Marshall 6100 30th annniversary

Everything you'll ever need!

MIDI

100/50/25 Watt selection

All type of gains

Clear, Lead, Crunch

FULL stack

base and angle cab's with orginal specific speakers

Absolutely AWESOME!

It every mode... it simple suprised me of how good all the differnet modes sound. I know MARSHALLs... much better that the 25th or 35th Anniversaries... and any DSL/TSL/Mode4 stuff.

Simply OUTSTANDING!

No Problems what so ever!!!

I don't let my AMstels or Heinekens spill! LOL

Very Cordial... just information and they were informative. Nice yaking with them too... since I've met Jim M... twice.

Consensus is: Even MARSHALL TECH support think the 6100 was the best amp built!!!

Been playing 20 years and I'm an 70's/80's Music Rocker...


If it's stolen, and I find you... I'm going to to Jail... you figure out the Rest!

PEACE OUT!

I own 2 Marshall 30ths A Blue tolex 30th 1992 and a 1993 before the LM. The blue is in mint condition and was bought for $1000 on ebay. The only thing i have had to do to it was replace the preamp tubes. The 93 black tolex was bought again off of ebay for $500 but was not running when i got it. It cost $600+ to get it running. Feature wise it has everything i wanted in a amp 3 channels where the clean is crystal clean the 2nd channel ,crunch has a great rythme sound ( i play alot of heavy metal ) the 3rd channel is flat out AWESOME for soloing and has more than enough sustain & heavyness to it.

I play all original metal so the settings on channel 2 & 3 are set to thier heavyest. on a Ibanez RG 550 w/ EMG's & a Ibanez s540 w/ EMG's both guitars have totally different sounds because of the wood ( the RG has a much heavier sound) I also have a custom 7 string guitar same shape as the RG which sounds so evil when on channel 2. The distortion onthe 2nd channel is perfect for heavy rythmes like the band TOOL. And the 3rd channel just plain out dominates for soloing

The blue tolex has given me NO ISSUES , however the black tolex 93 (pre LM) was broken when i got it . The person who had befor me trashed the amp , The amp actually looked like it did a face plant on the floor hence the front of the amp was trashed (buttons were missing or replaced with crappy toggles) i paid to have it restored by a certified marshall tech. 2 months later the amp is alive & sounds great. Niether amp has had any problems since

Marshall was a pain to deal with. It took 2 months to get parts for the 93 from England ..but it was worth it.

Like i said earlier ..ive been playing around 30 years. if somethign werer to happen to Old Blue...id do my damdest to find another ! I love the sound and theres nothing i dislike about the amp. I previously owned a JCM 800 then a Peavy 60/60 rack power amp w/ Peavey 3 channel rockmaster Rack setup...and then a 5150 ...none of which could compare to the 30ths i have now.

Back in 1992 i went into a local music store and saw the Marshall 30th LE and the guy let me play it ...LOUDLY with my own guitar ...and i was totally blown away at the versitily of sound from a VERY crystal clean 1st channel - warm JTM sound 2nd channel to an extreme distortion 3rd channel. NOw that i finally able to own one...i will never sell it or move to anything else !

Made in 1992, this is the blue tolex version with EL34. 100 watts, 3 channels, 2 effects loop (selectable parallel/series, and level controls) line out/recording out, pentode/triode mode, half power switch, 3 mode speaker dampening switch......wait am I reviewing a Bogner XTC 101B?

I've got a bunch of different fenders, ebmm and a couple of old charvels and they all sound great throught this amp for any style. Been playing professionally for about 18 years and have owned pretty much everything out there, soldano, mesa, bogner, egnater, fender, rivera, peavey, etc and this amp keeps up with all of them. Super high gain on channels 2 and 3 but with each channel there's alot of flexbility like a contour and boost switch on channel 3.

I have 3 of theses amps since 1992 and none of them have let me down.

Never had to use it.

For a modern player, this is the best marshall you can buy, it's versatile, sounds great and is reliable, what more could you ask for? You can pick these things up for less than a grand in mint condition and that amazes me because people are willing (like I have) to spend close to $3,000 for a Bogner XTC for an amp that recreates a Marshall sound and feel. Why not save your self $1,000 and buy 2 of these babys and keep one for back up or set up a monster 6 channel, stereo Marshall rig? This amp is sure to be a collectors item. 30th anniversary and the best marshall made since 1980. I also have the 6100LM, the 6L6 Version and it sounds just as good but with less treble and compression.

made back in 1992
really does a lot o'stuff.

next to the input there are two buttons for switching between "low compression" & "high compression" which means low cut and high cut to get that cutting-edge strats and those modern bottom end les pauls under control. works quite well.

the clean channel features a 3 band equalizer, two buttons for scooping it and another low cut/high lift and an independent volume knob.

the crunch channel also has 3 bands, an independent volume knob, two buttons for switching from A to B and from B to C (which are the three different curcuits, modeled from a bluesbreaker, a plexi and a JCM 900)

the lead channel has a 3 band equalizer, independenet volume, a gain boost and a contuor switch, that makes it very metal if you turn the knobs (never use it, does not fit my style)

I use it for gigging and at home. i love the sound when it's turned up, therefore you have a powerswitch at the back of the amp giving the possibility of turning it down to 100/50/25 watts. has an eardamaging volume anyway.

use it with a Epiphone G-400 equiqued with a Semour Duncan SH-5 at the bridge. sounds absolutely tough but a bit bassy (what a word).
I mainly use the 2nd channel settings A and B and the third channel with the gain half the way up and the gain boost on. the 2nd channel is absolutely awesome. it sounds so similar to the originals, the tsl couldn't sound like that in a million years. channel one is very fenderish, channel 2C is the sound of metal and the 3rd channel sings a lot with the mids up.

never broke or made me cry or anything

never tried

love it play it

I'll make it short ... it's the most versatile Marshall Amp I've ever played. And I played a lot. The TSL can also do a lot of funny things ... but not as much as my old (one of the first ones ... no 6100 ... just) Anniversary model.

I don't really like the 3rd channel ... it's ... mmmh ... a bit too muddy. But the 2nd channel rocks your socks off! All 3 modes are awesome. Even the clean channel sounds good! That was what suprised me the most. I owned a JCM 900 and hated that clean sound. But the Ann. clean channel can take you everywhere you wish to. Well done!

I've never seen an amp braking up that often like this Marshall! I had a lot of problems with it. Once I had to ship it to Marshall! And that was f***ing expensive! S***ers! But now it's running and I hope it'll run longer than before ...

Good, slowly and pretty expensive!?!

The sound is awesome! It's a good amp and very versatile! If you need sparkling clean tones, you will love it. If you need nice crunch or hard rock tones, you will love it too. If you play nu rock, take a Mesa Boogie (like all the others do ... pretty uninspired, don't you think?!?). But be shure that you've got enough money to pay the repairs.

3 Kanale mit noch jeweils unterschiedlichen Modi, Midi-schaltbar, 2 FX-Wege, 1x seriell, 1x parallel, frequenzkorigierter DI-Out, Impendanzwahl, Halfpowerschaltung hier noch mal wahlbar zwischen Pentode und Triode. Vollrohre naturlich.....Die Neun gibt es hier nur, weil die einzelnen Modi der Kanale nicht uber Midi abgerufen werden konnen, lediglich die drei Kanale.

Ich spiele in einer Top-40 Coverband, d.h.: man muss flexibel sein. Dieser Amp liefert mir einen Topsound, der mir genau die Flexibilitat gewahrt.

Der Cleansound klingt schwer nach JTM 45. Man kann dan noch die Modi schalten. Hier zum einen die Mitten etwas anheben oder zum anderen die Hohen, was man gerade braucht. Ich spiele den pur. Mit etwas Chorus hat man gleich den "Like the way I do Sound" von Melissa.

Kanal B liefert pur einen soft angezerrten Crunch, schon fur Bluesrock. Modus 2 geht dann in die Richtung alter Plexi volle Drohnung und Modus 3 ist dann der JCM 800 auf vollgas. Modus 3 gefallt mir am besten und so bleibt der bei mir immer aktiv.

Kanal 3 ist dann der Hi-Gain Channel. Ein getunter 800er wurde ich sagen. Zusatzlich wahlbar sind hier die Extras Gain-Boost und Mid-Contour. Mit lezterem kann man das Mittenband stark beeinflussen und so die klassischen Scoopsounds schaffen. Den Gainboost fur`s Solo, etwas Delay und Compression und WAHNSINN!!!

Da die Modi in den Kanalen leider nicht midischaltbar sind, habe ich noch drei Zerrer uber einen Looper eingeschliffen und dem Amp vorgeschaltet. Der Clean-Kanal des Amp harmoniert mit diesen ausnahmslos hervorragend. ( Marshall Guv`nor plus, MS Bluesbreaker II und Boss OD3.) Die Kanale 1 und 2 sind sehr sehr rauscharm. Im Channel 3 sollte man aufgrund der angehobenen Zerrung ein Noisgate nutzen.
Da ich ein Rocktron Multivalvein den Amp geschliffen habe und dieses mit dem HUSH-System ausgestattet ist, ist das kein Problem. Generell verliert der Amp seine Dynamik trotz eingeschliffener Effekte nicht.

Ich spiele hauptsachlich Stratocaster-Modelle. Die US-Sambora, die Mex. Sambora und eine Custom Fender. Dazu kommt noch `ne Epiphone Les Paul Ldt.. D.h.: Der Amp wird hauptsachlich mit SC gefuttert. Hier die Fender Hot-Noisless und Fender Texas-Special. Humbuckerma?ig nutze ich den DiMarzio PAF Pro, den Seymour Duncan little `59, den DiMarzio Air Norton und `nen Epi Standart. Mit allen kommt der Amp super klar! Ein toller Sound!

Bisher habe ich noch keine Probleme mit dem Amp gehabt und erwarte das auch nicht. Allerdings spiele ich nie ohne eine Reservesystem ( Hier: Marshall JMP 1 ). Mir ist mal auf nem Gig in Berlin ( Halle voll!! ) mein damals neuer Zenamp ausgefallen. Toll. Musste dann mit den Zerren direkt ins Pult und FX vom Frontmischer spielen. Ging, war aber nicht soooo toll. Seit dem immer mit Reserve.

Marshall halt. Was soll man sonst sagen

Spiele seit 9 Jahren und habe glaube ich jetzt meinen Traum-Amp gefunden. Ich habe allerhand anderes Zeug gespielt vorher. Fender Twins, Marshall Tops, 19" Gerate, Multibodentreter etc.
Aber den behalte ich jetzt, definitiv!!! Ich liebe Richie Sambora und Bon Jovi. In Verbindung mit den beiden Sambora-Strats klingt der Amp sehr nach DEM Sambora Sound, welchen er Live nutzt. Aber auch alle anderen Rocksounds sind drin. Wie gesagt Top-40, hier speziell die Rockklassiker. Aber auch NU-Rock ist ohne Abstriche drin. Zusatzlich zu den o.g. Geraten habe ich noch den Hughes&Kettner Tubefactor vor dem Amp, welcher ihm den allerletzten Schliff gibt. Kaufen!

3 channels, effects loop, master volume and channel volumes(very nice feature by the way! All laid out in an easy to use fashion(easier to use then the Tsl100's front panel)..you know the rest of the features...5881s...etc MIDI is the better part of this amp compared to the TSL (I own both)

Awesome sound! Expecially clean sound is great! Not as twangy as a fender amp or roland but a lot warmer, can get some nice overdrive out of it as well(the clean channel that is) The 2nd channel is awesome! I'm using guitars with emg81/85 setups and 500t gibson pickups, almost every guitar sounds killer with this channel(even my mexican strat) I like this channel better than the 3rd. The 3rd channel I am indifferent about. Sometimes I like it; Sometimes I hate it. It is much more of a dry sound, with less warmth and compression. It doesnt have the saturation of the 2nd channel, but it has an awesome bite sound, which sounds and works well with downtunings (I tune to Drop C with my band). If you are intrested in this amplifier, you defently have to play it first!

Owned it for two years(bought it off a friend), he owned it for 5 years, its never been retubed, but still sounds killer! It is just starting to loose some top end...

Never have had to delt with them...hopefully never..I fix my own shit anyways...

It really is an awesome amp, one of marshalls best i believe (but they make great amps, and nothing beats vintage/discontinued) I wish this amp were the blue/purple tolex model, but oh well. It sounds awesome. If you are thinking of buying this amp, it is a great choice and I would defentley reccomend it! (sorry for the spelling...it is late at night and I'm tired! haha) but check out the TSL, personally I think it sounds quite a bit better, not to mention the dual effects loop which are awesome!! Good luck!

When this amp works it kill's in in the studio, iv'e played in underground and cult bands here in oz for 20 years and through the 90's i played drums in some heavy/punk/rock n roll bands (i play guitar in bands as well) and this amp was great to record with, by me and guitar players i recorded always wanted me to bring it in, so many GOOD sounds, has kinda great flow when recoding like to quickly switch channels and twiddle some nkobs and blammo, yeah that's the sound for this song.

Mainly i used this amp is used for punk - heavy rock and rock n roll, had probably the cleanest marshall sound i ever heard in the clean channel (der)

unfortunatley this was and is the MOST UNRELIABLE AMP I HAVE EVER OWNED, look i'm not exagerating, i had it in the repar shop 6 times in 6 months with same problems reoccouring, thats after 2 shops had it for weeks and WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. A LOT has gone wrong with it over the years. I know it seems harsh but it's what happened. but i do have it working now but it was VERY VERY VERY stressful, hey i'm still not over it . . . . . . . but i am a stubborn c@#t and stuck with it because i love the combo of sounds and am really used to it and get the sounds i know quick.

i'm giving 8 for what it is and how it sounds, but man i give it zero for reliability, allthough i did get it working consistintently.

The biggest problem with this amp is that an output tube failure will often take out the channel switching board. As of 2003, these boards are no longer available. A full chip set including a proprietary EPROM (so I can rebuild the board myself) is also unavailable.

Can we say "boat anchor"???

Just Horrible! I'm a tech with 9 years experience on Marshalls. The in-house factory techs will ONLY talk with their authorized warranty field service folks. I used to work at an authorized station and I can say this is BS. Only RARELY could I get through to a tech when I WAS authorized.

mine is from the early 90s, not too sure, blue casing but not the metallic logo. i play as the lone guitarist in a hardcore band; so i dont exactly require a huge number of different settings, this amp has enough features for me to show up at a blues gig or a jazz show or whatever anyway

playing heavier stuff i tend to mainly use the lead channel which provides a warm thick high gain that is perfect for breakdowns and palm muted riffs etc, packs a hell of a punch especially when run through two marshall 1960s. noisy? this thing can fill a room regardlesss of size. i use it with a fairly crappy epiphone les paul studio, but ive never had any problems with the numerous other guitars i have used with it. the clean channel is fairly standard marshaLL stuff, like raindrops as you strumm a quiet chord. this thing is great for metal / hardcore or any othe form of distorted guitars.

ive only had it for a month or two, so at this stage i havent experienced any problems; but its a marshall. solid as a rock and even if there is a problem marshall are good to deal with

i love this amp