NAMM Marshall

darcym

another year, another Marshall disappointment. I want to buy a Marshall....but nothing seems good, ever

rico

I'm getting the 20w Origin, fuck it.

photek

There seems to be a 15w combo now as well, bit strange. Maybe the 20w will have a 12'' speaker and the 15 a 10''?

andyoz

Looks like these a cheapened 15w in the mix as well....rear photos show it's got a different 10" speaker to the 20w combo.  They all should have been 12" speaker ...but then the bean counters say no.

Telejester

darcym said:

another year, another Marshall disappointment. I want to buy a Marshall....but nothing seems good, ever

totally agree, i couldnt be any more NOT blown away by what im witnessing so far

rico

photek said:

There seems to be a 15w combo now as well, bit strange. Maybe the 20w will have a 12'' speaker and the 15 a 10''?

andyoz said:

Looks like these a cheapened 15w in the mix as well....rear photos show it's got a different 10" speaker to the 20w combo.  They all should have been 12" speaker ...but then the bean counters say no.

It's a typo, meant to be a 5 watter.

rico

Telejester said:

darcym said:

another year, another Marshall disappointment. I want to buy a Marshall....but nothing seems good, ever

totally agree, i couldnt be any more NOT blown away by what im witnessing so far

What's wrong with the mini plexi?

andyoz

5w Makes more sense

photek

Stick me in an order for a Origin 20w Head please @TonyGTR

randella

darcym said:

another year, another Marshall disappointment. I want to buy a Marshall....but nothing seems good, ever

I'm more tempted than ever to go back to a Marshall - the new DSLs look good, these Origin things could be a goer, I'd have a mini-Jubilee no problem.

Even if you don't like any of those, they make brand-new carbon copies of every decent amp on their books, right up to the JCM900.

photek

Anyone know what the footswitch does, activeate the gain boost?

andyoz

Yep, the 20w head seems to be the pick of the bunch...not liking the front panel aesthetics though (or the name/logo)

Is the Footswitch input for a boost?

Telejester

randella said:

darcym said:

another year, another Marshall disappointment. I want to buy a Marshall....but nothing seems good, ever

I'm more tempted than ever to go back to a Marshall - the new DSLs look good, these Origin things could be a goer, I'd have a mini-Jubilee no problem.

Even if you don't like any of those, they make brand-new carbon copies of every decent amp on their books, right up to the JCM900.

the jcm900 was not a decent amp

rico

photek said:

Anyone know what the footswitch does, activeate the gain boost?

andyoz said:

Yep, the 20w head seems to be the pick of the bunch...not liking the front panel aesthetics though (or the name/logo)

Is the Footswitch input for a boost?

Yes

andyoz

Hopefully the switch to Vietnam lets them recover a bit as making stuff in England must really have hurt (..and had the bean counters working overtime to penny pinch components).

randella

Telejester said:

randella said:

darcym said:

another year, another Marshall disappointment. I want to buy a Marshall....but nothing seems good, ever

I'm more tempted than ever to go back to a Marshall - the new DSLs look good, these Origin things could be a goer, I'd have a mini-Jubilee no problem.

Even if you don't like any of those, they make brand-new carbon copies of every decent amp on their books, right up to the JCM900.

the jcm900 was not a decent amp

Is there an amp you do like?

Fortheloveofguitar

All looks just a little bit shit

Telejester

randella said:

Telejester said:

randella said:

darcym said:

another year, another Marshall disappointment. I want to buy a Marshall....but nothing seems good, ever

I'm more tempted than ever to go back to a Marshall - the new DSLs look good, these Origin things could be a goer, I'd have a mini-Jubilee no problem.

Even if you don't like any of those, they make brand-new carbon copies of every decent amp on their books, right up to the JCM900.

the jcm900 was not a decent amp

Is there an amp you do like?

you thinking the 900 was good surprises me as they were awful amps, the 2204 800 head pissed all over the 900 range.

Twinfan

I think they're great!  The Mini Jube is a belter and UK make, but therefore the price was more than some people wanted to pay.  I always thought it was incredibly reasonable at £779.

The DSL20 and Origin 20 are likely to have the same back end as the Jube (two EL34s, cathode biased) which is a perfect gigging platform.  Choose which pre-amp you want and away you go.

All pub band players should be rejoicing, you've now got the perfect volume level amp (with proper EL34s) for:

60s/70s tones - Origin 20
80s/90s tones - Mini Jube
Modern tones - DSL 20

Telejester

i await a demo of the origin 20 head with interest