A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! - Page 18

IbanezMark · 10-29-2010, 03:07 PM

I couldn't help myself, I had to pull out the chassis and take a look.
It has a Mesa branded 12AX7 in V1, Marshall branded ECC83 in V2, and Marshall branded EL83.

Thanks for the breakdown Steve, I wouldn't mind giving that combo a try

IbanezMark · 10-29-2010, 03:17 PM

I love the simplicity of these amps. It takes all of 5 minutes to unscrew the back and get the chassis out!

DSL100 Dude · 10-29-2010, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by IbanezMark

NEW AMP DAY
Can I be an official member now?

GLORIOUS!!!!!!!!

You know you are all in as soon as you plugged it up and turned it on.

IbanezMark · 10-29-2010, 08:25 PM

Yeah I'm totally impressed by this little guy.
You wouldn't expect this featherweight to be a tone monster..but hot damn!
It's just packed full of thick Marshally goodness.

DSL100 Dude · 10-29-2010, 09:27 PM

I know right! It is crazy how well they NAILED it with this amp. I really can't get enough of 'em.

longfxukxnhair · 10-29-2010, 10:21 PM

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!

DSL100 Dude · 10-29-2010, 10:31 PM

Still waiting for you to join the club LH. It really is a fun amp that you can dime everything on it and just wail without having serious ear-ringing afterwards.

longfxukxnhair · 10-29-2010, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DSL100 Dude

Still waiting for you to join the club LH. It really is a fun amp that you can dime everything on it and just wail without having serious ear-ringing afterwards.

I have considered it. The problem is I hate combos. I just cant stand them. Not sure why.

DSL100 Dude · 10-29-2010, 11:11 PM

That is the best part, it suits up with a 4x12 wonderfully!

IbanezMark · 10-30-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DSL100 Dude

That is the best part, it suits up with a 4x12 wonderfully!

Oh man, I put it through one of my JCM 800 cabs this morning...
That little 5 watter pushed 400 watts of speakers like a pro. Looks like my DSL is going to get a break for a while!
I wonder how good it would sound through a quad of greenbacks

IbanezMark · 10-30-2010, 10:54 AM

I should also note that I ran it at 8 ohms, dimed for about half an hour.
The little guy didn't even get hot..

benjammin420 · 10-30-2010, 04:35 PM

DSL, I was just playing around with my Danelectro Octave/Fuzz, when it is engaged it start picking up radio signals, its got to be something with the pedals thats causing it

Neaves The Wicked · 10-30-2010, 08:27 PM

Hey Folks, Sorry to jump in here while other things are being discussed but I just laid money down on a white Class 5. Awesome Amp!!!!

Man it is Loud Too! I asked the sales guy working with me on the amp if i could try an sd-1 with the amp so i could turn the volume down and it's perfect. Here is a pic.

MM54 · 10-30-2010, 10:27 PM

Didn't I hear someone mention that the white class5 was a GC thing? Because I skimmed the Musician's Friend catalog that came in the mail yesterday, and they offer it in black or "creme" (aka white). Is MF a DBA of GC or vice versa, or am I just terrible informed

?

longfxukxnhair · 10-30-2010, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MM54

Is MF a DBA of GC or vice versa, or am I just terrible informed

?

Neither. They at one time worked hand in hand until just a couple of years ago but I think that was it.

user name · 10-30-2010, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MM54

Didn't I hear someone mention that the white class5 was a GC thing? Because I skimmed the Musician's Friend catalog that came in the mail yesterday, and they offer it in black or "creme" (aka white). Is MF a DBA of GC or vice versa, or am I just terrible informed

?

MF is a sister company of GC.

longfxukxnhair · 10-31-2010, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by user name

MF is a sister company of GC.

You are right

IbanezMark · 10-31-2010, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neaves The Wicked

Hey Folks, Sorry to jump in here while other things are being discussed but I just laid money down on a white Class 5. Awesome Amp!!!!

Man it is Loud Too! I asked the sales guy working with me on the amp if i could try an sd-1 with the amp so i could turn the volume down and it's perfect. Here is a pic.

Nice!
A pedal really helps the C5 if you're playing it below 4 or 5 on the volume.

benjammin420 · 10-31-2010, 08:43 AM

you guys using dirt pedals don't know what you're missing

Gtarzan81 · 10-31-2010, 08:45 AM

Marshall: I'm lovin it!

My sig says how I run mine.

IbanezMark · 10-31-2010, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benjammin420

you guys using dirt pedals don't know what you're missing

I only use a pedal when there are other people in the house

Otherwise, it's full-tilt into a 4x12!!!

MM54 · 10-31-2010, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user name

MF is a sister company of GC.

That makes sense then, thanks!

benjammin420 · 10-31-2010, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IbanezMark

I only use a pedal when there are other people in the house

Otherwise, it's full-tilt into a 4x12!!!

I'm just busting balls a little, I'm sure most of you know I run mine through an attenuator, just trying to spread the love

Neaves The Wicked · 10-31-2010, 12:52 PM

They have a used Black one there too and i'm thinking about getting it also. After reading all 18 pages of this thread and grabbing a schematic in the process I'm thinking why the hell not get another. I would love it if i could find a white haze cab though but my White 1960a will do the trick after layaway is done

IbanezMark · 10-31-2010, 01:02 PM

DO IT
I've been thinking about getting another one as well. I'm having more fun with the Class 5 than any other amp I've owned.

Neaves The Wicked · 10-31-2010, 01:30 PM

I'm going back to GC this afternoon and i'll play through it see if it has the 3 piece back/rattle. Who knows what'll happen?

IbanezMark · 10-31-2010, 01:35 PM

Apparently the 3 piece backs have no rattle issues.
Mine is a 1 piece back and the only rattle I can hear is a "very slight" rattling of the cheapo wire tube retainer against the EL84. It's barely audible, but I'm going to fabricate a new tube retainer next time I have it apart (just because I can

)

Neaves The Wicked · 10-31-2010, 01:42 PM

I saw one of the new tube retainers that one of the guys posted on here and it's pretty burrly! I know i would like to run in stereo but i'm wondering if a A/B box is the way to go with this? I don't think i want to go with a stereo effect that i have to keep engaged constantly to achieve the 2 amp setup but using an effect in stereo occassionly could really be cool

Neaves The Wicked · 10-31-2010, 01:45 PM

Also just to mention this the #5 for my class 5 in my signature i made into the color of tolex my amp is covered in.

IbanezMark · 10-31-2010, 01:52 PM

If you run an A/B box, it won't be true stereo but rather 2 amps running in mono. It would sound big, but it would sound even bigger with a stereo delay (1 amp running with a very slight delay).

You have me GAS'ing for another one now!

10-29-2010, 03:07 PM	#511 (permalink)
IbanezMark Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7,176	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! I couldn't help myself, I had to pull out the chassis and take a look. It has a Mesa branded 12AX7 in V1, Marshall branded ECC83 in V2, and Marshall branded EL83. Thanks for the breakdown Steve, I wouldn't mind giving that combo a try

10-29-2010, 03:17 PM	#512 (permalink)
IbanezMark Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7,176	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! I love the simplicity of these amps. It takes all of 5 minutes to unscrew the back and get the chassis out!

10-29-2010, 08:25 PM	#514 (permalink)
IbanezMark Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7,176	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! Yeah I'm totally impressed by this little guy. You wouldn't expect this featherweight to be a tone monster..but hot damn! It's just packed full of thick Marshally goodness.

10-29-2010, 10:21 PM	#516 (permalink)
longfxukxnhair Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 24,224	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! nice!!!!!!!!!!!!

10-30-2010, 10:54 AM	#521 (permalink)
IbanezMark Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7,176	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! I should also note that I ran it at 8 ohms, dimed for about half an hour. The little guy didn't even get hot..

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10-30-2010, 04:35 PM	#522 (permalink)
benjammin420 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 295	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! DSL, I was just playing around with my Danelectro Octave/Fuzz, when it is engaged it start picking up radio signals, its got to be something with the pedals thats causing it __________________ "Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion...man"

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MM54 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 7,808	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! Didn't I hear someone mention that the white class5 was a GC thing? Because I skimmed the Musician's Friend catalog that came in the mail yesterday, and they offer it in black or "creme" (aka white). Is MF a DBA of GC or vice versa, or am I just terrible informed ? __________________ -Matt If you don't understand what I'm saying, assume I'm making a joke. Trust me. Lachesky Amplifiers - Home of the CA10 Orders for 2013 CA10s are now being accepted! "... And I come from a place where they drag your hopes through the mud because their own dreams are all dying"

10-31-2010, 08:43 AM	#529 (permalink)
benjammin420 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 295	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! you guys using dirt pedals don't know what you're missing __________________ "Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion...man"

10-31-2010, 08:45 AM	#530 (permalink)
Gtarzan81 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Knees in the breeze Posts: 4,012	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! Marshall: I'm lovin it! My sig says how I run mine. __________________ Gibson Les Paul Studio in Blue 6100LM!!

10-31-2010, 12:52 PM	#534 (permalink)
Neaves The Wicked Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 302	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! They have a used Black one there too and i'm thinking about getting it also. After reading all 18 pages of this thread and grabbing a schematic in the process I'm thinking why the hell not get another. I would love it if i could find a white haze cab though but my White 1960a will do the trick after layaway is done __________________ 1 Creme Class 5 Mk-I 1960A W.E.G. 2007 JVM410H 1997 DSL 50 Check out our band. www.EmpireDown.Com or www.Facebook.com/empiredown16

10-31-2010, 01:02 PM	#535 (permalink)
IbanezMark Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7,176	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! DO IT I've been thinking about getting another one as well. I'm having more fun with the Class 5 than any other amp I've owned.

10-31-2010, 01:30 PM	#536 (permalink)
Neaves The Wicked Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 302	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! I'm going back to GC this afternoon and i'll play through it see if it has the 3 piece back/rattle. Who knows what'll happen? __________________ 1 Creme Class 5 Mk-I 1960A W.E.G. 2007 JVM410H 1997 DSL 50 Check out our band. www.EmpireDown.Com or www.Facebook.com/empiredown16

10-31-2010, 01:35 PM	#537 (permalink)
IbanezMark Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7,176	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! Apparently the 3 piece backs have no rattle issues. Mine is a 1 piece back and the only rattle I can hear is a "very slight" rattling of the cheapo wire tube retainer against the EL84. It's barely audible, but I'm going to fabricate a new tube retainer next time I have it apart (just because I can )

10-31-2010, 01:42 PM	#538 (permalink)
Neaves The Wicked Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 302	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! I saw one of the new tube retainers that one of the guys posted on here and it's pretty burrly! I know i would like to run in stereo but i'm wondering if a A/B box is the way to go with this? I don't think i want to go with a stereo effect that i have to keep engaged constantly to achieve the 2 amp setup but using an effect in stereo occassionly could really be cool __________________ 1 Creme Class 5 Mk-I 1960A W.E.G. 2007 JVM410H 1997 DSL 50 Check out our band. www.EmpireDown.Com or www.Facebook.com/empiredown16

10-31-2010, 01:45 PM	#539 (permalink)
Neaves The Wicked Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 302	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! Also just to mention this the #5 for my class 5 in my signature i made into the color of tolex my amp is covered in. __________________ 1 Creme Class 5 Mk-I 1960A W.E.G. 2007 JVM410H 1997 DSL 50 Check out our band. www.EmpireDown.Com or www.Facebook.com/empiredown16

10-31-2010, 01:52 PM	#540 (permalink)
IbanezMark Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7,176	Re: A Touch of Class...Class5 Owners Welcome! If you run an A/B box, it won't be true stereo but rather 2 amps running in mono. It would sound big, but it would sound even bigger with a stereo delay (1 amp running with a very slight delay). You have me GAS'ing for another one now!

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