I slipped but Im back Marshall 2061x with Marshall 2061 Cx

[surfnorthwest]

I can't keep up with you and your gear, you sure have cycled some nice stuff. Never played one of those amps, in fact I never even seen one before. Of course we will need clips since you have that nice video camera. Remember you can upload video media here to this site. I am down in Mexico for the next three weeks so I will check in time to time when the WI-FI works down here.

[bluesbrother]

Hi Faze,
Congrats on the amp it looks killer ( nothing beats a marshall )
I am gonna check this amp out also ......( FX-loop for reverb??)
I am truly happy for you , i know a guy that has owned about every amp
and ended with a 2061 through a 4x12 because at gigs the 20 watts are
more than enough to get the powertubes cooking .I am really curious
for the clean sounds.

God bless,
Bluesbrother.

[Spotted Dog]

Sweetness, congrats Faze

[LivewireBlanco]

I dig my 1974X and is pretty similar to the 2061X except for the tube rectifier. It's a damn loud 20 watts I bet! Something about these handwired amps just sets them apart from the rest.

[LivewireBlanco]

Hmm...could it be the G12-65? I know it's normally rated at 65 watts but Marshall tends to bump up the power rating about 5 watts on some speakers. If it is that speaker then it's a good one. Heard lots of good stuff about it. The only other 70 watt speaker I know is the Vintage 30, but it wouldn't be a Heritage. If you take a look at the back of the speaker it should tell you for sure.

[LivewireBlanco]

Livewire thanks I checked the back of the speaker and it just says Heritage Celestion G12 and has a 16 ohm sign on it. I think it may be just a special made speaker that Marshall had for the JTM series they had back in the day. Maybe Steve D knows? I have had a hard time researching this speaker it does sound pretty good though it is loud and has some good low end especially
for it being a open back 1/12 Cab. Thanks again for the response.

Yeah, I did a little more digging on that speaker. Looks like you might be right about that being a Celestion made for Marshall during the JTM era, G12 Heritage-T4661. Other than that I couldn't really find much info.

[David Vee]

I dig my 1974X and is pretty similar to the 2061X except for the tube rectifier. It's a damn loud 20 watts I bet! Something about these handwired amps just sets them apart from the rest.

Yes it is loud and has better head room then I anticipated not as much headroom as the Remedy however
overall tone wise the Marshall just sounds way more organic and rich.

I so agree - cranked, the 2061x amp is phenomenal beyond words...

Just don't forget that this amazing amp can be played at speaking voice levels, too. Plug into the high bass side, dime the treble volume, and slowly nudge the bass volume up to taste... you should get a nice crunchy tone that pedals can exploit further, if you like. Similarly, rolling back a bit on the treble side while doing this produces nice cleans, if that's what you like.

This has to be one of the best sounding, most versatile amps Marshall has ever made.

[frank9310]

Jimmy Vivino on Conan Obrian also digs the 2061!

[David Vee]

So how long have you had yours?

I've had it for about a year or so. I was lucky to find it on eBay from a seller who found it "too loud for his home studio". His loss, my gain.

Of course, I had the same problem when I first got it... until epiphany day, when I accidently bumped the treble volume while plugged into the bass side. I was expecting no sound, not reduced sound. The rest is history and the amp is a keeper.

Marshall should promote/mention the low-volume feature... it might just boost sales. (I've done my part as a loyal Marshall supporter & user.)

[frank9310]

Oh yeah Jimmy is a major hear head. My buddy knows him well and used to play with him in Jersey and said he has this huge collection of guitars and amps but he favors that one. Might be jumpered but something looks off with the right cable end like maybe he's running a stereo pedal out into both inputs instead of jumpering///

[frank9310]

Well all I know is I am glad I found this amp it has surpassed my expectations. It is perfect for my playing situations. I can relate to why Jimmy likes it.

faze have you tried it with a single V30 open back cab?

[frank9310]

Hey faze man you should hear these clips my buddy just sent me of a real Pre-Rola G12H 30 55hz speakers that yours is modeled after. If you pm me your email I'll send you a couple of his clips. They're incredible.

BTW, I'm not surprised you don't like V30s as that's not the Jimi sound you dig. What you really need is a couple of real G12H 30s 75Hz lead cones like Jimi used!

[Mr. Mother Head]

I saw Richie Kotzen with one of these last week playing a 600 person venue. Sounded awesome, plenty loud. He used some delay for solos every now and then, but it was mostly just his tele and the amp. I was well impressed.

[Spitfire]

It looks real yummy, you should get yourself one of those little Y splitter cables

[frank9310]

I saw Richie Kotzen with one of these last week playing a 600 person venue. Sounded awesome, plenty loud. He used some delay for solos every now and then, but it was mostly just his tele and the amp. I was well impressed.

Obviously he was mic'd into the PA right?