Marshall 2466 Vintage Modern Guitar Amplifier Head (100 Watts)

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KT66 power tubes. "Frequency selective" pre-amp volumes. Low and High "dynamic ranges."

The 2466 100-watt head is an all-valve, single-channel amplifier with a choice of 2 "dynamic ranges" selectable by footswitch. The Low range equates to the performance you would come to expect from a stock vintage Marshall amplifier in terms of tone and available gain. The High range adds an extra preamp valve into the signal path, facilitating those classic hard rock tones of the 70s. Add to this, the ability to dynamically interface with your instrument's Volume and Tone controls and the experience translates into a truly expressive and organic feel in performance.

Two "frequency selective" pre-amp volumes (gains) -- Body and Detail -- facilitate greater flexibility of tonal shaping for individual guitars and styles while the power amplifier is heavily based on the first Marshall amplifiers to be produced, with 4 x KT66 output valves yielding that substantial fat and smooth tone. A Mid Boost switch on the front panel fattens the tone even more while a traditional Marshall tone control circuit enables fine tuning of your sound.

Vintage and Modern
These are 2 words that don't normally sit comfortably together unless you're talking guitar amplification. The Vintage aspect of course, the tone-fat, smooth, classic and dynamic. The Modern aspect is the feature-set included to enable ease of use and flexibility -- master volume, series FX loop, extra overdrive for those hot "modded" sounds, onboard reverb and a new frequency selective pre-amp topology to facilitate tonal tailoring read more for specific instruments and musical styles. read less

Head: Yes

Combo: No

Output (RMS): 100 watts

Speakers: No

Pre-amp Valves: 4 x ECC83

Power Amp Valves: 4 x KT66

Footswitch (Supplied): PEDL-00041

Dimensions (mm): 750 x 310 x 230

Weight (kg): 22.5

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-877-6863

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (4 ratings)
Submitted February 7, 2008 by krazymonkey316802msn.com

"This IS The Marshall To Get!!!!!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Overall this amp is a 10 straight across the board for me. It's got enough of everything and not complicated at all. Of course with any Marshall you need to tweak the EQ. It's not instant gratification. This has probably got the most dynamic gain I have ever heard from any amp. I like to call it "clean gain" because you can hear each string clearly, you can hear the wood of your guitar, and you can hear how good your electronics are inside of your guitar. This is NOT a heavy metal amp. If you're looking for chug and pound look at a Mesa Dual Rectifier. This amp was not designed to do that. You need to use your volume and tone knobs or at the very least a volume pedal if you want to cheat a bit HAHAHA!! If you do that the ammounts of different tones are endless. If you're looking for an incredibly dynamic straight forward rock/hard rock amp this is the amp you want. Now I know why Slash is using these amps over his old Jubilee's. From Hendrix to Guns N' Roses and every point in between the Vintage Modern will cover you. This is an incredible amp and it is true this is the Marshall I've been waiting for. If this amp was ever stolen I would obviously cry then run and get another ASAP! I love this amp!

Sound
The tone out of this Marshall is what I've been waiting for. This is possibly the best tone out of any Marshall to come out for the last 20+ years. You can hear the strings and wood of your guitar. You also can not hide any mistakes read more with this amp. If you play bad it will sound bad. I read some people who reviewed this amp saying the gain is too low. No it's not! This amp has all the gain you need. It's not going to do Metallica or Godsmack because that's not what it was made to do. You definetly can capture that edgy Guns N' Roses tone from the Appettite For Destruction all the way to the new GNR era. Thats about as heavy as you're gonna get. If you need a little more boost off the high frequency mode just use an overdrive pedal for tht boost. Oh and one more thing if your volume and tone pots are of poor quality you will hear it!

Features
The Vintage Modern is very straight forward and simplistic. If you're a fan of 4 footswitchable channels and 25 knobs you're not going to find it here. It has everything you need and nothing you don't. The reverb is ok. If you're a reverb nut you won't like it but lets face it you're not buying a Marshall for it's reverb. Simple, straight forward, and built rock solid all a guitarist needs is here.

Ease of Use
The Vintage Modern is EXTREMELY easy to use. All 8 knobs are on the front. Plug in, tweak the EQ a bit, and play. There's no need to twist 25 knobs.

Quality
It's a Marshall what more can I say? Marshall's and Mesa's are tanks and will probably out live it's owners.

Value
You can not get a better rock/hard rock tone from any other amp in this price range. This amp can pur or can blow the balls off a charging rhino from a mile away. I say that value!

Manufacturer Support
Never had to deal with them

The Wow Factor
It's a very simple amp with a purple tolex wrapping. If you find purple to be sexy this is your dream.

Musical Background:
Active Musician

Musical Style:
Hard Rock
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