Comparing 10 Classic Rock Guitar Amps - Marshall, Fender, Vox, Traynor etc
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- I'm comparing 10 classic guitar rigs,
1. 1976 Marshall Super Lead DF100VH mod
2. 1970s Traynor YGL-3
3. 1977 Marshall Superbass with SIR studios #39 mod
4. 2000s Elmwood Stinger 30
5. 1965 Fender Showman Amp
6. 1983 Marshall JCM800 4010 with SIR studios #34 mod
7. 2010s Koch Multitone
8. 1966 Vox AC50
9. 1967 Vox Defiant
10. 1967 Fender Bassman
11. 1973 fender Vibrolux Reverb
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I am so thankful for what you do for us Johan! Grab some headphones folks and enjoy
Thanks, it’s great to hear that!
TH-cam at its best !
The 1967 Vox Defiant had a very 'meaty' sound. I also liked the Traynor.
The 1983 JCM 800 won me over. So gnarly and ferocious!
Thanks! :-)
I had an early '83 JCM800 2203 and they are great. But I'm a combo guy so prefer my '71 Traynor.
I’ve never played through one, but to me that Koch 10 , really has a great open hard rock sound, but clear!
Two favorites here. The ‘76 Super Bass was smoking hot! For all around warm and rich overdrive, the Bassman gets my vote. Thanks Johan!
The traynor and bassman are just spot on here. Never managed to get those tones out of my YGL-3. Then again, I’ve never really played it at Johan-o-clock volume 🤯🤘
You have to pin the ygl
The 83 Marshall, the 67 Fender...oh hell, they ALL sound great !! Nice work Johan !!!
I love that whole rock era from late 60s to early 80s . The bands, the music ,the gear. This video is a great demo of some killer vintage amps. Well done. Thanx for posting.
And we receive the privilege of enjoying yours and Simon's selections and talent! Thank you so much for All You Share! I enjoyed them All, Love the SL and Bassman!
Be Well All!
Thanks Steven! Glad to hear that
That Traynor is crazy good all sounded great in your hands love these comparisons videos
The Traynor instantly makes me think of Kiss tones from the 70's! It sounds fantastic!
wow! all such great sounding amps, tough to choose! I really love the first one, the 100 watt Super Lead with the DF mod just crushes it! Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend, Johan
Thank you so much! 😊🙏
Thanks Mark, have a great weekend you too!
@@danielforsberg4018 well done!
I just love the garage rock raunchiness of a cranked fender
Johan, so awesome.....and really love 'em all--they all have their place and essential tone. Your playing as usual is superb and highlights each amp.....wish I had 'em all!
Still love the Elmwood. Fantastic Amps, great voicing and reliable. My Modene never let me down.
All 3 modded Marshalls + Elmwood for me. Love the high-gain, heavy shit !!!! \m/
Thanks man 😃🤘
Thanks so much! 😊🙏
I'm from Canada so its the Traynor for me. I use a 1973 and 1969 YBA 1 original circuit amps. They used to be given away here I traded a Aliesis midiverb 4 for the 1969 one. cheers
1st) All the Fenders
2nd) Marshall JCM800
3rd) . . . every thing else !!!
Great compilation - thank you very much Johan.
I loved the 1976 Marshall the most, closely followed by the two Vox amps. Though I liked them all, I'd say I liked the Traynor the least, though I love Traynor equipment. It just sounded a little dull in comparison to all these other great rigs.
Thanks Robert!
Really liked the Elmwood, liked the Traynor, liked the Showman with the Les Paul, loved the Bassman (of course…I have one ☺️).
That Vox Defiant continues to tease me in the worst way! Man, that little beast is...well...a BEAST!
Yeah that’s a lot of classic tones in one amp
Maybe the best smörgåsbord I have ever had. One thing I can say for sure: None of these amp I like the least. Which is best? I have a thing for Super Leads, and the Defiant has a lot of nice sounds, but this is great collection. 10 min and 20 sec of pure joy, perfect on a Friday evening. Now I'm in the mood.
Thanks my friend, great to hear that!
@@JohanSegeborn what?
@@onewiththings LOL! I see WHAT you did there!
;oP
Heia Johan, Thanks Guru for other amazing video 🙏 My fav Marshall 77 but with SG std, Koch multitone with SG and F Bassman w F Strato and SG too 🤷🏼♂️
Thanks! Glad you like it!
That jcm800 was heavy as hell. Wasn't expecting that or I forgot lol
Worth watching for the accent alone. Content is also top notch 🤙
Traynor and AC50! And no least favorites! Have a great weekend!
Never heard a Showman sound that way using the marshall cab! That and the AC50 sounded great!
A lot of great stuff going on!!! Thanks for the videos Johan
I'm a Marshall guy but that Koch Mulitone caught my attention.
Traynor was the best. Classic sound not heard as often as the others nowadays. Built like tanks...at least the early ones were. Going to have to track one down and restore it.
Great comparison. Showman, AC50, Defiant, Traynor were my favourites. The rest were way too high gain for my taste.
Thanks!
1976 Marshall, Koch, 1967 Bassman my 3 faves
My favourite one was the '76 Marshall Super Lead through the Marshall Vintage speakers.
The one I liked the least (not meaning I disliked it at all!) was the Traynor.
The '66 Vox and the '76 Super Lead sounded the best to me. That was quite a shocker, as I tend to gravitate towards Fenders. Well done!
Thanks!
Wow!! Not a bad sound here!! Loved the sir mod 800,but the Elmwood edged in.. the Koch is my fav tho!! Just perfect!! Hard to say worst... 77 was shrill... Love yr work!!
That 83 Marshall 4010
Traynor a close second
I loved the Traynor, but I am biased because I own a '71 YGM3. Of the others, that Elmwood sounded righteous. The Vibolux was no slouch either.
Im beyond speechless thankyou John
Overall, fantastic, but I was most charmed by the Elmwood Stinger, then the Marshalls.
4:27 I like the 1976 Marshall through the 1989 Vintage 30's. I like the harmonics, the squishyness of attack, the massive mid scoop. Same with the S.I.R. #34 mod 1983 Marshall at 6:24. I wonder what the 1976 sounds like through the 1971 cab.
The S.I.R. #39 is too shrill here IMO, but probably records just fine still.
Hard to pick but in this clip I really enjoyed 4010, Elmwood, and the Bassman obviously.
Thanks Emre!
Hi, Johan!
Nice amps. Good to know, what's going on with the stuff. I was positively feeling good with all of them. Elmwood is awesome. We have no this stuff. Have a nice weekend!
Zigfrid
Have a great weekend Zigfrid! See you!
The elm wood sounds killer! Yay Sweden!
They are all great
the 1976 Marshall is hard to beat!
Yeah the Forsberg mod on it is killer
@@JohanSegeborn what does that mod add? maybe thats why this one sticks out to me in particular. lol
That '65 Showman hits the spot...
WOW, how to choose? The Elmwood sounded good, but all the Marshall's had the best distortion sound. Might have been nice to have that '59 Bassman in the mix as well. Thanks Johan for the demo. Cheers
Thanks Ken, Cheers!
They are all great amplifiers it just depends on what kind of sound and Music you are playing so it would be hard for me to pick just one although I did like the heavier sounding modified Marshall amps for their crazy harmonics. Thanks and cheers
Thanks for another intriguing video!
Just some friendly advice, go easy on the mods so you’ll always have a benchmark
God damn bro, you eat cranked plexis for breakfast. You ever roasted tubes on a borrowed unit? Lol cheers!
First 77 Marshall was my fav
Thanks! I don’t think I’ve broken any borrowed amps yet. I’ve blown a couple of mine though
@@JohanSegeborn I hope you only blew the tubes and not the whole amp!
Difficult to decide...all sounded great. Favourite 3 where -Favourite Marshall =76, Favourite Fender = 67, Favourite Vox = 67. If I had to select one..... it would be the 67 Fender.
Thanks Chris!
That Showman surprised me. Just the right amount of distortion
Any of the Marshall amps hits the spot. But. I'm preferential to your 77 jmp2204.
Thanks Ian! Hard one of my favorites too
I prefer the ‘77 Marshall the best for Lead Solos, as seen a little later in the video around 5:24. That’s my sound. The ‘76 Marshall is nice also. The 70’s Traynor doesn’t have the power of the Marshall but has that nice vintage 70’s tone. And as always the Fenders sound good when playing a certain style that suits them. They aren’t grinders like the Marshalls and they aren’t for doing the Black Sabbath type riffs and chords. But when you jam on some serious blues it’s hard to beat the Fenders. Different tools for different jobs, means that some people might overlook the Fenders because they don’t burn and growl quite as hot as the Marshalls and can’t quite get that power chord crunch, but they are more laid back and sassy, with more finesse to each note, maybe even more expressive especially for vintage blues rock.
The ‘73 Fender reminded me of Mick Taylor on “Can’t you hear me Knockin” by the Stones, with that crunch chord at exactly the 10:00 minute mark. The ‘67 VOX defiant sounded VINTAGE all the way at 9:20, a Nice Treat, and I think it inspired you to play in such a way as to coax a certain sound out of your hands. Again, Different tools for different jobs, so it makes them all hard to compare because they all sound good. Thanks Johan for letting us have a treat for the ears and a little history lesson, or should I say “History Listen”
I love these videos
Traynor all the way.
Your BF Bassman had my favorite "character". Just how loud were you playing that JCM800 4010 that it was shaking the camera out of focus!?
Goes to prove that’s amps and speaker are just as much instruments as an electric guitar. The best, that depends on what type of music I have to play. But if pushed to choose, JCM800 is the safest bet! But wish you had one of those vintage Fenders that Bonamassa used recently. Tweed stuff.
There is a Traynor YBA-1 tribute amp for sale in sweden. MusikPrylar Kopes /Saljes/ Bytes/ Skankes He mentioned it on facebook but the link is way too long. It would be nice if you could demo that amp. Not sure how to connect you guys. Take care.
I have heard great things about that one!
I have one, it’s great!
The original YBA 1s did the Plexi thing in spades. The tributes (there were two versions - a very limited edition then a regular production one) were great too, but Traynor's vintage stuff is amazing (and bulletproof).
The defiant defied all the odds!
I loved the ac50, but especially the video where it is was featured alone not compared to the ac30 . The elmwood is great, I've never heard of them
I want them all,, 👍👍
Cheers Jonnie
Would we interesting to hear each of these again in the Segeborn band, in a band context so we can hear them in a mix. Just an idea Johan.
All the amps pass with good tones ... except that thin raspy modded Marshall sound like a broken transistor radio with a busted 2 inch speaker . What a waste of tubes that one is . But this cool video is a good comparison of good and bad amp tones . My absolute favorite is first one 77 Marshall . Nothing else touches that one .
Here is an idea for three video series. Compare Marshall super lead (100W or 50W) to Marshall studio vintage head (20W). Then compare silver jubilee (100W) to marshall silver jubilee (20W). After that, compare JCM 800 (100W) to Marshall studio classic head (20W). Marshall launched these less powerful amps back in 2019. Nobody has compared these amps fully cranked with good microphones. There are some videos compared with smartphone cameras and microphone. Maybe marshall could sponsor this series?
the conclusion from this video is probably that everything sounds amazing through a Marshall cab
I guess the takeaway here is when you get the right combination of amp and speaker, hold on to it!
Still waiting to hear you try out a Garnet amp!
In some ways they have a lot in common with traynors, also often based on fender circuits and with Hammond transformers and marsland speakers or even RSC Jensens! That’s right, Canadian made jensens
Had a few Garnets back in the 70's .....they sucked . I still think they sucked .
@@tonedriverss8629 Not all of their amps are great. Just like not all fenders or marshalls are great. I grew up woth a garnet rev 2 and now my main amp is a 1969 session man, which is one of the best sounding amps I've ever played.
@@samwelljackson Agree . I had the 2x12 Session man combo .. pretty decent ! I also had the Garnet deputy 100 head ... actually VERY good . Glad my previous snarly comment got some attention ! Rock-on bro . Garnet Canadian amp company was doing great works back then . Mr G . was rocking out some really cool amps . I was lucky to have owned some very fine examples of some really cool Canadian hand made tube amps .
Traynor!
For me the Marshalls and the Koch sound the best!
Thanks
@@JohanSegeborn 🎸🤟
Marshall 77 & elmwood 👍
Thanks
I like the Bassman the best out of the ones you tested the last few months, and the Traynor. The modded Marshalls are too crispy for me, prefer them unmodded.
Thanks Scott
76 Marshall. Today
Phew! Guitar amp porn at it's finest, thank you Johan \m/
No Hi Watt in your rig? Maybe they are too much " hi fi" amp, without certain character?
I feel like my dsl1 is a mini jcm800. It's ferocious on a small scale 😂😂
Not even playing the same game as a JCM800.
Lol, delusional.
Dang Didn't use your Boogie in this test. Did you ever borrow 1 and find such a great sound you wouldn't give it back. L O L.
The '76 Marshall with the 1990 1960BV sounds aweaome!
The Vibrolux with the JBL' is terrible! To much "fizz"
DEAR SANTA , EASTER BUNNY, TOOTH FAIRY. ... who else can I ask besides the old lady can I please get some of these amps . Actually that twinn killer would do I got a line on one guy wants 800 cad should be able to beat him down even a dollar a pound would do lol . Their unbelievable on some closed 2 12 cabs
I am surprised there is no Mesa Boogie
76 Marshall 4me
Traynor best. 77 Marshall worst. Maybe using the same guitar for each one would have given a better comparison? Great job though
Sorry didn’t realise it was a compilation of old clips. Forget the same guitar comment 🙄😊
No Hiwatt no glory
Elmwood wins. Do you own that amp.
No, it’s one of the amps in Simons store actually
I don't know if watching this channel is good for me... it's giving me Gear Acquisition Syndrome. I've bought a JVM410H, 1960a 1984 with the white label speakers, 1960b 1983 with G12-65's, a Vox Pathfinder 15R since watching Johan. I think I need help LOL. Must... stop... watching...
Hahaha! Sorry about that. But with that JVM and that 1960B cab you can do basically everything. That’s a killer rig
I bought a blackface bassman and then I saw a blackface bandmaster so I took that also, since I already have a brown face bandmaster. I passed on a showman and regret it now after hearing it through the Marshall cab!
I'm glad I'm not the only one! I do need to stop now. I like being married.
@@GuvnaOnSpotify I had to make my wife understand before our wedding and sign a pre nuptial, she can have one new handbag for every 5 amplifiers I buy and if ever we divorce she can’t take them.
Btw those two black faces were just what I got this month! 😂
Koch, Fender, Elmwood. The rest is just horrible, especially Vox, those amps are useless. I could do with a Marshall for really high gain, but that's about it.
That `77 Marshall Super Bass sounds terrible..too bright. Probably could clean the wax outta yer ears..
I also like it showcased but it really shines in a mix
Cheers? Cheers?! We need that Johan “Let’s go!” 🎸🎸
;-)