Seen one of these in the Marshall AVT50 tributes for sale yesterday, after watching this video I’m definitely going to pop down and buy it today, Great video
I get such a killer metal distortion with this amp. No pedal comes close. I love this thing. Ya. Mine used to have a bad hum. But I got it fixed. Things held up since 2002 ish. Not bad if you ask me.
Your right! The overdrive channel has good metal tone with the gain up! Little fizzy though! However a Boss ds1 pedal on the clean channel has that same sound as the overdrive with gain cranked but more full and not as thin! I'll play the overdrive channel on metal and love it but once I try the ds1 latter on in the jam it's the same sound but better! I only don't grab the ds1 when I'm lazy lol
Just bought an AVT50 Combo. Hooked to my Celestion G12H-55Hz Heritage in a 1x12 cab - awesome! This is the 2nd suggestion I've taken from Johan. I also got an Epiphone Electar 10 that I wired up with a speaker out jack. Both are super cool. Thank you Johan!
I gig all the time with a VS100 combo made in 1997. I have the matching 4x12 speaker cabinet with it as well. I put a JJ 12ax7 in it when the original tube went microphonic. This is one of the best sounding solid state hybrid amps out there on all the clean channels, crunch and lead channels. they're all smooth and sound really great. The speakers in these amps wer absolutely killer. I've always been a real tubes or nothing kind of guy, but I found this combo and cabinet on a local buy and sell for $300, single owner including footswitch and covers for the combo and cabinet, he had only gigged with it 4 times in 20 years and it sat in his basement...I couldn't pass that deal up and I've been glad I didn't ever since I got the amp...he even delivered it to me lol. Two things make this VS100, and the AVT50 style hugely functional: the contour knob for the lead channel,, and the FX knob on the front, it basically lets you go from a parallel to a series fx loop and blend those together. If you want something that is undoubtedly a Marshall through and through and sounds great, the AVT50 is a fantastic amp for anyone.
@@guitarocd9984 whats your opinion on this valvestate 50?, I got the champion 40 and it sucks, I'm looking for something, I hasnt tried the katane many people seem to like it, but I'm worried about the digital thing,
I've been on a quest for a great solid-state amp for decades. In the 80s and 90s I used a Randall rg80 solid state. The only solid state I ever gigged with. I sold it I wish I didn't. I never got another Randall. you can look into those. I had a couple valve state amps. Right now I have a black star. It's good for the bedroom. But it sounds kind of fake when you crank it. I also have a hotone heart attack. You can check johans video for that one. I'm still searching. But they're all good enough for home use. In the eighties a lot of people are gigging with the Randalls.
Johan, I enjoy your channel greatly! Happy to see the Marshall Valvestate get some props. A while ago I saw a VS100, 100w 1x12 combo on Craigslist for $20 US because the sound was intermittent. I'd never heard one, but bought it and, sure enough, it just needed the input solder joints re-flowed. I dropped an old Mullard 12ax7 in it and WOW! What a pleasant surprise - nice clean channel for pedals, and loud! And Johan, after seeing your video on the 12watt lead amp, I grabbed the first one I could find (1987, three piece stack). Thank you and keep 'em coming!
I got the avt20 in 2001 and replaced the preamp tube with a made in america sylvania that greatly improved my tone. Plus with a cab it will keep up with most drummers. These amps were the cheap alternative to good tone before all these cheap tube amps started getting made in the last 10 years. I crank my for hours and haven't had a problem yet.
@George Frank The tube only working on the drive channel is true only for the first valvestate series (8080, 8040, 8100). The second (VS65, VS100) and third (AVT) generations have the tube working on both channels.
Ive had one since 2007 i put a new Celestion V30 in it, it kicks butt, ive used it for recording and daily practice for years. I also have Marshall Vintage Modern, stack and Orange rockerveb 50 and cab, but my go to amp is the Valvestate 50
I was at guitar center and a tried out the new dsl40cr..it was great..better than my old dsl40c..which was too harsh switching from classic gain to od1 and od2..Then I went to a pawn shop that had the exact amp you are playing here..It blew me away! Has the dslcr tone but a tighter bottom end with high gain settings. OMG one of best sounding Marshalls I have ever played! Bought it for $160 US on the spot! My AC-DC tribute band plays through 100 watt 1959s And jcm800s and my avt50 in comparison impresses the hell out of me!!
Great Amps, I have the 20 watt and the 150 Head and 4x12 cab in the final AVT tribute version. Last solidstate amps of Marshall build in the UK with proper Celestion speakers. Great playing as always!
I have this amp sitting right behind me, and other than cranking the clean channel, I've never gotten this amp to sound this good. Through an external 4x12 and virtual cabs, I've gotten good results, but you manage to get something amazing just by micing the combo.
I think this is actually the 2nd generation valve state because I have the AVT50 2000 and it's the last generation and press a GREAT amp, Jim Marshall said it was his favorite Marshall amp BEFORE he died . I love mine, sounds GREAT with a vintage celestion in it ! I used an 80 G12k 100 4 ohm for mine to get sweet sweet metal VINTAGE Marshall tone and it nails it.
Johan Segeborn * I think the 2nd Generation (the one you demoed) is just GREAT Sound wise but every valvestate I have come across has had problems with things going bad like components inside the amp crapping out or the insert Jack's going bad, but the 3rd Generation AVT50 2000 that I have is superior to all the others that I have encountered, sound and reliability are very Good on the avt 2000 that I have. I had 2 of the AVT50 2000 combo that I would use to get a kinda stereo effect going, and they worked great with no issues, sold one kept one 😉 See if you can get ahold of the AVT 2000 50 or 100 watts are very very SWEET solid state amps.
Changed my mind about them for sure ...I got one in my store and I scarfed it up !!! It gives me what I want from a Marshall !!!! I had a JTM 30 this one to me sounds much better !
Greg Henderson I really don’t know why they get slated. Mine sounds like so so for 5 minutes but once that tube warms up it sounds great. It sounds like a classic Marshall, proper overdrive not silly distortion like on the MG series. It takes a few minutes to dial in the sound you want I really couldn’t be any happier. Best £50 I ever spent !
Vinnie Monte-Irvine I just had to have mine repaired the fan was making noise I love my peavey MX , Encore, Studio Pro 40 and Special 130’s as well but this Marshall is going to be getting some use this winter !!
Please Johan, don't show off with the 8100 and 8200 series soon, I don't want to see the prices of my favorite amps rise like hell! Haha 😁 Anyways, great videos as always! Rock on!
This sounds amazing!!!! Great video! I have an AVT 50H and and AVT 150H. They're an absolute treasure. Only problem i have with the 150H is its parallel effects loop.. wish I could change it to series. Otherwise it sounds phenomenal.
I went on a Marshall factory tour and watched the AVT range being made. I owned the AVT 50 combo and could not get on with it, it may be the closed back, it sounded thick fat and boxy to me. I love the lead 12 lead 20, reverb 12 all of which I own and think they are in a different league to the valvestate. My main amp is the JCM 600 it's awesome.
Just bought one, using it at night as to not wake anyone in house, sounds great on low volume, I took back cover off coz to boomy, will make half size back cover.
Another "hidden gem" that sounds "Pure Johan". I have to agree with Sam Fosdick that this one is a little fizzy sounding, but for a solid state amp it's quite impressive. But, as they always say, the tone is in the hands! Have a great weekend and stay warm!
Johan, it must be dinner time there....but you are always working !! It’s 10:30 AM here in North Dakota and -4 degrees ! I’ll be staying in and practicing. Nice and cozy with a 335 and a tube amp..! Wish you were here !!🎸💥🎶
Steve Kuykendall I just got a 339 ...was a choice between that or the Les Paul florentine . I liked the woodyness of the 339 just a tad better. And believe it or not I dialed my 68 reverb deluxe and what a beautiful pair they make. BTW you're not at whynot Minot are you? Worse yet Grand forks?
You further justified my decision to go with this one that I have about 150.00 in instead of a 700.00 1974X clone .....I have ...I need this Bad Co crunch with one of my bands ..and this one gets as you have proven !!! Great playing by the way...and for my strats another amp you champion the Peavey Studio Pro 40 SS Sounds Great !!!
Ha ha !! A 68 Deluxe with a 339 ...!! A marriage made in heaven !! Perfect 👌🏻 ... just put on a nice blues track and life is good 🤗 .... I’m actually in Jamestown, have a little teaching/recording studio. I’m retired, so stay just as busy as I wanna be🏡🎶
It sounded great! I picked up an AVT150H probably 15 years ago and still play it today from time to time. Where I really think the AVT shines is the OD1 channel. It has a really great crunch and reacts very well with rolling back the guitar volume. I'll set the volume and gain both at 12 o'clock. The clean channel isn't bad. With good speakers it can sound pretty convincing. However, I'll choose my DSL15H every time. Great video. I only with it were longer to hear all of the tones possible from the amp. Maybe in the future use it in a mix?
Blues Bengan - Yeah that's the right order. I've still got a 1993 8040 1x12 combo with reverb amongst my amps ... Marshall Products also played with valve/solid state hybrids in the early 70's. The Marshall Mercury 1x12 (5 watt) combo Model 2060 was the reverse of the valve states, with a solid state pre amp and EL84 power stage ... had one of those too as a kid starting out in the mid 70's but traded up soon after as is the way.
I never met a Marshal I didnt like. I think it is just a matter of finding the sweet spot, in terms of treble, mids, and bass. Then you need to turn it up to at least 7.
Great tone from such a modest amp. I have the valvestate AVT2000 50 watt. It looks pretty much the same. I got no idea what the difference is. Mine has a closed back. I wonder if it would sound better open back.
@@jasq99 I did. It's very good for what it is. Not as good as my tube heads but Ill always have it around as a reliable alternative. Clean and distortion channels are both good.
I got to imagine there is some great mic'ing technique used here. Not that this amp couldn't sound good but it sounds a lil too good....as do most amps on this channel ;)
I had the AVT100combo and the AVT 150head when they came out then moved onto a jcm 900 for volume reasons. Just picked up an AVT20 combo at the weekend WOW loud.
Thx for video. I own the AVT 50 for myself and it sounds like hell with homemade neodyme single coils. Can you join some of your EQ setup for this amp, please? Long live for rock! Lo-l-f-r!
Hi, Johan, how are you? First: greatest THAKS about VALVESTATE (I am the lucky owner, you know)! Second: I am really felt the difference in the sound of your LP (hard rock type) anf DEAN (Very "metallic coloured" that Caddilac). Dean's sound is very close to Washburn, Dime, you know... So now I know, what kind of sound will get the LP in my Amp!:-)))). Cheers! Zigfrid
aunt jenifer THANK YOU VERY MUCH!:-) You will be surprised: just a few minutes before I wrote to Sam in the comment to Johan's last video: "I see, all the good people in the internet are currently on Johan's channel!" He is so positive, that here never was any conflicts between so large amount of subscribers, whyle on other channels sometimes you feel like kind of fighter.:-) Thank you very much! Maybe I am wrong, but I guess, here is everybody likes guitars. Currently my nickname was created from my favorit guitar. I am glad to see, that I am not alone, and I am happy about the fact, that somebody built excelent community for all guitar-lovers!:-)
Unfortunately the valvestates used to break down on a regular basis. I had 2 of them in the nineties, both had the same issue with the power amp section. My buddies had the same problem. The only solid state I will ever use again is the Roland Jazz Chorus.
I like a lot the "ambience reverb" we can hear : do you projected the place you test the stuff for that ? :) Well , everything you do it seems you have the best sound possible ! Greetings !
Thanks Fabio, I'm so glad to hear that. The room is actually one of many in a rehersal spaces complex, but it does indeed have a nice reverberation. The room sound is panned to the right and there is also a slight amount of centered post reverb added. Cheers
Hot damn! Those are some epic tones, Johan! I don't know how It sounded live, but it sounded amazing in this recording. What kind of space did you use to record this? I really liked the lively reverb sound of it. It almost sounds like it was recorded in a large parking garage! :)
I have the head, and the cab- the speakers were awful (avt412)..threw a couple v30s in it and damn,,,smokes. Just picked up the matching 2x12 cab, didn't even know was one ?.. those speakers aren't bad- marshall gold backs, they're eminence, replacing one w the celestion g12t, like the 1960 cab has. But I tell you just a few min on those gold backs and not bad at all. Great head
So I just purchased this amp used for 150 $ and have no idea what's in it such as a Creamback Green or Blue for a Celestion ? Advice on that would be very helpful...Thanks !
Have you played the MA100h? I have a used one I bought and it sounds fantastic..especially with a tube screamer as a boost to tighten the distortion sound.
Had one of those it was a heavy amp.. but not as heavy as some those licks you do lol.. Do one video a week of a cool lick you play it would be pretty groovy.
I tell you what. In the hands of a good player, this amp will sound good with an ep booster. Johan, check out Friedmans brother! PT-20 just for the experience, I recommend it.
they should make a 20 watt version of blackmores moddded marshall majors from 1970,he used till about 1994 or so,an went with engl,a lot is in his hands of course,as my ears keep ringing....
@@JohanSegeborn whats your opinon on the avt50, I just got the champion 40 and it sucks, do you know it?, its really dark and muddy, and doesn't take pedals well, I had before of that a valvestate 8040, loud as hell, but it just works on the clean channel, do you recommend this avt 50, or the katana 50, or anything else in that range?
I've tried . ...Valvestates always gave me ear fatigue. Run aside my 74 pull bright Deluxe Reverb that does not. I can't quite articulate the physics of what happens when the notes hit the ambient air...but there is a difference . ..come to think of it.. my yamaha Ra50 and 100 never cause ear fatigue . .
I agree. It is probably because the tube amps do a better job of creating the even harmonic overtones, while the solid state amps basically generate the odd overtones at saturation levels. A Deluxe Reverb is just a nice amp.
Best demo of this amp on YT. Thanks
Thanks for the inspirational demo. I’m buying one of these amps today! Keep on Rockin’! 💕🎸🎼
Seen one of these in the Marshall AVT50 tributes for sale yesterday, after watching this video I’m definitely going to pop down and buy it today, Great video
Love this amp. Replaced the speaker with a MESA 90 watt speaker from the early 90s. Amp sounds amazing for a hybrid.
The AVT-50H has served me well. It's especially good through a 1960 cab.
Yes, my very first amp! Absolutely love this thing, takes pedals like a champ!
Great to do see it finally done justice!
Cuanto cuesta ?
Which pedals did you use that sounded good through it?
A Soul Food overdrive is what I'm currently using and it sounds great.
@@zekiah9984 yes, that's my favorite OD! Amazing combo!
I get such a killer metal distortion with this amp. No pedal comes close. I love this thing. Ya. Mine used to have a bad hum. But I got it fixed. Things held up since 2002 ish. Not bad if you ask me.
Your right! The overdrive channel has good metal tone with the gain up! Little fizzy though!
However a Boss ds1 pedal on the clean channel has that same sound as the overdrive with gain cranked but more full and not as thin!
I'll play the overdrive channel on metal and love it but once I try the ds1 latter on in the jam it's the same sound but better!
I only don't grab the ds1 when I'm lazy lol
Just bought an AVT50 Combo. Hooked to my Celestion G12H-55Hz Heritage in a 1x12 cab - awesome! This is the 2nd suggestion I've taken from Johan. I also got an Epiphone Electar 10 that I wired up with a speaker out jack. Both are super cool. Thank you Johan!
I gig all the time with a VS100 combo made in 1997. I have the matching 4x12 speaker cabinet with it as well. I put a JJ 12ax7 in it when the original tube went microphonic. This is one of the best sounding solid state hybrid amps out there on all the clean channels, crunch and lead channels. they're all smooth and sound really great. The speakers in these amps wer absolutely killer. I've always been a real tubes or nothing kind of guy, but I found this combo and cabinet on a local buy and sell for $300, single owner including footswitch and covers for the combo and cabinet, he had only gigged with it 4 times in 20 years and it sat in his basement...I couldn't pass that deal up and I've been glad I didn't ever since I got the amp...he even delivered it to me lol. Two things make this VS100, and the AVT50 style hugely functional: the contour knob for the lead channel,, and the FX knob on the front, it basically lets you go from a parallel to a series fx loop and blend those together. If you want something that is undoubtedly a Marshall through and through and sounds great, the AVT50 is a fantastic amp for anyone.
the prices on the mosfet went up like crazy thanks to you johan:)
can we make this channel private and close it on us only the old subscribers :D
Hahaha! ;-)
Haha the funny part is when they get it home they say WTF mine doesn't sound like Johans
mosfet?
@@guitarocd9984 whats your opinion on this valvestate 50?, I got the champion 40 and it sucks, I'm looking for something, I hasnt tried the katane many people seem to like it, but I'm worried about the digital thing,
I've been on a quest for a great solid-state amp for decades. In the 80s and 90s I used a Randall rg80 solid state. The only solid state I ever gigged with. I sold it I wish I didn't. I never got another Randall. you can look into those. I had a couple valve state amps. Right now I have a black star. It's good for the bedroom. But it sounds kind of fake when you crank it. I also have a hotone heart attack. You can check johans video for that one. I'm still searching. But they're all good enough for home use. In the eighties a lot of people are gigging with the Randalls.
i have the AVT50H and i love it, my first legitimate Marshall amp too, proper made in England one
Cheers Ethan
Johan, I enjoy your channel greatly! Happy to see the Marshall Valvestate get some props. A while ago I saw a VS100, 100w 1x12 combo on Craigslist for $20 US because the sound was intermittent. I'd never heard one, but bought it and, sure enough, it just needed the input solder joints re-flowed. I dropped an old Mullard 12ax7 in it and WOW! What a pleasant surprise - nice clean channel for pedals, and loud!
And Johan, after seeing your video on the 12watt lead amp, I grabbed the first one I could find (1987, three piece stack). Thank you and keep 'em coming!
Oh, and of course, a great crunch and lead channel!
I got the avt20 in 2001 and replaced the preamp tube with a made in america sylvania that greatly improved my tone. Plus with a cab it will keep up with most drummers. These amps were the cheap alternative to good tone before all these cheap tube amps started getting made in the last 10 years. I crank my for hours and haven't had a problem yet.
@George Frank The tube only working on the drive channel is true only for the first valvestate series (8080, 8040, 8100). The second (VS65, VS100) and third (AVT) generations have the tube working on both channels.
Ive had one since 2007 i put a new Celestion V30 in it, it kicks butt, ive used it for recording and daily practice
for years. I also have Marshall Vintage Modern, stack and Orange rockerveb 50 and cab, but my go to amp is the
Valvestate 50
I was at guitar center and a tried out the new dsl40cr..it was great..better than my old dsl40c..which was too harsh switching from classic gain to od1 and od2..Then I went to a pawn shop that had the exact amp you are playing here..It blew me away! Has the dslcr tone but a tighter bottom end with high gain settings. OMG one of best sounding Marshalls I have ever played! Bought it for $160 US on the spot! My AC-DC tribute band plays through 100 watt 1959s And jcm800s and my avt50 in comparison impresses the hell out of me!!
Great Amps, I have the 20 watt and the 150 Head and 4x12 cab in the final AVT tribute version. Last solidstate amps of Marshall build in the UK with proper Celestion speakers. Great playing as always!
Thanks, glad to hear that!
I have this amp sitting right behind me, and other than cranking the clean channel, I've never gotten this amp to sound this good. Through an external 4x12 and virtual cabs, I've gotten good results, but you manage to get something amazing just by micing the combo.
Johan, minute 1:00 rocks man! Your hand control is so sweet!!! Keep it on!
what riff is that it's annoying me so much I can't name it lol
I think this is actually the 2nd generation valve state because I have the AVT50 2000 and it's the last generation and press a GREAT amp, Jim Marshall said it was his favorite Marshall amp BEFORE he died . I love mine, sounds GREAT with a vintage celestion in it ! I used an 80 G12k 100 4 ohm for mine to get sweet sweet metal VINTAGE Marshall tone and it nails it.
Interesting, do you know how the 2nd generation compares to the third? Cheers
Johan Segeborn * I think the 2nd Generation (the one you demoed) is just GREAT Sound wise but every valvestate I have come across has had problems with things going bad like components inside the amp crapping out or the insert Jack's going bad, but the 3rd Generation AVT50 2000 that I have is superior to all the others that I have encountered, sound and reliability are very Good on the avt 2000 that I have. I had 2 of the AVT50 2000 combo that I would use to get a kinda stereo effect going, and they worked great with no issues, sold one kept one 😉 See if you can get ahold of the AVT 2000 50 or 100 watts are very very SWEET solid state amps.
Sounds like lots of reverb. Beautiful Dean guitar! All sounded really great!
Always love those Valvestates, such underrated amps.
I agree, both series sound great.
I agree, I bought one and love it. The clean channel with its own gain sounds great too.
Changed my mind about them for sure ...I got one in my store and I scarfed it up !!! It gives me what I want from a Marshall !!!! I had a JTM 30 this one to me sounds much better !
Greg Henderson
I really don’t know why they get slated.
Mine sounds like so so for 5 minutes but once that tube warms up it sounds great. It sounds like a classic Marshall, proper overdrive not silly distortion like on the MG series.
It takes a few minutes to dial in the sound you want I really couldn’t be any happier. Best £50 I ever spent !
Vinnie Monte-Irvine I just had to have mine repaired the fan was making noise I love my peavey MX , Encore, Studio Pro 40 and Special 130’s as well but this Marshall is going to be getting some use this winter !!
They need bring this avt back I love my avt 150h. . Nice work!
Thanks Brandon!
Brandon Hupp * Yes they should ! Letter writing campaign to Marshall may do the trick.
Nice Johan. Amongst my amps I've a UK built 8040 Valvestate combo with 1x12 Celestion and accutronics reverb from 1993 ... pretty good amp.
I love the 8040, there a some mojo in It. Hehe
An absolute rock n roll gig worthy SS amp!
Indeed, Cheers!
Please Johan, don't show off with the 8100 and 8200 series soon, I don't want to see the prices of my favorite amps rise like hell! Haha 😁 Anyways, great videos as always! Rock on!
Btw, that Dean Cadillac looks stunning!
Hahaha! Those are great indeed. And great value
This sounds amazing!!!! Great video! I have an AVT 50H and and AVT 150H. They're an absolute treasure. Only problem i have with the 150H is its parallel effects loop.. wish I could change it to series. Otherwise it sounds phenomenal.
Can we just talk about his editing? Love it so much!
AVT 50h owner here, great head!
Valves Marshall sound... no doubt! I like it! You rock dear friend!
I went on a Marshall factory tour and watched the AVT range being made. I owned the AVT 50 combo and could not get on with it, it may be the closed back, it sounded thick fat and boxy to me. I love the lead 12 lead 20, reverb 12 all of which I own and think they are in a different league to the valvestate. My main amp is the JCM 600 it's awesome.
Same exact thing with all those amps !
Just bought one, using it at night as to not wake anyone in house, sounds great on low volume, I took back cover off coz to boomy, will make half size back cover.
Opening riff sounds like the plexi tone we've all grown to love with a wee bit of treble rolled off.
The reverb is bit on the heavy side here.
Another "hidden gem" that sounds "Pure Johan". I have to agree with Sam Fosdick that this one is a little fizzy sounding, but for a solid state amp it's quite impressive. But, as they always say, the tone is in the hands! Have a great weekend and stay warm!
Love the fact your play the affordable Epiphone Special 2!! Must treat myself to one, currently only have a tele:)
I've got the AVT50H. The AVT's sound a little different from earlier Valvestates I think. A little smoother.
your outro was the intro to ace's live solo.... but you always have tasty little ace droppings in your playing. :D
Thanks Steve! Glad you noticed! :-)
Awesome johan!!!!!..good sound
Thanks Robbie!
That dean is gorgeous!
Thanks Ben! :-)
Johan, it must be dinner time there....but you are always working !! It’s 10:30 AM here in North Dakota and -4 degrees ! I’ll be staying in and practicing. Nice and cozy with a 335 and a tube amp..! Wish you were here !!🎸💥🎶
Cheers Steve, have a great weekend! :-)
Steve Kuykendall it's 6 here in Davenport Iowa. Heatwave!
Hey Sam, that’s a heatwave for sure! And now the ground hog says 6 more weeks of winter ❄️!! The answer is to huddle up with a Les Paul ...yes?
Steve Kuykendall I just got a 339 ...was a choice between that or the Les Paul florentine . I liked the woodyness of the 339 just a tad better. And believe it or not I dialed my 68 reverb deluxe and what a beautiful pair they make. BTW you're not at whynot Minot are you? Worse yet Grand forks?
I once had a Crate GXT-100 - hybrid tube front end with two 12ax7's, ss power amp. , 4 modes of operation, with good 12ax7 it was really sweet.
Pressing Like after the first note played. Classic Johan-Sound from this Valvestate
That friggin Epi slays. Now back to my own and new Marshall DSL 40 Vintage and 2018 Gibson Explorer :)
You further justified my decision to go with this one that I have about 150.00 in instead of a 700.00 1974X clone .....I have ...I need this Bad Co crunch with one of my bands ..and this one gets as you have proven !!! Great playing by the way...and for my strats another amp you champion the Peavey Studio Pro 40 SS Sounds Great !!!
Ha ha !! A 68 Deluxe with a 339 ...!! A marriage made in heaven !! Perfect 👌🏻 ... just put on a nice blues track and life is good 🤗 .... I’m actually in Jamestown, have a little teaching/recording studio. I’m retired, so stay just as busy as I wanna be🏡🎶
i've got the avt 50 head, it kinda answers why i cant get another one for cheap second hand. thanks to this video XD
Sounds as good as any classic Marshall \,,/
It sounded great!
I picked up an AVT150H probably 15 years ago and still play it today from time to time. Where I really think the AVT shines is the OD1 channel. It has a really great crunch and reacts very well with rolling back the guitar volume. I'll set the volume and gain both at 12 o'clock.
The clean channel isn't bad. With good speakers it can sound pretty convincing. However, I'll choose my DSL15H every time.
Great video. I only with it were longer to hear all of the tones possible from the amp. Maybe in the future use it in a mix?
Hey, show us what it sounds like with the back on/off. Maybe swap tubes in it. I love my AVT50 combo. Great video.
Thanks! I’ll keep it in mind. Cheers Johan
Great clip, Johan, as always. Just a slight correction; it's the third version of the Valvestates. :-)
Thanks Bengan! Which was the second version then?
Johan Segeborn 8020/8040/8080 etc in early 90's ??
Mk. 1 was the 8020, 8040, 8080 etc from 1991 - 96.
Mk. 2 was the VS30R, VS65R, VS100R etc from 1996 - 2000.
Mk. 3 was the AVT50 etc from 2000 - 2007.
Blues Bengan - Yeah that's the right order. I've still got a 1993 8040 1x12 combo with reverb amongst my amps ... Marshall Products also played with valve/solid state hybrids in the early 70's. The Marshall Mercury 1x12 (5 watt) combo Model 2060 was the reverse of the valve states, with a solid state pre amp and EL84 power stage ... had one of those too as a kid starting out in the mid 70's but traded up soon after as is the way.
As long as your power section is clean, preamp section is what makes or breaks an amplifier. And true that for speakers in a cab.
I never met a Marshal I didnt like. I think it is just a matter of finding the sweet spot, in terms of treble, mids, and bass. Then you need to turn it up to at least 7.
You're pumping out those marshall videos...did you meet an collector and go through all of them?
The amps actually come from many places. Collectors, musicians, studios etc
Massive great sound!!!
Great tone from such a modest amp.
I have the valvestate AVT2000 50 watt. It looks pretty much the same. I got no idea what the difference is. Mine has a closed back. I wonder if it would sound better open back.
I'm planning on getting the head version of this soon.
Did you in the end?:)
@@jasq99 I did. It's very good for what it is. Not as good as my tube heads but Ill always have it around as a reliable alternative. Clean and distortion channels are both good.
I can get one of these for £100 from a friend - worth it? I play in a band and would be upgrading from a line 6 setup digitial
I got to imagine there is some great mic'ing technique used here. Not that this amp couldn't sound good but it sounds a lil too good....as do most amps on this channel ;)
;-) Thanks my friend!
I love that amp id rate 3 out 5 stars.
I had the AVT100combo and the AVT 150head when they came out then moved onto a jcm 900 for volume reasons. Just picked up an AVT20 combo at the weekend WOW loud.
Brilliant Amps so are the older Vox valvetronix hybrid Amps
AWESOME!!!
Great sound as usual Johan! Moby Dick,rockin' \m/
Not a bad amp! I think Bengts sound reminds me a bit of what Joe Walsh had in the heydays.
Who is that guy with hair. Enjoyed again. I wish you would show how to play some of your really cool rhythm riffs.
That a friend of mine, Bengt Hedbjörk. We can include some of the riffs in upcoming TAB videos. Cheers
Thanks Rick!
Thx for video. I own the AVT 50 for myself and it sounds like hell with homemade neodyme single coils.
Can you join some of your EQ setup for this amp, please? Long live for rock! Lo-l-f-r!
Bra video bror!
Tackar så mycket! Trevlig helg!
Cual es el precio de ese amplificador
Hoy en dia
Hi, Johan, how are you? First: greatest THAKS about VALVESTATE (I am the lucky owner, you know)! Second: I am really felt the difference in the sound of your LP (hard rock type) anf DEAN (Very "metallic coloured" that Caddilac). Dean's sound is very close to Washburn, Dime, you know... So now I know, what kind of sound will get the LP in my Amp!:-)))). Cheers!
Zigfrid
Zigfrid Washburn * Very cool man ! keep on rocking in the free world !
aunt jenifer THANK YOU VERY MUCH!:-) You will be surprised: just a few minutes before I wrote to Sam in the comment to Johan's last video: "I see, all the good people in the internet are currently on Johan's channel!" He is so positive, that here never was any conflicts between so large amount of subscribers, whyle on other channels sometimes you feel like kind of fighter.:-)
Thank you very much! Maybe I am wrong, but I guess, here is everybody likes guitars. Currently my nickname was created from my favorit guitar. I am glad to see, that I am not alone, and I am happy about the fact, that somebody built excelent community for all guitar-lovers!:-)
I have one of those
Unfortunately the valvestates used to break down on a regular basis. I had 2 of them in the nineties, both had the same issue with the power amp section. My buddies had the same problem. The only solid state I will ever use again is the Roland Jazz Chorus.
Sounds good, I wasn't to keen on the vs amps I didn't like the plumby middle,
Thanks!
Is that england Made?
I can’t wait for you to try the new Origen series.
The avt sounds really good with a 1960 slant cab.. lol
Yeah most amps sound great through a good Marshall Cab.
I like a lot the "ambience reverb" we can hear : do you projected the place you test the stuff for that ? :)
Well , everything you do it seems you have the best sound possible !
Greetings !
Thanks Fabio, I'm so glad to hear that. The room is actually one of many in a rehersal spaces complex, but it does indeed have a nice reverberation. The room sound is panned to the right and there is also a slight amount of centered post reverb added. Cheers
Hot damn! Those are some epic tones, Johan! I don't know how It sounded live, but it sounded amazing in this recording. What kind of space did you use to record this? I really liked the lively reverb sound of it. It almost sounds like it was recorded in a large parking garage! :)
Very simple sound...
Is that a real celestion g12-65?
Hey can I just check for all these different sounds you have the bass at 9 oclock, mid at full, and treble fully wound off, is that right?
I have the head, and the cab- the speakers were awful (avt412)..threw a couple v30s in it and damn,,,smokes. Just picked up the matching 2x12 cab, didn't even know was one ?.. those speakers aren't bad- marshall gold backs, they're eminence, replacing one w the celestion g12t, like the 1960 cab has. But I tell you just a few min on those gold backs and not bad at all.
Great head
So I just purchased this amp used for 150 $ and have no idea what's in it such as a Creamback
Green or Blue for a Celestion ? Advice on that would be very helpful...Thanks !
I can get one of these for 90 quid, worth?
Have you played the MA100h? I have a used one I bought and it sounds fantastic..especially with a tube screamer as a boost to tighten the distortion sound.
Awesome playing as always. By any chance...would you be able to demo an 80's Fender Deluxe Reverb II? The one with the solid state rectifier?
Rock's on!!!!!
Imagine with a P-90?????..Whoa!!!!!
this amp or the new amazing soundiding dsl 40 watt??
Had one of those it was a heavy amp.. but not as heavy as some those licks you do lol.. Do one video a week of a cool lick you play it would be pretty groovy.
Thanks Mark! Yeah we do some tab videos soon. Cheers
I tell you what. In the hands of a good player, this amp will sound good with an ep booster. Johan, check out Friedmans brother! PT-20 just for the experience, I recommend it.
Cool, I’ll check it out!
Sounds good like always I wanted to ask have you ever done a review of the peavey delta blues amps?
Very good.
they should make a 20 watt version of blackmores moddded marshall majors from 1970,he used till about 1994 or so,an went with engl,a lot is in his hands of course,as my ears keep ringing....
I wonder how you got the tone - it must be either the missing pickup OR maybe just your great playing?! ;-D
Thanks Richard! :-)
@@JohanSegeborn whats your opinon on the avt50, I just got the champion 40 and it sucks, do you know it?, its really dark and muddy, and doesn't take pedals well, I had before of that a valvestate 8040, loud as hell, but it just works on the clean channel, do you recommend this avt 50, or the katana 50, or anything else in that range?
I've tried . ...Valvestates always gave me ear fatigue. Run aside my 74 pull bright Deluxe Reverb that does not. I can't quite articulate the physics of what happens when the notes hit the ambient air...but there is a difference . ..come to think of it.. my yamaha Ra50 and 100 never cause ear fatigue . .
Hi, I think the odd number order of harmonics in the Solid State distortion is less pleasing to the ear.
Johan If you want to try one of my slides let me know. cheers Tony Whelan Slides
Thanks, that's kind of you but I have to get better at plying with a slide first! Cheers
Ok. You know where to find me .
I agree. It is probably because the tube amps do a better job of creating the even harmonic overtones, while the solid state amps basically generate the odd overtones at saturation levels. A Deluxe Reverb is just a nice amp.
Awesome,..
Don't demo any Artist 3203's...we don't need skyrocketing prices on those too lol
high gain sounds a bit too fuzzy to me
I’m not hearing any overtones in that clipping. Sounds a little stale and dry. My old RT2100 valve/SS hybrid amp sounds the same.
I’ve always liked those ! Didn’t they have a tube in the pre amp? I thought they were a hybrid....tube front end, solid state back end ? Yes? No ? 🤗
Yeah it's got a 12AX7 in the preamp. Cheers
What song the fifth riff