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Originally Posted by American Viking
I don't know it's hard to say. I have a DSL100 that collects dust and two 800's that are abused regularly if that tells you anything.
I've been wanting to get the chance to sit down with a couple different 900's for a couple days and see if those are too my liking but I can get every tone I could ever want out of my 2203 and 2204, sometimes with the assistance of a stomp box. I haven't played the VM, or JVM at all. Really not had a desire to since those aren't the amps you see when going out to a big show. (Slash uses a VM, I know, I know..)
I like the Marshall RI's of the 1959SLP and 1987x.
I wouldn't say they're making terrible amps I just like the older stuff better. I don't really know why they would stop making some of the amps that are still classics but I guess they realize that old fogies can't buy amps when they're dead and young players just want gain monsters.
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I'm a younger player, but am not into all of the gain. More tone for me. I never liked the 900(diodes, I'm not a tube snob, just didn't feel it) and the JVM was too complicated. I like a simple amp and Marshall isn't really doing that. The other half, Gibson Les Paul, is going towards the future now as well. The last good guitar by them was the Studio, my favorite(simple, not bling-bling like the custom). I guess older is better. I'm just not into all the new, complicated, huge amt of gain shit. I know I am young, and probably one of the few youngins that like the old stuff, but IDK why. I always preferred the older music too. I like 2 bands after the years 2000: Velvet Revolver and My Chemical Romance. Unlike most, I gave MCR a chance, and they got some REALLY good guitar in it. I was shocked. Anyway, that's why I like the Studio-JCM 800 combo. Pair that with a Dunlop Classic Crybaby Wah Pedal and you have yourself an incredible blues/rock/metal rig! IMO, of course!
