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Marshall Haze amps
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:46 pm
by othomas2
specifically the 40 combo...
has anyone tried one out yet ???
I've searched high and low on the net and there's still a limited number of reviews and opinions on them.
Seems like it's getting a very mixed response.
Seeing as I'm unable to find a jcm 800 combo after a good few weeks of searching, this is my alternative option.
cheers
Owen
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:50 pm
by Noirie.
Nothing about them marshall hazes but...
Marshall jcm 900 100watter near me going for £345
Combo!
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:00 pm
by othomas2
Noirie. wrote:Nothing about them marshall hazes but...
Marshall jcm 900 100watter near me going for £345
Combo!
Cheers dude... it'd just be too damn big, heavy & LOUD for my needs... good price though !!
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:08 pm
by paul_
Fuck the Haze.
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:43 pm
by Haze
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:48 pm
by paul_
Haze wrote:
Fuck!
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:09 pm
by Will
Built-in digital effects = FAIL
Disregard whether or not they sound good. It's a fragile, non-fixable proprietary board that, once it's out of warranty, cannot be swapped for a fresh one. Once it goes (5, 10 years if you're lucky) the amp will always be broken. It may still work as a normal amplifier, but it will always be sold as a broken amplifier and therefore will sell for a tiny fraction of its original cost. Buying digital, assume your resale value is a quarter of whatever it cost you. Also understand that if you keep it long enough it will break in a way which nobody can fix. If you're OK with those facts, then check it out. Personally, $800 is a lot to pay for something with that many caveats. For that price, you could find a used Marshall which can be maintained and kept for decades.
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:40 am
by paul_
Fuck PCBs and digital effects, how about the fact that it could never be worth that much, regardless of how it's built.
No adults allowed.
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:38 am
by Will
PCBs are fine in my book. It slows down repairs a bit, but caps and whatnot have gotten much better and last quite long. I feel like above $800 or so you should be getting into hand-wired, though. The new Ampeg Jet is hand-wired PTP and is getting blown-out for $450 all over town.
I've been working on my PCB Ampeg a lot and it's really OK. Once I got some decent solder wick everything went fast. Changing 4 pots and adding a standby took maybe an hour working slow. Plus you can add SS circuitry on a PCB, like the reverb stage in my Ampeg.
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:12 am
by yeepers
I'm not a fan of them. I played one a few days ago. It sounded like there was a blanket over it. No mid range or treble, especially with a les paul. The whole LP/Marshall thing is suppose to be like PB&J right? Even with a tele it was still too muddy for my taste. Maybe the 6V6 tubes have something to do with it? Where are the EL84s/EL34s? This is just a mediocre fender blues jr with marshall slapped on it, along with some extra bucks.
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:53 am
by paul_
For the record I didn't mean "fuck pcbs and digital effects," I meant "nevermind the fact that it has those..."
I think the amp is overpriced for what it is, and you could do better. For the prices they sell at in the states I would sooner buy one from a handful of smaller tube combos or heads out there on the used and new market... it's not going to be a poorman's 800 by any means.
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:22 am
by othomas2
O.k.... thanks for the info peeps... I will hold out for somethin' better & prob cheaper.
Anyone find a 1x12 Marshall JCM 800 combo (4010) in the UK give me a shout !!
cheers
O