Marshall Astoria....am I lost or what...?

[chrono]

An Astoria thread heck yeah! Here's my Custom

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Size, here compared to my SC20 Studio

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Gut shot!

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Looks awesome!

 

[ken361]

Guitar Center has the combo on its website for ordering

 

[chrono]

Try before you buy. It's a special amp not quite like any other I think.

 

[Biff Maloy]

I thought the Custom I had had a different tone than any Marshall I'd played through. I kept it for a little bit but maybe I should've given it more time. It just didn't grab me like I expected yet I still look for used and if i ever see another one I'd like to plug in again. It was a ballsy 30 watts into its 1x12. The internals were worth staring at. Solid build.

 

[Dogs of Doom]

I never got a chance to try one out. At NAMM, when they released it, they only had left hand guitars available...

Member @PU239 had some clips (Custom), that, to me, sort of had a HiWatt flavor. It had a bit of Fender, Marshall & HiWatt all in one. I have his Kemper profiles, that he made, but, that's a little different...

For some reason his site doesn't work for me right now, so I don't know if he has the files up, or not, or, if I could even find them. He posted them, either here, or at the Roadhouse...

http://www.surfnorthwest.com

 

[Spanngitter]

I am proud owner of a Classic (the green one) head + 1x12 cab.
Love this Amp to death, especially as a pedal platform it is frakin great but don't expect it sound like an old Marshall (JTM/JMP), it has it's own twist and sound.
When I shot this one on a local MusicStore Blowout Sale in 2018 I was also aiming on a Dual but no luck.
Prices are outrageous now on used one here in EU, currently i could sell the head for more then i paid for the complete set

 

[Biff Maloy]

I never got a chance to try one out. At NAMM, when they released it, they only had left hand guitars available...

Member @PU239 had some clips (Custom), that, to me, sort of had a HiWatt flavor. It had a bit of Fender, Marshall & HiWatt all in one. I have his Kemper profiles, that he made, but, that's a little different...

For some reason his site doesn't work for me right now, so I don't know if he has the files up, or not, or, if I could even find them. He posted them, either here, or at the Roadhouse...

http://www.surfnorthwest.com

That's a good description. Had a certain chime to it.

 

[George Dickens]

For some reason I always thought they made the Astoria's to compete with Matchless larger instruments-like for when youre playing for the house band on the to-night show or SSL or some other really pro place- where you'd wear a nice suit of cloths,Nice classy cadillac like upholstery too. I guess. just doesnt look like the type of thing one would haul up the stage for a R&R show.
I know they were pricey but thats all. Never heard or even seen one.
Curious, What is the speciality of the the Astoria? Collecters or?
thanks

 

[Georgiatec]

That sure looks creamy and delicious!
My favs are silverbells/blues. Had gold for a while but wasnt so thrilled. How is the cream compared to the blue and gold in your opinion?

Thanks!

The Cream is sweet once broken in.

 

[Georgiatec]

@Georgiatec very nice . They were quite different from the average Marshall on a appearance.
By chance , have you recording any songs with your Astoria ?

This is all Astoria. Apologies for my vocals.
Fixed it....put the version on with Amelia singing (waaaayy better)

 

[ibmorjamn]

This is all Astoria. Apologies for my vocals.
Fixed it....put the version on with Amelia singing (waaaayy better)

Wow , you guys are better every time I hear you. The the riffs and tone, that amp could be a nice fit for me if it didn’t cost more than Honda lol. Amelia is knocking it of the park !
You guys don’t have LP recording somewhere ?

 

[Biff Maloy]

For some reason I always thought they made the Astoria's to compete with Matchless larger instruments-like for when youre playing for the house band on the to-night show or SSL or some other really pro place- where you'd wear a nice suit of cloths,Nice classy cadillac like upholstery too. I guess. just doesnt look like the type of thing one would haul up the stage for a R&R show.
I know they were pricey but thats all. Never heard or even seen one.
Curious, What is the speciality of the the Astoria? Collecters or?
thanks

Steve Dawson designed it as pretty much all a gigging player would need. Portable, good power, power reduction for practice and very little maintenance.

 

[Georgiatec]

Wow , you guys are better every time I hear you. The the riffs and tone, that amp could be a nice fit for me if it didn’t cost more than Honda lol. Amelia is knocking it of the park !
You guys don’t have LP recording somewhere ?

I "only" paid £1100 for mine, slight dent on the front of the cab. Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to listen.
If you have Spotify Amelia's band Bad Heritage have two tracks on there.

 

[ken361]

Steve Dawson designed it as pretty much all a gigging player would need. Portable, good power, power reduction for practice and very little maintenance.

Vintage modern also which is awesome

 

[Georgiatec]

@Dogs of Doom @solarburnDSL50. Have another listen guys....I sacked the singer lol

 

[ken361]

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Marsha...-Wired-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amp-1437404022363.gc

 

[MarshallDog]

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Marsha...-Wired-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amp-1437404022363.gc

Buy if for 2700.00 sell it in 6 months used for 1700.00...seriously, make sure you want it and will keep it, just saying!!!

 

[Biff Maloy]

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Marsha...-Wired-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amp-1437404022363.gc

Key word "backordered"

That reminds me of the 2061CX. It was also backordered but had been discontinued for a while.

 

[Ufoscorpion]

I had the custom combo for a while , the Andertons edition ( black with white piping ) . Wanted to love it but unfortunately it didn’t really do it for me , it was ultimately just too boomy for my liking . Was much better after replacing the kt66’s with el34’s but still not tight enough with enough string separation , fair amount of gain in it to be fair . Great for a bit of Zep etc , it’s the amp Greta Van Fleets guitarist uses .

 

[solarburn]

@Dogs of Doom @solarburnDSL50. Have another listen guys....I sacked the singer lol

She sounds great!!!(haught too)

Sleazey guitar tone/playing and sexy vocals. WIN!