Buying my first Marshall amp - Help!

[Shinji]

Firstly, apologies if this is in the wrong section - I need some recommendations, I currently play through a Line6 Spider II but I'm not a fan of all the digital amp modeling malarky, basically I'm looking to buy a 50 watt valve combo, I need a 'simple' twin channel amp - I play alot of clean delayed stuff, but I also need a heavy distorted sound, not metal but heavy rock. My two main guitars have active EMG humbuckers, I use alot of effects, so like i said I just want a fairly simple amp sound which I can build on. I've looked a little at the vintage modern 2266C, but it appears to be a single channel amp?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.Cheers.

[sunking420]

Yes the VM is single channel, but can be kicked into high gear with the footswitch into the High Dynamic setting which introduces a fourth pre-amp 12ax7 tube into the mix. I'd personally look into the JVM series as you already have effects. That amp has four channels with three modes each and is a Marshall Tube monster. If you didn't have effects I'd look into the JMD-1. I'm pretty sure that's my next Marshall...Good luck....

[SteveD]

Welcome to the forum Shinji.

There is a JVM 50W combo which is two channels; -

http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~nam ... D~8325.asp

The JMD is a great amp. It has a digital preamp but it is not like Line 6. You should give those combos a whirl too; -

http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~nam ... ~13142.asp

Another one is the MA which is very reasonably priced for an all valve twin channel amp; -

http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~nam ... ~12611.asp

[maiden666]

get the jmd501 www.guitarguitar.co.uk has got them on a great price at the moment