AFD in the USA? WHAT??????

[kissfanps]

found this on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Marshall- ... 35b03eec5c

how is this possible?

[surfnorthwest]

Just a very few have showed up already here in the US, have no idea of the numbers thus far. The major retail outlets have not seen any yet and they are getting most of them. Somebody had the inside track on one here in the US and by the looks of it is going to get himself a nice profit from it.

[rolandgp8]

I know of least one Canadian dealer that got their first one a couple of weeks ago.
I heard there are about 100 for Canada and the first batch of 20 went out about 2-3 weeks ago.

[Vavoom]

New to the forum. My 2nd post.
I have an AFD on order and I put my order in about 3 months ago. According to the Marshall people and G.C. management, I should be in line for the "next" shipment.

I'm guessing there have been aprox 3 shipments now to the U.S. First was to the beta testers and VIP's....Second was to the VIP's again and now this third shipment. I missed it by 30 orders according to G.C. guys. So I should be good to go for the "next" late March shipment. Dang...just the waiting is kind of fun. But it is frustrating to see people/businesses selling them when we (the schmucks) are still waiting.

I was told 3 months ago, "I should be first in line." Since I put down over 50% deposit.

Oh well. I think it will be a good amp.

[kissfanps]

Emailed my retailer and he has one and the rest are on the way! So, I just pulled the trigger an an avatar 2x12 with hellatone 60s! PUMPED!!!!!!!!!

[surfnorthwest]

I was on the list at Sweetwater and yesterday was the day I could of finally got mine, turned it down because I decided the YJM is more for me. Waiting for that now.

[jeffster]

Haven't heard from Marvin yet at Sweetwater but he is supposed to be calling when mine is in. Can't wait.

[fortress]

Here my dealer answer about afd100




the first 60 arrived in the USA about 10 days ago. 15 went to Marshall reps,30 went to artist endorsees and 15 went to guitar center. We are supposed to receive all twenty in the next few days (a little early) woohoo!!

[Marshall Fiend]

My dealer (Washington Music Center) just got one for me on Tuesday the 8th and I received it in NYC on Wednesday the 9th. The sound is exactly as advertised. Very gainy, very Slash. Very compressed. Very nice compression especially on the sixth string. Amp is very gainy in general and quite trebly at low gain settings--think of a classic Crybaby wah turned on with the pedal rocked all the way forward. The sound is great but the amp does not have the same range of gain options that I've seen in other Marshalls. (I have a 2061X reissue, a JCM900 100W 2x12, a Vintage Modern 2266 and a JVM 410H.) Although truth be told I only got home at 12:30 a.m. so I couldn't turn it up to a reasonable volume level in my apartment building. Still very psyched on the amp but more to come.

If it is any encouragement to those in wait, my amp's documentation indicated it was finished on January 12. So they must be shipping over here and it is just taking time to get them over on the boat and trucked around the U.S.

More to come once I've played the thing at a reasonable volume during daylight hours.

[kissfanps]

Yeah, you cant get a good idea of what it is like at midnight in an NYC apt! Looks like you are pretty close to me. Always looking to jam. PM me if interested.

Anyway, I got my Avatar 2x12 in (looks fantastic) and now I am just waiting for the amp. The Mrs. aint to happy that half of our apartment is my music shit (a wall of marshalls...mawahhhhahahahaha), but hey, she knew what she was getting herself into.

[Slashwannabe1]

The sound is great but the amp does not have the same range of gain options that I've seen in other Marshalls.

I would hope so its a Slash amp :)

[kissfanps]

Totally. I am just looking for a one trick pony with this one. In your face hard rock! And it has the bells and whistles to make life very easy - power, bias, and an fx loop for a sweet solo boost.

[Bluesburst]

Totally. I am just looking for a one trick pony with this one. In your face hard rock! And it has the bells and whistles to make life very easy - power, bias, and an fx loop for a sweet solo boost.

... and you will get it plus more.

I have not bonded with a piece of gear this much since my original Marshall 2061 20 watt head I got second hand back in the 80's. I regret selling that like no other piece of equipment. EVERY amp I've owned and or played has had the 2061 as a benchmark. All have failed, except the AFD100. It really is that good. I can't praise it enough.

With the Treble and Presence up and Bass rolled back, it could easily be an Ace Frehley signature amp. It delivers classic rock tones with no issue, but there is far more to the AFD100 than just Slash's tone.

Martin

[Slashwannabe1]

Totally. I am just looking for a one trick pony with this one. In your face hard rock! And it has the bells and whistles to make life very easy - power, bias, and an fx loop for a sweet solo boost.

... and you will get it plus more.

I have not bonded with a piece of gear this much since my original Marshall 2061 20 watt head I got second hand back in the 80's. I regret selling that like no other piece of equipment. EVERY amp I've owned and or played has had the 2061 as a benchmark. All have failed, except the AFD100. It really is that good. I can't praise it enough.

With the Treble and Presence up and Bass rolled back, it could easily be an Ace Frehley signature amp. It delivers classic rock tones with no issue, but there is far more to the AFD100 than just Slash's tone.

Martin

How does the VM stack up against the AFD100? Whats your opinion on the two? :)

[Bluesburst]

How does the VM stack up against the AFD100? Whats your opinion on the two? :)

Hmmm... now here's where I get into potentially rocky ground :scared

I had the VM2266 and sold it. The VM is a genuinely great amp but has to be played loud to get the best out of it. The KT66's are a lovely power tube and I will try them in my AFD.

The AFD has the classic rock sound I wanted straight out of the box with no messing around.

I disliked the digital reverb on the VM, I'm glad the AFD has none so I can add my own through the effects loop.

The big plus on the AFD is the power scaling, without it, the AFD would be like the VM in that it has a great sound, but only when loud.

The Body & Detail on the VM is a real winner and adds great variability to your gain stage. This would be very nice on the AFD.

The high dynamic range, for me, was never particularly useful. Too harsh. The AFD's #34/AFD modes do the same thing but much better.

So for me, as most of my playing is at low to medium volumes, the VM's potential was blanketed. Both great amps, if they put power scaling in and digital reverb out of the VM, I'd look at buying one. While not essential as teh low dynamic range was great and took pedals very well, alignment to the AFD's gain modes would be a big plus also.

Hope that all makes sense