Here's an old video of Dave's I missed/didn't see at the time it was released. I actually had a 5210 that I had bought used online years ago. Gave it to a friend a few years later. Very good sounding amp for solid state. I wish newer budget SS Marshalls sounded as good.
Great playing and tones throughout here, but I _especially_ enjoyed the sweet playing during the clean passages! (And that's saying a lot from me, considering that I'm usually waiting for the gainer tones!) Thanks for the great demo, Dave!
Hi Dave, I have a Marshall 5275 (75 Reverb), one of the big brothers of your 5210, although it's a small combo in size, not in sound. It sounds very similar to your 5210, except the stock speaker is poor (Celestion Sidewinder,150w), so I usually play it through a separate 1*12 cab. These are fabulous amps, destined to be classics in the future if not already. As always, your playing squeezes every drop of tone.
Sidewinders are not poor but good. They are just unknown. They were very solidly built with cast frame and heve very versatile sound. People just do not know them. They were probably too expensive to built for Celestion.
Hey Dave. Love watching your vids. Plus you've converted me to the whole solid state thing! Recently bought a 100w Marshall 3310 that was in a bit of a state. A couple of repairs and a mod - it's now totally awesome! It also makes a surpisingly good bass amp for that authentic Jam/Stranglers bass sound. I'm actually gonna sell some of my valve amps and probably make a profit - haha! My valve stuff was great, but only when it's so loud that the whole house shakes! Just pulled the trigger on a Marshall Master Reverb 30 (5203) for £74 delivered, (it does also need a repair, but hey-ho), which is an absolute steal. Now all I need to do is to learn how to play some Greenie somewhere to near to how well you play it. You're an inspiration - thank you!
I have the 5212. It"s a beast! Physically imposing looking and nasty tone. The cleans are good too. Does not sound like a solid state but it is. The 2x12 makes it sound big and three dimensional.
Just picked up a super clean one of these for $300. I have a lot of amps and this thing is definitely a keeper. The AVT50 1x12 50 watt hybrid is a great practice amp but this just has a dirtier sexier tone that I've been looking for in a 1x12 SS amp. A telecaster with a Route 66 pedal compressor/clean boost makes it sing.
Dave Simpson Hola amigo, el sábado voy a probar un Marshall Lead 5210. Pensaba que era de la serie máster reverb pero veo que no. Tengo dos opciones, una es el 5210. La otra es comprar un Máster Reverb 30 . Cuál de los dos recomendarías?
Love this amp..bought mine in 86...gigged with it forever and great in the studio...mine quit working a few a years ago...no sound out the speaker but faint sound plugged into the fx loop..took the chassis out and now using the cab with a greenback for my class 5 head...cant find anybody to fix it...it also had the rumbling sound just b4 it went bad,,standard for this amp...but oh how i wish it could be fixed..puts all my newer marshalls to shame
Dave -- I don't know where you are, but you can send it to AVA Audio, (Patrick Ava), 1622 Broadway, Sacramento CA 95818. Pro shop. Pat can fix anything with a PCB, and tube amps. Skip Simmons recommended him to me, and now Pat does all my amp work. Hope this helps.
The 5210s are truly great. I've got one and the all tube version, 4210, which sounds fantastic at high volumes, but not in the bedroom. That's what this is for. Well played btw!
I just bought an early 80's solid state lead 20. I'm planning on swapping the speaker out to a celestion g12h 55hz ala Paul kossoff. But yes, they sound glorious. I've actually just listed my equivalent tube amps for sale.
Massive, massive fan of your channel. Somehow I missed this vid. But after seing your review and take on this amp, suddenly I got a serious attack of a.a.s. searched the web, and found one cheap as chips. And you are 100% correct, you don't need anything, just plug it in and go
ok i just bought the 5100 mosfet 100 reverb and its a great amp sounds like valve amp but its solid state.and your amp is great too similar sound to the 5100.shame they dont make them anymore .great playing by the way.keep rocking.
I have a 5215 and pulled the amp off the combo to use with a 4-12. 100watts brutal power, very much like a jcm800. Basically the same amp as the 3210 i believe, just without the push-pull pot for the eq section. Not very versatile, but nobody expects that from a JCM800 either!
Hi Dave absolute loved both the vids you did on this amp... So I went out and bought one! Can’t get enough of it it’s fantastic! Play through it as much as my jubilee combo too haha! Is there any way you could possibly post a pic that shows the reverb tank in the back as I’m trying to work out if mine has the original reverb tank?? I know you said yours runs all the way along the back of the amp... Once again thanks! You are the High Priest of AWESOME!!
Thanx for the video, I enjoyed it very much! In fact, it was so inspiring, I searched and bought a 5210 myself. I love the sound of it! Very responsive to volume and tone settings on the guitar. Mine is a 1982 and has one of those red Mc Kenzie speakers in it. I was wondering if yours has too or if it is the Celestion GM12-70... Thanks again Dave for the inspiration!
+Dave Simpson, I am expecting to get a Fractal Audio Ax8 AND a Kemper profiling amp this Christmas! (Both? I know right? Lol. Once in a lifetime thing.) Have you ever played thru either one? Never the less, I will still be in the market for some of these great solid state amps like you demo. Thanks for the videos man!
Dave i cant decide between this one and an orange micro terror. Despiste the price which one sounds better? I want something to practice and to small band rehearsals. We play hard rock (zeppelin, gnr, acdc, etc). Greetings from argentina! Love your playing!
The Marshall is a real old Marshall & sounds like one. Micro terrors are dime a dozen compared to these. And I'll one-up the host by saying: Peavey Bandit
Hi Dave. I have one of these, use it with a US Strat, and I agree it sounds pretty damn good considering it's solid state. I've had it since new, bought in mid 1980's. I just wondered if you had any idea what these might fetch on the UK market these days? The vid's are brill by the way! Cheers Chris
Sounds great! Been looking at these the last couple of days and came across one from 86, old as me! Lol How do these amps take overdrive pedals up front? Keep up the magic Dave!
Hey Dave, I just picked up a Master Lead Combo (30 watt sans reverb) Missing the reverb now. Which do you prefer? The 50 or the 30 ? I can get either for about $250
Just worked out a deal on a Reverb 12. The 5203 is 29lbs and the Reverb 75 is 39 lbs and I had hoped being SS they would be lighter. Thick cabs I guess.
NYC LP Player Personally i would probably go for the 5203. The 10 inch speaker version. Its loud enough to gig with and its very light. The problem is though. Trying to find one. :(
You forgot to mention the compressor that was in the chain. Just saying. I like compressors but you cannot show people the amp's responce with heavy compression involved. But the amp is really very good, compressor or not !! Perhaps, just perhaps, the compression originated from the recording equipment. In that case you are excused, but still... Please do not be offended, I really like your review.
By the way, i also have this amp since it was new. I'll never sell it. It's very difficult to get hand's of these here in Norway so it got i high used-price here :-D
first of all stop telling how good these are you make them to starting to been as costly as small 5w tube amp:DDD i mean you dont find this amp nowdays enywere under 200€ enymore mire like 350€ or even more, second it is awesome amp i give it that better sound than eny 180-300€ small tube amp i mean that thing sweeps floors with marshall DSL5C 100x better sound
Les Paul and Marshall. That’s what dreams are made of.....
From the Marshall lead 12 to the Mosfet 100 every single Marshall solid-state amp from the mid-80s sound amazing.
Here's an old video of Dave's I missed/didn't see at the time it was released. I actually had a 5210 that I had bought used online years ago. Gave it to a friend a few years later. Very good sounding amp for solid state. I wish newer budget SS Marshalls sounded as good.
This is one of your best vids, you were in the mood and had the right gear for the right moment. Thanks
Thank you very much indeed. :)
I've just picked up a 5212 and its incredible!! Love these amps!!
Great playing and tones throughout here, but I _especially_ enjoyed the sweet playing during the clean passages! (And that's saying a lot from me, considering that I'm usually waiting for the gainer tones!) Thanks for the great demo, Dave!
Thank you very much. :)
Hi Dave, I have a Marshall 5275 (75 Reverb), one of the big brothers of your 5210, although it's a small combo in size, not in sound. It sounds very similar to your 5210, except the stock speaker is poor (Celestion Sidewinder,150w), so I usually play it through a separate 1*12 cab. These are fabulous amps, destined to be classics in the future if not already. As always, your playing squeezes every drop of tone.
Thank you very much. :)
Sidewinders are not poor but good. They are just unknown. They were very solidly built with cast frame and heve very versatile sound. People just do not know them. They were probably too expensive to built for Celestion.
Hey Dave. Love watching your vids. Plus you've converted me to the whole solid state thing! Recently bought a 100w Marshall 3310 that was in a bit of a state. A couple of repairs and a mod - it's now totally awesome! It also makes a surpisingly good bass amp for that authentic Jam/Stranglers bass sound. I'm actually gonna sell some of my valve amps and probably make a profit - haha! My valve stuff was great, but only when it's so loud that the whole house shakes! Just pulled the trigger on a Marshall Master Reverb 30 (5203) for £74 delivered, (it does also need a repair, but hey-ho), which is an absolute steal. Now all I need to do is to learn how to play some Greenie somewhere to near to how well you play it. You're an inspiration - thank you!
Thank you very much indeed. : )
I have the 5212. It"s a beast! Physically imposing looking and nasty tone. The cleans are good too. Does not sound like a solid state but it is. The 2x12 makes it sound big and three dimensional.
+edward cartagena Nice. :)
Just picked up a super clean one of these for $300. I have a lot of amps and this thing is definitely a keeper. The AVT50 1x12 50 watt hybrid is a great practice amp but this just has a dirtier sexier tone that I've been looking for in a 1x12 SS amp. A telecaster with a Route 66 pedal compressor/clean boost makes it sing.
Sounds great! I have the same amp but never thought of it as being that versatile. Good work.
Thank you very much. :)
That reverb is lovely.
you could probably make a cornflakes box sound good! Awesome vid!!
Haha. Maybe coco pops but a cornflakes box is hard to EQ. :) Thank you so much for watching.
Dave Simpson Hola amigo, el sábado voy a probar un Marshall Lead 5210.
Pensaba que era de la serie máster reverb pero veo que no.
Tengo dos opciones, una es el 5210.
La otra es comprar un Máster Reverb 30 .
Cuál de los dos recomendarías?
Love this amp..bought mine in 86...gigged with it forever and great in the studio...mine quit working a few a years ago...no sound out the speaker but faint sound plugged into the fx loop..took the chassis out and now using the cab with a greenback for my class 5 head...cant find anybody to fix it...it also had the rumbling sound just b4 it went bad,,standard for this amp...but oh how i wish it could be fixed..puts all my newer marshalls to shame
Dave -- I don't know where you are, but you can send it to AVA Audio, (Patrick Ava), 1622 Broadway, Sacramento CA 95818. Pro shop. Pat can fix anything with a PCB, and tube amps. Skip Simmons recommended him to me, and now Pat does all my amp work. Hope this helps.
Seriously cool playing mate! That LP/Marshall combo really sings up at the top of the neck.
Thank you very much. : )
Amazing jam in the outro
Love it hearing some of Gary's... 😌
The 5210s are truly great. I've got one and the all tube version, 4210, which sounds fantastic at high volumes, but not in the bedroom. That's what this is for. Well played btw!
ChoppaWhoppa1 Thank you for watching. :)
Wow Dave, that end section is sublime! The whole thing sounds a lot like something Joe Bonamassa would play. Bravo!
Thank you very much. :)
I just bought an early 80's solid state lead 20. I'm planning on swapping the speaker out to a celestion g12h 55hz ala Paul kossoff. But yes, they sound glorious. I've actually just listed my equivalent tube amps for sale.
Nice. they are awesome amps. :)
that was beautiful, man! very moving.
morddas Thank you. :)
Massive, massive fan of your channel. Somehow I missed this vid. But after seing your review and take on this amp, suddenly I got a serious attack of a.a.s. searched the web, and found one cheap as chips.
And you are 100% correct, you don't need anything, just plug it in and go
ok i just bought the 5100 mosfet 100 reverb and its a great amp sounds like valve amp but its solid state.and your amp is great too similar sound to the 5100.shame they dont make them anymore .great playing by the way.keep rocking.
Thank you very much and will do. :)
Awesome playing man! Wow
Thank you very much. :)
I have a 5215 and pulled the amp off the combo to use with a 4-12. 100watts brutal power, very much like a jcm800. Basically the same amp as the 3210 i believe, just without the push-pull pot for the eq section. Not very versatile, but nobody expects that from a JCM800 either!
That sounds great. Wow! Wonder how my PRS would sound on that amp.
Hi Dave absolute loved both the vids you did on this amp... So I went out and bought one! Can’t get enough of it it’s fantastic! Play through it as much as my jubilee combo too haha! Is there any way you could possibly post a pic that shows the reverb tank in the back as I’m trying to work out if mine has the original reverb tank?? I know you said yours runs all the way along the back of the amp...
Once again thanks! You are the High Priest of AWESOME!!
Thank you very much. : )
Thanx for the video, I enjoyed it very much! In fact, it was so inspiring, I searched and bought a 5210 myself. I love the sound of it! Very responsive to volume and tone settings on the guitar.
Mine is a 1982 and has one of those red Mc Kenzie speakers in it. I was wondering if yours has too or if it is the Celestion GM12-70...
Thanks again Dave for the inspiration!
Thank you very much. Mine has the celestions in it. :)
Nice guitar and amp,nice playing my friend
J knight Thanks you. :)
Hello, super fantastic, may be legendary Dave Simpson. Very very awesome playing with humpuckers. Did you upgrade this Epiphone with Gibson pickups?
I didn’t no.
@@thedavesimpson ok. Thanks
Great! Effect loop serial? Can I use a boost/volume in loop to increase the volume for solos?
Thank you and yes you can indeed run something in the effects loop for solo boosts. :)
thanks!
Marshall Mosfet (any version) or new tube Marshalls like DSL, Origin, etc.?
Awesome sounds great.
Martin Lindquist Thank you. :)
+Dave Simpson, I am expecting to get a Fractal Audio Ax8 AND a Kemper profiling amp this Christmas! (Both? I know right? Lol. Once in a lifetime thing.) Have you ever played thru either one? Never the less, I will still be in the market for some of these great solid state amps like you demo. Thanks for the videos man!
I haven't ever played through one but i would like to but i highly doubt i ever will get the chance. Thank you very much for watching. :)
Dave i cant decide between this one and an orange micro terror. Despiste the price which one sounds better? I want something to practice and to small band rehearsals. We play hard rock (zeppelin, gnr, acdc, etc). Greetings from argentina! Love your playing!
I'd recommend the boss Katana. :)
@@thedavesimpson i had one great amp but didnt like the tone much and sold it.
The Marshall is a real old Marshall & sounds like one.
Micro terrors are dime a dozen compared to these.
And I'll one-up the host by saying: Peavey Bandit
Haven't seen you play through this Amp in a while, do you still have it? and if you do, could you play some songs for us with it? 🎶🎸🎼
I don't have it anymore no.
Dave Simpson I’m sorry to hear that I just got mine today I wonder if it’s your old one lol
That was great!!! What is the price ?
Thank you very much and the price depends on who evers selling one. They seem to be fairly rareish. :)
Hi Dave. I have one of these, use it with a US Strat, and I agree it sounds pretty damn good considering it's solid state. I've had it since new, bought in mid 1980's. I just wondered if you had any idea what these might fetch on the UK market these days? The vid's are brill by the way! Cheers Chris
:) Thank you very much. Glad you like the vids:) I'm not honestly sure what they fetch these days. I have seen them go for £150 to £250. :)
They go for about 500 Canadian now
Hey Dave
Did this Les Paul have the Peter Green mod done on it?
At this point i think it did yeps.
@@thedavesimpson definitely sounds like it.
Sounds great! Been looking at these the last couple of days and came across one from 86, old as me! Lol How do these amps take overdrive pedals up front? Keep up the magic Dave!
Thank you very much and they take pedals really well. :)
Hey Dave, I just picked up a Master Lead Combo (30 watt sans reverb)
Missing the reverb now.
Which do you prefer?
The 50 or the 30 ?
I can get either for about $250
I prefer the 30 myself. I prefer the sound and love the 10inch speaker. : )
@@thedavesimpson
Have you played the Lead 20.
Found one for $99
This or the 5103?
NYC LP Player Hi there. Not familiar with a Marshall with that number. Do you mean the 5203?
***** yes I did
Just worked out a deal on a Reverb 12. The 5203 is 29lbs and the Reverb 75 is 39 lbs and I had hoped being SS they would be lighter. Thick cabs I guess.
NYC LP Player Personally i would probably go for the 5203. The 10 inch speaker version. Its loud enough to gig with and its very light. The problem is though. Trying to find one. :(
You forgot to mention the compressor that was in the chain. Just saying. I like compressors but you cannot show people the amp's responce with heavy compression involved. But the amp is really very good, compressor or not !! Perhaps, just perhaps, the compression originated from the recording equipment. In that case you are excused, but still... Please do not be offended, I really like your review.
There was no pedals in line in this video, but i hear what you mean. That compression is from TH-cam.
Who needs Eric Clapton, John Mayer, BB-King, SRV, RAMBO, and Dirty Harry
when we have this guy?? I mean... :-D
Thank you very much indeed. :)
By the way, i also have this amp since it was new. I'll never sell it.
It's very difficult to get hand's of these here in Norway so it got i high
used-price here :-D
c minor blues great
How come that i'm not able to make mine sound like yours?
Because the sound is in in your hands. Nice playing mate :-D
Thank you but i'm sure you make yours sound awesome. : )
You could do a review of hiwatt G50cmr?
If i ever get my hand son one i shall. :)
Do you still have this amp?
Sadly not. :(
Dave Simpson why not?
@@thedavesimpson what happened to it??? had one years ago - sad story
Saaweeet !!!!
oneida41859 :) :) :) :)
Do you know if mosfet 100 model 5100 is a good amp to pickup?
The one i played through was great so i would say yes but if you can try it before you buy you will know if you want it or not. :)
Great video ! Great playing !!! Which settings do you use on the overdrive channel ?
+Vince BOND Thank you very much indeed. The settings were Gain - 10 Volume - 10 Treble - 0 Middle - 1 Bass - 1 :)
I'm pretty sure for a second there your eyes glowed red and I saw your horns
Haha. Quite possible. :)
first of all stop telling how good these are you make them to starting to been as costly as small 5w tube amp:DDD i mean you dont find this amp nowdays enywere under 200€ enymore mire like 350€ or even more, second it is awesome amp i give it that better sound than eny 180-300€ small tube amp i mean that thing sweeps floors with marshall DSL5C 100x better sound