Go on, call me mad. What for you ask? Ok, well I saw a Marshall AVT275 guitar amp on eBay a few days back - the one I’ve wanted for a while. So I contacted the guy about it and wondered if he would end the auction early for a reasonable offer. It was brand new, apparently, so I offered £300 (considering he lives in Torquay and I was hoping to collect in person) and the RRP is about £360. He accepted, and I paid.
So whats the mad bit? Well I drove to Torquay - last night! I didn’t fancy going on my own all the way there and back so Adam came with me. The drive was great and we arrived in the Torquay area at about 9.15pm, we left at 6pm, not bad going!
Long story short, I collected the amp and drove back again. Got back at about 2.30-3am-ish.
The amp itself is something else though, I’ve been messing about with the settings and effects most of the morning and I think its a case of "anything’s possible". It also looks so great, just look for yourself…
So, needless to say, I am a happy bunny at the moment and can’t wait for brand practice to really try it out. Oh, and in-case your wondering, yes its quite LOUD too!
I would review this properly, but I don’t feel that I am experienced enough in this area to compare to other products in the line. My other amp is a 25-watt Peavey, and it doesn’t compare, so I won’t bother. But you can be rest assured, its makes a damn nice sound and its damn loud compared to what I am used to!
My ears are ringing…
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[...] As I said in my last post, I was a bit crazy and decided to drive to Torquay and back last night. After we collected the amp, we didn’t stay in the area too long, but I couldn’t help but notice how "nice" everything is in Torquay. The lights, the cars, the hotel’s, the women! everything is just a bit up-class and posh. [...]
10 Nov 2006 at 4:20 pm
I thinks it’s a cool training amp. Well, it’s not a tubeamp! But it’s fine for practising!
10 Nov 2006 at 4:32 pm
It seems to be not bad to be honest. I am hoping to do my first gig with it in about a months time, so I’ll let ya’ll know how it goes!
1 Dec 2007 at 9:37 pm
I love Marshall, and I love my gibson SG, you sound to have very similar tastes in music and equipment. Good stuff. I like the ATVs as well, they work awesome with my Gibson for the price. I noticed a new Marshall I like more though. The JVMs. They are kind of expensive but try it out, you may love it. I play heavy metal though so my preference in what makes a good amp may differ.
4 Dec 2007 at 9:22 am
Hi Jon, ta for the comments. I’ve love to get a JVM, like you say, but they are on the pricey end of the scale.
I’ve done one gig with this amp so far now and I find it perfect for my use. Its certainly loud enough to accompany un-mic’ed drums and my mates huge bass amp.
What’s more, even at volume 9 or 10, it still sounds great with minimal sound quality loss.