My Conclusions on the Marshall Studio Vintage SV20 Stack!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2022
- In this video I compare the Marshall SV20H and SV212 to basically all the usual alternatives and discuss pros and cons of each choice. These amps and cabs include: Marshall 1987X, Studio Silver Jubilee, DSL20HR, '71 Super Lead, '73 50W Lead, '71 1960A (Pulsonic) '71 1982A (Pulsonic), '85 1933A, '70 1972B 2x12.
SV20H with different settings:
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DSL20HR with different settings:
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Hands up EVERYONE who would definitely buy a shirt with “Silver Yoo-bilee” on it! Win or without Johann’s image. I think we are on to something!
His "svengelska" is fantastic!
I wish Johan was my neighbour. I'd love to have those juicy Marshall tones floating through my walls every day.
Hahaha! Thanks my friend!
my favourite thing about your videos is that you don't look down on new or cheaper stuff just because it's new and/or cheap - you demonstrate how the amps sound, offer some of your opinion but ultimately I feel like most of the time you try to make clear that most of these pieces of gear can work well in a given musical context. There are soooo many snobby dudes that claim only X year vintage plexis are the real deal and only pre-Rola Greenbacks are any good or whatever.
Thanks for your super informative videos. I'm getting a SV20H soon probably, and your videos helped me seal the deal.
Have played Marshalls since the late 60s, I am 73 now and use a SV20H head and cabinet with a Rivera rockcrusher in between, a GLORIOUS SOUND. your friend in tone, Norman Mozley
This one is a true gem, so much packed with invaluable information I don't know what to point out first! Everything you need to know when considering the SV20. Have a nice holiday, Johan and thanks a lot for your work!
A fascinating & expert review of SO MANY Marshall ‘Back Breaker Boxes’, Johan!
I really liked the split scenes during your performance segments, that was very imaginative.
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Fantastic video, thank you Johan! All of your deep-dive analyses and comparisons are great, but these summary videos are so tremendously valuable for organizing the results
Thanks Anthony! Great to hear that
Probably the best comparison you can find for this amp today. Thank you Johan for all the effort and dedication you always put on your videos! Your channel is a true source of inspiration for me and many others. Cheers from the Swedish east coast!
Thanks my friend! Cheers from the Swedish west coast!
Johan does all the best comparisons!
Really good stuff. Most appreciated. I think you have made it really easy for viewers to draw their own conclusions on which amp is best for them. Very well done.
John I really like this new format of you making commentary about your perceptions of playing, very helpful
Thanks, glad to hear that. I’d be glad to make more of these videos!
Fantastically, diverse video, as usual. You manage to cover so many of the possibilities of what these amps can do, with both vintage and modern cabs and speakers. While I don't have access to any vintage equipment, it's great to actually hear how the newer amps compare to those classic sounds that we all love. Thanks, Johan for all your work. These are a genuine pleasure to watch.
Thanks, I’m really glad to hear that!
Bravo brother. Another great video. Aside from the little differences in the gain stages of these various amps the core Marshall tone is present all through them all. A few different cabs for each setup would definitely even the playing field even more.
Thanks Brother!
Johan, you do a really nice job on these videos and this is a great comparison. Especially grateful that you did the clean tone comparison, thank you!
Johan, you're the man! Thank you for all the effort and dedication you put into these!
Thanks for these great comparisons. My cab is a 2x12 open back cab with two Eminence speakers, a GB128 and a Legend 1258. Great combo, and the amp just sings.
Thanks!
I love this channel. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. I really appreciate it.
Thanks Dan, I’m glad to hear that!
Thanks, Johan! Love your videos and comparisons. I’ve had a desire for a plexi for some time, but balked because they aren’t very practical. (Same with a Hiwatt DR103) I’ve been using my ‘77 2204 for our band, which is a great amp, but that plexi itch won’t go away! You’re videos and opinion catalyzed me to buy the SV20H with 2x12 stack. Looking forward to running it through its paces! I rehoused the 2204 chassis in a 20” cab, so I’ll be able to neatly use either head with the vertical cab or a 1933 cab. Thanks for all your great videos! I also really enjoyed the 12 combos one. Cheers!
Great summary, thanks Johan! A lot of useful info here, together with great tone and guitar playing. Nice to revisit the Comet and Tele guitars, I like how they sound.
Looks like you're on vacation. Hope it's nice!
Thanks Bengt! I’m indeed on vacation in the beautiful Swedish city of Varberg!
Excellent video. You are very thorough and detailed, you put a lot of time and effort into these videos. Much appreciated!
Awesome videos on the SV20. Great work and thanks. Really enjoyed them. You have an impressive collection of toys!
Hello Johan, excellent videos as usual. I must thank you because due to your tests I have been able to reach a conclusion when making the decision of the speakers that I ended up carrying in my cabinet. It was unthinkable for me to agree by my own means to carry out a test of this nature. Greetings from Patagonia Argentina!!
awesome to see you giving opinions and describing what you hear , didn't previously do this, thanks
Great review brother! I bought my SV20 when it first came out. Good to see hear your thoughts because I consider you a primo Marshall connoisseur! Marshall did the gig here man!
Thanks brother! Yeah hats off to Marshall on this one!
Brilliant comparison! Definitely on my wish-list but clearly needs the right cab. Love that Nordin Comet as well.
Thanks Eddie! Glad to hear it. Yeah the Nordin is a killer!
Holaa, primero quiero agradecerte por la dedicacion que le pones a los videos. Segundo, voy a contarte mi experiencia en dos grupos que tengo. El audio es excelente, con un power trio esta justo justo de volumen, y en la otra banda que hay otra guitarra a veces se queda atras. Para shows en lugares chiquitos va barbaro! y el peso de 9kg es impagable. Gran Abrazo desde Argentina!
I really like the '73 JMP . Sounds fantastic. Great job on the vid!
Thank you Johan! I agree with where I think your going with this comparison. There's a certain magic that comes from the 50 and 100 watt Marshall power amp section in the mix, especially during live performance. I wish the SV had this magic but I don't here it. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! I think in most mixes the SV is equal or better but in a power trio there might be an advantage to the natural meat of a bigger power section. Cheers
Thanks Johan. I'll be getting a SV20H in due course, it's just so good.
Excellent series of videos on this great Marshall head...thanks Johan you still the best on TH-cam 👍
Thanks Chris! Makes my day to hear that!
Bravo Johan!!! Incredible work as always!
Great job as always! Really like the silver jubilee tone
Thanks Randy! Glad to hear it
I have a Dovetailed Pine cabinet with 2 x JBL G125-8 speakers (200W 102 db). Either the SV20H or the Origin 50 Head sounds glorious with a Gibson 335 or a Yamaha RS502T Revstar with p90's.
Thanks for a great informative channel Johan.
Great stuff Johan! Starting at 11:38 & 13:01 really showed off the 2 very well. Both sound fantastic. God bless and rock on 🎸👍😎
Thanks J! Glad to hear that!
Thank you Johan, top quality content and top playing as always. I play my SV20 through a Marshall 2061cx 2x12. Try it if you can, with a Strat I get heavenly clean(ish) tones
Yeah, I've got a 2061cx cab as well ! I can't recommend them enough !
The SV20 roars in the mix through the 4x12 cab ! 🤩
Thanks my friend! :-)
That 1x12" cab with the JBL sounds HUGE. Thanks Johan 👍
Great riffs could listen for hours. Great content cheers
Thanks Paul, it’s great to hear that! Cheers!
Nice analysis Johan, thank you! Probably not the first to suggest this to you, but it would be nice to see a thorough comparison of the SV20 to the Origin 20.
Thanks! Yeah I hope to compare those soon!
Great, I'm in for that. Wonder how close the Origin can be tweaked. But I've preferred the DSL approximation so far, so expect that's going to last...
As always great playing and great comparison!
Thanks, I’m glad to hear that!
This is a great review of that mighty little Marshall, thanks Johan Segeborn.👍🙂
I really like the sound of this amp. It would be intresting to hear it with a Celestion Fullback speaker. Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks Jonatan! I’ll keep it in mind
Another great job. The SV did sound like it would work better for recording. Sounded like a studio album should sound. The Super Lead for that live concert sound. Bit warmer and less cut but much better for the big stages. As for the cabs, the SV212 just needs the years of playing your older cabs have under their belt. I think it would have that certain charm in a few years. As for the Jub and DSL, both good but not as open sounding as the non- master volume amps. I favor the superleads.
Cheers.
Thanks Goobie! Cheers!
Great video! For me, the SV20 does everything expected from a Plexi and without having an original Plexi available for comparison it will be mistaken for a vintage amp. The speakers are probably more important than the amp if one wants to go for a different sound with either of the shown/played amps. I like the Celestion Heritage speakers a lot with a Plexi.
I think the SV20 sounds great overall. When you played the Tele with both with low and higher gain, those were standouts for me. Just “YEAH!!!!”
Thanks Michael! Glad to hear that
Great review! I agree with your conclusions Johan. Thanks brother.
Thanks brother!
These go for for 800 pounds in the UK... that's 920 USD. A total no-brainer at that price. Meanwhile in the US they sell for $1,750! That's almost double! Absolutely freakin crazy. It's cheaper to fly out to London and pick one up at Andertons and fly home.
Because the SV20H is so mid heavy, it works just fine with a loud drummer in my opinion. I always keep it dimed, so if you were trying to keep it clean it probably wouldn't work, but for what I use it for its perfect! Especially with a 412. Lately I've been using a Orange 112 with a Celestion 75w Creamback. Love it. Great amp 👌
Great tutorial. I think I actually prefer the sound of the Studio Vintage to the big daddy. I own the Studio Classic and have used it with very loud drummers in a band setting and it was plenty loud with the master not even half way up.
Man... You really are the best gear channel around ❤️💯👌👍👏👏👏👏👏
Awesome, as always. Thank you Johan!
Thanks! Glad to hear it !
Thanks for the amazing video series on this amp and this video was a great summary and very well put together! Have you also tried the combo version? I expect the 1x10" V-Type would be kinda boxy, but then it's also quite portable
I bought the jcm800 sc20 head and its amazing .it can do clean and also do super lead .i love it.
I’m gonna demo that one first chance I get! Have heard great things about it! Cheers
Very thankful…. Johan this is a really good comparison video… sv20 is the best Marshall for me…
Thanks!
I notice how much you like the JBLs, and I totally agree. They sound so dreamy! Thanks for the tip on how best to get them - 70s Twins, I have duly noted that. :) I have a question regarding that riff at 17:00 on the JBLs. You play that often, and I just love it. I'm pretty sure it's Hendrix - am I right? Which song, I'd love to know.
I run mine through a Suhr PT15 2x12 diagonal cab. So the cab is larger physically. One Greenback one v30. With a 100w fryette powerstation adding a little extra resonance for a beefier bottom end. Sounds great! Wish I could get a Johan review 🤩
Greenbacks and V30 sound great together! Cheers! :-)
What's a "diagonal cab"? Is that a vertical or horizontal type?
@@JohanSegebornHi Johan question if I use the the speaker combo green back 30!watt 8ohms and a vintage 30, 8ohms .. will the amp give more balls the the higher wattage speaker?
So, I've finally got one of the SV20Hs. Best amp I've ever played. Traded a Supro Dual-Tone for it. Got it running through a 1960A Lead with the standard G12-75-Ts in and I think I actually prefer that to the other cab I have with V30s in.
Wow! Great comp video!
A superb vídeo. My conclusion: I'd love to own ANY of this stuff, or even just PLAY it for an hour or so!
Johan I think if Marshall were to make a cab that would actually lay that 212v cab on it's side with a straight cab profile so that it would look like a half stack horizontal instead of vertical it would get rid of the boxiness and add bottom end. Love the SV20H!! Love the channel brother!! Cheers!
Thanks Brother! That’s a very interesting suggestion!
A 212 angled cab versus a 212 straight cab?
Oh yes was waiting for this one! :D
Glad to hear it!
Ah the Studio Silver Jubilee sounds so amazing!
Thanks Torarin! Yeah its a favorite of mine too
As a side note, I can tell you that Tommy Folkesson and I discussed the SV-20 a while ago. We both think it’s a good amp. But it doesn’t have the oomph of the 100W Super Lead. But it is a good amp in its own right. The 100W poweramp has so much more muscles and attack and makes the sound bigger. It even sounds bigger compared with its little brother, the 50W.
Johan, will you do be doing a SC20H series along the lines of your SV20H series?
Would be great to see.
Thanks, Johan.
Wolf
It is amazing how similar they sound micd for the SV20 to the larger amps. I’m sure in the room there’s a big difference given the wattage and transformers. But through the same cabs and micd I can’t tell much of a difference in the video
Loved the comparisons between all of them. Can we see you demo some victory amps? If you’re an old school Marshall fan you’d like the Sheriff series.
Thanks! Yeah I’d love to demo one too!
@@JohanSegeborn No problem. The RK50 Richie Kotzen signature amp is plexi esque worth checking out too. Anyway have a great day and cheers from Chicago.
Best Marshall education on youtube! (and other amps too!)
Thanks! Makes my day to hear that!
Hi, Johan!
Old good Studio Vintage is the best. My favorite combination. Very nice! See you!
Siegfried
Thanks Siegfried, see you!
Would love some videos of the hand wired ac30 amps in the future
I’ll keep ‘‘em in mind!
its the bayne of mixing, resonsnce reverb rooms and bass drum, really muds up a mix, getting the cabs stuffed and elements tight is where records sound good, thanks j
Fantastic comparison...I always thought the SV cab was a little too shallow and small to really thump and Plexi style Marshalls need greenbacks...when you stuffed the cab it sounded like it lost some bottom end
Thanks Ricky!
Many great sounds!!
Thanks Daniel! Glad you like it!
The Marshall 1987X is my favorite Marshall I own a hand wired clone. I have the trem model.
I really enjoyed this video
I wonder if you could get some of the fullness back using 15” fullback celestions?
Well done again!👍
I’m wondering how the SV would sound if it would be 50 Watts instead of 20 …for example through a Fryette Power Station…?
Hm…Guess I’ll try it 😉
Cheers my Friend!Wish You all the best!
Thanks my friend! Let me know how that sounds!
I play my SV20 thru a PSII all the time. My two favorite cabs are my 1959HW 4x12 w/G12H30 55Hz Heritage and/or my StoneAge 2x12c w/G12M Heritage (EVH speakers). It's a great combination.
@@a11corn cooool Michael!
I also have the 1960 HW Box filled with a quartett of pre Rola 1221s ….can’t wait to test it with the SV …the amp is ordered and supposed to be so in use…cheers for the response 😉😊
Let's go !!!!! Thx this is great Johan 🤟🤟🫡🫡🤟
Hey Johan ... Have you had a chance yet to get your hands on the JTM Studio (ST20H) ? ..From the reviews ive seen its the best of the 4 studio amps...It would be great to get your opinion on it ?
Is it like wine? the vintage amps, because of their long time use sound wiser amd fuller? My Fender Twin RI sounds warmer and fuller after 2 years…thank you so much for the wisdom!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👋🏼🧿
Thanks! When the speakers are broken in after 60 hours it’s actually all downhill I’m afraid. The man leer stuff is built of older usually more imperfect raw material which contributes to a more organic irregular tone
Hi.
Congratulations on the channel!
I would like to ask you a question if possible.
in your opinion and have you been able to try it.
Which speaker would go best with a 1x12" screen for the Marshall STUDIO VINTAGE SV20h head, what is the ideal combination and would it make the best match?
With :
1° Celestion G12M 65 Creamback 1×12"
2° Celestion Vintage30 1x12"
3° Celestion V type 1x12"
4° Celestion Greenback 1x12"
5° Celestion Classic Lead 80 1x12"
With what Ohms would be the ideal or best for the speaker with the Marshall SV20h head?
With :
1st Speaker 8 Ohms
2nd Speaker 16 Ohms
Thank you very much in advance for the information (if it is possible for you to give me your opinion) and sorry for being so bold with the query, I hope I don't bother you.
Thank you very much!!Greetings!
Do a video of this amp running through four 4x12s and how it compares in tone and volume to the 2x12
Cant wait.👍👍👍👍👍👍
The mini Marshall’s have smaller transformers so they sound thinner and less ballsy.
Not so important for cleans but a different story for distortion.
I would always use H magnets with the 20W amps to compensate for smaller iron.
I wonder how it would sound with a set of original Mullard’s. What country was the SV20 made? Just curious…Cheers Johan!
I contend that the V-type speakers are specifically made to be played at bedroom/living room volumes/venues. Never heard them sound good playing with a band. I use my SV20h with a Mojotone Bassman 2x12 of Celestion Gold/G12H30 Anniv. So sick!
Def not its the other way around wtf%@%
Hi Drew! I really liked the V-Types cranked with the Fender Bassbreakers
The SV20 sounds like someone needs to go through and tweak the various capacitors. It had less high-end and less lows, and sometimes had an obnoxious honk. It would be interesting to go through the schematics vs a plexi to try to find out what changes are leading to the differences in tone.
Just got the Marshall Mini Silver Jubilee 20W ...It has channel switching but the Studio Vintage 20W does not.
Also got the Marshall JCM-1H 1 Watt 50th Anniversary Amp....tiny and super cute.
The studio vintage has 20 and 5 watt modes.
Suddenly now for the first time I like how the Jubilee sounds. So I guess I now need to buy that as well, on top of the 6 Marshalls I already have?
😆 yes!
@@JohanSegeborn 😂
Great video. I tried a SV20 in a store a week ago, yes it sounds good but even with a humbucker guitar it was super noisy, is this normal? I then tried a SC20 and that was much more manageable noise wise, I thought sounded better than the SV. I haven't had a opportunity to try the 2525 yet, I think from your reviews this is the choice for me but I am hoping to check it's noise level first because if it's like the SV noise wise, I'll pass and stick to my JVM and DSL40 for Marshall sounds. Regards.
Thanks, glad to hear it! My SV20 isn’t noisy at all so maybe there some other problem in the signal chain?
@@JohanSegeborn Thanks for letting me know. I’ll go back and ask to try it again in a different environment.
The sv20 sounds best when the channels are jumped. Just has more character. The ‘71 Super Lead sounds warmer
Johan what do you think. For classic type tones Zep Floyd Hendrix do you think the sv20 or a Carr mercury v?
Is the fuller bottom on the big amp, down to the bigger transformer mostly?
I use it with my white vertical 2x12 origin cab loaded with a 25 watt greenback and g12h Anniversary. Ballsy af. I played it in a 4x12 as well, don't know what the speakers were, it was at a rehearsal. I've still gotta hear what it sounds like in my 4x12 with greenbacks. Well I have but i haven't cranked it like I did with my 2x12.
I had the combo version of the silver Jubilee studio and it was extremely nasal in fact it was far too nasal and I like Nasal mids . I got rid of it because it sounded far too honky and nasal and I could not deal it out . Maybe I got dud. I would like to try a different one and see . Maybe I would have better luck with the head or maybe the Jubilee is just not my sound.
I have yet to see you utilize the clipping feature on the mini jubilee, clean channel with clipping engaged is another classic Marshall tone not to be ignored! I have both the 2525h and SV20 with a 2061 cab, probably a better 2x12 option than the current 2x12’s
That’s the “Pull rhythm clip”? I’ve used that one on a couple of videos. I think it tightens up the sound
I played a sv20h with a sv112 cab. I would like to your opinion about the sv112 cab. Thanks! Great demo!
Thanks Vince! I’ll keep the SV112 in mind!
Let's Check it Out!
Hi! How does it compare to the vintage modern?
Thank you!
Does the SV20 have more gain than the 1987x?
Johan, sv20 or gremlin for lower volume Hendrix playing??i do have an attenuator, so this wouldn’t factor in…
Il try getting the tone from the amp to a power amp with more capabilites (nontube more portable like the stealth)