Marshall VS2000 AVT50 112 Combo

Tube pre-amp. Clean & Overdrive channels w/separate tone adjustments. Reverb. Headphone jack. That's about it, which is fine.

Most people buy Marshall for the distortion. The big surprise to me with this amp is how wonderful the clean is. Bell-like. Brilliant. Beautiful. In fact, to my ear the overdrive is the weaker of the two channels sound-wise. OD seems harsh and honky, but that could also be because I play it with a Fender Mexi-Strat with ceramic single coils (ugh!)Someday I'm gonna hook it up with an LP and I suspect it will be better.

Had it two years, no problems. It's a truck. I have no idea when the pre-amp tube might need replacing and the manual doesn't offer any guidance.

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Third amp I've owned, and the first "real" one. Previously tried a Behringer Ultraroc (great value!, the salesman said). It crapped out after two months. What junk. I took it back to Mars, talked them into getting a store credit and walked straight over to the Marshall section. No regrets. Like I said above, Marshall distortion may not be my cup 'o Joe, so in the future I may consider a Fender or Line6 (which I like despite the tube snobs' sneering). But this is a very very solid amp. Hook it up to a couple stomp boxes and wah pedal and you've got about everything you need.

I use a 87 American Strat with Dimarzio Evolution Humbucker in the bridge. The only effects I run are a DD-3 Delay and a CE-5 Chorus. I play mostly rock/metal. I messed with this amp for a week and frankly I couldn't get a decent tone outta the thing. The distortion is thin and buzzy and doesnt have much flexibility. Very disappointed with Marshall's at this point..they've really gone downhill in the last 10 years.

Didn't keep it long enough to know. Returned it within a week.

Horrible..sorry guys but I really don't know what all the positive reviewers are hearing in this amp. Easily the worst Gain channel I've heard in a Marshall.

This is a 2001 AVT50. The two channels go from clean to heavey distortion. There is a volume and master volume for each channel.The clean channel has bass and treble controls; the gain channel has bass, middle, treble as well as an overall reverb control.The amp puts out 50 watts and cuts through well.

I play a Carvin DC 135 and Gibson Les Paul through it with multiple settings. It has a very good clean sound with my Carvin in single coil settings, and a great "pushed" sound with the clean channel pre-amp volume at about 7.5. I like the humbucker "pushed" tone with both guitars. It has a raw, "in your face" drive tone. The distortion channel sounds great with the humbuckers at any setting if you adjust the tone controls to taste. The single coils on my Carvin sound good if the pre-amp volume is around 3 to 4. The closed-back cabinet produces a more raw, directional output than an open back cabinet does. But I like this tone in contrast to my Fender Deville amp.

The amp has been reliable so far except for the included footswitch causing the channels to bounce back and forth occasionally. I need a new footswitch. Switching the channels on the amp itself has worked fine.

I have no experience with customer support. I have never needed any repair to date.

I have been playing off and on for over 30 years and have used Les Pauls, Strats, Teles and other unique guitars(I love my Carvin).I have used several amps and currently play through a Fender Deville and the AVT50. I love the pushed,upper mids tone of a marshall, and this amp sounds great with just the single 12ax7 tube!It is also much easier to carry around than most amps at 50 watts!I would certainly consider this amp again if lost or stolen. Give it a try!

I think this was made in 2002. 12-inch custom celestion speaker, 2 channels(the usual clean and dirty), effects loop, DI out, headphone jack, and a reverb.

I play an ibanez rg421 and I play blues and rock. There's more than enough distortion here and the clean channel is one of the best clean channels i've heard from a marshall(or is it the best?). You can go from blues-rock type distortion to heavy palm-muted distortion ala john petrucci's "pull me under" riff with the crunch channel.

I think it would be dependable. I don't really know for now because i've only had it for a week. What i'm a bit worried though is how i'm going to change the tube inside the pre-amp if it burns out after about 2 to 3 years? I opened the back panel and i found out that it's not accessible from the speaker. I think u have to take the whole pre-amp out as there is no other opening except maybe if u unscrew the four screws on top of the cabinet. I think they're mounting screws.. I don't know. Does anyone of you guys know how to do this thing? Aside from that, i think i'm happy with my amp

I tried to contact them about this tube-changing problem but there's no response.

It;s actually my first amp with a tube in it. So I don't know much about tube amps. But what i'm sure of is that i really, really like it. Never went out of the house for a week, skipped meals and stopped watching tv just to play with it. I'm freaking out the my friends and family with it. : )

This is a AVT 2000 series 50-watt Marshall combo amp. It's a Tube-Solid state combo which means it's got a real tube in the Pre-amp stage. Headphone jack, CD input, 2 footswitchable channels, reverb, an Effects Loop, and an Emulated Digital Pre-out. On the clean channel it has Volume, Gain, Bass, and Treble. On Distortion Channel it has Gain, Volume, Bass, Middle, and treble. 12" Celestion speaker. No stupid digital effects to deal with (if you want those get a pedal). I pretty much play in my bedroom or with friends in a basement somewhere for fun but i take my guitar playing seriously and this is just mind-boggling...well you'll see in the next sections.

I play an Ibanez RG-550 and it sounds incredible (both clean and distrorted). I'm pretty much an anything rock guitarist (stuff like Bush, New Found Glory, Metallica, Linkin Park, POD etc.) I've turned this thing up pretty much all the way and it loses NO sound quality. In fact, it gets even better the louder it goes. The distortion goes from mild to crazy, well more than you'd need (unless your style is 'I dont like to hear a difference in notes from my low E to 24th fret-High E strings') Havent heard any distortion on the clean channel and it gets loud as well. Also the ECC83 Pre-Amp tube really adds depth and volume (like big sound, not just loudness). In combination with the 12" Celestion speaker it pumps out huge bass that knocks pictures off the wall (seriously i have done that!) It also sounds incredible with palm muting. My friends are all like "That amp sounds absolutely perfect." Give it a 10.

No problems yet, like twice it has switched from clean to distortion for no reason, but never from distortion to clean. Not a problem at all though. It's heavy, tough, and i sit on it a lot and never had any problems with it. Sound i always reliable, doesnt cut out or anything and always keeps the volume and sound true.

Dont know, never needed anything. Bought it used with no warranty but honestly, i'm not worried about ever needing to get anything done with it.

I've been playing for almost 2 years now and i used to have a Marshall MG-15 RCD and this is so much of an improvement i'm still cleaning up the mess i made in my pants after i got it. I used to play with a DOD FX-7 pedal to get the distortion and what not, now i dont use it at all because the amp itself has everything i need to sound incredible. I would buy it again without thinking about it, no matter what i had to pay. I love the sound and everything about it, only thing i got a beef with is the weight, it's pretty heavy, but what do you expect? it's big. I compared it with a few other Fender and Crate amps and really couldnt find anything i liked but this. I guess once you go Marshall (especially a good one) you never go back. Definetly recommened this.

This amp is a recent make, unsure of year. I play alot of Metal and rock (Metallica-Led Zeppelin), but I also enjoy playing Funk and Blues
(Funky Meters-Clapton). It's got two channels (clean and overdrive). it comes with a footswitch pedal, input and output jacks for EFX loop, a headphones jack, and input for CD playalong. The only thing I would like is to maybe have 2 OD channels instead of one. This is a home/ band practice amp, and it can get loud enough (too loud at home)(

I am playin a Fender Double Fat Strat straight through the amp. I don't get the best metal sound, but that's more due to the guitar than the amp. The clean channel can get pretty edgy, depending on how high the gain is set, and the distorted channel can get pretty heavy

I have owned this amp for 2-3 months, and there hasn't been a single problem yet

never had to deal with Marshall, and I don't remember the warranty lenght

I have been playing guitar seriously for about 2 months. If lost or stolen, I would try to find a used all tube amp on EBay, but if I couldn't this would be my first choice

Wish the reverb could be turned off via the footswitch

I'm using a 1990 LP Classic PP with an SD Pearly Gates bridge and a JB neck pickup. I play different styles of rock with this setup and it sounds great. The amp's tone controls are fairly sensitive enabling you to get a better variety of sounds than I expected. Like most of the others have said, the clean channel on this amp is fantastic, but can be a bit on the bright side if you aren't careful with the tone controls.

The only issues I have had with the amp are the oft mentioned noise when swithcing channels and a tendency for the clean channel to clip at a lower than acceptable volume sometimes, but for what I paid for it I really can't complain

Never dealt with them

I've been playing guitar for 19 years. I have owned many amps in that time. I bought this amp for a practice amp and it serves that purpose well.

This is my 2nd review. I have had it for a couple of months now and I feel that I needed to review this amp again. Everyone knows the features of this hybrid amp . It has really good features. Its simplicity is what makes this amp great. It has all your basic feature to practice in the bedroom and to handles small gigs. If you're not happy with the features of this amp, you must be a really picky person. It is a real value.

I'm pretty happy with the amp. I use a Schecter Ci Plus with 2 SD's. A JB on the bridge and Jazz on the neck (this is a very great p'up setup,very versatile). I really dig the sounds I get from this amp. I'm currently really into blues, jazz, rock, and pop(in that specific order). The clean channel is all right for blues. I just turn the gain up bit to get a little grit and switch to Jazz neck p'up and I get a a pretty decent blues tone. I use to like the clean channel for some fat jazz chords, but I realized that the clean channel is not that great for playing chords like that. What I particularly dig in the amps is the OD channel. You can pretty much get any sound that you here in any of your old school rock records like Led Zep, Hendrix, ACDC, and other great artist who used the Marshall sound. What I really use this amp for is the power amp section. I use my Digitech GNX3 pedal and use that as a preamp for all the great tones I find with the GNX3. I use at as moniter on stage and also as my amp for when I the sound system is down. I think this amp is perfect for what I need it for. I wish it was a little lighter. I probably should have gotten a Tech 21 Tradmark 10. Has the same basic feature escept for the reverb and dual channels.

In other words, I AM HAPPY WITH THIS AMP.

As I told you guys earlier, I use this onstage when I play at church and when I have played with the band. I play w/o a backup and I have not had any problems with it. Sincee it only has one tube, it really can't break on stage. It could go out, but these 2 words sum it all up: SOLID STATE. It very dependable. I take care of my stuff, so it should last a long time, but who knows.

Never contacted them, but ther websit is really bad, and they're w/ KORG USA. Their support probably sucks.

I think this amp is pretty good for the cash. I really dig the OD channel. It has a lot of classic favorites in there. I like the fact that it has a tube in the preamp. It gives the amps sound a nice warm touch that you can't get out of a 100% solid state, but its not as warm as all tube amp. I like the fact that I don't have to worry about tubes. I'll get an all tube when I have the experience as well as the cash. I have been playing for 3 years. I know I havn't playing that long. All you older guitarist are probabl laughing at me, but thats cool. It is great for what I need it. Theres alot of other cool products that suited my needs better. Behringer makes this GM10(?) that has features I wanted. Tech 21 also makes the Trademark10 which is really awesome. I wish I would have bought the Trademark 10. Mostly because its a lot lighter, cheaper, and versatile. All I wanted was a good sounding practice amp w/ an effect loop so that I could tap my GNX3 into the power amp section of the amp. I wish the AVT20 had an effect loop. That would have been awesome. I hope Marshall could build a small recording amp with the same features that the AVT50 has. Overall as I stated earlier, I AM HAPPY WITH MY MARSHALL.

Update to my last post. Their website is horrible, and they are too hard to contact. when finally contacted, they were not helpful at all, and sort of pushed me aside. Very poor customer service.

2001 valvestate, pretty standard feaures, two channels, and a good reverb, came with a one button footswitch. The amp is plenty loud, I only use it for practice at home, but it can get very loud. I'm giving it a seven because other amps in the price range have more features, this one has plenty, but I would have liked maybe a better footswitch.

I have a Dean Icon Special Select with a Duncan Custom in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck, straight into the amp. The sound of this thing is great, especially the clean channel with the jazz pickup, very big sound. Not noisy at all. Very versatile, I can get a great jazz and clean sound, then switch over to the od channel, and get some pretty heavy sounds. I don't play metal, but I think the amp would suit the style fine.

This is where the amp has had some problems. When on the clean channel, sometimes it will randomly switch channels, or just turn off. I took it to a dealer, and they had it for a week, when I got it back, the problem persisted, so I gave up. Also, when switching channels, there is a very annoying "pop" sound. Not sure if I would use this amp live at all.

The warranty was good, and there are authorized dealers everywhere, so everything fine here.

I've been playing for about three years, and I love this amp, I just wish it could switch channels correctly. If it were stolen, I would most likely buy another one, I really like the clean channel on this amp. This is overall a good deal, I don't think my problem is common, as I haven't seen anyone else on here with the same thing.