That’s the best tone, I think. Old school heavy metal transmits much more to the listener than today’s metal. Too much gain can have much less punch. That’s why many people think ac dc or Led Zeppelin were full on gain, coz the right amount of gain sounds heavier and transmits that aggressiveness to the listener better than a high high gain amplifier. I’m young but modern metal is just not as good as old school stuff.
@@donjohnson7550 I'm more of an old school fan myself, especially late 70s/80s metal. There's great modern stuff I love too but the default moder metal tone has gotten boring for me at the moment.
I was thinking the same. Really a Plexi, you know, early AC/DC feel. I don't think it saturated enough even with the pedal Ola used. Perhaps it needs something more ballsy and gainy.
@@Cthulhu_Awaken had one for a short while before getting annoyed by how finicky it was with input gain. too much and it just farts out the preamp. a decent amount of boost with some on pedal distortion from something like a fulltone OCD did the trick. I still put TS style OD in front just to cut the low end and tighten it up though. too much work to get it to sound good. decided to stick with the DSL20 head.
@@samwellfrm I pull the master and pre amp to the max, engage the gain boost then plug a rat in (dist 1 o'clock, tone 11 o'clock, volume full), and whaddya know, Obituary and Morbid Angel right then and there.
I loved mine with my EQD Black Ash (Tone Bender-style fuzz) in front. Also works killer with a treble booster like the Naga Viper for everything from Page to Iommi-like tones. It sings, it dances, but most importantly, it dooms.
If you run this amp with the treble at 0, dime the presence, and keep the tilt at 50% it's so good. Adjust the bass and mid to taste and add a DS-1 or a Rat and it's so sick
I dig this. I've always enjoyed the versatility of old Marshalls, especially when they're being bludgeoned with a boost into metal territory. Brutal sounding.
The Marshall “Plexi” amps used by classic rock bands like AC/DC have a normal channel and a high-treble channel; you switched channels by plugging your guitar into a different jack on the amp. Some people who use that type of amp “jumper” the two channels to get a blend between the normal and high-treble channels. The Tilt knob simulates this blending of the two channels on a Plexi.
@@ThroughGrace88 Monomyth isn't doing them right now but he said he will start back after building his run of ground up amps. Headfirst has a guide where you can do it yourself.
My friend played the 50w Origin head to head against the Randall Diavlo 45w, each with just a tube screamer attached. The Origin sounded way heavier at full volume.
This type of amps are really missunderstood by modern players. First it has 2 gain knobs, one is called gain and the other master. Also where it shines is in mix with big bass player and thundering drums. Then you find out, it has well enough gain for hard rock/heavy metal.
@@stanislavmigra the way to do this amp is to dime the master. Then add gain to taste. It probably dosnnt quite have the gain in the head alone to do metal. A boost is definitely required
@@b-roniousk9181 same and I play southern metal, weedeater ehg, etc. I get routinely told I have some of the best tone people have heard. I use a prs ce, a blues driver, and for fuzz I use hail satan deluxe. Through v30s and g12t 75s.
I really like it! as a bluesy hard rock guitarist I feel that the origin has some sweet sounds naturally, with the OD pedal it sounded great to my ears I have been watching this amp through guitar center and other TH-camrs demoing it. Ola you hit the nail on the head thank you so much for giving us a metal demoing of the origin I'm definitely picking one up! For me personally I feel like a great amp is so much more extension of our musical souls and as someone who has never owned a great amp I feel the origin has what I'm looking for thank you again sir much obliged!
Not what I expected for a marshall. it didn't chug but that clean tone was one of the best I ever heard. I would get this and just use a distortion pedal
@@FrankRizzo333 well, their Marshalls are actually vintage. I know Angus and Malcolm didn't use stomp boxes, and I'm certain I've heard Angus do things that sound like a chug....
I’ve got the 50 and I’m pretty happy with it, good pedal platform does the vintage Plexi thing really well, has a FX loop and is all tubes… not to mention can get loud a frig…. It’s good for the money….
Lotsa metal guitarists early on....70s n early 80s used heads like these for power and just ran pedal trains into em....randy Rhodes sound too me can be attained with a few boss pedals and this head etc..I know you already know all that ola...and more then I ever will ...guess I just wanted too say you did a great job making a lower gain amp sound mean as it can without a real hi gain preamp pushing the front end.. ....once again you've nailed it.ola..i hope these companies realize how fortunate they are to have your time and attention..peace ✌️
@@sid35gb It has an FX loop, so yes, a Metal Zone does sound good through it, and an HM2 sounds good through any amp that can get a little breakup going, so that's also a yes.
@@ilikepotatoes1345 I’m old school I run the MT-2 straight in the front and save the fx loop for modulation. Back in the day before the internet no one was running them through the loop that’s even if your amp had a loop my old JCM800 didn’t have one so everything would go in the front. And the guys on the pedal show prefer to still run everything in the front. Have fun now and don’t buy the internet hype a lot of it is bollocks 😎
@@sid35gb I'm not buying into bollocks, I own a Metal Zone and several amps, solid state, valve and hybrid, no matter the technology it just sounds better through an FX loop return, the only time I thought it sounded alright in the front was through my old Randall RG80 head, in any other case it's bees, just too broken up, sizzly, emaciated sounding no matter the settings, just not that great. The FX loop thing really works wonders, unless you're using the Metal Zone as a boost or an EQ shaping thing or if you just so happen to have an amp that really jives with that pedal, don't put it in the front. If you haven't yet tried it in the FX loop return, give it a shot, works like magic, the sizzle goes away, tightens the loose bottom end, makes it more "focused".
@@sid35gb exactly, I run my whole analog board, (Boss bass chorus, Metal zone, and my wah through the front of my roc pro half stack and it just crushes! I get compliments on my tone all the time! Just takes some tweaking!
Hey Ola thanks for showing me Cryptopsy in your fav 90s albums video!! I’m still listening to none so vile, it’s so awesome, somehow I missed out on them.
@@jacksolomon451 I can't agree. it's got a lot of depth, and a lot of response, you just have to turn it the fuck up and it comes alive. It doesn't have the low volume dynamics of new schooler amps. To it's detriment unless you're in an environment where you can get away with it.
I picked up a mint used one for 300 and had it turned into a 2204 for another 300. Win. It needs an sd1 in front with gain at 9 o’clock and level cranked. 5 watt mode as loud as you can go is sonic bliss.
Did your mod turn the tilt into a second gain control? I did the headfirst to mine and while it does sound gnarly boosting the amp cranked sounds even better.
I picked this up awhile back for a pedal platform. Run an 808 kit i built from stewmac, as a clean boost, into a Revv G3. Then into a MXR smartgate. It will Chugg and sounds pretty good. The amp is crazy loud. All in all it's a great all tube pedal platform for the price.
I have the 50w version and run a marshall ED-1, tube screamer, swollen pickle, and mxr micro amp infront of it and ooooh boy does this amp rip. Definitely a pedal powerhouse
That app is really good for anybody that likes to play classic rock like Led Zeppelin or anything that has a clean with a slight break up type of a tone. I love playing that amplifier when I go to guitar center.
I recently bought one after testing it and DSL side by side. Slap a TS-9 or OD-2 in front of it and the tone is amazing. Makes the DSL sound like Valvestate. You're gonna need a dummy load to reach The Tone in bedroom volumes though, this thing needs to be cranked
I used one of these on a gig set clean and using a Helix as a preamp (Revv Purple) in front of it and it killed. I still want to get one for a backup to use like this. The loop was great with the effects.
These are even very good for "modern"/todays metal genres if You know Your shit. Tried it dry, with only Centaur added. Can take the paint of the wall just like that. It is actually a brutal amp, and it got that something..... It is different. But You really have to know what You are doing with this one. Awesome in general, but tricky... My beard grew until i learned/force it to make it chug. It is a good metal amp. Cheers guys Good vid my man 👍👌
Yeah my man your way off. Its dosnt have the tightness or articulation to do especially modren metal. The silence inbetween the brutal is very important
@@hawk6111 I added only Centaur and, tightness + articulation were quite good with it. More than decent. My friend used some different overdrive on it (i think TS9), and he said similar things You mentioned. Idk why is that...
Its an Origin 20, its so generalized, I think they basically made it that way(like alot of the original era Marshall) as on its own it can do the normal vintage stuff especially pair it with cream backs outside of that it needs help. The thing I noticed about this amp is it needs Pedals if you want anything modern damn does it take pedals well though.
Ola that riff at 2:13 is so sick I had to pause the video and go burn it into my memory so I never forget it. I want to write a whole song based on that
I've got the Origin 50 head and I boost it with the Euphoria side of a Wampler Dual Fusion into a Fender Engager Boost and it does chug but what it really does well is a mix of AC/DC to early Van Halen and cleans up with your volume knob perfectly, which is what I was going for. I use a Revv G3 straight into the power section via my Boss ES8 switcher for any super heavy chugging and yes, it's a phenomenal pedal platform.
THIS is the comment i was looking for lol. I run a Dual Fusion into a plexi drive and was looking to get some more modern tones with this amp - strictly using pedals for gain. Im sold.
I have this amp with the appropriate 4x12 cabinet and I must say that it really rocks when you use the right pedals. I replaced the valves with way better valves (In this case, Genalex Gold Lions) and it added much more tonality to the amp. The Op-Amp Big Muff Pi and Metal Muff are so fierce on this amp! It's in my opinion, a really great pedal platform.
Also if you turn the treble way down and turn tilt to 2 or 3 o'clock and dial your treble how you want with the presence knob it sounds better that way to me. I've got the 50W head.
Doesn't sound bad to my ears. Maybe it can't quite achieve that modern metal chug without some sort of boost. But even without assistance, it can produce a pretty heavy rock/classic metal tone which works for me.
On its own, it absolutely nails the classic vibe ala Aerosmith, Boston, etc, probably good for modern rock as well. Even with the precision drive though, it sounds like it requires additional tweaking to get the proper "balls to the wall" chugs though.
Don't know if it chugs but it does sound f*** good. And come to think of it that Marshal DSL demo you did a couple of years ago sounded REALLY good in fact i still remember it vividly.
I deliberately bought this am because its NOT a metal amp boy do I love it. Great for messing around with pedals, fuzz, OD, boost etc. The trick is the master volume for overdriven tones, not the preamp 😀
OH SHIT! WILL IT CHUG?
Ola! Congrats on 666k subs!haha
It sounds pretty good. I get that, bluesy southern rock vibe.
If you had the footswitch connected pulling the knob to hit the gain boost channel won't do anything. You need to use the foot switch then.
Ola the Sewede should review PEAVEY 6505MH!
Soak in water
Amp: Made in Vietnam
Guitar colour: Army Green
If only he played Fortunate Son
Or Disposable Heroes.
NAPALM IN THE MOOOORNING
Or Rooster
Anything from Sodom
@@jerroneous8549came looking for this comment!
It may not chug but it can still produce a kickass old school heavy metal tone.
That’s the best tone, I think. Old school heavy metal transmits much more to the listener than today’s metal. Too much gain can have much less punch.
That’s why many people think ac dc or Led Zeppelin were full on gain, coz the right amount of gain sounds heavier and transmits that aggressiveness to the listener better than a high high gain amplifier.
I’m young but modern metal is just not as good as old school stuff.
@@donjohnson7550 I'm more of an old school fan myself, especially late 70s/80s metal. There's great modern stuff I love too but the default moder metal tone has gotten boring for me at the moment.
@@donjohnson7550 modern metal isn't even using amps. It's all neural DSP lol
Damn right!
Must be awesome boosted with a fuzz
With the OD it sounds a bit like classic Megadeth. It really has that Plexi sound
Agreed
I was thinking the same. Really a Plexi, you know, early AC/DC feel.
I don't think it saturated enough even with the pedal Ola used. Perhaps it needs something more ballsy and gainy.
@@Cthulhu_Awaken had one for a short while before getting annoyed by how finicky it was with input gain. too much and it just farts out the preamp. a decent amount of boost with some on pedal distortion from something like a fulltone OCD did the trick. I still put TS style OD in front just to cut the low end and tighten it up though. too much work to get it to sound good. decided to stick with the DSL20 head.
I was getting early Slayer vibes from it. Put an EQ through it and it'd sound like Reign In Blood
Exactly🤘
I have a sneaking suspicion this amp would sound AMAZING with some fuzz.
It does. A RAT pedal also makes it sound really great.
@@samwellfrm I pull the master and pre amp to the max, engage the gain boost then plug a rat in (dist 1 o'clock, tone 11 o'clock, volume full), and whaddya know, Obituary and Morbid Angel right then and there.
I loved mine with my EQD Black Ash (Tone Bender-style fuzz) in front. Also works killer with a treble booster like the Naga Viper for everything from Page to Iommi-like tones. It sings, it dances, but most importantly, it dooms.
it also sounds good with an acapulco gold
@@ilikepotatoes1345 That's what i thought instantly - with Trey's RAT setting that would be perfect Morbid Angel sound!
If you run this amp with the treble at 0, dime the presence, and keep the tilt at 50% it's so good. Adjust the bass and mid to taste and add a DS-1 or a Rat and it's so sick
I chugged my coffee this morning. It was brutal.
I dig this. I've always enjoyed the versatility of old Marshalls, especially when they're being bludgeoned with a boost into metal territory. Brutal sounding.
This thing with a big muff sends you to alt rock/grunge heaven.
Or to the 60s and 70s and early 80s.
I mean, it's supposed to be a plexi style amp.
J. Mascis sound on a budget.
@@martinhroch344 Basically.
@@martinhroch344 J. Mascis on any budget is good.
@@marvintimke3978 I thought the tone was more akin to a JTM45?
Perfect for early 80's metal and thrash.
4:17 "Ooh ooh oohhh ohhh oohh oohhhh" is the best part.
What song is that?
I’ve got this as a combo and it’s fantastic especially as a clean pedal platform. It takes all kinds of drive pedals perfectly.
It won't chug on its own but back when I had this amp I could throw any dirt pedal in front of it and get great high gain tones
Sweet little amp
The Marshall “Plexi” amps used by classic rock bands like AC/DC have a normal channel and a high-treble channel; you switched channels by plugging your guitar into a different jack on the amp. Some people who use that type of amp “jumper” the two channels to get a blend between the normal and high-treble channels. The Tilt knob simulates this blending of the two channels on a Plexi.
So a tone knob then?
This amp apparently is a great mod platform. Monomyth and Headfirst amps have been turning these into high gain beasts
Makes sense, isn't the Nameless stuff some type of modded Plexi? I love the clarity those modded plexis give to the metal chuggggs
That's right, my tone brother!
@@ThroughGrace88 Monomyth isn't doing them right now but he said he will start back after building his run of ground up amps. Headfirst has a guide where you can do it yourself.
Well yeah that's basically a plexi the most modifies amp ever
My friend played the 50w Origin head to head against the Randall Diavlo 45w, each with just a tube screamer attached. The Origin sounded way heavier at full volume.
Before watching, I predict Ola needing some major boost to get the Origin to chug with his medium output pickups 🤘🏼
This type of amps are really missunderstood by modern players. First it has 2 gain knobs, one is called gain and the other master. Also where it shines is in mix with big bass player and thundering drums. Then you find out, it has well enough gain for hard rock/heavy metal.
@@stanislavmigra the way to do this amp is to dime the master. Then add gain to taste. It probably dosnnt quite have the gain in the head alone to do metal. A boost is definitely required
I have am origin 50 and I just use it as a pedal platform
@@b-roniousk9181 and I see nothing wrong with that.
@@b-roniousk9181 same and I play southern metal, weedeater ehg, etc. I get routinely told I have some of the best tone people have heard. I use a prs ce, a blues driver, and for fuzz I use hail satan deluxe. Through v30s and g12t 75s.
I think it'd be interesting to see how you tackle the Marshall Studio Vintage, basically a smaller scale 20-watt Plexi.
I really like it! as a bluesy hard rock guitarist I feel that the origin has some sweet sounds naturally, with the OD pedal it sounded great to my ears I have been watching this amp through guitar center and other TH-camrs demoing it. Ola you hit the nail on the head thank you so much for giving us a metal demoing of the origin I'm definitely picking one up! For me personally I feel like a great amp is so much more extension of our musical souls and as someone who has never owned a great amp I feel the origin has what I'm looking for thank you again sir much obliged!
“My neighbors gonna kill me for that one, but okie”
-Ola 2021
Not what I expected for a marshall. it didn't chug but that clean tone was one of the best I ever heard. I would get this and just use a distortion pedal
"Always on the Run" @ 4:06. Classic riff
That amp sounds like it would be great for some AC/DC.
Because it would be, they used Marshall’s lmfao
@@FrankRizzo333 marshall isn't marshall
@Timothy Foster It is. First amp I’ve ever had I could get “Up To My Neck In You” sounds without a law enforcement visit level of volume.
Indeed - the amp for perfect AC/DC tone , I prefer "FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK" instead of "Hipster Doom Chug nonsense " too .
@@FrankRizzo333 well, their Marshalls are actually vintage. I know Angus and Malcolm didn't use stomp boxes, and I'm certain I've heard Angus do things that sound like a chug....
Dude, matted army green guitar with single pickup and black hardware, I love it
That brief "Always On The Run" cover was surprisingly exquisite
Love the old school 80s metal tone.
I’ve got the 50 and I’m pretty happy with it, good pedal platform does the vintage Plexi thing really well, has a FX loop and is all tubes… not to mention can get loud a frig…. It’s good for the money….
People really didn’t understand what this amp was when it came out, which explains why it got panned so much.
nah they understood, but the amp sounds like ass
Lotsa metal guitarists early on....70s n early 80s used heads like these for power and just ran pedal trains into em....randy Rhodes sound too me can be attained with a few boss pedals and this head etc..I know you already know all that ola...and more then I ever will ...guess I just wanted too say you did a great job making a lower gain amp sound mean as it can without a real hi gain preamp pushing the front end..
....once again you've nailed it.ola..i hope these companies realize how fortunate they are to have your time and attention..peace ✌️
4:06 oh yeah! Always on the run! 😂 I❤️SLASH & MARSHALL
Hands down the best Solar I’ve seen yet
That Amp Sounds Fantastic..
I would have liked to have seen what it sounded like with a HM-2.
Yep or an ML-2 or MT-2
@@sid35gb It has an FX loop, so yes, a Metal Zone does sound good through it, and an HM2 sounds good through any amp that can get a little breakup going, so that's also a yes.
@@ilikepotatoes1345 I’m old school I run the MT-2 straight in the front and save the fx loop for modulation. Back in the day before the internet no one was running them through the loop that’s even if your amp had a loop my old JCM800 didn’t have one so everything would go in the front. And the guys on the pedal show prefer to still run everything in the front.
Have fun now and don’t buy the internet hype a lot of it is bollocks 😎
@@sid35gb I'm not buying into bollocks, I own a Metal Zone and several amps, solid state, valve and hybrid, no matter the technology it just sounds better through an FX loop return, the only time I thought it sounded alright in the front was through my old Randall RG80 head, in any other case it's bees, just too broken up, sizzly, emaciated sounding no matter the settings, just not that great. The FX loop thing really works wonders, unless you're using the Metal Zone as a boost or an EQ shaping thing or if you just so happen to have an amp that really jives with that pedal, don't put it in the front. If you haven't yet tried it in the FX loop return, give it a shot, works like magic, the sizzle goes away, tightens the loose bottom end, makes it more "focused".
@@sid35gb exactly, I run my whole analog board, (Boss bass chorus, Metal zone, and my wah through the front of my roc pro half stack and it just crushes! I get compliments on my tone all the time! Just takes some tweaking!
I love the Origin series they sound so good in person.
Hey Ola thanks for showing me Cryptopsy in your fav 90s albums video!! I’m still listening to none so vile, it’s so awesome, somehow I missed out on them.
I am quite surprised by how much I love the color on that guitar.
Gibson SG -> Tube screamer set to mild vol boost -> mid gain -> max master volume = aussie rock heaven!
Wow never thought I'd hear Ola playing a Slash part from a Lenny Kravitz song! "Always On the Run", nice Ola 😎
Great series, Ola! I'm happy you tested this amp because I'm very interested in taking it for a test drive myself.
Finally!!! Some single humbucker guitars! I might have to get one of those army Green singles! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
666k subs Ola!!
NUMBER OF THE BEAST!!!!
Congrats!!
I have the origin 50 with the same cabinet setup and a TS9. I use a Les Paul through it and it spews thick crust and black metal.
got the 50 also and going to try it with the hm-2w
I have one and I can play literally anything with my pedalboard on it. Great cleans and overdriven tones.
"hu hu hu-HU HU HU!" That was cool, riff was swell too. Im gonna steal it.
Fucking great tone even it's not metal. Listen to that classic rockness!!!
I’ve been loving my Origin 20 Combo. Absolutely perfect AC/DC Powerage tones on it’s own, it loves a variety of pedals.
i have the origin 50 and it doesn’t really chug well without a pedal
Big same. It's absolutely best as a clean pedal platform. The natural OD is not amazing.
I have the 20 - Awesome Blues - Hard Rock - Punk rock amp but not for metal unless with a Pedal .
@@motorrebell got my hm-2w recently and i finally have time to plug it in so we’ll see how that goes!
@@jacksolomon451 yeahhh it’s not. it sounds ok with a tubescreamer but still not even gain lol
@@jacksolomon451 I can't agree. it's got a lot of depth, and a lot of response, you just have to turn it the fuck up and it comes alive. It doesn't have the low volume dynamics of new schooler amps. To it's detriment unless you're in an environment where you can get away with it.
That amp and guitar combo sounds crisp and clear .
I picked up a mint used one for 300 and had it turned into a 2204 for another 300. Win.
It needs an sd1 in front with gain at 9 o’clock and level cranked. 5 watt mode as loud as you can go is sonic bliss.
Did your mod turn the tilt into a second gain control? I did the headfirst to mine and while it does sound gnarly boosting the amp cranked sounds even better.
No it’s the 800 mod not the plexi. But ya it sounds great gain cranked cause the bright cap sucks.
6:18 I don't know why, but to me this tone's almost like old school Overkill.
Dad rock machine on its own but that pedal was a great addition. Thank you for being an honest reviewer!
I picked this up awhile back for a pedal platform. Run an 808 kit i built from stewmac, as a clean boost, into a Revv G3. Then into a MXR smartgate. It will Chugg and sounds pretty good. The amp is crazy loud. All in all it's a great all tube pedal platform for the price.
yeahhh i love this. this sounds like something that would have been used on ride the lightning and that makes me happy
I have the 50w version and run a marshall ED-1, tube screamer, swollen pickle, and mxr micro amp infront of it and ooooh boy does this amp rip. Definitely a pedal powerhouse
More guitars with single pick up, yum yum
That app is really good for anybody that likes to play classic rock like Led Zeppelin or anything that has a clean with a slight break up type of a tone. I love playing that amplifier when I go to guitar center.
If you looking for a vintage rock tone or play Blues then this amp is perfect. Hard rock and metal then DSL like Ola mentioned.
I think this sounds great for Hard Rock and old school metal
I recently bought one after testing it and DSL side by side. Slap a TS-9 or OD-2 in front of it and the tone is amazing. Makes the DSL sound like Valvestate. You're gonna need a dummy load to reach The Tone in bedroom volumes though, this thing needs to be cranked
Absolutely seems like it's a good pedal amp.
Whaddafaq, that guitar looks sick Ola.
That burp on the "Will it chug" was too perfect 😂
Awesome demo, ola. 😎🤘🏻🎸I would say the Marshall origins chugs in a retro kind of way. It’s suitable for hard rock and classic heavy metal.
That one gallop riff towards the end was nasty Ola
Ola always on d run.
I used one of these on a gig set clean and using a Helix as a preamp (Revv Purple) in front of it and it killed. I still want to get one for a backup to use like this. The loop was great with the effects.
These are even very good for "modern"/todays metal genres if You know Your shit. Tried it dry, with only Centaur added. Can take the paint of the wall just like that. It is actually a brutal amp, and it got that something..... It is different. But You really have to know what You are doing with this one. Awesome in general, but tricky... My beard grew until i learned/force it to make it chug. It is a good metal amp.
Cheers guys
Good vid my man 👍👌
I don't think todays metal genre is about fgarting into microphones but ok
Yeah my man your way off. Its dosnt have the tightness or articulation to do especially modren metal. The silence inbetween the brutal is very important
@@hawk6111 I added only Centaur and, tightness + articulation were quite good with it. More than decent. My friend used some different overdrive on it (i think TS9), and he said similar things You mentioned. Idk why is that...
@@harmonicseries6582 You are right man. And so am i..
@@hetjamesfield4473 you still had to add a boost of some sort...the dry amp isnt...not when the dsl or 6505 mini sit at thr same price point
Very bare bones amp, sounds pretty good, I bet it would take pedals pretty well.
Its an Origin 20, its so generalized, I think they basically made it that way(like alot of the original era Marshall) as on its own it can do the normal vintage stuff especially pair it with cream backs outside of that it needs help.
The thing I noticed about this amp is it needs Pedals if you want anything modern damn does it take pedals well though.
Ola that riff at 2:13 is so sick I had to pause the video and go burn it into my memory so I never forget it. I want to write a whole song based on that
Man, Ola layin' down those funky riffs!
I have the Origin 50 and, with a tube screamer, gives me the punk sound that I’m looking for.
_At __6:45__, that rhythmic percussive chug riff sounds killer!_
Never expected to Ola to play Slash. OMG!
I've got the Origin 50 head and I boost it with the Euphoria side of a Wampler Dual Fusion into a Fender Engager Boost and it does chug but what it really does well is a mix of AC/DC to early Van Halen and cleans up with your volume knob perfectly, which is what I was going for. I use a Revv G3 straight into the power section via my Boss ES8 switcher for any super heavy chugging and yes, it's a phenomenal pedal platform.
THIS is the comment i was looking for lol. I run a Dual Fusion into a plexi drive and was looking to get some more modern tones with this amp - strictly using pedals for gain. Im sold.
I have the 50w. You need to run these on full wattage and cranked (it’s a marshall).
Tame it with a power soak. Only way to run it.
Bro-la! You’ve been killing it with those solar colors. That green and that gold are so far my favorite.
My favorite pedal, the Precision Horizons Drive Device!
Dude that guitar is sick!!
666k subscribers. Congratulations.
Right now Ola has 666 K subscribers :)
666K subscribers. Congratulations!
I have this amp with the appropriate 4x12 cabinet and I must say that it really rocks when you use the right pedals. I replaced the valves with way better valves (In this case, Genalex Gold Lions) and it added much more tonality to the amp. The Op-Amp Big Muff Pi and Metal Muff are so fierce on this amp! It's in my opinion, a really great pedal platform.
Tubes don’t change tone
Marshall always chug dude ! Even the tiny mini stacks !
Congratz to exact 666k subscribers
Also if you turn the treble way down and turn tilt to 2 or 3 o'clock and dial your treble how you want with the presence knob it sounds better that way to me. I've got the 50W head.
Good tip, in the market for one myself. I’m glad Ola didn’t really care for it, keep the price down.
I don’t mind if it doesn’t chug out of the box. I enjoy the vintage sound.
Doesn't sound bad to my ears. Maybe it can't quite achieve that modern metal chug without some sort of boost. But even without assistance, it can produce a pretty heavy rock/classic metal tone which works for me.
That OD green color is sick Ola!!! 🤘
The guitar looks awesome !
On its own, it absolutely nails the classic vibe ala Aerosmith, Boston, etc, probably good for modern rock as well. Even with the precision drive though, it sounds like it requires additional tweaking to get the proper "balls to the wall" chugs though.
I have the 50, but you showed me some stuff I hadn't considered. You have it sounding really nice.
I used a Marshall Origin 50 as my main sound for all early 80s era metal stuff even up to tool kind of stuff, and if you crank them it fucking works!!
The colors that solar guitar comes up with are so lit
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Don't know if it chugs but it does sound f*** good. And come to think of it that Marshal DSL demo you did a couple of years ago sounded REALLY good in fact i still remember it vividly.
4:17 When you offer Hank Hill an Impossible Burger.
4:18 When you tell him it was grilled with charcoal.
With the immediate cut to commercial.
Damn I know it’s not a modern metal thing but I like it
It sounds groovy in a early sabbath kinda way
The finish on that guitar is cool!
I deliberately bought this am because its NOT a metal amp boy do I love it. Great for messing around with pedals, fuzz, OD, boost etc.
The trick is the master volume for overdriven tones, not the preamp 😀
With the OD it had a great tone for early thrash (back when the modded Marshall was king).
Hey Ola, could you please review an old Crate blue voodoo someday ?
Also awesome work keep it chug.