5150 Iconic....Wow!

[Bloodrock]

Got an iconic this week and all iconic say is wow! I've owned at least 15 Marshalls over thr years, as well as several of the EVH branded amps. The jubilee an 800 have always been my favorite marshall circuits. I found the other EVH amps over gained,fizzy, too squishy, or a combination of things I just didn't like being a long time marshall fan. The iconic comes with a stock speaker that appears to be based on the v-type but was obviously voiced for the old school VH tones. Using this speaker I got some pretty good VH tones from the amp. Then I popped in my favorite V30... Holy shart! I will say that WITHOUT A DOUBT this Amp is based on a Marshall circuit! Not a Soldano, old 5150, current EVH. Or any of those things Ed used. This is a tweaked Marshall circuit and is easily one of the best ones I've ever played. It comes across as a near perfect hot rodded JCM800 on channel one with the boost on. Channel 2 adds bass and gain while shifting the mid frequency to a more modern metal EQ. Both channels stay tight AF no matter how much gain and all the EQ controls are very interactive. I have to honestly say to me this amp sounds almost exactly like my dream modded Marshall would. The JVM I had was not even close in terms of tone. And that's the marshall flagship. Its even better than the Ceriatones I've owned. Kudos to EVH, they've finally built one of the Marshalls we've all been wanting for years...

 

[Rocktane]

Congrats on your new amp!

 

[StrummerJoe]

I've heard a lot of good about them. Happy NAD!

 

[PowerTube44]

The Iconic is definitely on my list.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

hnad. youboob seems to try and give them a bad rap.
i dont get it. they sound amazing on video.

 

[pittbull]

I wish the amp wasn’t made in china

 

[crossroadsnyc]

I wish the amp wasn’t made in china

I think you should pick one up and give it a spin. You've been low-key lusting for one since the announcement, and that itch is going to keep nagging at you until you scratch it. Go for it, dude ... you deserve it!

 

[mickeydg5]

It seems the 5150 amplifiers have always delivered for what they were meant to be.
Myself i use the effects loop like that of the Jubilee with a nice effects processor.
That provides 1000000 times more sound options.
A nice amplifer with a good effects processor in an effects loops supplies anything anyone may want.
Do the same with the 5150 type amplifier and all your tone dreams can come true.

 

[pittbull]

Blood rock is it possible to take a gut shot of the amp Thanks

 

[Tatzmann]

I second...post them guts please.

 

[Springfield Scooter]

Congratulations!
They certainly are affordable and tempting!

 

[solarburn]

I told you so!

I can't stop playing mine. I also put it in a Marshall stable.

Congratz on the combo!

 

[StrummerJoe]

I wish the amp wasn’t made in china

Me too. I'd already have one if it was MIM, MIK, or even MIV.

 

[ibmorjamn]

I told you so!

I can't stop playing mine. I also put it in a Marshall stable.

Congratz on the combo!

Damn , man. You must have quite the collection of amps now sbdsl five 0 !

 

[ibmorjamn]

Got an iconic this week and all iconic say is wow! I've owned at least 15 Marshalls over thr years, as well as several of the EVH branded amps. The jubilee an 800 have always been my favorite marshall circuits. I found the other EVH amps over gained,fizzy, too squishy, or a combination of things I just didn't like being a long time marshall fan. The iconic comes with a stock speaker that appears to be based on the v-type but was obviously voiced for the old school VH tones. Using this speaker I got some pretty good VH tones from the amp. Then I popped in my favorite V30... Holy shart! I will say that WITHOUT A DOUBT this Amp is based on a Marshall circuit! Not a Soldano, old 5150, current EVH. Or any of those things Ed used. This is a tweaked Marshall circuit and is easily one of the best ones I've ever played. It comes across as a near perfect hot rodded JCM800 on channel one with the boost on. Channel 2 adds bass and gain while shifting the mid frequency to a more modern metal EQ. Both channels stay tight AF no matter how much gain and all the EQ controls are very interactive. I have to honestly say to me this amp sounds almost exactly like my dream modded Marshall would. The JVM I had was not even close in terms of tone. And that's the marshall flagship. Its even better than the Ceriatones I've owned. Kudos to EVH, they've finally built one of the Marshalls we've all been wanting for years...

Congrats and gas is deeply noted!

 

[Ufoscorpion]

Me too. I'd already have one if it was MIM, MIK, or even MIV.

Don’t confuse the Chinese workers with the People running China , not even going to try to explain , we all know how it is over there . If we all stop buying MIC stuff who would suffer by far the most , the people or the powers ?

 

[Scottz]

Being made in China isn't automatically a sign of bad quality. They build to the spec they are paid for. Remember, the build IPhones there . Sure, I wish it was all built in the US but we have to face reality.

 

[ibmorjamn]

Being made in China isn't automatically a sign of bad quality. They build to the spec they are paid for. Remember, the build IPhones there . Sure, I wish it was all built in the US but we have to face reality.

I agree , but the point where we could have resisted stuff made in China just to support are US economy was about the time we started throwing tube TV's in the dumpsters and the tubes went in there with with them.
Remember land lines and dial phones and wait , no internet ?

 

[PowerTube44]

I meant to ask... is the footswitch included with this amp or is it a separate purchase?

 

[solarburn]

I meant to ask... is the footswitch included with this amp or is it a separate purchase?

Included.