I have this amp, plus the 12" extension cabinet. It sounds so great, even after 20+ years! This is a very good demo of what the amp is capable of. Thanks, guy!
I have a 1998 VS 100 head with both original cabinets. The only thing I did to it was change the pre amp tube to a premium ,long plate JJ 12AX7. I have never had a problem with this amp for 4 years now. This is a great amp with good Marshall sound.
Perfect review. I remember when the Valve State amps came out, nice to see and hear they've stood the test of time. Theyre very versatile - if I had the space (Ive four amps already, dating back forty years 😮) Id have another, they were a great idea. Some of that mosfet style circuitry is dying in my beloved Session amp, seems like the Marshall VS amps are even longer lived✌️👍💜😊
Great review. I just wanted to clarify one thing, AC/DC actually has very clean tones and use very little gain, I think the clean channel would actually be best for it
That’s correct. Young’s signal chain is very simplistic but has top of the line ingredients. The rest is all in the hands and playing touch. Simple chain: 50 to 100 watt Marshall heads (2203 and Super Leads) with a Schaffer system, but only Angus Young can play like Angus Young.
I bought a Marshall VS100 in 2001 and it's the only stage amp I've used for 23 years. I love it. I've played hundreds of live shows with it and It's a freaking workhorse. I still have a Marshall Mosfet Lead 100 that I bought in 1995, but I bought the the Marshall VS100 1x12 combo because I got tired of lugging huge 4x12 cabinets around (I got lazy in my old age! LOL!). Only one speaker is usually miked up through P.A. anyway and 100 watts is more than sufficient for a stage monitor. For larger rooms, I'll run a 30 foot speaker cable to the other side of the stage and angle a second stereo 1x12 cabinet toward the other band members and save the wedge monitors strictly for vocals. I makes for a big sound onstage. I only use my 50 watt 1985 Marshall JCM800 for studio recording. I bought the JCM in 1992 and used it for live gigs up untiI bought the lighter, less worrisome Mosfet. I changed out the JCM's Groove Tubes once about 20 years ago and I've saved any wear and tear on them for the studio. They're still groovin' to this day. The Marshall VS100 is as solid and road worthy as any Marshall I've ever owned and they sound just as great!
Valvestate amps are the best sounding cheap amps you can get in my opinion. I have owned several and the best sounding one I have found is the AVT50h head. Put any overdrive booster in front of it and it will sound bad ass, the Marshall roar is almost better on that amp, its like the made it an over achiever in that regard. There light, they great sounding and CHEAP. They make a great backup amp and good for at home use because they sound good at any level. I have some vids of samples from my AVT.
"I always liked the sound f this amplifier. I never owned one, but I remember I played 2 or 3 gigs with it like in 2000-2002 - there was little time to switch bands' instruments on stage, so I played on this amp but it was owned by guys who played before us. Anyway - I remember the sound of it was like really pleasant to me, I truly remembered it simply pleasing me and it felt really good under my fingers. It was like my fingers followed this amp and vice versa really well. Not too hard, a hybrid between very sensitive valve part of it but powerful for the state part of it. I don't know, I just really liked it and I would surely want to have it in my rig, just even to please myself. It's a good one IMO." - I posted that above, but then I saw your comment and wanted to let you know I share your view. In reference to the VS100 not the AVT50 you mention here. Cheers.
good review man! i've heared this amp doing magical stuff with my metal dist. pedal on yt (hardwire tl-2), but i don't like the clean. if i would, i would hands on buy this amp!
Next time you should leave the EQ at noon when reviewing the overdrive channels and move it as you go. You give a completely different impression of the sound when scooping all the mids or cranking the bass, mate :B
I own a VS102R, which is somewhat similar to the VS100. Mine has two 12"s but the controls are pretty much the same. I've owned mine for about 17 years. I love it. It has a really nice BIG sound with plenty of gain and crunch when I want it. I think the Marshall Valvestates are sleepers. Good value, excellent amps.
I bought this amp for $100 when i first started, still have it in my room for practice. Its sounds good for heavier rock or if you just like the Marshall sound. Definitely sounds better when blasted. Still enjoy playing it even though i got my Vox Ac30tbx.
I have the marshall vs100 combo. I run it through a older carver undersized 412 cab. Loaded with british eminence speakers. It is brutal. Marshall should make them again. People that bash them haven't heard one. Has that marshall warmth. Never sell this one
I always liked the sound f this amplifier. I never owned one, but I remember I played 2 or 3 gigs with it like in 2000-2002 - there was little time to switch bands' instruments on stage, so I played on this amp but it was owned by guys who played before us. Anyway - I remember the sound of it was like really pleasant to me, I truly remembered it simply pleasing me and it felt really good under my fingers. It was like my fingers followed this amp and vice versa really well. Not too hard, a hybrid between very sensitive valve part of it but powerful for the state part of it. I don't know, I just really liked it and I would surely want to have it in my rig, just even to please myself. It's a good one IMO.
Great amp. I have 2 vs100s. I run it through a older carvin 412 cab. It has 4 12 in eminence British voice drivers. Good thump sustain and distortion. Great amp for low volumes as well. And of course marshall won't make them again. Had a marshall vs 8100 head. Great amp. They don't need a boost pedal. Enjoyed the demo video.
@@FlooPLable my vs100 doesn't hiss on the clean channel. Those amps get bashed by others. Just run it through a good british voiced cab for tone. Works for me.
@@ja3a12wohnnevada2 If they did reissue the valvestate, it would be made in china or vietnam and cost more than the originals did anyway, and the guitar community hivemind would say the originals are better no matter what
3 daysan still tryin to figure it out for a good clapton lead,or zz top or deep purple deal..........im near 64 an cant leave things alone,a few too many bells an whistles,thats why i like plexis the best. regular knobs,an choose your hole,an go for it,best to have a master volume installed on plexi,or expandora,or tube screamer,whatever.i aint one for a million fx..............
you are right! by the way, nice combination an invader and a jazz on a custom LP, I have a custom-custom and a APH-1 on a Standard LP ( made by myself )
Well it has a jcm 900 type of sound to me. So that is good. I like fuzz pedal and Marshall’s. I made the mistake of listening to gear snobs on TH-cam. It’s old it’s ghetto. Well guess that means in the 80s and 90s it was all ghetto then. So to me old gear is in. The heck with gear snobbery. I never hated the metal zone or the MG either so.
I have a Marshall Valvestate AVT275. It's heavy as hell. It sounds like Dog Shit! The clean channels don't sound too bad, I prefer the regular clean channel instead of the so called acoustic emulator channel, and with a compression pedal you can get a descent crunch breakup...but the 2 overdrive channels sound terrible, and get worse as you turn the gain up. OD2 is the worst. OD1 isn't bad if the gain is dialed back quite a bit and a compression pedal is added for boost and gain makeup. It sings okay that way, but I think a Tube screamer pedal and the compression pedal on the clean channel would be way better than the OD channels. This amp you are playing through sounds way better than my giant beast of a door stop. Mine just sounds fizzy and harsh on the OD channels. It's also way to heavy to cart around to gigs. I hate moving it. I think it weighs more than my old 4x12 cab I used to have. I may be selling it...I just don't use it and would prefer to sell it to someone who would. I don't use overdrive pedals, I have better amps with good overdrive already, so getting a tube screamer or any other OD pedal would be a waste of money for me.
Does it actually say "Celestion"? Or is it the "SPK100" (Which is not a Celestion, but an Eminence)? I have the latter, and it sounds like crap. But I've seen TH-cam reviews that sound waaay better, which may have the newer Celestion Goldbacks.
When i was 14 are 15 i also had this amp then you are happy to get a bigger and better amp. But when you then later get a real amp like jcm 900 are peavey jsx then you know that this amp is a real piece of shit.
LOL, many would say the same about the two amps you have mentioned. Valvestates are great amps, I have owned many and own a JCM 900 MKIII and a JCM 2000 TSL and they do sound better, but really in a mix you would fail a blind test.
I have this amp, plus the 12" extension cabinet. It sounds so great, even after 20+ years! This is a very good demo of what the amp is capable of. Thanks, guy!
I also you the same amp with the Marshall 1992 speaker and sounds great!
Grettings from Honduras, i bought mine in 1997, this amp still rock with me, NICE vid man...
I have a 1998 VS 100 head with both original cabinets. The only thing I did to it was change the pre amp tube to a premium ,long plate JJ 12AX7. I have never had a problem with this amp for 4 years now. This is a great amp with good Marshall sound.
I absolutely love my VS100. The only problem with these amps is the damn foot foot switches break so easily.
Bought it, love it! Sounds so amazing with my SG, it is like one instrument now. 😎👍
Perfect review. I remember when the Valve State amps came out, nice to see and hear they've stood the test of time. Theyre very versatile - if I had the space (Ive four amps already, dating back forty years 😮) Id have another, they were a great idea. Some of that mosfet style circuitry is dying in my beloved Session amp, seems like the Marshall VS amps are even longer lived✌️👍💜😊
Great review. I just wanted to clarify one thing, AC/DC actually has very clean tones and use very little gain, I think the clean channel would actually be best for it
That’s correct.
Young’s signal chain is very simplistic but has top of the line ingredients. The rest is all in the hands and playing touch.
Simple chain: 50 to 100 watt Marshall heads (2203 and Super Leads) with a Schaffer system, but only Angus Young can play like Angus Young.
I bought a Marshall VS100 in 2001 and it's the only stage amp I've used for 23 years. I love it. I've played hundreds of live shows with it and It's a freaking workhorse. I still have a Marshall Mosfet Lead 100 that I bought in 1995, but I bought the the Marshall VS100 1x12 combo because I got tired of lugging huge 4x12 cabinets around (I got lazy in my old age! LOL!). Only one speaker is usually miked up through P.A. anyway and 100 watts is more than sufficient for a stage monitor. For larger rooms, I'll run a 30 foot speaker cable to the other side of the stage and angle a second stereo 1x12 cabinet toward the other band members and save the wedge monitors strictly for vocals. I makes for a big sound onstage. I only use my 50 watt 1985 Marshall JCM800 for studio recording. I bought the JCM in 1992 and used it for live gigs up untiI bought the lighter, less worrisome Mosfet. I changed out the JCM's Groove Tubes once about 20 years ago and I've saved any wear and tear on them for the studio. They're still groovin' to this day. The Marshall VS100 is as solid and road worthy as any Marshall I've ever owned and they sound just as great!
This is my practice amp, but I closed the back up. I love it!
I have this amp (the head). That OD2 tone is my go-to. Love the texture. Adding a tube screamer or similar pedal works great too.
Valvestate amps are the best sounding cheap amps you can get in my opinion. I have owned several and the best sounding one I have found is the AVT50h head. Put any overdrive booster in front of it and it will sound bad ass, the Marshall roar is almost better on that amp, its like the made it an over achiever in that regard. There light, they great sounding and CHEAP. They make a great backup amp and good for at home use because they sound good at any level. I have some vids of samples from my AVT.
"I always liked the sound f this amplifier. I never owned one, but I remember I played 2 or 3 gigs with it like in 2000-2002 - there was little time to switch bands' instruments on stage, so I played on this amp but it was owned by guys who played before us. Anyway - I remember the sound of it was like really pleasant to me, I truly remembered it simply pleasing me and it felt really good under my fingers. It was like my fingers followed this amp and vice versa really well. Not too hard, a hybrid between very sensitive valve part of it but powerful for the state part of it. I don't know, I just really liked it and I would surely want to have it in my rig, just even to please myself. It's a good one IMO." - I posted that above, but then I saw your comment and wanted to let you know I share your view. In reference to the VS100 not the AVT50 you mention here. Cheers.
That clean tone is gorgeous...
Sweet vid
sounds great!
good review man!
i've heared this amp doing magical stuff with my metal dist. pedal on yt (hardwire tl-2), but i don't like the clean.
if i would, i would hands on buy this amp!
seriously, for hardrock/metal, watch "eric schreds" review of this amp!! the pedal is a monster with it
Next time you should leave the EQ at noon when reviewing the overdrive channels and move it as you go. You give a completely different impression of the sound when scooping all the mids or cranking the bass, mate :B
I own a VS102R, which is somewhat similar to the VS100. Mine has two 12"s but the controls are pretty much the same. I've owned mine for about 17 years. I love it. It has a really nice BIG sound with plenty of gain and crunch when I want it. I think the Marshall Valvestates are sleepers. Good value, excellent amps.
I bought this amp for $100 when i first started, still have it in my room for practice. Its sounds good for heavier rock or if you just like the Marshall sound. Definitely sounds better when blasted. Still enjoy playing it even though i got my Vox Ac30tbx.
Thanx that was great! I have this amp for long time now and love it! would not trade it for anything!
Thanks dude, nice review. I've been thinking of buying one of these!!
I have the marshall vs100 combo. I run it through a older carver undersized 412 cab. Loaded with british eminence speakers. It is brutal. Marshall should make them again. People that bash them haven't heard one. Has that marshall warmth. Never sell this one
I meant carvin. Sorry for the typo.
I have a vs100 also but I changed the speaker to an eminence legend 120 watt , It is louder now . it can play steve harris bass easily .
I played bass for the better part of a year through a vs100 and a fender 1x15...did not lack volume or headroom in a trio setting
I always liked the sound f this amplifier. I never owned one, but I remember I played 2 or 3 gigs with it like in 2000-2002 - there was little time to switch bands' instruments on stage, so I played on this amp but it was owned by guys who played before us. Anyway - I remember the sound of it was like really pleasant to me, I truly remembered it simply pleasing me and it felt really good under my fingers. It was like my fingers followed this amp and vice versa really well. Not too hard, a hybrid between very sensitive valve part of it but powerful for the state part of it. I don't know, I just really liked it and I would surely want to have it in my rig, just even to please myself. It's a good one IMO.
Great amp. I have 2 vs100s. I run it through a older carvin 412 cab. It has 4 12 in eminence British voice drivers. Good thump sustain and distortion. Great amp for low volumes as well. And of course marshall won't make them again. Had a marshall vs 8100 head. Great amp. They don't need a boost pedal. Enjoyed the demo video.
Does your amp hiss on clean channel too? My vs100 has little bit of hiss on clean even with volume set at 0 only with guitar plugged in.
@@FlooPLable my vs100 doesn't hiss on the clean channel. Those amps get bashed by others. Just run it through a good british voiced cab for tone. Works for me.
@@ja3a12wohnnevada2 If they did reissue the valvestate, it would be made in china or vietnam and cost more than the originals did anyway, and the guitar community hivemind would say the originals are better no matter what
@@FlooPLable my amp does not hiss. On clean channel. Clean pots inputs check ax7 tube. Start from there.
3 daysan still tryin to figure it out for a good clapton lead,or zz top or deep purple deal..........im near 64 an cant leave things alone,a few too many bells an whistles,thats why i like plexis the best. regular knobs,an choose your hole,an go for it,best to have a master volume installed on plexi,or expandora,or tube screamer,whatever.i aint one for a million fx..............
should i swap the speaker to get a beter sound for bluesy stuff?
U seem to be a very pleasant dude and I enjoyed y our review of this amp..I found it used and u have convinced me to b it it...thank u!
Thanks dude, anytime!
Kiko Vlogs nice dude hey I have this amp and jw how did you get more gain out of it? Cause I hear more gain
good one..
shout outs from Australia!
Just got one of these, the limited "orange crush" version, £70 on gumtree :O :O
Hi! I have one, it has been with me since 1998! it's a great amp, better sound comes after set the volume to 4/5. A Marshall a Les Paul... what else?
Yes! The perfect combination I believe... I too love to crank it up, screw neighbors, am I right?
you are right! by the way, nice combination an invader and a jazz on a custom LP, I have a custom-custom and a APH-1 on a Standard LP ( made by myself )
Good video dude
We buy one tomorrow... 130,- €. You are convincing! 😃 think it will work well with our SG
Still rocking it?
mines 25 years old, and still kickin like a champ
Well it has a jcm 900 type of sound to me. So that is good. I like fuzz pedal and Marshall’s. I made the mistake of listening to gear snobs on TH-cam. It’s old it’s ghetto. Well guess that means in the 80s and 90s it was all ghetto then. So to me old gear is in. The heck with gear snobbery. I never hated the metal zone or the MG either so.
I have a Marshall Valvestate AVT275. It's heavy as hell. It sounds like Dog Shit! The clean channels don't sound too bad, I prefer the regular clean channel instead of the so called acoustic emulator channel, and with a compression pedal you can get a descent crunch breakup...but the 2 overdrive channels sound terrible, and get worse as you turn the gain up. OD2 is the worst. OD1 isn't bad if the gain is dialed back quite a bit and a compression pedal is added for boost and gain makeup. It sings okay that way, but I think a Tube screamer pedal and the compression pedal on the clean channel would be way better than the OD channels. This amp you are playing through sounds way better than my giant beast of a door stop. Mine just sounds fizzy and harsh on the OD channels. It's also way to heavy to cart around to gigs. I hate moving it. I think it weighs more than my old 4x12 cab I used to have. I may be selling it...I just don't use it and would prefer to sell it to someone who would. I don't use overdrive pedals, I have better amps with good overdrive already, so getting a tube screamer or any other OD pedal would be a waste of money for me.
my vs100 needs no distortion pedal no where...good grief
I just got one too, but having noise issue when volume is cranked up, can you tell me the volume level in the demo?
Nice one dude, what speaker is in it?
A Celestion Gold Back buddy ;)
Does it actually say "Celestion"? Or is it the "SPK100" (Which is not a Celestion, but an Eminence)? I have the latter, and it sounds like crap. But I've seen TH-cam reviews that sound waaay better, which may have the newer Celestion Goldbacks.
Erwin Dokter It literally says Celestion Gold Back!
Kiko Vlogs Thanks! That confirms I have the crap speakers.
Sorry, I didn't watch the full talking intro. Are you using the line out?
I shorted out the overdrive 2 channel it went up in smoke
Beautiful song
Awesome .... Thank you.
Chuck Schuldiner used this for his head
it was actually the 8100 model, first version early 90s. the VS line (shown here) is the mkII and the AVT is the 3rd (early to mid 2000s)
You've got a cool strap, can you link me that?
www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Waves-Satriani-Guitar-Strap/dp/B000K67UDE
Here you go dude!
Thanks
Thanks from Brazil
Found one in good will lol
can you get valve overdrive on the clean channel with high volumes?
Yes you can, but you have to put the volume on 11 for that
When i was 14 are 15 i also had this amp then you are happy to get a bigger and better amp. But when you then later get a real amp like jcm 900 are peavey jsx then you know that this amp is a real piece of shit.
LOL, many would say the same about the two amps you have mentioned. Valvestates are great amps, I have owned many and own a JCM 900 MKIII and a JCM 2000 TSL and they do sound better, but really in a mix you would fail a blind test.
If you like valvestate just play with it. I just say when you get a tube amp you start to understand the reason why they use that.
Lindo amp. Yo tengo el vs65. Lo que no me gusta es el pickup invader
Sounds terrible to me hahaha but if it makes you happy that's all that matters
You don’t know nothing about amps
Nah
190 Euros you got ripped off
Think it would sound good with a firehawk fx pedal ?