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aschleman
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03/02/2007 7:47 pm
Originally Posted by: alucard0941Does anyone know any amps that sound like a Marshall at low volumes and under 1000-ish. Heads, I mean.

PRS playa, how does the valveking compare to a Marshall. I know its probably a silly question cause Marshalls are a world differnt, but does it give that really heavy creamy buzz like a Marshall.


Nothings going to sound like a Marshall but a Marshall. haha. You could look at getting a used JCM head off Ebay or something and getting an attentuator so you can saturate the tubes and still control the volume. That'd be your best bet.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Marshall-JCM-900-Dual-Reverb-4100-Guitar-Amp-Head_W0QQitemZ280088508288QQihZ018QQcategoryZ38075QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Are you talking about a vintage Brit tone or an overdriven Brit tone? Because there's a difference between the Marshall amps of the 70's and the Marshall amps of the 80's- present.