin later to see if your champ is able to be fixed.
Will let you know

[Twinfan]

True re. the Cub, but I'd have a Orange Dual Terror over all of them for that kind of cash.

[gwEm]

They are a bit too much coin.. but I think they all look really cool, and I'm sure I'll get GAS at some stage

[Frank]

They're all doing it ... these look a lot nicer though

http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/pawnshopamps/

[FELINEGUITARS]

I asked Marshall about doing this like 20+ years ago - they confessed that 90% of 50w and 100w amps never leave people's bedrooms and are way too loud to be used at home and that a lower wattage version would be far better

Looks like they finally found the desire to do it

 I like the 80s,VM and DSL versions from the look of it.

[Dmoney]

well, finally found the desire after loads of people have cottoned on the idea and a multitude of boutique and otherwise manufacturers have got amps like that into the market. It's easy to find the desire to do something once there is a proven market trend I guess. Who can blame them.

[Philly Q]

I asked Marshall about doing this like 20+ years ago - they confessed that 90% of 50w and 100w amps never leave people's bedrooms and are way too loud to be used at home and that a lower wattage version would be far better

Looks like they finally found the desire to do it

Isn't it incredible how long it's taken the industry to realise most people don't need big amps?!

I suppose for most of that time there would also have been consumer resistance, because everyone aspired to a Fender Twin or 50/100w Marshall, and "practice" amps were regarded with contempt.

But at last, small amps are cool!  :D



I really like the 1960s Marshall - two knobs, Tone and Loudness!  What else do you need?   :lol:

[Twinfan]

^ gain would be nice!

[Ian Price]

Isn't it incredible how long it's taken the industry to realise most people don't need big amps?!

This has me wondering how long it will take the motor industry to realise that most (maybe even all) people don't need cars that go very fast.  :?

[Philly Q]

^ gain would be nice!

Now you're just over-complicating things....