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Marshall 1974X Handwired
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If you're looking for pure Class A overdrive, this is the best for the price and is manageable at 18 Watts.
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The Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Machine. 
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I got this amp on a lark--someone bought it and didn't like it (????) so I got it at a smashing used price. I love this amp. Two channels, tremolo and normal with a footswitch for the tremolo feature. Like the old Plexis you can jump the channels and get a little boosted sound (and the tremolo option). Footswitch and amp cover are included. The normal channel is super-simple: Volume control and one Tone knob. The amp doesn't really get any louder beyond about 3, but just breaks up more. I run the tone control around 1:30 and the Volume all the way up. Holy lord. Honestly, if I had to go out and do a simple club gig and was being rated on tone, this is the amp I'd take. The tone that comes out of the "aged" 1 x 12 greenback makes you want to weep. Even with the volume dimed and ripping overdrive I can roll back my guitar controls and it cleans up nicely. Probably the best natural overdrive I've ever heard. Sounds good with ANY guitar, even my Squier and low-end Ibanez guitars, but plug in a nice Les Paul or American strat and you'll just lose hours in the creamy, buttery tone. Interestingly enough, I recently had the opportunity to play a BluesBreaker combo (the 30-Watt 2 x 12 version of this amp) and found it to have too much bass and not-as-sweet overdrive. Takes any pedal well, but no effects loop so if you want the amp's overdrive you're probably not going to be able to use time-based or modulation effects well.
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| Reliability |
Never had any issues with it.
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| Customer Support |
Only had to deal with them regarding a different product and they were excellent.
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| Liked about it |
Creamy overdrive.
18 Watts--doesn't make my ears bleed when cranked.
Takes pedals very well.
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| Didn't like |
No effects loop.
Pricey but worth it at the end of the day.
Have to crank it to get the ballsy overdrive.
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5.0 |
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