ERROR IN THE VIDEO - we say that the Marshall has a 12” speaker & that the Orange is the only one with a 10” speaker. This is wrong - they both have 10” speakers (although the Marshall doesn’t sound like it!)
I was really hoping you guys included the new Marshall SC20 and SV20 in this, the comparison I really wanted to see was the Blackstar vs the new Marshall Studio amps.
Also just as an FYI on the Blackstar. The first clean voice is the Fenderish voice, the second is the Voxish clean voice. As for the OD voices, the first is the Classic voice and the second is the Modern voice with more gain on tap. But keep in mind the ISF control on the OD voices lets you change the EQ response and feel of the amp in a way that allows the Blackstar to cover the spectrum of Classic and Modern amp tones from US and beyond to British and beyond and everything between. From experience Blackstar ISF rarely likes to be at 12 and sweet spots are 9-11 and 1-3. Also EQ rarely sounds best at 12 on the Blackstar including Tone on the clean channel AND it is important to remember that the way ISF effects the EQ response the EQ on the British side behaves differently to the US side and the full sweep of ISF effects the EQ response.
I know people with really budget set ups, like not even 200 quid of guitar and amp and they make it sound great. Just through loving playing and practising all the time. Nice gear is probably 20% of the picture 😀
I think some of these smaller tube amps are designed to sound good specifically in the bedroom without a band involved. It's that "golden tone" vs "usable tone" thing where the tone by itself may sound amazing but the tone that cuts through the band and sits well in a full mix is sometimes less beautiful on its own.
Just played the new Supro at Guitar Center!!! Hearing it live is just amazing. The cleans are great but it definitely wants to break up and it sounds phenomenal when it does. Some of the best gain I’ve ever heard out of a $600 amp
1. Love the amp switcher. Much easier to compare tones without the delay while plugging into various amps. 2. The depth of knowledge on Anderton’s is amazing.
The Marshall Origin and the Vox AC15 were my favorite. All sounded good. I was really surprised with the sound coming out of the 10" speaker for the Marshall, it really held its own and even excelled.
Sean Davis with a limit on how many amps, they likely didn’t want to include more than one Fender.... the blues junior is by a landslide the more ubiquitous amp. Also the design of the bassbreaker is more “marshal like”, so testing the blues junior is a little more interesting in this context. Just guessing of course :)
I really like the Supro Blues King. It reminds me of the Fender Excelsior Pro, which with the right tubes and speaker in it sounds oddly great. Yep. the Blues King gets my vote.
The AC15 from Vox sounded by far the best. Then Marshall and Fender, then Blackstar (which sounded like a Boss Katana). The others sounded muddy or simply not capable.
@@dingushussey4100 Almost every big amp brand has a line up of great artists.. and a Vox made in the 60's (used by Hendrix) isn't necessarily the same as a recent one...
@@GuitarQueero1 They're made to get loud and stay relatively clean except maybe the Bassbreaker. Your favorite drive or boost in front should get you there.
Ryley Gallwey clearly the key takeaway here is buy a Greer Light Speed. Holy hell that pedal sounds great into anything. Totally kicks the amps natural sound into a whole other gear
I have to say Lee you put a lot of time and effort into providing great information to the guitar player’s community. We appreciate your dedication! Pete I like your descriptions of the sounds you hear in the guitars and amps you review. They make the audience u derstand clearly. Thanks. And you do play excellent may I add!
My fav was the blues junior. It just sounded like it was the best most rounded sound. The black star did seem overly scooped, the Marshall sounded great but lacked that low end, and the supro and the orange did their own similar distinct thing, which made it seem almost limited. The Vox sounded great too, but I prefer the overdriven sound of the fender just a hair more. I just felt with an overdrive into It on the fat mode, the blues junior sounded like it had a great eq balance overall, then again I’m a big fender guy, so I’m slightly biased. 😂 You guys should do a blindfold shootout with small valve amps. 😉😉😉
Orange and Blackstar are the nicest clean sounds imo. Dirty Orange for that inimitable stoner rock dirt. The Blues Junior sounds great with the lightspeed switched on. That Supro's gain is delicious and the Vox, surprisingly, does the British dirt in a way that's edgier than the Marshall. They really all have great things going for 'em.
I own a Blues Jr. Really good sounding little amp. Takes pedals very, very well. Ive played the AC 15 with the green speaker.....wow. sounds really good as well. Very different than the Fender. I think it is louder when cranked as well. I have not been able to run my pedals on the Vox yet. The Fender and Vox together sound fantastic cranked at the same time............. you will however be asked to leave Guitar Center when you do this!!! Lol #itwasworthit
Andertons Music Co It certainly doesn’t, but I was worried about it to the point that I bought the head instead of the combo. She found a home atop a Greenback 1x12.
Supro blues king has effects loop, line out, foot switch for the gain and boost. And the sounds... omg. I had to pick one up. Traded the my blues junior for it.
The Blues Jr and the Vox sounded the best in my opinion. The blues jr seemed much warmer, which works great for clean tones in my opinion. The Vox was definitely more present in the upper mids, which cuts great in a live setting. Also really liked the Supro, which I think would work great for recording gain tones.
that design originated in the 40s and 50s when people sat or stood BEHIND the amplifier as they played onstage. It can be a pain to adjust onstage, too.
God I love that Supro! I'm sitting here thinking "man, it almost sounds like it's got a light fuzz in there, then Lee hits that switch and I thought Pete had stomped a fuzz box... Always been a fan of guitars and amps that sound like they have been abused and beaten up for decades and are on the verge of falling apart. I also actually liked the orange as well, and you can't beat that Marshal for classic rock tone, and that Vox was crazy good! If I could play well enough to make any of them sound like Pete can, I'd have all four of those. The Fender and Blackstar aren't bad at all, just not my cup o' tea
Agree with Lee, these days it can be easily remedied with a cheap pedal, but all amps should still have some form of reverb. The few I own that don't, are more seldom played..... 👍👍
Interesting. My favorite tones in order: Vox, Fender (I expected this to be my favorite), Blackstar (That one surprised me a bit) Least favorite tones in order: Supro (hated it, but it's just not my sound), Orange (See Supro), Marshall (I actually kinda liked it. I think i'd prefer the Origin 50 though with the 12 inch speaker and more headroom)
Laney cub 12 for a third of the price of these, even with a speaker upgrade you'd still have £250 left in your wallet and holds its own with any of these i guarantee.
I'd add the Laney cub 12s as well...£300 and their great..I can appreciate the speaker upgrade that some people do,but for this kind of money,they box way above their weight..
I mean we all know that there's a certain league of small tube amps where you're better up with a solid state/modelling solution in terms of value. But what about the Marshall DSL-1, the Blackstar HT-1R and the Hughes & Kettner TM 5? I would never play a Blues Jr. at home. The other 20W solutions will all melt your face if they want.
Yes for home use I have a Blackstar HR1 and Marshall DSL 1 which I have in a wet/dry set up. Sometimes I add in my Fender Greta 2w for the dry amp and HR1 DSL1 in stereo. They are all sounding louder than 1w on there own but when boost , OD and other effects are added the sound is huge.
The Vox for me, then the supro because it does that "thing". My old AC15 has done that thing that shocked you both and I probably use it more than my plexi or JTM45.
With Marshall and Vox, you instantly think "YEAH, it's THAT sound", with the others not so much. Which is a testament to how much those brands and their tones are part of modern music... And I'm 100% with Pete on the Blackstar thing: in a band context, each and every Blackstar amp I ever played instantly disappeared, no cut whatsoever. But I'm a Marshall guy, so I'm used to these mids and that authoritative presence.
@@NicD5150 Absolutely. "Authoritative presence"... that's for damn sure. Never really been a Marshall guy before, but the one time I used one live (when my twin crapped out and I had to rent one... a DSL40), it was shocking, and in a totally great way. Couldn't stop smiling at the way the sound just JUMPED out of the thing. I'll never forget that and have wanted to become a Marshall guy ever since. I realize that was 40 watts vs. the Origin 20 here... but the same characteristics seem to apply. I was always leery of "the Marshall thing"... but it's like once you feel that, you can't go back.
Enjoyed the Orange the most, to begin with, but I enjoy quite a boxy sound on a clean tone (being the musical heathen that I am) The Supro and the Orange have me sold on their dirty channels...probably due to my excessive love of that broken speaker sound
@@philipellis7039 ya I think the low watt Lionheart amps have some of the prettiest cleans and driven tones I have heard. Plus built in reverb, effects loop and12 inch celestion speaker.
Thanks for this. I'm thinking of buying this kind of amp, and this video was very helpful. One thing you might have mentioned is the difference in weight between the various amps, since portability is one of the features of amps in this range. The Vox is about twice as heavy as the Supro, for example.
I really like Pete's playing in these demo videos. I get a better sound of what the amp/guitars sound like. Certain other unamed players just... sound like themselves and don't let the gear speak on its own.
I love how that PRS 594 is getting so much exposure as "the guitar that the Captain never plays", it's the worst kind of advertisement PRS could ask for haha.
Doc Tiberius good point. I think in these demos that the amp and guitar level should match up. They should have used an SE or S2 line guitar if they were gonna use PRS
New Challenge for Chappers and the Cap: Take the 1500 budget and „buy“/put together a new rig with a sound you would like, but nothing you already play or at least not in this combination
I watch a lot of good channels on TH-cam. Andertons is great also for content and production. But please watch someone like Johan Segeborn on how to mic up the amps/guitars . Using room mics effectively makes such a difference . It sounds fuller and demonstrates the mid and bass response better. Unfortunately these videos are let down by the weedy buzzy overdrive sound that comes through on the Tube. I have no doubt this would have sounded much different in the studio.
Had one of the original (USA) BluesJr for many years, and considered many times "trading up". Thing is, it's perfect and consistent for every application, especially with the speaker upgraded . I determined, for more unique signatures, that using it wet /,dry , with other similar wattage amps, does the job well, while also satisfying that urge to tinker and experiment.
VOX AC15 is a terrific amp. It gets no love when its the best of the bunch by a country mile. Oh and i think valves arent the kings of tone they used to be, The transistors are really competing well these days. Boss Katana anyone? HELL YEAH
My 65 AC-15 has a tube rectifier; I don't think any of these amps have a tube rectifier. The Vox sounds the best; I'm not biased, lol. And it looks the best, too. I like the Blackstar; I bought the Fly 3 setup, which sounds great hooked up to my laptop as stereo speakers. I don't like Marshalls; they're too fizzy. The Orange sucks, and the Fender is a disappointment. The Supro sounds good.
"It's 1980s 4, and there's a loudness button and it just goes 'Wooh!'" That little sound he made was strangely funny. I get exactly what he is saying, tho
Dang, I'm having a hard time choosing between the Marshall, Orange and Fender. They all sounded great. I think it would depend on what style I was going to play more. I loved the gain from the Orange, and the Fender cleans are hard to beat. The only common factor, is Petes amazing playing.
The Marshall sounded better clean and overdriven than any of the other amps. The Blues Jr is the worst. I wouldn’t by a Fender unless it was a Princeton, Vibrolux, Twin etc.
I would love to have heard the Supro just gained on the preamp, with the boost and gain switches off, and then cleaned up with the volume knob on the guitar. Ah well, I guess I'll have to go check one out in person.
I must say the blackstar sounded great but I think it’s overdrive channel sounds the best. The vox, Marshall and fender had the best clean and crunch tones. I’m very seriously considering the blackstar!!
I've had multiple dreams past week of having a blackstar like that in my room. It's right on top of my marshall and I always play it but I've never even been tempted to get one. Should I just order one?
Excellent comparison video but no info on price? They all sounded superb in their own way.For me the VOX was the best but the Supro really produced that early Led Zep sound.
I own an AC15 and a 65 DRRI, and let me tell you even though the DRRI is twice the price, I play the AC15 way more. Just has the perfect edge of breakup tone that you can't even get out of a DRRI using boosts
ERROR IN THE VIDEO - we say that the Marshall has a 12” speaker & that the Orange is the only one with a 10” speaker. This is wrong - they both have 10” speakers (although the Marshall doesn’t sound like it!)
Boasting 2" up. You never get rid of that.
I was really hoping you guys included the new Marshall SC20 and SV20 in this, the comparison I really wanted to see was the Blackstar vs the new Marshall Studio amps.
Also just as an FYI on the Blackstar. The first clean voice is the Fenderish voice, the second is the Voxish clean voice. As for the OD voices, the first is the Classic voice and the second is the Modern voice with more gain on tap. But keep in mind the ISF control on the OD voices lets you change the EQ response and feel of the amp in a way that allows the Blackstar to cover the spectrum of Classic and Modern amp tones from US and beyond to British and beyond and everything between. From experience Blackstar ISF rarely likes to be at 12 and sweet spots are 9-11 and 1-3. Also EQ rarely sounds best at 12 on the Blackstar including Tone on the clean channel AND it is important to remember that the way ISF effects the EQ response the EQ on the British side behaves differently to the US side and the full sweep of ISF effects the EQ response.
Pretty sure the Blues Junior has 3 ECC83s/12AX7 tubes... Unless that is a new change for the MKIV... I have a MKII, and it definitely had 3...
@@fritsvanzanten3573 you win! haha
TIMESTAMPS
Marshall origin 20 (clean) - 3:31
Marshall origin 20 (crunch) - 10:05
Marshall origin 20 (crunch /w pedal) - 11:11
Orange rocker 15 (clean) - 4:08
Orange rocker 15 (crunch) - 12:16
Orange rocker 15 (crunch /w pedal) - 13:58
Fender Blues Junior IV (clean) - 4:45
Fender Blues Junior IV crunch) - 15:23
Fender Blues Junior IV (crunch /w pedal) - 16:47
Supro Blues King 12 (clean) - 5:20
Supro Blues King 12 (crunch) - 18:07
Supro Blues King 12 (crunch /w pedal) - 20:33
Vox AC15 (clean) - 5:49
Vox AC15 (crunch) - 21:30
Vox AC15 (crunch /w pedal) - 22:46
Blackstar HT20R MkII (clean) - 6:30
Blackstar HT20R MkII (crunch) - 24:16
Blackstar HT20R MkII (crunch /w pedal) - 26:18
The host's favorite amps and discussion - 28:08
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Marshall origin 20c: £499
Orange Rocker 15: £659
Fender Blues Junior IV: £579
Supro Blues King 12: £599
Vox AC15 Combo: £549
Blackstar HT20R MkII: £649
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Thank you for the video guys!
Thanks for the breakdown
Thanks
really appreciate this, thank you!
Thanks man!
You bloody legend!
Conclusion: everything sounds good when Pete plays it?
They should have me demo them. I could make a Dumble sound bad.
That's a dumble comment... Thanks, thanks very much. I'll show myself out.
I know people with really budget set ups, like not even 200 quid of guitar and amp and they make it sound great. Just through loving playing and practising all the time. Nice gear is probably 20% of the picture 😀
I concur.
I wish a cheaper guitar was used - would be more useful to ppl with this kind of budget range get a more accurate idea of options
Pete - "It's more of a bluesy tone." - About the Fender Blues Junior
"When you realize that the Blues Jr. sounds more like a blues amp"
*roll safe*
2019
The effort that yall put into the seemingly small edits in your videos just make them top notch. Also, that Vox sounds ace!
Indeed. I own the blues jr. Though I wish I woulda spent the two hundred more for the Vox.
@@harrysachs2274 I agree.
21:40 Lee's face during that whole dirty AC15 demo says it all. That is *the* sound of british rock. So good!
Trevor Reniger I can attest! I love my AC15c1. I drive it with an Oddfellow Caveman and a Marshall Guv’nor. It’s fantastic!
Supro-"It's got a sound"...that sound is called character.
- by far my fav amp of the lot as well ;)
That Supro's tone is wicked, especially with Pete's very funky rhythms.
I think some of these smaller tube amps are designed to sound good specifically in the bedroom without a band involved. It's that "golden tone" vs "usable tone" thing where the tone by itself may sound amazing but the tone that cuts through the band and sits well in a full mix is sometimes less beautiful on its own.
Always the case: it's a matter of how things 'fit' in the mix that is more important than anything else.
Took me a long time and experimentation to get it right.
Bedroom vs gig tone is a lot different.
That driven broken tone on the Supro (18:15)! Everything sounds as if it is going to fall apart!
I really dig it man!
Just played the new Supro at Guitar Center!!! Hearing it live is just amazing. The cleans are great but it definitely wants to break up and it sounds phenomenal when it does. Some of the best gain I’ve ever heard out of a $600 amp
1. Love the amp switcher. Much easier to compare tones without the delay while plugging into various amps.
2. The depth of knowledge on Anderton’s is amazing.
The Marshall Origin and the Vox AC15 were my favorite. All sounded good. I was really surprised with the sound coming out of the 10" speaker for the Marshall, it really held its own and even excelled.
a shame that the Bassbreaker was not participating :(
Seems to get overlooked doesn't it
Thought the same thing, especially the praise in previous videos. Anderton’s, why no bassbreaker?
Sean Davis with a limit on how many amps, they likely didn’t want to include more than one Fender.... the blues junior is by a landslide the more ubiquitous amp. Also the design of the bassbreaker is more “marshal like”, so testing the blues junior is a little more interesting in this context. Just guessing of course :)
The 3 gain stages make it sit well above the competition. Wouldn't be fair to compare.
Agreed
I love my AC15. Once you get the master up to a certain level it just opens ups and sounds fabulous.
I really like the Supro Blues King. It reminds me of the Fender Excelsior Pro, which with the right tubes and speaker in it sounds oddly great. Yep. the Blues King gets my vote.
It shines bigtime in this video. Supro can make an amp
The AC15 from Vox sounded by far the best. Then Marshall and Fender, then Blackstar (which sounded like a Boss Katana). The others sounded muddy or simply not capable.
Yeah, the Vox is such a great amp, no wonder hendrix and blackmore and many more used them, even remember seeing status quo with a wall of AC30's
@@dingushussey4100
Almost every big amp brand has a line up of great artists.. and a Vox made in the 60's (used by Hendrix) isn't necessarily the same as a recent one...
The supro sounds better w/single coils.
Played my tele through one and loved it.
✌🏻❤️💪🏻
Just played a tele on one today and I fell in love. And I never liked teles or single coils that much. The Supro really sounds incredible.
Just snagged that supro on clearance. Can’t wait to play it!
@@theendofacircle Sweet !
Same here, thanks Sweetwater !
@@auntjenifer7774 hope you love it!
@@theendofacircle it's a great amp ! Does a lot abs best.
A big factor with Fender is how good they sound mic'd up. Also, dirty sound on the Vox was killer.
I love Vox and gig a CC2x but they all make you sound like Vox. There is simply no room for the character of the guitar to shine through.
Both my Fenders mic up like total badasses.
@@cgavin1 Nonsense; I use a Tele and a PRS SE through my 65 AC-15; are you suggesting they sound the same? LOL.
Am I the only one that just doesn't like the way Fenders sound when they get dirty? That doesn't go for all of them, but for a lot of them.
@@GuitarQueero1 They're made to get loud and stay relatively clean except maybe the Bassbreaker. Your favorite drive or boost in front should get you there.
That Supro sounds fantastic. That's definitely going on my wish list.
Sixteenth
LOL
Got em
Video title should be changed to “How The Greer Light Speed Makes 6 Amps Sound Better”
Ryley Gallwey clearly the key takeaway here is buy a Greer Light Speed. Holy hell that pedal sounds great into anything. Totally kicks the amps natural sound into a whole other gear
That pedal keeps coming up aces that's for sure. Time to unload an HM-2 \m/ \m/
Very happy with mine, quickly becoming an "always on" type thing lol
Happy without reverb. Vox wins overall, but the Supro has a really cool sound for a garage album.
I have to say Lee you put a lot of time and effort into providing great information to the guitar player’s community. We appreciate your dedication!
Pete I like your descriptions of the sounds you hear in the guitars and amps you review. They make the audience u derstand clearly. Thanks. And you do play excellent may I add!
I tried a Supro Blues King the other day, and it was magnificent. Great dirty tone.
My fav was the blues junior. It just sounded like it was the best most rounded sound. The black star did seem overly scooped, the Marshall sounded great but lacked that low end, and the supro and the orange did their own similar distinct thing, which made it seem almost limited. The Vox sounded great too, but I prefer the overdriven sound of the fender just a hair more. I just felt with an overdrive into
It on the fat mode, the blues junior sounded like it had a great eq balance overall, then again I’m a big fender guy, so I’m slightly biased. 😂
You guys should do a blindfold shootout with small valve amps.
😉😉😉
Orange and Blackstar are the nicest clean sounds imo. Dirty Orange for that inimitable stoner rock dirt. The Blues Junior sounds great with the lightspeed switched on. That Supro's gain is delicious and the Vox, surprisingly, does the British dirt in a way that's edgier than the Marshall. They really all have great things going for 'em.
I own a Blues Jr. Really good sounding little amp. Takes pedals very, very well. Ive played the AC 15 with the green speaker.....wow. sounds really good as well. Very different than the Fender. I think it is louder when cranked as well. I have not been able to run my pedals on the Vox yet.
The Fender and Vox together sound fantastic cranked at the same time............. you will however be asked to leave Guitar Center when you do this!!! Lol
#itwasworthit
"the orange has got an angry sound." I agree. It sounds like a box of bees that has been kicked down a hill.
I would happily listen to Pete playing through a wasp in a jam jar. He's by far the best and most versatile guitarist on this channel.
That Marshall has a ten inch speaker as well, lads
Yup - we messed that up - it doesn't sound like a 10" speaker!! We've updated the description to highlight this error.
Andertons Music Co It certainly doesn’t, but I was worried about it to the point that I bought the head instead of the combo. She found a home atop a Greenback 1x12.
@@andertons Shame it isn't a 12". I liked it the best with a 12" it wouldn't have been too close over the AC 15
Amazingly hard to believe by the tone!
Supro blues king has effects loop, line out, foot switch for the gain and boost. And the sounds... omg. I had to pick one up. Traded the my blues junior for it.
Michael Mike Nice isn’t it? I love mine
How is the head room from your experience?
I had one of the first Blues Junior amps. Bloody hated it.
Just picked up the Supro for $349.00....with cover, foot switch and cable....and free shipping...Sweet Deal at Sweetwater..
@@petersindo6981 yeah they are sold out before lunch today.
I say the Supro was the tone winner!
The Blues Jr and the Vox sounded the best in my opinion. The blues jr seemed much warmer, which works great for clean tones in my opinion. The Vox was definitely more present in the upper mids, which cuts great in a live setting. Also really liked the Supro, which I think would work great for recording gain tones.
For me, a bedroom player, I wish amps in this range had the controls in the front panel vs. top just for ease of use.
that design originated in the 40s and 50s when people sat or stood BEHIND the amplifier as they played onstage. It can be a pain to adjust onstage, too.
God I love that Supro! I'm sitting here thinking "man, it almost sounds like it's got a light fuzz in there, then Lee hits that switch and I thought Pete had stomped a fuzz box... Always been a fan of guitars and amps that sound like they have been abused and beaten up for decades and are on the verge of falling apart.
I also actually liked the orange as well, and you can't beat that Marshal for classic rock tone, and that Vox was crazy good! If I could play well enough to make any of them sound like Pete can, I'd have all four of those. The Fender and Blackstar aren't bad at all, just not my cup o' tea
VOX. Love them. You can do anything with them. They play super well with all types of pedals too...
Agree with Lee, these days it can be easily remedied with a cheap pedal, but all amps should still have some form of reverb. The few I own that don't, are more seldom played..... 👍👍
Interesting. My favorite tones in order: Vox, Fender (I expected this to be my favorite), Blackstar (That one surprised me a bit)
Least favorite tones in order: Supro (hated it, but it's just not my sound), Orange (See Supro), Marshall (I actually kinda liked it. I think i'd prefer the Origin 50 though with the 12 inch speaker and more headroom)
Would love to see a deeper review on the Blues King. Maybe a head to head between Pete and Ariel with the Fender and Supro?
Laney cub 12 for a third of the price of these, even with a speaker upgrade you'd still have £250 left in your wallet and holds its own with any of these i guarantee.
The Laney amps are great value for money.
Err ...Laney L5........Laney L20, full featured, reverb, stepped power output, proper valve amps, decent 12'' Celestions in combo's. Hideously overlooked again !!!
I'd add the Laney cub 12s as well...£300 and their great..I can appreciate the speaker upgrade that some people do,but for this kind of money,they box way above their weight..
I have a Laney VC15, cheaper than the VOX and just as good.
Well said. Why?
do andertons sell laney?
Laney Lionheart 5 watt is an incredible amp
Really liking the Supro Bluesking
BlackStar number 1, AC15 number 2
From a multi Fender amp owner..THE VOX WINS!!!
Pete's playing never fails to bring a smile to my face.
I mean we all know that there's a certain league of small tube amps where you're better up with a solid state/modelling solution in terms of value. But what about the Marshall DSL-1, the Blackstar HT-1R and the Hughes & Kettner TM 5? I would never play a Blues Jr. at home. The other 20W solutions will all melt your face if they want.
Yes for home use I have a Blackstar HR1 and Marshall DSL 1 which I have in a wet/dry set up. Sometimes I add in my Fender Greta 2w for the dry amp and HR1 DSL1 in stereo. They are all sounding louder than 1w on there own but when boost , OD and other effects are added the sound is huge.
The Vox for me, then the supro because it does that "thing". My old AC15 has done that thing that shocked you both and I probably use it more than my plexi or JTM45.
Supro is the only unique amp of the bunch, way cool gut bucket blues tone....sounds like it belongs to Hound Dog Taylor.
the Supro with a lot of reverb could totally remind me of Clapton's Cream years.
If you don't want any clean headroom...
the marshall is so clear imo, love it! AC 15 still good as ever!
I was very surprised at how much I liked the AC 15!
I heard the same as well.
With Marshall and Vox, you instantly think "YEAH, it's THAT sound", with the others not so much. Which is a testament to how much those brands and their tones are part of modern music...
And I'm 100% with Pete on the Blackstar thing: in a band context, each and every Blackstar amp I ever played instantly disappeared, no cut whatsoever. But I'm a Marshall guy, so I'm used to these mids and that authoritative presence.
I've got an AC15 and the Origin 50 and run them together. GLORIOUS!
@@NicD5150 Absolutely. "Authoritative presence"... that's for damn sure. Never really been a Marshall guy before, but the one time I used one live (when my twin crapped out and I had to rent one... a DSL40), it was shocking, and in a totally great way. Couldn't stop smiling at the way the sound just JUMPED out of the thing. I'll never forget that and have wanted to become a Marshall guy ever since. I realize that was 40 watts vs. the Origin 20 here... but the same characteristics seem to apply. I was always leery of "the Marshall thing"... but it's like once you feel that, you can't go back.
"Sounds like it's broken, but in a good way" :D
The Blues King is an amazing amplifier
I'm liking the Supro, honestly surprised by that.
Vox all the way
Agreeeeeeee
Enjoyed the Orange the most, to begin with, but I enjoy quite a boxy sound on a clean tone (being the musical heathen that I am)
The Supro and the Orange have me sold on their dirty channels...probably due to my excessive love of that broken speaker sound
I hate that the reverbless Marshal amp has my favorite sound teamed with the reverb pedal. Amps need reverb, damnit!
$600+ products don't come under the bracket of affordable
They don't?
@@I_like_turtles_67 yes,
oh that Supro dimmed with Pete's purple tele would be MAGIC!!!!
I love the supro blues king..Great sound, great personality.
Please review Bad Cat amps, good video thanks
It sounds like the Vox is the standout here
And double the weight.....
I feel like the Laney Lionheart 5 watt should be in here with these.
Jasper Graves they sell Laney and not represented in this round up. If I was the Laney rep I’d be spitting feathers.
@@philipellis7039 ya I think the low watt Lionheart amps have some of the prettiest cleans and driven tones I have heard. Plus built in reverb, effects loop and12 inch celestion speaker.
Loved the Vox (which I already have) but also loved the Origin. Too bad it doesn't have a smidge more gain.
It has more gain than that, but you've got to work the master a bit more than the guys did here...
I can't make my mind between a vox ac15c1 or a marshall origin 20, I want to play at bedroom level, which one would you advice?
Ampete? It's that's a Danish for people who wake up very early?
That Vox AC15 was badass!
Thanks for this. I'm thinking of buying this kind of amp, and this video was very helpful. One thing you might have mentioned is the difference in weight between the various amps, since portability is one of the features of amps in this range. The Vox is about twice as heavy as the Supro, for example.
I really like Pete's playing in these demo videos. I get a better sound of what the amp/guitars sound like. Certain other unamed players just... sound like themselves and don't let the gear speak on its own.
I love how that PRS 594 is getting so much exposure as "the guitar that the Captain never plays", it's the worst kind of advertisement PRS could ask for haha.
It does sound rather characterless. Me, I wouldn't thank you for a PRS.Rather have a Woolies Audition.
How many of these affordable amplifiers can you buy for that PRS I've been wondering???
@@doctiberius2717 You can buy 26 x 50W Boss Katanas...
@@Ndlanding thanks! LOL
I mean those amps that are used here, which are £5/600
Does that PRS cost 3K or more?
Doc Tiberius good point. I think in these demos that the amp and guitar level should match up. They should have used an SE or S2 line guitar if they were gonna use PRS
New Challenge for Chappers and the Cap:
Take the 1500 budget and „buy“/put together a new rig with a sound you would like, but nothing you already play or at least not in this combination
Well at the 8 minute mark, the Marshall was my favorite clean.Ten inch speaker n all.
I watch a lot of good channels on TH-cam. Andertons is great also for content and production. But please watch someone like Johan Segeborn on how to mic up the amps/guitars . Using room mics effectively makes such a difference . It sounds fuller and demonstrates the mid and bass response better. Unfortunately these videos are let down by the weedy buzzy overdrive sound that comes through on the Tube. I have no doubt this would have sounded much different in the studio.
Had one of the original (USA) BluesJr for many years, and considered many times "trading up". Thing is, it's perfect and consistent for every application, especially with the speaker upgraded . I determined, for more unique signatures, that using it wet /,dry , with other similar wattage amps, does the job well, while also satisfying that urge to tinker and experiment.
VOX AC15 is a terrific amp. It gets no love when its the best of the bunch by a country mile. Oh and i think valves arent the kings of tone they used to be, The transistors are really competing well these days. Boss Katana anyone? HELL YEAH
Great video.really liked the Marshall .What would be a great 20 to 30 watt amp.That has that head room where I can drive the amp with my pedals .
Great video!
Should have included the bassbreaker tho
My 65 AC-15 has a tube rectifier; I don't think any of these amps have a tube rectifier. The Vox sounds the best; I'm not biased, lol. And it looks the best, too. I like the Blackstar; I bought the Fly 3 setup, which sounds great hooked up to my laptop as stereo speakers. I don't like Marshalls; they're too fizzy. The Orange sucks, and the Fender is a disappointment. The Supro sounds good.
"It's 1980s 4, and there's a loudness button and it just goes 'Wooh!'"
That little sound he made was strangely funny. I get exactly what he is saying, tho
Blackstar HT-20R MkII Guitar Amp Combo sounds the best to me.
Dang, I'm having a hard time choosing between the Marshall, Orange and Fender. They all sounded great. I think it would depend on what style I was going to play more. I loved the gain from the Orange, and the Fender cleans are hard to beat. The only common factor, is Petes amazing playing.
Greer lightspeed for the win, oh wait. My light speed is the only pedal I would never sell. I liked the Supro I think
That supro sounds awesome! :-D Completely unlike the others and s voice completely unto its own
The Marshall sounded better clean and overdriven than any of the other amps. The Blues Jr is the worst. I wouldn’t by a Fender unless it was a Princeton, Vibrolux, Twin etc.
Also that Marshall has a ten as well as the Orange.
I love the Fender to use with pedals :) Spring reverb is amazing
You should bring out the PRS more often!
Yeah for playing on cheap and cheerful (affordable) shiz!
I was going to say (beep) but I can't say that on here so I didn't...
Wait a minuite, That's not how it works.
I would love to have heard the Supro just gained on the preamp, with the boost and gain switches off, and then cleaned up with the volume knob on the guitar. Ah well, I guess I'll have to go check one out in person.
I want to hear Pete play that PRS into a Fender Bassbreaker 15!
I must say the blackstar sounded great but I think it’s overdrive channel sounds the best. The vox, Marshall and fender had the best clean and crunch tones. I’m very seriously considering the blackstar!!
I've had multiple dreams past week of having a blackstar like that in my room. It's right on top of my marshall and I always play it but I've never even been tempted to get one. Should I just order one?
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Excellent comparison video but no info on price? They all sounded superb in their own way.For me the VOX was the best but the Supro really produced that early Led Zep sound.
That AC15 sounds amazing
I wouldn't swap my AC15 for anything.
You have done what???????????????????????????????????? oh....my sympathies...
Tone controls at 12 o’clock doesn’t mean a flat eq. Read up on tone stacks, guys!
Guitar amps are not hi-if units.
Exactly, the eq section is there for a reason. Setting all controls at noon is robbing every amp of its true capabilities.
agreed. they might set them to zero for the same kind of 'fair' comparison :D
@@enakki The treble control determines the mix between the bass/mids and of course the treble content. It is in effect a mixer pot.
Supro...$299.00 at SW...just picked one up....at that price...WOW...BLACK FRIDAY....STILL RUNNING..
Please do more from Supro!!! That little one sounds great, lets here more from the rest of the line!
The the Captain mentioned the Koch amp, I picked up the Jupiter Junior and love it! 10" speaker but feels great.
There is definitely not enough here without Laney Cub12R or another Laney products like Lionheart L5T112.
Laney deserves more attention.
Agree
Agree, cz iam using Laney Vc15 110 and the sound huge awesome...
I own an AC15 and a 65 DRRI, and let me tell you even though the DRRI is twice the price, I play the AC15 way more. Just has the perfect edge of breakup tone that you can't even get out of a DRRI using boosts
I’d love a VOX but I mostly play with a Micro Cube and headphones, (cuz I’m crap)
You will get better with time and practice, dont worry too much and just have fun
The Supro sounds super. The best sound of all of them. Probably the least expensive