This comment is more of a general comment for all your videos.....I could sit and listen to this all day. It's as if the sound drips out my speakers like drops of gold. The tone and groove you have is fantastic. Well done!
Anyone else still playing one of these? I use it in my apartment, spanky clean, manageable volumes (always on full 30W power setting, just sounds better), only downside is that it’s always quite bright. And it weighs a ton
I picked up an Astoria Custom combo a couple of years ago and very quickly fell in love with it. I've had a lot of amps come and go through my hands over the years, but THIS one isn't going anywhere...and yes, they do weigh a ton! 😆
@@superflea72 nice one. I really fancied trying to swing getting a custom two about a year or two ago, one UK retailer had them well cheap and in black tolex, but he wouldn’t ship here to France, so I’ve been using dirt fuzz and comp to get my classic to rawk
For those that have access, you have to try this astoria classic with a proper treble booster in front of it .....just make sure the treble booster has an output level control otherwise it'll be a bit over the top but if you can get your hands on a nice BSM style treble booster that has a level control (like the BSM RW-F model) it sounds STUNNING with one of these Astoria classics! And with the TB on, just turning the gtr vol down a few notches, the cleans are like glass.
Unfortunately the Astoria suffered from two flaws that prevented it from being accepted by the mass market: 1) it doesn't have the traditional Marshall looks, and 2) it was really expensive (and thus putting in direct comparison with other Marshall-style amps or Used Vintage Marshalls).
Man, congratulations for this one! For all the others! I know that your intent is to make tone comparissons, but, man, you should compose and publish your sounds here. Is not Marshall tone that people come here to hear. It´s yours.
Best demo of an Astoria yet. Most of the other Astoria demos are horribly inadequate to show the amps potential. If these were $1k cheaper and available in traditional black & gold, they would sell a ton.
Best demo I have come across for the Astoria Classic, showing full range of tones. Nice use of controls on guitar to shape sound. Good enough to make me want to try one this coming weekend in Glasgow?
I have the Dual head, it's a great sounding amp. It's sounds better through a closed back cab to me. Never have understood why people complain about the design and color so much. Complaining about things seems to be a popular profession lately. Especially the "I can't afford so I automatically hate it" crap. If you really like something you'll save your money to buy it. It would be awesome if you could demo a Dual if you get the chance, Johan!
I don't have much experience with Marshalls, but this sounds more 'open' to me and vintage sounding. I like how the overdrive goes fuzzy instead of the modern grating 'gain' of most modern marshalls. To me this amp sounds more like a real bitching Vox - and I like that very much!
Just bought this combo at The fellowship of accoustics back in the Netherlands (for a very sharp price and also a fair trade price for my Vox AC30) , never have been as pleased with this almost clean sound as i am now , my pedals just work perfect in Combination with this amp , and i guess thas what this Astoria is meant for.... (also checked out the red one , great too , but not that good in Conjunction with pedals) Johan Segeborn , ...great demo as always!
I have an Astoria Custom head I use into an old JMI(Vox) Domino Bass cab (1-12"). It'll get almost any sound I want. I loaded it up with NOS valves. Love it!
If you're into JTM 45 check out the ROLA JTM 45. A handmade, periode correct with NOS parts for less money than a reissue Marshall JTM 45. You can see some photo of the wiring online wich is a work of art. Oh and Brett Kingman did a nice review of this amp.
We have JTM45/Bassman amps in Canada that sell for 500 cdn for the full on vintage amp. Traynors. Johan did a vid not that long ago with the least crunchy and brightest amp of theirs the Mark3.
Yeah, it does sounds like something between 2245 and 1987. Nice thing is this one have really beatiful ballanced bass to mids and trebles. Nice heavy rhytm and wonderful clean. What is really suprising, it sounds closer to 412 than Bluesbreaker but without the hum and noises from cranked beast. I appreciate how you plays Les Pauls plugged into Marshalls and never get too muddy. :D Whats your personal opinion? Is it more versitable than JTM45? Or closer to your needs?
+Michał Piechowiak Thanks! :-) I think it's much more versatile than the JTM45, for instance you can get much more scooped but fat tones from it than I usually can get from a JTM45. Cheers
Johan Segeborn, I just bought the classic combo. i usually gig with a 1974x combo with extension cab and thougt that the sound of the Astoria would be a little closer with el34. Can I Change the tubes for el34 without adjusting the biais? What would you think of that change?Thanks in advance!
And yeah, people should look into what amps are designed to do before judging how well they do it. From reading the Astoria in-depth reviews, each of them was designed with a "job" in mind. The Blackstar Artist combos are similar. Not gonna appeal to you if you don't need or understand what they do.
Another great Marshall video. Thanks! Any thoughts about this one compared to Vintage Modern combo? I have the VM and am just beginning to understand it I've had it for 3 years lol Cheers
+AddR0ck Thanks, makes me glad to hear that! I used my standard miking technique with a close mic dead center and the grill and a room mic omni at 10 feet.
just the original recording amps we ve been speaking about in the last few chatts.. so that i can set them up in my recorder in series and take tracks with the eq set for each amp i do express my appreciation for being the impetus for the effort it self. Being that the one motivating angst being the desire to find the way each amp of the 3 we ve been chatting on for onwards of months since late last year. thanks johan. i do believe you to be the better sound man. but i m in this for one thing . that is to prove to my self that the majority of good and great amps hold a frequency pattern similar to one another. i do mean the names and years of production they were recorded from. like a 75 jvm or a 73 jtm or so on. this would allow me the simple starting point. thanks
+JED TAYLOR Yeah the fundamentals of a guitar fretboard spans from 82 to about 1000Hz. Most speakers go to 5000Hz to capture the overtones. The best amps/speakers probably preserves this distribution
Sounds great, as do most things you demo. Seeing the various comments from your audience makes me wish you would do Blind Comparisons.... Like this Astoria vs a Peavey Classic or some such.... I really wonder how much of the amp's sound is related to what we see, want to see, and expect.
Great playing Johan...the only thing that's coming across misunderstood to me is the price on this thing! $849.99 for ONLY the 1x12 cab new? Video sold me on looking at them but once I saw the prices it's not making much sense to me. Way to keep adding variety though, I'm sure there's some guys that have the coin and want an amp like this and your video was what they needed to see for their decision. Do you ever demo some of the modded Marshall's? I know that some of the modded Marshall's have their own dedicated followers. I've got a '79 JMP 50 watt head with KT88's that was modified by Mark Cameron which I'm pretty fond of...I think it would be cool to see a video with heads that have been modded by the more recognized modders. Just my 2 cents...keep up the good work!
I am not a Marshall guy, but I love their KT66 amps! I played through a JTM 45 Offset at a guitar show years ago. Loved it! I was thinking about the red or the blue one, but you squeeze out some rock-'n'-roll excitement with that tone! Paul Kossoff! I did play through the Astorias when they came out, and loved the cleans, but my music store wouldn't let me open them up. (They rarely do.)
Hey Johan, thanks a lot, I've been waitin for this since you uploaded that short video of the Classic you filmed down at the store... loved that, love this. To get this straight: you really had all knobs on 10? Hi-channel all the way through or did you switch?
These sound good. But the best Marshall 1x12 combo is the JCM800 4010. It can do pretty much the Astoria tones on input II. And got a killer classic Marshall tone on input I. It's easy to carry and you plug it in to a 4x12 and you have a 2204 half stack. And it´s 50 watts with EL34's. If I only wanted the Astoria Classic type of tones I'd buy a Bluesbreaker.
When you consider that for example a Friedman Dirty Shirley 1x12 combo ( which is the nearest comparison I can think of off the top of my head ) is £ 2600 , the Astoria is an absolute bargain .
I like your tone very much. Can get a good deal on the head but since you wear ear protection it seems that this amp really needs to be cranked up and does not sound very well at living room levels ? Or am I wrong ?
Hi Johan, love your channel, wonder if you can help me with the following: I am interested in the Astoria range. If I want to get a JTM/JMP/Plexi type of sound, can I get them with the Custom or only with the Classic?
I've got a Tone King Sky King with a Celestion Creamback G12M 8ohm speaker. I notice Marshall makes an extension cab for this. I wonder how it would sound with my Tone King as an extension cab. Probably awesome.
I was curious about these amps, they do have a good vintage sound. Would be fun to do a test of class A vs. class A/B amps to hear how the power tubes work differently. You play the perfect riffs for every demo you do.....cheers
cool vid ! love the clean sound as well. amazingly a modern amp with vintage feel and response... would like to hear full chords played as well on dirty mode (:
Johan I am looking at the JVM series amps now in the 50 watt version combo as a great amp. But more than likely the next available jtm 30 up to 60 watt will be my next purchase. I like the tones of these amps all round. especially with a medium to low overdrive setting....I think they call it just till taste.....or till the amp breaks up ...... anyway the jvm and the jtm are sitting on my dream sheet for now.l I ll try to talk my grandson into a JMD for the sake of multifaceted tone palate.
Looks and sounds great Is it really worth 3200 USD ? DSL40 VS Astoria Can you maybe compare the DSL40C to one of these Astoria ? The DSL40s are a HUGE seller over here in the states Thanks
List the 3 choices again so that I do not confuse them with something else. that lll keep it simple for me. But I still say I favor the jtm. but you want to know which is the closest tone to the astoria is that correct.
Awesome Tone and Depth .....................Super clean very Harmonic Amp less Punch but you cant Everything lol How Much is this Amp in Canadian Dollars ?
I've got a limited edition black Astoria custom combo ( from Andertons ) btw , an absolute killer Marshall amp which was a bit more at £1399 . Still a great price I think .
Hi sir! I recently subscribed to your channel and i must congratulate you on the quality of your reviews. Great work!!! Keep 'em comin' ! Btw, are you from northern europe, like finland or somewhere thereabouts?
i ve actually had personal expeience of the astoria amp actually folding up a jtm amp in the midst of a audience some years ago in european cities. But those exceptions were very rare and i feel like that there were more than just the amps problem. its truly the sound man and the experience level there is one thing that you may do for me johan, i want a great country tone set up for the essence o the late 60s nd mid early 70s country rock tone. Do you have a suggestion for the amp or pedal prime driver for this type of tone. An answer to this will leave me to gettin a good heads start on this venture as well. I like sag and a great deal o harmonic angst when string bends and bites and trickery for the sake of tone dynamics o the early years when only the masters could do it well. Now days. its lost to my ears because it s not on the same level of play to me. way to fast way to slick and not the heart squeezing pain suffering demo type of playing that the greats pull. BB Eric, Jeff, Stevie....but I am not so high on stevie because he used something more that tears in the eyes type bends. not in the same mastery as the greats I hold such as duane allman, the likes of Robin Trower, peter green and on and aon... My simple point is only that speed doesnt kill great playing, it s a matter to to fast to appreciate such as the great fantastic tone makers who study the player and the phrasing to build yet again more memoriable tones and add sprnkles of that super flair shred to bring shred its due
+JED TAYLOR Hi Jed, I'd use a Blackface Twin and a Telecaster for country and country rock, but if you want more sag, maybe a Tweed twin instead. Cheers
it's the price tag when you can get a vintage plexi for what these go for there's no misunderstanding lol if I ever see a second hand one for $1500 would probably buy it on the spot
Trouble is at $3k it is a tough proposition consider what handwired jtm45 chassis costs and at 60lbs it not exactly grab and go. JTM45 head + ppimv + cab of your choice (or venue cab) and you probably save 50%.
+NYC LP Player Yeah, I haven't gone trough the components yet, I wonder if it's over priced or if it's expensive to manufacture motivating a higher price?
Johan Segeborn Marshall gets to charge a premium regardless especially since it is handwired. it is probably well-built and as good components. I'd rather spend 3k on a Metropoulis.
Hi Johan ,, what i hear is broad range dynamics and fuzz , if playing , Psychedelic 60s and possibly country , then its ideal , but the Fuzz only let me think of music like Jefferson airplane white rabbet
Yes , everybody has JMP i think , without thinking,, Johan i think the Fender Dual Showman is more underated then any other ,, well then the last one they made end of the 80s i think 87,,, more drive then JMP ,more harmonics ,,,i put drive on 7 and at a lil boost with a TS10 ,,,,the Showman has all pull buttons on tone (extra boost) ,,,it goes from old blues to rockabilly , rock , hardrock ,, over the top vanhaken,, but then better hahah see i not underrate this one ~_*
as you well know it's easy to get a good Marshall tone with a lot of amps from 50$ to 5000.. it's not the same if you want that classic unique Fender Black face tone
Johan is the marshall whisperer. marshalls feel safe and well understood near him.
+RorysIrishTour hahahahahahha!! :-)
Yup. If you need a Marshall tamed, he's the one to do it ;-)
True dat! Johan is da man!
HAHAHA!! Yes he is!!
haha
This comment is more of a general comment for all your videos.....I could sit and listen to this all day. It's as if the sound drips out my speakers like drops of gold.
The tone and groove you have is fantastic. Well done!
+Ron Shoud Thanks my friend, I'm so glad to hear that! Johan
watchout!
molten metal can be VERY warm
Jake Kiska for the win! Bringing back an underrated masterpiece of Marshall engineering
Neil McLinden exactly the comment i was looking for 👌🏻
I cannot believe this is no longer in production. I want one of these so so so damn bad. Best Marshall design ever
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! I have heard a red astoria being played by berny marsden with his 59 les paul and I was sold!
+Nico Bellisario - Guitar, Music & Stuff Thanks, yeah he's a great player!
Being underrated and misunderstood might have something to do with its price...
+William Sitnin haha ;-)
+randomlyselecteduser in Europe it's currently being sold for the same price as the JVM410C
pretty good for a PTP hand wired amp
Agreed
There's a seond hand green one on ebay for £1400.
I find its tone sweet. I really love your videos, Johan. Keep it up, dude!!!!
+Mikel López Thanks my friend! Really good to hear that!
Johan Segeborn you made this amp sound great but your a great guitarist but for the price of this amp even used is just stupid !
Anyone else still playing one of these? I use it in my apartment, spanky clean, manageable volumes (always on full 30W power setting, just sounds better), only downside is that it’s always quite bright. And it weighs a ton
I picked up an Astoria Custom combo a couple of years ago and very quickly fell in love with it. I've had a lot of amps come and go through my hands over the years, but THIS one isn't going anywhere...and yes, they do weigh a ton! 😆
@@superflea72 nice one. I really fancied trying to swing getting a custom two about a year or two ago, one UK retailer had them well cheap and in black tolex, but he wouldn’t ship here to France, so I’ve been using dirt fuzz and comp to get my classic to rawk
Most of the other "amp reviews" are so boring, but yours are good to chill out and feel the beautifulness of these magic amps :) thanks
+Peter Razga Thanks Peter! I'm really glad to hear that!
Your tryptic videos are awesome. Music and art...perfect
Dream job. Just playing awesome amps. Nice demo and playing.
+Alex Gambill Thanks Alex! I'm having a blast! :-)
For those that have access, you have to try this astoria classic with a proper treble booster in front of it .....just make sure the treble booster has an output level control otherwise it'll be a bit over the top but if you can get your hands on a nice BSM style treble booster that has a level control (like the BSM RW-F model) it sounds STUNNING with one of these Astoria classics! And with the TB on, just turning the gtr vol down a few notches, the cleans are like glass.
+livingabovethe12th Thanks for the tip! Cheers
Great mellow clean sound out of that thing.
+Gearoid Walsh Thanks!
Underrated and Misunderstood .I agree
I think the price tag stops inquires in there tracks .
+islanderwinder yeah it was introduced with a substantial price tag
Bye the way....his side men (bass and drums) are both from SWEDEN!!
Love that sound!
me too, maybe one day i will get one
13 mins of absolute joy....what an amp!
+The ElectricHobo Thanks :-)
Fabulous tone! You did that amp proud. Well done.
Unfortunately the Astoria suffered from two flaws that prevented it from being accepted by the mass market: 1) it doesn't have the traditional Marshall looks, and 2) it was really expensive (and thus putting in direct comparison with other Marshall-style amps or Used Vintage Marshalls).
Man, congratulations for this one! For all the others! I know that your intent is to make tone comparissons, but, man, you should compose and publish your sounds here. Is not Marshall tone that people come here to hear. It´s yours.
+Gabriel Marini Thanks my friend, I'm so glad to hear that!
+Gabriel Marini- I concur.
hear, hear!
Oh !! WwoowW great amplification and chords love it
Some great tones from this combination. Nice video again!
+wizzells Thanks :-)
Probably one of the best playable Amps I ever had....
For me it simply sounds like a Marshall ... just fantastic!
+rushyeskansas indeed!
I look forward to every episode from you on here. Keep it up my friend
+Larry Taylor Thanks my friend, I'm so glad to hear that!
Best demo of an Astoria yet. Most of the other Astoria demos are horribly inadequate to show the amps potential. If these were $1k cheaper and available in traditional black & gold, they would sell a ton.
Best demo I have come across for the Astoria Classic, showing full range of tones. Nice use of controls on guitar to shape sound. Good enough to make me want to try one this coming weekend in Glasgow?
I have the Dual head, it's a great sounding amp. It's sounds better through a closed back cab to me. Never have understood why people complain about the design and color so much. Complaining about things seems to be a popular profession lately. Especially the "I can't afford so I automatically hate it" crap. If you really like something you'll save your money to buy it.
It would be awesome if you could demo a Dual if you get the chance, Johan!
+chris austin Hi Chris, first chance I get :-)
I own the Dual Combo myself, would like to see Johan review it as well!
Indeed one of the best tones I've ever heard from a Marshall. An iconic amp. Just too overpriced.
Plus I never liked the aesthetics of it either.
Some great riffs and nice playing here, per usual! Keep up the videos!
+rev2203 Thanks, great to hear from you! Cheers Johan
I don't have much experience with Marshalls, but this sounds more 'open' to me and vintage sounding. I like how the overdrive goes fuzzy instead of the modern grating 'gain' of most modern marshalls. To me this amp sounds more like a real bitching Vox - and I like that very much!
+VoxPathfinder15R Yeah, it's indeed a bit Voxy which is very nice
That amp is the next on my list to buy....this was a very timely video, thanks Johan!
+Rick McCargar Glad its put to good use! :-)
Just bought this combo at The fellowship of accoustics back in the Netherlands (for a very sharp price and also a fair trade price for my Vox AC30) , never have been as pleased with this almost clean sound as i am now , my pedals just work perfect in Combination with this amp , and i guess thas what this Astoria is meant for.... (also checked out the red one , great too , but not that good in Conjunction with pedals) Johan Segeborn , ...great demo as always!
The problem is ... each amp you try, all sound great :)
+honolulu3d Thanks my friend! :-)
Was the Astoria Classic a good substitute for Bluesbreaker or JTM45?
I can find one slightly cheaper than either amps.
I have an Astoria Custom head I use into an old JMI(Vox) Domino Bass cab (1-12"). It'll get almost any sound I want. I loaded it up with NOS valves. Love it!
Sounds like a great combination
The sound of money :-) Great show Johan. Thank you.
+Paul Montero hahaha! Unfortunately you're right Paul. ;-) Cheers Johan
Your playing has gotten really good, my friend.
+jhs5150 Thanks my friend, I'm really glad you like it!
Extremely close to perfect. Love that sound. How does it sound with a strat? (or Gretsch or Epiphone Casino or Tele or...)
+blackberryblossom / CARE MACHINE Great to hear that! Check it out in this clip with a Strat
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If you're into JTM 45 check out the ROLA JTM 45. A handmade, periode correct with NOS parts for less money than a reissue Marshall JTM 45. You can see some photo of the wiring online wich is a work of art. Oh and Brett Kingman did a nice review of this amp.
+Maxime Laliberté Thanks, I'll check it out!
Maxime Laliberté they are aussie made huh
We have JTM45/Bassman amps in Canada that sell for 500 cdn for the full on vintage amp. Traynors. Johan did a vid not that long ago with the least crunchy and brightest amp of theirs the Mark3.
Yeah, it does sounds like something between 2245 and 1987. Nice thing is this one have really beatiful ballanced bass to mids and trebles. Nice heavy rhytm and wonderful clean. What is really suprising, it sounds closer to 412 than Bluesbreaker but without the hum and noises from cranked beast.
I appreciate how you plays Les Pauls plugged into Marshalls and never get too muddy. :D
Whats your personal opinion? Is it more versitable than JTM45? Or closer to your needs?
+Michał Piechowiak Thanks! :-) I think it's much more versatile than the JTM45, for instance you can get much more scooped but fat tones from it than I usually can get from a JTM45. Cheers
Johan Segeborn, I just bought the classic combo. i usually gig with a 1974x combo with extension cab and thougt that the sound of the Astoria would be a little closer with el34. Can I Change the tubes for el34 without adjusting the biais? What would you think of that change?Thanks in advance!
I only first heard of the Astoria line last night, and they look like the kinds of amps I like, especially the Classic.
Good morning from the east coast. well done mate. got my fix, now off to work.
+Mike Barry Thanks my friend, have a great weekend! :-)
And yeah, people should look into what amps are designed to do before judging how well they do it. From reading the Astoria in-depth reviews, each of them was designed with a "job" in mind. The Blackstar Artist combos are similar. Not gonna appeal to you if you don't need or understand what they do.
Great clean tone on the Les Paul wow awesome
killer sound, hard to go wrong with a les paul plugged into a marshall.
+Leander Johnsen Thanks!
Another great Marshall video. Thanks! Any thoughts about this one compared to Vintage Modern combo? I have the VM and am just beginning to understand it I've had it for 3 years lol Cheers
+George Herman Thanks George, the VM has more gain on tap and it can be tweaked to a more modern breakup also on the vintage channel. Cheers
I enjoy your playing just as much as getting to hear all the gear. I don't know how much time you spend setting these up but they sound amazing.
+AddR0ck Thanks, makes me glad to hear that! I used my standard miking technique with a close mic dead center and the grill and a room mic omni at 10 feet.
The first thing I do when I get a new amp is I crank everything to 10 and if it sounds good it's a keeper
I think a lot of people just didn't like how they look and never gave them a chance. :) great vid! take care
+lando27music Thanks! :-)
I love how it looks like !
The looks are great, but the price are not LOL ....
just the original recording amps we ve been speaking about in the last few chatts.. so that i can set them up in my recorder in series and take tracks with the eq set for each amp i do express my appreciation for being the impetus for the effort it self. Being that the one motivating angst being the desire to find the way each amp of the 3 we ve been chatting on for onwards of months since late last year. thanks johan. i do believe you to be the better sound man. but i m in this for one thing . that is to prove to my self that the majority of good and great amps hold a frequency pattern similar to one another.
i do mean the names and years of production they were recorded from. like a 75 jvm or a 73 jtm or so on. this would allow me the simple starting point. thanks
+JED TAYLOR Yeah the fundamentals of a guitar fretboard spans from 82 to about 1000Hz. Most speakers go to 5000Hz to capture the overtones. The best amps/speakers probably preserves this distribution
Sounds great, as do most things you demo.
Seeing the various comments from your audience makes me wish you would do Blind Comparisons.... Like this Astoria vs a Peavey Classic or some such.... I really wonder how much of the amp's sound is related to what we see, want to see, and expect.
+CentaurusRelax314 Yeah, you're right, those things are very hard to separate.
Great playing Johan...the only thing that's coming across misunderstood to me is the price on this thing! $849.99 for ONLY the 1x12 cab new? Video sold me on looking at them but once I saw the prices it's not making much sense to me. Way to keep adding variety though, I'm sure there's some guys that have the coin and want an amp like this and your video was what they needed to see for their decision.
Do you ever demo some of the modded Marshall's? I know that some of the modded Marshall's have their own dedicated followers. I've got a '79 JMP 50 watt head with KT88's that was modified by Mark Cameron which I'm pretty fond of...I think it would be cool to see a video with heads that have been modded by the more recognized modders. Just my 2 cents...keep up the good work!
+Mark Sandvig Thanks Mark, yeah I demoed a 69 Super Bass modded by Reinhold Bogner earlier here. Cheers
Just trying this amp yesterday. The red one combo. Its a awesome amp. And the thing is, this amp is very versatile amp.
This amp has unexpected lovely clean sounds for a Marshall.
great tone, great playing. this amp breaks up so nicely. I think it could be the cathode biasing(unusual for Marshall) on those kt66's
+jupiter moongauge Thanks! :-)
I am not a Marshall guy, but I love their KT66 amps! I played through a JTM 45 Offset at a guitar show years ago. Loved it! I was thinking about the red or the blue one, but you squeeze out some rock-'n'-roll excitement with that tone! Paul Kossoff! I did play through the Astorias when they came out, and loved the cleans, but my music store wouldn't let me open them up. (They rarely do.)
Man, you know EXACTLY the sound to extract from a LP and Marshall...
+jessethibes Thanks Jesse!
Hey Johan, thanks a lot, I've been waitin for this since you uploaded that short video of the Classic you filmed down at the store... loved that, love this.
To get this straight: you really had all knobs on 10? Hi-channel all the way through or did you switch?
+John Doe Thanks man, yeah it was fully cranked, but for the cleans I turned down mid and gain. Cheers Johan
These sound good. But the best Marshall 1x12 combo is the JCM800 4010. It can do pretty much the Astoria tones on input II. And got a killer classic Marshall tone on input I. It's easy to carry and you plug it in to a 4x12 and you have a 2204 half stack. And it´s 50 watts with EL34's. If I only wanted the Astoria Classic type of tones I'd buy a Bluesbreaker.
When you consider that for example a Friedman Dirty Shirley 1x12 combo ( which is the nearest comparison I can think of off the top of my head ) is £ 2600 , the Astoria is an absolute bargain .
And even better price if you buy the Astoria Combo, I picked up the Dual model
I like your tone very much. Can get a good deal on the head but since you wear ear protection it seems that this amp really needs to be cranked up and does not sound very well at living room levels ? Or am I wrong ?
+Denis Hermans Thanks! Yeah you need an attenuator to get this tone at living room volume levels. For instance the Weber Mass 100 does a great job
Hi Johan, love your channel, wonder if you can help me with the following: I am interested in the Astoria range. If I want to get a JTM/JMP/Plexi type of sound, can I get them with the Custom or only with the Classic?
I've got a Tone King Sky King with a Celestion Creamback G12M 8ohm speaker. I notice Marshall makes an extension cab for this. I wonder how it would sound with my Tone King as an extension cab. Probably awesome.
+Ben Randolph this combo has the G12H Creamback, but they both sound great. Dont know if it's been voiced for this amp though
Mworshal coomboh! 😍 happy new to you Johan.
Happy New Year! ;-)
I really want to like the Astoria series but it's hard to. I do think Johan that you pulled the best tones out of this amp that it is capable of.
+Earl00001 Thanks Earl! :-)
Wow! I would love one of those!!!! What a sharp sound! (Waiting to win the lottery first...should be the next lotto though...fer sure....)
+D. B. Cheers ;-)
i did yet try that one end the big crunch is very powerfull but l dont like disrortion it s so fuzzy ;) thx Johan for all your test cheers from France
+elie thivillon Thanks and cheers from Gothenburg Sweden!
I was curious about these amps, they do have a good vintage sound. Would be fun to do a test of class A vs. class A/B amps to hear how the power tubes work differently. You play the perfect riffs for every demo you do.....cheers
+John Miller Thanks John, that's really good to hear!
cool vid ! love the clean sound as well. amazingly a modern amp with vintage feel and response...
would like to hear full chords played as well on dirty mode (:
+Adam Flam Thanks Adam
Johan I am looking at the JVM series amps now in the 50 watt version combo as a great amp. But more than likely the next available jtm 30 up to 60 watt will be my next purchase. I like the tones of these amps all round. especially with a medium to low overdrive setting....I think they call it just till taste.....or till the amp breaks up ...... anyway the jvm and the jtm are sitting on my dream sheet for now.l I ll try to talk my grandson into a JMD for the sake of multifaceted tone palate.
+JED TAYLOR The JVM does a great plexi tone.
Jake Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet always uses Astoria combos
that might be a reason to NOT buy one...
Do you know his sound?
Acquiring the blue channel switching version very soon. Impossible to find even if you have the extra cash for it.
Looks and sounds great
Is it really worth 3200 USD ?
DSL40 VS Astoria
Can you maybe compare the DSL40C to one of these Astoria ?
The DSL40s are a HUGE seller over here in the states
Thanks
+Eddie George Yeah I wanna do both the DSL40 and DSL15 asap here on the channel
looking forward to it !
Have you ever done a spot on the Marshall Vintage/Modern?
nice clean and a crunch tone that would sit in the mix nicely...but...the price!
+Alistair Kinnear Thanks! :-)
List the 3 choices again so that I do not confuse them with something else. that lll keep it simple for me. But I still say I favor the jtm. but you want to know which is the closest tone to the astoria is that correct.
Awesome Tone and Depth .....................Super clean very Harmonic Amp less Punch but you cant Everything lol How Much is this Amp in Canadian Dollars ?
+cy p Thanks cy :-)
Johan, can we get a video from you showing your full collection?
+Sean Macaluso Hi Sean, most amps here on the Channel are actually not mine. Cheers Johan
Nice! By any chance, did you get the chance to also test the Astoria Custom version?
+Phil Smith Thanks, no I haven't played that one yet actually
What a gorgeous clean tone when you rolled off the volume. Thanks Johan, great demo but the big question, is it worth the money?
+rockpebble100 Thanks :-) it does have a hefty price tag indeed
I've got a limited edition black Astoria custom combo ( from Andertons ) btw , an absolute killer Marshall amp which was a bit more at £1399 . Still a great price I think .
The Astoria Custom is on my wish list, that thing has some serious attitude. This classic is "The Faces" all day long
+odgeUK Indeed a very Faces sounding amp! :-)
I wonder what the head version sounds like in a 412 cab? I bet is sounds really close to a JTM45...... ;)
+Marco Muiretta Yeah, it's pretty close even in this combo cab so that wood probably work really well
Hi sir! I recently subscribed to your channel and i must congratulate you on the quality of your reviews. Great work!!! Keep 'em comin' !
Btw, are you from northern europe, like finland or somewhere thereabouts?
+Dhruv Chandra Welcome to the channel! :-) I'm from Sweden
Johan Segeborn
Thanks for replying! Have a great day sir
+Dhruv Chandra You too!
I still prefer Marshall in black & gold...
+Elvis yeah we guitarists are a conservative bunch ;-)
Once you get something right the first time why change it?
because change is the way forward
CME made a black and gold edition
Yes it looks great but i mostly care how an amp sounds. Its not furniture for me
i ve actually had personal expeience of the astoria amp actually folding up a jtm amp in the midst of a audience some years ago in european cities. But those exceptions were very rare and i feel like that there were more than just the amps problem. its truly the sound man and the experience level
there is one thing that you may do for me johan, i want a great country tone set up for the essence o the late 60s nd mid early 70s country rock tone. Do you have a suggestion for the amp or pedal prime driver for this type of tone. An answer to this will leave me to gettin a good heads start on this venture as well. I like sag and a great deal o harmonic angst when string bends and bites and trickery for the sake of tone dynamics o the early years when only the masters could do it well. Now days. its lost to my ears because it s not on the same level of play to me. way to fast way to slick and not the heart squeezing pain suffering demo type of playing that the greats pull. BB Eric, Jeff, Stevie....but I am not so high on stevie because he used something more that tears in the eyes type bends. not in the same mastery as the greats I hold such as duane allman, the likes of Robin Trower, peter green and on and aon... My simple point is only that speed doesnt kill great playing, it s a matter to to fast to appreciate such as the great fantastic tone makers who study the player and the phrasing to build yet again more memoriable tones and add sprnkles of that super flair shred to bring shred its due
+JED TAYLOR Hi Jed, I'd use a Blackface Twin and a Telecaster for country and country rock, but if you want more sag, maybe a Tweed twin instead. Cheers
Thanks
I ll do just that
jed taylor have you seen a alessandro twin on ebay? it does blackface and tweed in one amp. derek trucks uses alessandro.
it's the price tag when you can get a vintage plexi for what these go for there's no misunderstanding lol if I ever see a second hand one for $1500 would probably buy it on the spot
cool video, as always Johan. what tubes and how many?
+Bruce Carey Thanks Bruce! It's got 2x KT66 :-)
Johan Segeborn
wow, two kt66!? that must be a very loud little bugger lol. it has three 12ax7 in the preamp as well?
Great tones, I loved the (almost) clean tones.
There are several underrated amps, I would like to see anytime about the Marshall´s Class 5 and MA series in you channel, best regards and great job!
Thanks! Yeah it’s indeed about time have these two on the channel
These models are underrated and hated in Marshall´s forums ever! It would be a pleasure to see if humors have changed after long time, thanks so much!
Trouble is at $3k it is a tough proposition consider what handwired jtm45 chassis costs and at 60lbs it not exactly grab and go. JTM45 head + ppimv + cab of your choice (or venue cab) and you probably save 50%.
+NYC LP Player Yeah, I haven't gone trough the components yet, I wonder if it's over priced or if it's expensive to manufacture motivating a higher price?
Johan Segeborn Marshall gets to charge a premium regardless especially since it is handwired. it is probably well-built and as good components. I'd rather spend 3k on a Metropoulis.
NYC LP Player Agree 100%
How do yu get all this great gear?
I'd love to see a comparison between a small Tweed (Deluxe for example) and a big Marshall, a Super Lead or a JTM
+Lars Sig I actually have recorded material for that! :-)
Johan Segeborn great, i was listening to some ZZ Top and i have a hard time deciding wether im hearing a Tweed or a Marshall!
+Lars Sig Yeah he always has a great tone. I think most of it is an old super lead
Hi Johan ,, what i hear is broad range dynamics and fuzz , if playing , Psychedelic 60s and possibly country , then its ideal , but the Fuzz only let me think of music like Jefferson airplane white rabbet
+Roel Cyborg Yeah, the more famous Marshall distortion is the JMP hard rock breakup
Yes , everybody has JMP i think , without thinking,, Johan i think the Fender Dual Showman is more underated then any other ,, well then the last one they made end of the 80s i think 87,,, more drive then JMP ,more harmonics ,,,i put drive on 7 and at a lil boost with a TS10 ,,,,the Showman has all pull buttons on tone (extra boost) ,,,it goes from old blues to rockabilly , rock , hardrock ,, over the top vanhaken,, but then better hahah see i not underrate this one ~_*
Wow, great sounds !!!
+dejongeblondegod Thanks :-)
Hi! Would you be able to do a review/demo on the solid state marshall 2199??
as you well know it's easy to get a good Marshall tone with a lot of amps from 50$ to 5000.. it's not the same if you want that classic unique Fender Black face tone
+cisco That's interesting, we need to investigate that. But you may be right. Cheers
beautiful amp sounds great!!
+J.A Salazar Thanks!
"If you didn't like you handwired Marshall, you didn't crank it"
- Myself ;-)
+Karl-Henrik Arendt Words of wisdom :-)
Not entirely sure it's handwired honesty
@@taxo it is. Hand wired in the UK.
Will you ever try a Tone king?
Does Astoria have the similar tone with Vox AC30? nice playing btw :D
Thanks! I think it sounds like a mix between a Marshall and a Vox actually.
I always, always, and always enjoy watching your video. Plz keep doing it ;D Thanks a lot.
Does it sound like Marshall Class 5?
+TheCheck01 A Marshall is of course a Marshall :-)