A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome!

[DirtySteve]

Hell yeah...that sounds awesome!

 

[JAC]

Guitar that was made in Michigan at one time, motor city shirt! Detecting a pattern here, Watson! Bitchen' tone! Very groovie! Time to go grab a Tsingtao!

 

[maxime1122]

Hey guys !

I did a sound test on the original backing track of You're a lie (Slash). I used my Class 5 combo C5-01 in 5 watts mode with volume at 10. Used a Gibson LP with Classic 57+ pups direct in amp and mic'ed with SM57. I'm panned mostly on right side.

Don't care about the playing , this is a sound test !

You're a lie (Slash) by maxime1122 on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[GuitarBuilder]

Sounds just like mine!

 

[Roadburn]

Guitar that was made in Michigan at one time, motor city shirt! Detecting a pattern here, Watson! Bitchen' tone! Very groovie! Time to go grab a Tsingtao!

Cheers!

 

[JimiRules]

I have a WGS Green Beret and and a Scumback 10" M75 (GB clone) and personally I don't like either one with it. To me they add bass that the C5 already needs less of if you ask me, but they also lack something else that I can't quite put my finger on. I much prefer the Stock speaker to them. I want to try a WGS 10" Veteran bad, but just can't spend the cash on another speaker right now.

hmm... Maybe I should just get the WGS version of the 12t75's then since I know I already like those. Or instead of getting the Green Beret's to go along with them maybe I should just get 2 of the WGS versions of the V30's.

 

[maxime1122]

Sounds just like mine!

In a band mix, the class 5 is not that bad. By itself, I find it so-so (thats my taste). In the recording it sounds good.

 

[DirtySteve]

hmm... Maybe I should just get the WGS version of the 12t75's then since I know I already like those. Or instead of getting the Green Beret's to go along with them maybe I should just get 2 of the WGS versions of the V30's.

That's just my opinion man, you know how that goes. I'm sure some guys probably like them. I also only play HBs, with SCs I might think different.

 

[Stringjunkie]

I have a WGS reaper that I think is pretty awesome.

 

[DirtySteve]

See that's why I said what I did before. I had a Reaper and it has more bass than the Green Beret.

BTW I had a Veteran before too and I liked it best of all. I stupidly sold it to my friend because it sounded so good in his amp and I wasn't using it at the time. I WILL have another Veteran before it's over!

edit: just checked and the 10" Vet is only $41...I'm going to go ahead and order one...

 

[JimiRules]

That's just my opinion man, you know how that goes. I'm sure some guys probably like them. I also only play HBs, with SCs I might think different.

Yeah, that's the trouble. I can't really go by youtube vids either because it's going to be different hearing them in person, which I don't have the option to do. I was originally going to just get 4 HM75's because I know I like the 75's in my buddy's 1960A cab. Then I started reading things about people mixing them with other speakers and I figured maybe that might be the way to go.

Right now I'd say about 85% of the songs I play right now require my SG, but that could change as we add songs to our set list.

 

[fast98dodge]

I had the pleasure of being able to run the C5 at full power this weekend... Oh My F'n God, what a monster!!! The C5 with the KTS-60 just sounded absolutely amazing!!! I was at a get together in Dallas with my vhlinks family and everyone was pretty blown away by the tone... Good thing I worked out a deal to sell my 5150 combo to one of my friends before he got to hear the Marshall... LOL...

 

[jwebb1970]

Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly does a choke do?

A choke acts as a sort of "filter" to smooth out the AC current in an amp. They are constructed similarly to output transformers, just smaller. Most modern tube amps use heavy resistors in the place of a choke.

As to the tonal, or "feel", differences - using a choke can result in less background hum and cleaner, better bass response. Using a resistor allows manufacturers save time and cost, hence most all modern tube amps using heavy resistors to smooth out AC ripple.

 

[DirtySteve]

The mail just ran...I've got a box full of old glass goodies sitting on my desk and one of them is an el84! I have a little over an hour to go and it's going to be like christmas tonight. I got a little something for all 3 of the kids.

 

[DirtySteve]

RCA el84 sounds fantastic!

...so does the Vega. http://www.marshallforum.com/other-amps/45158-nad-sort-got-my-old-vega-working.html

 

[FennRx]

Here's a few clips I recorded this morning.

Marshall Class 5 w/ES-339 by Tuned By Ear on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Marshall Class 5/ ES-339 II by Tuned By Ear on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Marshall Class 5 w/R8 by Tuned By Ear on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[Lowlife]

My experince is that RCA made excellent tubes. Would imagine their EL84 to be good as well. I have yet to try my Sovtek EL84M, wonder how it'll be compared to the telefunken im running.

 

[DirtySteve]

edit...Deleted. I was giving my impression of the RCA el84 and I spoke too soon.

 

[DirtySteve]

Oops, Please disregard my last post. I went home at noon today, turned on my Class 5 and I just now looked up and it's almost 2 o'clock. I was drinking last night and had been rolling tubes and going back and forth between 3 different amps and I guess I didn't give it enough time. It's a big difference now that I've played it for a while...Wow! I don't even know how to describe it, but it's just better.

 

[iron broadsword]

Wow, good to hear that it was a big upgrade! What you need is a vacation now to really enjoy these.