Best marshall amp for clean tone??

[sanrico]

These aren't heads (they are combos), but for my money, the JTM 30 or JTM 60's have the best cleans I've ever heard from a Marshall. My JTM 30 sounded gorgeous shoulder-to-shoulder against my Fender Deluxe Reverb. I was shocked.

And you can get them pretty cheaply.

 

[Lowlife]

My first thought was on the 4100 DR, which has a great clean (and they are cheap second hand), also the JVM has a very nice clean.

 

[boola]

As most people have already said, any non-master amp is going to give the best cleans. JTM45/100, JTM45, Super bass, Super lead in that order for me.

 

[dptone5]

The 6100 has an amazing clean channel....almost Fender-like....

 

[Adwex]

I had a JCM900 DR 4500, it had a decent clean channel...with spring reverb.

 

[gdh1532]

you can probably get a decent clean sound from just about any marshall amp, with the right settings, and guitar set up.

 

[AustinShark]

--can't believe nobody mentioned the often overlooked Marshall 'Club & Country' 2x12 combo. You still see them floating around every once in a while. Basically they're Marshall's answer to the Fender Twin. Great cleans and plenty powerful.

Oh, and +1 on Jubilee clean channel.
It's outstanding.

 

[Macro]

Just for clarification, I'd say first to define what you mean by 'clean'.
Are we talking bright acoustic or are we talking warm tube, slight breakup?

Realistically, I think you can find just about any generic clean tone you need in most modern Marshall amps. Unless you are trying to replicate a specific sound I'd say you could manage a lot of clean range through anything already suggested above

Cheers!

 

[HOT TUBES 70]

Again , as usual , the 6100 hands out a lesson on tone !!

The 6100LM with 5881 tubes has a mind blowing clean channel !!

 

[mr.brownstone]

Next amp I'll buy will make my clean amp side by side with my current AFD for the dirty tones.

Do you guys think about the 2466 VM?

 

[peterplexi]

Hello everyone,
I’m new to this site, and after spending a few days reading several posts it looks like I’ve came to the right place for all the Marshall info I can handle. So my question is this, What does everyone think the best Marshall head out there is for great “Clean” tone?

JVM 410-HJS

 

[Go Loud Early]

How clean do you want? Really clean try one of the acoustic amps.

 

[eigentone]

Astoria Classic has a wonderful clean.

 

[Matthews Guitars]

Asking which Marshall has the best clean tone is like asking which 800 horsepower supercar makes the best car for driving around in a crowded mall parking lot!



That being said, the JTM45 has a beautiful clean tone and so does the Superlead and its relatives.

 

[Toby Krewbs]

DSL40 has a beautiful clean channel.And I play straight ahead jazz with a George Benson archtop through mine sometimes.EL34s are the preferred tube type for audiophile applications.Not 6l6/6v6.
Marshall DSL40C uses EL34!

 

[marshallmellowed]

Wow, another 10 yr old thread resurrected.

 

[Rokinroller]

DSL40 has a beautiful clean channel.And I play straight ahead jazz with a George Benson archtop through mine sometimes.EL34s are the preffered tube type for audiophile applications.Not 6l6/6v6.
Marshall DSL40C uses EL34!

Very much agree . I am very impressed with this amp's clean channel ..... and everything else it can do extremely well . This really is a desert Island amp . Never has an amp impressed me this much . I'm sure the other suggestions are good too . I just dont have experience with the other Marshall amps such as JVM or 6100 . But I trust what their owner / players say for sure . The Marshall clean tones are beyond expectation .

 

[scozz]

There are soooo many types of “clean tone” @Jskidmore22, you should be a bit more descriptive about the type of clean tone.

I’m with @blues_n_cues, I like using the guitars volume to roll off for cleans, with an 800 or any Marshall really. But it’s not a crystal clear clean like you’d get with a Fender type amp, that’s why I’m asking how clean is the clean you want?

 

[scozz]

Wow, another 10 yr old thread resurrected.

Oh man I got snagged again!!

 

[Maggot Brain]

MG15DFX