Always wanted to try a 30th anniversary amp. Was on one of my local shops where I pretty frequently trade guitar gear with the owner. Went in to check out a Fargen duo tone a a jcm800zw he had. Looking through his amps he has a blue tolex 6101 just in, ge let me borrow the 3 amps, gave the Fargen ba...

Hi mate, It seems we really like the same amps lol I used to have an AFD100... amazing amp and still my fave tone. But way too big for our home sitting on a 2x12. I sold it (with very nice profits :)). I bought an SL5 from its launch date... brilliant amp, very versatile. Funilly enough it does not...

Meh, like any used amp they really have to have the tubes replaced in them as you probably do not know the history of them. Should be cheap enough in that amp and new tubes are usually all it takes. Yeah that’s fair and always do that. Observation was more that it sounded a lot better through an ol...

Picked up a 2nd hand sl5 today on a bit of a whim, looks to be in v good condition. Won’t get to crank it until the weekend but struggled to get decent tones out of the dirty channel, plugged into a 112 I have with an old v30, and sounded much better. Found the sound thin and lacking definition thro...

Thanks BKE, glad you like it. Sorry you're still having problems with the FX loop, it can't be normal. Hope you get it sorted out. For the reamping, look here; http://musiciansroadhouse.com/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=21954 Cheers for that link!, Yeah the loop is the only think I can say bad about the cla...

How loud was it on 8 in 20w Al? Was it loud but bareable or too loud to use all the time. I’d want to take it to the studio. Would the drummer complain? I was reamping it to a 1w amp for that. But in the shop it was loud. It doesn't get louder than 4 or 5, just beefs up. I think it'll be perfect wi...

Roger wrote:Great demo! The FX loop works properly. Lovely strat tones.

Yep, loop certainly seems to be working there, wonder if the loop issues reported are only on the classic.. issue is certainly present on my classic. Waiting to hear back from Marshall on it.

Vintage sounds good in these clip!!!

Well that's just One amp, let's ses the rest Could have been clearer, meant to say they checked on another amp they had in stock and noticed a drop, that another customer had called reporting the same thing on their amp. So that’s 3, and Marshall told them that is normal behavior for the amp. Here’...

Update on the loop volume drop. Supplier came back, said they checked and noticed what they called a slight volume drop too, said they had been contacted by another customer also, checked with Marshall who apparently said that was normal. Am a little torn as otherwise really like amp, it’s not foots...

Fender wrote:service then, shouldn't happen with a jumper cable

Yep, think your righty. Tried with no cable at all and still the volume drop. Have got in contact with the dealer and will take from there. Thanks all for the comments.

The loop should be as good as the Mini Jubilee. But, then again I don't hear a drop off or any tone loss using the loop on the DSL20HR or Origin 20H either. I had a mini jube for a year or so, dont have it anymore to check - never noticed this in the same\similar setup and conditions + used the loo...

Classic arrived yesterday. Only been able to play at low volume with/without an attenuator. Will be able to turn it up at The Weeknd. One thing i noticed a very noticeable volume drop when the loop is engaged. If anyone who has one could check on their amp I’d be grateful. did you check with just a...

Thanks, good to know - is very noticeable with mine, may get on to support to see what they say. cheers

Classic arrived yesterday. Only been able to play at low volume with/without an attenuator. Will be able to turn it up at The Weeknd.

One thing i noticed a very noticeable volume drop when the loop is engaged. If anyone who has one could check on their amp I’d be grateful.

Have the classic (JCM800) arriving Tuesday, can’t wait. Thanks