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@euclidesanatolly6175

2 жыл бұрын

Chimaira also used this amp on their old albums

@Gornflyin

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Taylor. I've seen that Marshall power amp hiding in the corner there. Any chance of a review using pedals as the pre-amp, or any actual pre-amps you may have? I'm slowly building my rack rig, the heart of which is a Marshall 100 watt monobloc power amp, with 5881 tubes. Then I have a Marshall JMP-1 pre-amp with the midi switching pedal. I also just received a Digitech 2112 with the Digitech Control one pedal board. Next will be a Boss GX700,a tuner, stereo noise gates, power supply and maybe a custom pre-amp too. No gigging, its a bedroom setup through my H&K 4x12 with V30's in it. I haven't fired it all up yet, as I'm going to replace all the tubes, and have them serviced first. For now I'm running a Marshall Lead 100 Mosfet head with a Boss SD-1. I figured, all the guitar sounds I love, are from the 70's 80's and 90's. So now its all quite affordable, why not go rack mount rock star lol. :D

@davehendrix671

2 жыл бұрын

i had 3 crate g130c they are good but once you put a 5150 against it in the same room your like oh it doesnt sound that good its very muddy also had a marshall valvestate it blew up i got another one and it blew up back when they were new sounded pretty good tho love my diezel vh4 tho very unique has more lowend than any amp i ever played

@jasondorsey7110

2 жыл бұрын

I have a '97 vs100, was a 1x12 combo I cut down into a head, and I run it through two 1x12 ext cabs...it was noisy and had mediocre tone with the stock Chinese made 12ax7, popped a vintage American 7025 in there and it came to life, now it has a great tone and is a great pedal platform, and runs much quieter, that tube isn't just a gimmick

@DreadNovella

Жыл бұрын

If you like death metal the Crate Blue Voodoo is a killer amp. Love and have the Marshall Valvestate 8100 too. Both killer amps.

The Valvestate is the on amp that needs to be resurrected without being turned into a modeling amp, it had the most potential and I miss mine.

@brandonmartin08

2 жыл бұрын

That would be great if they would make it more reliable, that was it’s only problem. I recently bought one of the 100 watt heads but have had several take a shit on me!

@JohnSmith-zk7un

2 жыл бұрын

There is someone in here that did a great shootout between valvestate, JCM 900 and maybe the 800 or six, but suffice to say the valvestate was by far the gnarliest.

@DSchea

2 жыл бұрын

Mode 4

@andyje

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mobius010 it’s a great pedal

@johnsiggers1682

Жыл бұрын

AVT i thought always sounded great!

When your demo playing starts, you’ve essentially ended the argument for/against any type of amplification. The reality is we can now see behind the curtain of the music industry, we can record pro quality music on a laptop in our bedrooms, and technology is so good, it’s impossible to separate tubes, solid state, or modelers if you’re listening with your ears and not your eyes. Now more than ever, it’s simply about preference, not the logo/brand. Great vid.

@TheRosswise

2 жыл бұрын

Abe Froman?!? The Sausage King of Chicago?!?!?

@jburdsinfuse

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRosswise Yes...yes I am...

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah in a production/studio scenario you can do and get away with so much. But don’t tell the internet, it gets mad when you use logic!

@TheRosswise

2 жыл бұрын

@@jburdsinfuse Don't make me get snooty.... eh snotty

@dinonuggies2276

2 жыл бұрын

I think when playing, tubes cant be replaced tho. Things like the amp heating up, your phones interference being annoying, seeing the tubes glow, and carrying around a little box with spare fuses really give a whole diffrent vibe, feels more "real"

I had the half stack for years. My wife bought for me, i love my wife, I was the 2nd owner and the rig was in mint condition, never gigged or turned up. I gigged a few times, band practices and jams, fun times. A couple years ago i sold it to a young guy for $100 and he was absolutely rapt when i dialled it in for him, I blended the crunch and od channels making sure he saw what i did. It was awesome to see the smile on his face, the next generation metal head 🤘 Such a fantastic and underrated amp... I want another one damnit... New subscriber, dig the channel dude🤘

@TaylorDanley

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, and welcome!

Please get the next gen version, VS100 and do a side by side. You’ll be maybe the only person on KZread to have that video. Endless forums and people questioning… it would get major attention

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

I’m watching for one 👀

@REZNAP

2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU Derek! I’ve also been looking for an A/B comparison of the 8100 and VS100 online for years… nothing. I own a VS100 and love it!

How does this channel only have 21k subs? Seriously. Your cam/production/tones are all top notch. Solid stuff, Taylor! 👊🏼

@michaelnugent9758

2 жыл бұрын

Killer riffs too, as always! 🤘🏻

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Michael!

@tatelmarcelino4846

2 жыл бұрын

@@TaylorDanley I come here partly to enjoy listening to some good ol' death metal riffing haha

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

@@tatelmarcelino4846 awesome! I’ll keep it coming 💪

@impossivel2006

Жыл бұрын

Shit, I was actually not subscribed.

I'm literally with a studio that is looking to downsize but wants to keep at least one good versatile amp head. This video helped a lot in deciding to keep ours. Thanks!

I have used the V8080 for around 30 years, toured with it and always sounded good. I've never actually felt the need for another amp or a full tube one. I end up trying other amps (solid state as well) looking for a slightly different tone, but this has been one of my favourite amps. I laugh at those who laugh at them. They don't know what they are missing.

@imeqsmd

2 ай бұрын

You’re so right 👍👊🫵

Bought mine new back in '93. Still have it. Had it in the shop for a tune up. Still sounds great & keeps me inspired. Cool video 🤘

I have both an 8100 and a VS100, they are both killer amps. To this day when I bring one of them to practice someone always says how awesome these amps sound. Of course, I play in a thrash metal band and this amp is extremely good for thrash metal. The VS100 combo also comes with a Celestion Hot 100 speaker, which is also known as an excellent speaker for thrash metal. Anyone who has this amp, try this trick: Turn up the effects loop volume all the way, then turn off your effects loop. For some reason, it makes the mids really pop.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve also seen people jump the effects loop. I’m assuming for similar reasons! How do they compare tonally? When I was researching for this video a lot of the forums I came across swore that the 8100 was better, but I chalk that up to internet lore more than fact

@TheRosswise

2 жыл бұрын

@@TaylorDanley To my ears they sound so similar that it is basically the same tones. I think the main difference is that the 8100 uses the 12AX7 for the OD channel, the VS100 uses it for the clean channel as well.

Actually just got one! One of the best amps I´ve ever had, i love it. In fact, it´s one of those amps I´m gonna keep forever.

@ballsofdoom3124

4 ай бұрын

Have you ad any issues with it? I just got one last week and so far it's great

I have the 8200 Bi-chorus version from the 90s. I haven't played it in years because it went through a band trailer fire in the late 90s/early 2000s...But, I gave it to an amp guy I use and he recently called me...he brought it back to life, but has to have a guy build a new cabinet shell for it. I can't wait to get it back. I loved the amp. I also now have an Orange Crush 120 head. Should be interesting to compare the two. Great video.

That was my first head back in the 90’s at 14 years old. The contour control is awesome and adds so much versatility. I wish I would’ve held on to mine after all these years. 🤘🏻

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they fetch a pretty decent price these days too!

Back in the 90’s I was at a Cannibal show an talked to rob about his rig. He started that he had a modded metal zone pedal for tone an the crate head was on clean channel using it just for power. Jack also had a crate stack an used a digitech 2101 for tone. Also you can look on my channel for my video for a crate stealth from the 90’s

@TheCyberMantis

2 жыл бұрын

I have a Crate Stealth 50. It's a chugger. Four 6V6 power tubes. Designed by Lee Jackson.

Valvestate was my first REAL amp when I was a teenager. 30 years later I still own one. The 8080 combo. It still sounds awesome. I have several dsl Marshalls as well. The Valvestate sounds good at any volume, the dsl needs volume to sound good. And al Jorgensen from ministry also used a Valvestate

i Appreciate that you took the amp apart and gave it some TLC getting all the dust and grime out from the inside! i have a huge detailing habit when i get stuff used and give it a detailing

I had this model, and I have yet to find another amp I like as much. I bought it used at a Music Go Round for $100. People would always ask me how I got the tone I had, from this amp. Like I had some big secret. All I used was this amp and a Jackson Randy Rhoads custom with Duncan Design pickups. That was it. It was all I needed.

Bruh Definitely one of my fave tracks you've put together. Hits those death metal vibes so perfectly.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

It's the tightest amp I've ever played through. I couldn't believe my ears. My uncle had an 8080 and gave it to my dad. My dad wanted me to test it out. I plugged in a tubescreamer and instantly blasted out Sickening by Meshuggah on it. Fucking unreal man. Still one of my all time favourites. Its why I bought an LV300H so long ago. Its a little looser but it still has the same kind of sound. Even has the red LED's for the extra gain stage just like the Marshall.

@Kevin.Kelly.

2 жыл бұрын

If you can get your hands on an old Marshall JMP-1 preamp it’s pretty tight too.

@joshuabeckwith7906

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kevin.Kelly. Isn't that what Stef Carpenter used for years? He got some seriously good tones out of that.

@Kevin.Kelly.

Ай бұрын

@@joshuabeckwith7906 yes sir!

Great tone.! It locks in super tight with the bass tone. Great job.

This was a bad ass review and probably the best I heard for a Marshall Valvestate. My first amp was a Valvestate 8080 that my dad bought me in like 94' and I still have it to this day. I never heard mine sound like your, looks like it's time to bust it back out again. Thanx again!!!

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Hey you never know, you may love it! I find that I like it more with my 1960a cab, but I didn’t have that cab when I shot this video 🤦‍♂️

@josephbinaco4142

2 жыл бұрын

@@TaylorDanley Yessir!!! I'm gonna mess around with some of your settings tomorrow, if you don't mind man. Lol

I've had the 2nd generation Valvestate 100 since the late 90's. It was heavily gigged and toured with. Also, recorded with it for years. It sounded killer and it still turns on and sounds awesome today. It has stood the test of time. The only thing I did was put a new pre-amp tube in it a year ago. That amp sounds so tight and with a great feel and response. Every note shines through and sounds musical. Nothing really gets buried in the mud with the Valvestate amps. Marshall should definitely bring these amps back.

I've got the 80 Watt version of this, they are just awesome, and have a pretty good clean tone too

Awesome demo of this amp. I remember picking on up from a local music store in the mid 90s but returning it a few hours later. Basically, I was a noob and had no idea how to dial it in correctly at the time and couldn't get a sound I liked. In retrospect, I sure wish I had kept it, haha! Love these solid state amp reviews too and I can't wait for you Crate review. I have the GX130C and I love it, a total beast. Have a Peavey Supreme 160 on the way too so I can't wait to check it out. Have heard about them a lot and after Kyle Bull's review, I was sold and had to find one.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! Yeah the gx130c stuff is coming soon hopefully, I’m just waiting for the head I bought to get serviced and then I’ll make that happen 💪

@casanovafunkenstein5090

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's really typical of affordable gear that gets rediscovered as a lost gem: young people try it out and don't have the experience to set it up for a good sound, gatekeepers tell them it's a bad product, and then the first group go back to it and find out that it was actually used on a lot of their favourite recordings and sounds great.

That midrange voicing is so delicious. I imagine, in the right hands, this can produce some insane lead tones as well.

I had one of those and a jcm 800. loved em both. Miss em dearly…

Awesome video and amp-the Peavey XXL and Marshall Mosfet 100 both solid state & both sound fantastic.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 💪 I have an XXL also that I’ve played for like 3 min after I bought it 🤣 need to get around to that thing soon

@shawnengland7496

2 жыл бұрын

i have a mosfet 100 and I love that thing

Dude, your video rocks. I still have my 8100 I bought back in 1994, sadly though it has not been powered up in over fifteen years 😕 But after watching your video this evening, I reckon tomorrow is the day to let the neighbours savour the sound of unbridled Heavy MoFo metal. I still reckon these amps have the most killer tone, as plenty of guys would come up to me after gigs we played and say what an absolutely amazing sound the amp produced, be it Pennywise/Fu Manchu covers etc played via my 1987 Ibanez RG550DY (which I still have), to playing all manner of down tuned revelry during my Korn/nu-metal wannabe days, using an original 1997 RG7620(also which i still own). These amps just dished out the tones, so glad I never sold it 🤘🤘🤘🤘

Absolutely love your channel man, your demo vid sounded so much like the bleeding to my ears! Always thought it was a crate also. My friend had a Valvestate combo as a kid and it ripped.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! That's actually totally what I was going for, so glad that came across!

Sounds really great ! I admit that i havent seen all your videos although i have seen a lot of them, but this is probably the best you have sounded in the ones ive seen.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s not me, it’s the amp 🤣🥳

@Stefan-

2 жыл бұрын

@@TaylorDanley Nothing wrong with your playing but a good sound also helps a lot 🤘

I loved my 8100. Never needed an overdrive or a noise gate, even on a cheap Ibanez. That contour knob is OP. Really shines when you play with a drummer that hits extremely hard. It was so bright and present, and sounded vicious when cranked.

I was in a small ma and pa music store in Syracuse NY and one of these Marshalls was sitting in a back corner behind a few more popular heads. It has a hang tag marked $199. I knew it had a tube preamp from reading about it and they had no cabinets to plug in to so I just bought it. What did I have to lose? $200 no big deal. I brought it home and spent a couple hours eqing it and I was blown away by the diversity of the different channels. To this day I use it for recording very often. Between my JCM 900, Blue Voodoo and my EVH Iconic I can get just about any tone I need and this amp hangs with all of them. Great job.

Best clean channel demo I‘ve ever seen. ♥️

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

🥳

I have an 8100 and loooooooooove it. I actually love using as a preamp into the power amp of one of my big boy amps!

Owned my for 20 years. I'm never getting rid of it.

@ballsofdoom3124

4 ай бұрын

Have you had any issues with your 8100? I just got one last week and so far so good

@MrMbeck1100

4 ай бұрын

@@ballsofdoom3124 nope. Little wear and tear over the years. I've replaced a fair amount of the potentiometers and jacks but they were crackling/making bad connections but I used to gig w it so not unexpected.

The Ampeg VH & SS series, the CRATE GX series, Marshall 8100 series, these are the greatest solid state amps ever heard of in metal. Fender M series, and PEAVEY various series solid state amplifiers in their lines are of notable mention it is harder to pinpoint those amplifiers as they are not as well known. What is notable about the Ampeg and Crate the ones mentioned specifically are that they are stereo chorus models, there are non stereo chorus versions of those amplifiers as well utiblizing the same preamp. i am designing an amplifier with ALL of these preamps in a single amplifier as well as multi channel simultaneous modes and separate signal out modes, so a four by twelve cab you can use 4 inputs, a single input to each speaker with four different pre amps running it simultaneously. Also has some tweaks on the original preamp's design for more tweakability. Also a stereo pre and post 64 band eq built in. Also with different power settings. The 60 watt mode has a 120 watt power amp physically, because any power output is ran at a 50% cap for highest efficiency and cool operation. Class A. Class A/B. Class B. Class C. Class D modern power design full of energy. 60 watt, 120 watt, 240 watt, 480 watt, 960 watt modes. Micronized molecular circuitries throughout large analogous system. Ultra high powered micron computer construction.

I noticed that you also have another of my favorite heads, the Ampeg 300W! Nice! I've never been able to get it above 3, and that's with a live drummer!!

I think Valvestates in particular make great pedal platforms. Another great hybrid amp is the Trace Elliot Supertramp Tube. First proper amp I ever owned and it's still one of my favourites.

Excellent playing dude. Really incredible.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude 💪💪🥳

I dig your choice of guitar as well!😎🧨 the Solar V is going to be my next guitar purchase. I have a Solar A1.6 Artist series BOP 2019 (#67 of 100) and am so pleased with it - it's just beyond words in my opinion! I wasn't sure about the Evertune bridge, but I'm happy to announce it too be GREAT! Think I'll go the same route w/t V as well. (I have enough guitars w/floating Floyd Rose bridges. 9 too be exact! 🤘 Rock on!!

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

It's a great guitar, I really enjoy it! 🤘

I think the reason this was so popular was taking Mesas and older Marshall’s on long tours they were more likely to break down and when the players got used to playing them for the tight low end etc. this being more the case for Meshuggah in the early days. They had to pay insane money to acquire their various Mesa and kept them mostly as studio only

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

100% I also think since they were more affordable, you’d probably be more likely to see them back lined on festivals and whatnot. I wonder a lot of times when you hear stories of “I saw x band and they used x gear”, how much of that is the band using a venues back line

@TL-angzarr

2 жыл бұрын

You're high, Mesas are some of the most road worthy gear out there. I've had my mkiv since 93 its played hundreds of shows thousands of hours with no hiccups. Sure you have to replace tubes once in awhile but mess don't have to be biased if you use their tubes. It's just plug and play. The valvestates on the other hand while good sounding have meh build quality under heavy touring the boards inside don't like the heat and when they do break they are harder to fix.

@francismcfadden3305

Жыл бұрын

@@TL-angzarr I don't buy this theory either. Mesa's are some of the best quality builds there is for reliability. I've heard this amp can be a reliability nightmare however. It's more that it's cheap and sounds amazing and unique that it was popular.

I have a bi chorus 8200 which is the stereo model and it's an amp I can't part with. it works so well with pedals and because it's a hybrid amp you have don't need to worry about tone consistency between gigs. I like how this was Marshall's reaction to the roland jazz chorus because I feel like it's really doing it's own thing. I wish marshall could reproduce this amp because it really was a hidden gem.

Used these right through the 90’s and often received compliments. This amp with an early 90’s Charvel fusion really worked great together

Love your demos!

I've been running a Valvestate head since the mid 90's, still have it. It is has always been a go to in the studio and live. Can cover a lot of sonic territory with it.

@ballsofdoom3124

4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah man! Have you had any issues with your 8100? I picked one up recently and so far it's been great!

@gregdunn6040

4 ай бұрын

@@ballsofdoom3124 never have had a problem it's gone to Japan a few times and all over the US so it hasn't always been treated gently.

Valvestate 8080 was my first amp.Really great and loud amp.

This is crazy. My first Marshall was this amp. And I loved it. I switched to tube amp. But I might get another one. I do love the tightness from it!!

careful with those caps bro! loved the video, I had a buddy that had this same head and I always thought it sounded badass! and on another note, your picking technique is fantastic! keep chuggin brotha!

Had the first gen valvestate when I got my first job. Was the first thing I bought. Sold it years later. Hate I sold it. Was such a great amp.

I just recently acquired one earlier this year....well I have the VS100, but basically the same thing. It also came with a 1960A 300w slant cab. And I have to say.... I've been quite impressed with it. Like you said it very versatile on the tone end and it accepts pedals very well. Thanks for the video I really enjoyed hearing your review about this "under-rated" amp.

I love my Valvestate 8100, I've had it for almost 18 years now, I recently bought all brand new Marshall knobs for it, rewrapped the head and the cab with new black grill, and put a new 12ax7 in it, this thing just rips, anything you throw at it, I've got guitars with active pickups, passive pickups, 6/7 and 8 string guitars, it just rips through anything I throw at it, I also have an original ADA-MP1 Tube Preamp that I run through the effects loop of it now and then as a preamp (those who know about the MP1, know how nasty this rack can be if you know what you're doing with it), also have a BBE Sonic Maximizer 482 rack tied in with the MP1, the tones you can get between the three of them are literally endless, I have the matching 4x12 straight cab also with V30's in it, props for give the 8100 some shine, also, check out the 200w version of the 8100 which is the 8200, it can power 4 4x12s and has a true stereo analog bi-chorus built in.

Taylor, Great video. It brought back some bitter-sweet memories. Whatever you do, do not let it go! I bought one of these used in 1992. The previous owner had redone it into red Tolex, really cool looking. Long story short, I had GAS for a Roland GR-1 so I traded it together with a 4x14 1960A Marshall cab and a bunch of pedals etc. I still paid over $1000 on top of it. The used value of all I traded for that POS is over $3000 as of today (2022), while the GR-1 doesn't fetch more than a couple hundred bucks! The main problem with the GR-1 was the atrocious tracking which destroyed any possibility of enjoying the thing. Fortunately I still have the 2x12 stereo 80 combo of this amp that I had bought brand new before I bought the head. Oh, I traded my Roland GP-8 for it plus loads of cash. I miss the GP-8...

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don’t think it’s going anywhere. Sorry for your loss! That’s the thing when you’re trading gear, you never know what’s going to increase or decrease in value!

@Zareh_Abrahamian

2 жыл бұрын

@@TaylorDanley It really is not the loss of value that pissed me off, it is the fact that the GR-1 was not the dream gear I had hoped for, quite the opposite.

I own the 80-watt combo which I plan to convert to a head soon. Easily one of my favorite amps - bought it because of Scott Burns and almost all the OG bands from Roadrunner Records (when they were still a real metal label) used 1st-gen Valvestate🤘🏿 - plus it's got a good AC/DC / The Cult 'Electric' tone as well. I've read somewhere that Chuck Schuldiner used a DS-1 to boost it. Maybe you can try it too and then upload it man!

For what it's worth, I appreciate your process in the way you dial in your amps. Meaning you show just enough, and with enough attention to detail, but keep it quick paced and interesting. You don't noodle for 15 min on each slight adjustment you make *cough John Browne cough* 😁

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I really appreciate that. I've tried different pacing during the demos, and I think where I am now is a pretty good middle ground between too much talking and too much playing. Glad someone noticed!

When the clean channel is dirty it reminded me of some early flaw clean-ish stuff. Can be used. And the “new guy” marshal sound made my ears perk up and I was like yea that’s definitely what prong used on cleansing. Sounds exactly like the opening track.

I play an Engl Fireball and a Valvestate 8100. The Valvestate's OD2 channel is golden. The magic is in the Conture control.

I have the 80 watt combo version of that amp that came out around the same time but it does not have a tube in it, however it sounds very close to this. Makes me want to grab one of these and a/b it to see how much that tube really changes the sound. Thanks for this video man, i just finally turned that contour knob down around the same spot you have it and it sounds waaay better! \,,/

You have inspired me to buy one of these amps. Absolutely incredible sound. With only a small amount of weight obviously, and with minimal cost to operate, in that you’d only have to stock a few high quality 12AX7As vs. hundreds of dollars for a whole set of tubes. I’m definitely buying one today. Faubus

One of my pet peaves with some amps esp. Solid State ones is that the Clean channel is pure cleans and doesn't really break up. Even though a lot of guys use solid state pedals for their overdrive anyway. Very cool this amp is an exception.

The Valvestate was also maybe the first affordable amp, where you did not need any pedals to do the extreme metal sound. That is also why it was so popular in the 90's.

@SwedishMeattball

8 ай бұрын

rubbish peavey supreme 160

@DropB

8 ай бұрын

I said maybe. And I bet, that especially in Europe very few people have even heard about Peavey Supreme. Everyone knows Valvestate. (Bandit is a legendary death metal amp). @@SwedishMeattball

me and my buddy both used em back in the 90's. had the valvestate that had built in chorus too

My favorite amp, been usin' it for almost 10 years now, used it on my recordings with Horrid Apparition, DungeönHammer, Hexenmal and Iron Lizards : absolute ripper!!

The Marshall VS100 was my first real amp. I got it on a whim back in maybe 2004 or 2005? As a huge Static-X fan back then I had no idea this amp was used by them initially. By the time I'd realized all this I'd already sold the amp. Would love to get my hands on another one.

I owned both the 8100 and the Avt150 heads back in the day. I preferred the Avt150 because of the tone as well as the built in modulation and delay effects.

I have the 40w combo version and it's sooooo useful to that harsh piercing distortion very scooped sound...and the clean it very nice too

@Wheresthepepsibismol

Жыл бұрын

I wish I had either a Valvestate or a Peavey Pacer because both with a TS808 in front sound badass I got a Acoustic lead G20 right now.

I had one when they first came out. I was a teenager in the 90s being raised by a single mom. The valvestates where affordable and sounded great.

I have used a Crate G120 2X12 combo for almost 30 years with and without distortion pedals. My favorite Crate combo was the G40C 2X10. My problem was note definition at high volume. I still have yet to own a tube amp. I bought an Orange Super Crush a couple months ago ol and that has opened some doors for my playing and it can get loud and you have great note definition. Now it's my main amp.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah lower wattage solid states tend to fall apart at high volumes

I owned this amp during the 90's and I was listening to Prong pretty heavily so :) Btw, according to Tommy Victor in a guitar world interview (circa 1994), solid state amps (and valvestate in this case) were more reliable for pick attack and down tunings than tubes (referring to his signature pinch harmonics) . his gear was 2x valvestate 8100 heads, 2x hush in rack format and a DOD metal X/cry baby wah on the ground (seen on stage). Those amps were pretty bright and snappy with a nice texture, even though the tube is not super critical to the sound, acting more like a soft limiter or a sweetener haha. Still they were sturdy and reliable. The only downsides I've found were a tad lack of gain on OD2 and quite sleepy EQ controls (apart from the contour) but that's what you get with marshall type passive controls on a low voltage solid state head (preamp that is).

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

I believe that. I feel like with tubes you’re always chasing headroom in the power section (unless you like that plexi compressed dorty power section sound)… But for metal definitely we always want more headroom. If you compare kt88s to 6L6s, the kt88s are more desirable for that reason. So high wattage solid state power sections with tremendous headroom kind of make sense for metal!

@notsure1135

2 жыл бұрын

I remember the advert with him in it.

@Kevin.Kelly.

2 жыл бұрын

Did the Prong rhythm guitar sound include the old Metal X?

@AIBCustomFx

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kevin.Kelly. yes it did! The pedal board was pretty small. metal X and a cry baby. no more, no less (marshall heads and hush noise gates were set as racks)

@Kevin.Kelly.

2 жыл бұрын

@@AIBCustomFx This is golden info! Thanks! I’ve always loved that Cleansing tone.

That bass tone really kicked things up a few notches. Gave the guitar some extra balls.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

💪💪💪

I own a valvestate 2000 I absolutely love the tones I get from it I use to run mine with an eq going into the amp and a little delay in the fx loop Killer sounds

A staple in 90s hard-core bands. I ran mine through one of those Jackson rat fur Cas loaded with V30s. It brought the mosh.

I had one and remembered it sounding like a compressed POS I still use my crate VTX350h (same preamp as the ampeg vh140c) and absolutely love it

I used to have the later version of that head and I loved it. I wish they still made them.

i have 2 of these 8100s from England and I love them. Boosted with an 808 sounds clear and amazing. Mine are not noisy.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, bad tube in this one… go figure, it’s the only one! 🤣

@matthewearl9824

2 жыл бұрын

@@TaylorDanley lol! You are licky to have one of these. They are keepers as they are getting harder to find.

Death is the only reason I NEED this amp

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

💪💪💪

I had two VS100s in my rehearsal studio for years because I wanted a couple more affordable authentic Marshall heads without having to invest in expensive power tube models. Although they didnt quite achieve that extra saturated power tube magic, the preamp tubes had plenty of gain and they were still plenty loud, tight and punchy and always solid versatile workhorses that could do 95% of what most players needed.

I own an 8100 and a VS100H. They are a little bit different, but not dramatically so. The VS100 is a little less aggressive, but still pretty ripping. The 8100 was my first gigging amp in high school and college. I actually just bought back the one that belonged to me back in January. It really holds its own against some heavy hitters, and it's my favorite to double track with

I bought one back in the days.I still have it but for recording I bought the audiority plug-in which is very realistic ! 👍

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I hear!

My brother just moved out of state and left a few items of music gear with me he didn't have room in the UHaul for, and one of them was this head. I pretty much just planned on using it as a wheel chock forever, but now I'm going to pull it out and try it out a bit. :)

The master volume of both channels is on the right. So you can actually get loud and clear clean tones out of it.

Own one, huge Death fan here. Took 15 years of patience and classifieds scouring to find one used in italy :) extremely dry and tight, lots of low end to tame. I prefer the clean channel switched to crunch mode on max gain compared to any OD1 course. For a classic to hard rock drive, it has more headroom and character that way in my opinion. OD2 has so so much gain on tap! Not hard to see why this was the go to death metal amp at Morrisound, Florida. I still have to try and boost the amp, but it doesn't need any boost on OD2 as long as you hit it with any medium to high output pickup. Would really like to make a demo video myself.

I had an 8100 in high school. Loved that thing and kept it until I got married and need to get a smaller amp to save space. I replaced the tube like once the whole time I owned it. Replaced it with a Sovtek tube (is that company still around). Sold it to a teenager and he seemed quite happy with it. It was pretty versatile amp (not just used for metal)

This is my absolute favorite amp. Sucks that they're getting more expensive.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but also everything is getting more expensive! Would have been great to buy it 6 years ago for 50 bucks, but what are you gonna do 🤷‍♂️

@dq7860

2 жыл бұрын

I got one for only £200 not even a year ago, given it does have a fair amount of cosmetic wear. If you look hard enough you can find them real cheap.

@tuelassen7049

2 жыл бұрын

@@dq7860 I got one for £50/$60 9 month ago :D

@dq7860

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing deal! The best deal I've gotten recently was this B.C. Rich NJ Bass from Korea. Got it for only £350 and it's beautiful.

@Kevin.Kelly.

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll let you in on a little secret. Get a Marshal JMP-1 preamp.

Ive owned the crate gx130c and the valvestate…….and as a SUPER tube snob ive always loved them. Being a broke kid in the late 90s early 2000s when i started playing you pretty much got what you got. Valvestate through my stock eminence 2x12 vader is still one of my favorite tone machines!

Hey Taylor. 1:22 into the vid and want to share this: For about a decade I used a Crate FXT 120 which is an amazing and unknown ss amp.. cuz it's a Crate of course. Used it as my main amp until I got a Micro Dark. Short story is that it was made as a Guitar Center special with a twin brother made for Sam Ash. The circuitry Crate 'invented' for these is called Trans-Tube and is 3-stage gain with the ability to use one, two, or three via foot switch with a pristine clean channel as well. It has digital DSP FX (mostly useless but the pitch and time based are nice) and the EQ is dialed in nicely. If you want to hear an amazing ss amp... that most players would s**t on... as research for your Crate vid I recommend you seek one out. The info on them is buried in old forums but I tell you as a guy who grew up in the late 80s on Peavey ss combos like the Backstage Chorus 210 and the Gorilla and all that 'crap' that is now sonic gold... find one and learn to dial it in. IIRC it's the little brother to your Crate.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I'm going to keep this on my radar!

This was the first head I ever owned. I eventually sold it to buy a BV120 which also eventually went down the road. But it was a cool amp and still the only Marshall I've had.

Man, I used to have one and I loved that thing. I used to put a BBE Sonic Stomp in the effects loop and got the perfect metal tone. Wish I still had it, but I'm quite content with my DSL100HR and PRS MT15.

First time to the channel! Loved the vid and love the format!

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to have you 💪

I have one of these that I've had since about 1996-ish. They were very cheap to buy (and still are), and sound great at high volume. The sound can get a bit... 'fizzy'/toppy, so I ended up switching out to a JCM800 so I could get more low range in the end. These are killer for anyone starting out with metal though, great gigging amps and surprisingly versatile. You can play it without effects and it still sounds pretty rad when it's dialed up.

Awesome tone I had a Marshall MG 10 and my first big amp Crate GT 120 combo

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

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I bought two of them back in the 90s and I still have them.

I had 2 of these as well as a BBE Sonic Maximizer in the loop. Gave me much more mileage than the 6505 I had as well. I need to find another one of these.

I had the 2x12 combo version, and it was a great amp. Through the 90's I gigged the hell out of that thing, blasting everything from ska to hardcore, and a whole lot of skate punk through it. Eventually it quit working and an amp tech told me it wasnt worth fixing without even looking at it, getting a replacement that sounded as good cost me a small fortune. Many amps later I still think I should probably have tried a little harder to get that amp fixed.

I *still* have my Valvestate S-80 stereo chorus hooked up to the rack I used with it way back in the day. It was perfect for the small dive bars we were playing in at the time. Got about 5 lbs. of dust on it now, but I still crank it up from time to time. \m/

@madddog6790

Жыл бұрын

@redhotpicker I haven't played it really loud in years, but I never recall it sounding harsh, or it never would have lasted for more than one gig. It's all subjective, but I used to get compliments on my sound/playing, so other folks seemed to like it. Quite a few of them were drunk though, me included haha.

I think a blue voodoo vs 8100 shootout could be pretty interesting :). Very good video dude. \m/

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 🙏

@shawnbeaghan9809

2 жыл бұрын

I sold my 8100 for the BV120.

my main amp now is the newer 2000 series valvestate, an avt50 combo, absolutely love it for just about any tone i want.

@TaylorDanley

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Never tried an avt but I plan to 💪

I think many bands have used this amp in studios to give the sound a more raw and hostile sound. They blend it with a tube amp. Everything is acceptable when it works! Many bands use "cheap" amps in studio and get a really unique sound. Queens of stone age used a small solid state amp from 80's. The sound on Dirt album by Alice In Chains has three different amps. I think they had Mesa Boogie for lows, Marshall (Bogner mod) for mids and Rockman headphone amp for treble sound all blended together. Some bands plugged straight to mixer which is nuts (The Beatles for example.) Nirvana Territorial pissings is amp blend with a rat distortion pedal plugged straight in to a mixing table.

Got my hands on a VALVESTATE 100V 8100 a while back it is AMAZING! have it powering 4x12 CRATE celestion cabinets...bought them off a guy who thought it sucked ... he connected the cabs to the amp with the thinnest dollar store quality cables and the tube was deadzville with a reverb that had a lead loose lol. the whole setup cost me 200$ ! quick fix sounds great! that guitar tone from bands like DEATH Chuck Schuldiner ! it had a cool commercial with spinal tap since the GAIN "goes to 20"

The Bleeding was the best CC album, IMO. My friends and I wore that album out back in the day.

I love the sound of Marshalls and have owned several but they are the only amps I've had to take in for repairs (broken pots, broken jacks) while my Mesa amps are seemingly indestructible.