https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:24:08 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145522 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:11:22 +0000
I'm no engineer, but these things sound bloomin' awesome, and that's from someone whose main amp for years was a very much old-school tube amp, an AC30TB from around 1966, so I know what valves sound and feel like when they're overdriven 8)

Price? I notice Musician's Friend are doing the AD30VT for $239, and the AD50VT for $359 - so less than the Marshall hybrids anyway. (Here in the UK, around £150 and £200 respectively.) NB - don't be tempted to go for the AD15VT - it lacks the output power level control that, and I quote Vox again, from the manual: "... lets you get that highly desirable, fat, warm sound of the Valvetronix power stage being driven hard (a common trait of all great valve power amps), at various levels." Does just what it says on the box, too!]]> Guitar Players Discussion PVTele https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145522 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145508 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:49:22 +0000
Minus Human]]> Guitar Players Discussion Minus_Human https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145508 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145465 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 04:55:28 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Primeta https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145465 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145451 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 04:23:56 +0000
Californian->Hi-gain->US.
Presence/treble/mids/bass: 7/5/7/5
Gain: 5 (important, don't increase sustain by pumping the gain!)
Volumes: whatever you feel like.

Add some compression, reverb en tiny bit of flanging. Final sound depends on your axe so experiment a bit. The tubes in the AVT 'should' make it sound a bit more warmth but the effects are tiny so it really isn't a tube amp in any way, it's basically your GMX with less sonic variety and a marshall logo. I myself would stay away from the MT2, it has quite some trouble with keeping the indivual string's sound from blurring together which becomes very apparant if you mix lead with rhythm playing.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145451 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145427 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:42:52 +0000
All this talk of tubes and Marshalls...My advice is, dont bother getting a Marshall unless it is a tube amp. My friend has a 100watt solid state stack (lol tounge twister) and I think it despiratly lacks quality and tone. Tube all the way! (though I dont know about hyrids)]]> Guitar Players Discussion simon@home.co.uk https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145427 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145408 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:17:21 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Primeta https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145408 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145406 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:12:57 +0000
The Marshall amp you showed is a "hybrid". It has a tube(s) in the preamp section which does help give a little warmer tone than most solid state amps. But a true tube amp also has tubes in the power section. Believe me, you cannot get a real Marshall tube amp for $500 unless it is used and probably in pretty rough shape.

I actually think the Marshall solid state and hybrid amps have a pretty good tone. I think that is all you were hearing. Marshall amps have an awesome tone, especially for very heavy Rock or Metal.

Now, if you really want to sound great, plug that pedal into an old Marshall Plexi or JCM800 amp. You will think you died and went to heaven. :D]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145406 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145394 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:27:01 +0000 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/483173/

It had that same "turn on" switch and looked ALOT like that one. I guess your right, 500 dollars. ouch. So arjen is there any way i can get the sound that comes from that amp, or something close to it from my 210GMX? Was it because it IS a tube amp, or was it just the pedal and settings on it??? Thanks. :?]]> Guitar Players Discussion MetallicaMan https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145394 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145319 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 18:37:04 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145319 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145298 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:18:27 +0000
I'd also like to point out, your experience demonstrates something that can be hard to get across to people new to guitar. Cheap guitar and great amp equals great sound.

But really go find out, and tell Arjen which Behringer you've got :)]]> Guitar Players Discussion Primeta https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/amp-tone-gain/#post-145298