Marshall VS2000 AVT50 112 Combo

Amp was made in 2003, I purchased it shortly before new years. Reason I got it so cheap was I bought it on my friend's discount at Sam Ash. I play mostly rock and punk/emo and so far the amp seems capable of producing tones suitable to those genres.

The features have been gone over ad infinitum, but i'll just summarize here. Hybrid amp, one tube in the pre-amp, solid-state for the power amp. 50W (a very LOUD 50W i might add). 1x12 Celestion speaker. Two channels and a footswitch.

I usually set the amp at volume 1 or 2. At volume 2 it's loud enough to annoy the neighbors in my apartment building. I had it up to 5 briefly at a buddy's house and I was surprised how loud a 50 watter could sound at only volume 5. I'm extremely new to the guitar and have just formed a band with some friends from another band, so I haven't had a chance to gig with it yet, but I assume it would be loud enough for the average bar/club.

I use a Gibson SG special with stock pickups (love this guitar by the way, it blows away the Squier Affinity I got in the Squier Electric Jam Pack by a mile). I'm still trying to find my style, but this guitar seems to fit Punk Rock pretty well.

Like I mentioned above, volume 1 or 2 is way more than enough when youre practicing by yourself, and volume 5 or so will cut through a drummer well enough. For a gig you'd probably have to set it higher, or mic it thru the PA.

The clean channel is also nice on this amp, but I haven't had it loud enough to see if it distorts and high volumes. You can get a wide variety of sounds through the dirty channel, and the distortion can get pretty brutal at high gain settings. The amp also tends to feed back alot at high gain/high volume unless you stand pretty far away from it.

Only had it a couple weeks so I can't really say; but from what I know of Marshall they tend to be built pretty solidly, just very expensive to have repaired. So far so good. *fingers crossed*

Never had to deal with them, I understand that they go thru Korg in the USA.

Just to re-hash, I've only been playing around 4 months, but this amp seems to be really good for a guitarist just starting out in a band. Sounds good at low volumes for home practicing, yet loud enough for small gigs.

So far I haven't found anything to hate about it, and if it were stolen I'd have to decide whether I wanted to replace it with the same thing or just save up for a half stack (something I plan to purchase in a year or so).

Overall, a great amp for a beginner to intermediate guitarist.

2002 model, amps is great for punk (what i play), i regret buying it only becasue im buying a jcm 900 100 watt half stack...but avt 50 is capable of filling a 200 ft by 100 ft room ( my schools auditorium) i wish reverb was foot switchable, recomend as a firt amp for a serious player, i wish it had od1, od2, clean 1 and 2 like avt 50,

sounds great for punk, has a nice distortion and a beautiful clean for ska up strokin, i use a PRS santanna SE and it sounds great through it

It was dependable for so long then one day tragity struck as my speaker blew, its still in shop waiting for a new celestian from england...so atleast it was during practice, ont at a show.. now im usin an old 79' ampeg 20-30 watter with digitech preamp and micing it through PA, i miss my beauty,

good...i bought a NADY wireless system and i plug it in and my amp started to smoke... nady tried to blame it on marshall so i sent nady and nice fax with me shitting on the guy i talked toos desk...anyway marshall was very helpful

i love this amp, but the speaker blew, i am gonna keep it but get a jcm 900 head and cab.. but in the year span i was using it it never let me down until the speaker... sounds better than the new jcm 2000's in my opinion... but jcm 900's sounds are the best marshasll ever had, and honestly id say this is the second.. for just under 600 or like 300 used..id say best choice

Mine is about 3 years old now. I play most "rock" type music.... Pink Floyd, Alice in Chains, Ozzy, AC DC. The amp works well for these styles. The headphone sounds good for late night practicing and it's loud enough when used with a band to cut through. Most people don't realize unless you're playing a 300 + seat venue, you don't need a half stack and definitely don't need a full stack. 50 Watts is plenty for the places I play, which is typically in basement/bar bands.
Not many features as far as effects go. Just reverb and distortion. If you want effects, buy pedals.

It sounds really good. I've never had a problem with it and I'm complimented on my tone regularly. I play usually with lower to medium gain and then kick it up with my o.d. pedal when I need some push and volume. The clean channel is really pretty great and a HUGE improvement over my old Marshall DSL. The distortion is Marshall, not Mesa. So if you want to play your "Nu Metal", go buy something else, someday you'll wake up and smell the coffee and find a sound worthy of a Marshall.

3 years, too many gigs to count, never had a problem with it switching channels on me like some people here. I take good care of it and I'm sure it'll last many years to come, if not, I'll fix it myself. Repair shops charge too much.

I only emailed them once and they responded within a day, so I'm satisfied.

I've been playing since the early 1980's. I have a mini home studio with M-Audio monitors a Yamaha sub. Midi Keys, Digitech processors, Morley Wah pedals. I record and have done some recording with this amp. It works as well as anything else I've used and has nice voicing that transfers well to tape.
At the time, I was looking for another practice amp as mine had crapped out on me. Eventually, I ended up using it at gigs and it just kinda stuck that way. I retired my DSL for home use and use this regularly. My one and only gripe is that it should have a seperate lead channed, but If you have an overdrive pedal or use a volume pedal, that's not an issue.
It's a great amp, if you have one, you know what I'm talking about. If not, go try one out. They're quite a steal.

Clean channel-gain, volume bass, treble. Overdrive channel-gain, volume, bass, middle, treble. Accutronics reverb(very nicely voiced). CD input, headphone output. Channel switching, series effect loop. 50 watts. 12" speaker.

I use a squire affinity strat w/bill lawrence pick-ups, gibson firebird 5, yamaha sg1000 played straight into the amp most of the time. Sometimes a ts-9(lead boost) or line6 dl-4 delay(rock-o-billy) in front. I love the tones that this amp delivers! The clean channel works so well i'm selling my '68 fender twin reverb-which does sound richer but is pretty much a one sound amp (but hey, who ever thought a marshall had a clean tone this sweet?). I think the clean channel on the avt50 sounds more "round" than the overdrive side. I choose to run this side with the gain at 5 to 10-volume to the size of the room-bass 5-treble 5. Overdrive side is what anyone could want when speaking "marshall" tone. I like to put the gain on 3 or 4- volume at the appropriate room size-bass 10- mid 2-treble 10. You know that scooped-mid marshall sound. Adjust guitar volume to taste. After 12 years of fender amps i can happily say the is what i want to sound like. Marshall sweet tones in a box that costs under $500!!!!

Have only used this amp for 5 months but i am sure a lifetime of use is in store for me.

5 year warranty-shouldn't need it.

Ok my musical tastes have changed over the years, but i think i know now better than ever what i want in a guitar amp (been playing 18 years). If i can be so impressed by an amp- and an affordable one as well- that i don't play my classic all tube fender any more, well this is it! dollar for dollar, pound for pound the best amp!

I got this amp about a year ago. It is pretty basic as far as features go. 50 watts and 2 channels one clean and one distortion. I bought this amp as practice amp but what I found was it is not bad for playing small gigs. It is very loud for 50 watts.

Both channels great. The distortion is better than most. The speaker that comes with this amp is ok at lower volumes but wont handle loud volumes very long till it starts sounding nasty. I changed my speaker out using a celestion classic lead 80 with 5 pound magnet. This made a huge differece. You can run this amp to a good sound system and you can keep with any drummer.

It has been fairly reliable. I have a couple times that channels would switch on its own but as much as I have used this amp I guess thats not too bad.

I have been playing for 34 years.This amp definetly has tone,is loud,and is compact. I think it is great for a small amp.

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.

I like this amp!
I play lots of styles: blues, country, hard rock, jazz, folk, and this amp can handle them all. I use the channel switching for going between OD and clean sound. I also use the reverb and the effects loop. I sometimes use a chorus and/or digital delay. I use a crybaby wah-wah outside of the effects loop. I use this amp for small indoor and outdoor settings and haven't been overpowered yet. Any larger setting and I might have to go to an extra speaker cabinet or more robust amp. The amp has an output for an external 8 ohm speaker. I've had this amp for about six months.

I use a gibson SG. I like the clean tone and it has a nice one. Very bright and present at high settings. I'm not a heavy distortion fan unless the song/style calls for it, and from that end it gives me all I want. Its great in practice because you can get a lot of different sounds at low volume.

I've found that when playing a gig, I let the amp warm up before playing. Mine seems to get a warmer richer sound after I'm playing it for a while.

Seems to be very sturdy.

Don't remember but its at least industry standard. From what I know of the company they stand behind their product.

Its the perfect amp for me right now. For the price I don't think you can beat it.

50 watts with a 12" Celestation speaker. 2 switchable channels (footswitch included), effects loop, headphone and direct out (for recording, etc). Hybrid amp- solid state, but with a tube in the preamp to add some tonal variation and warmth.

I like to play all styles of Rock music, primarily focusing on lead playing and love both the clean and distorted sound. I prefer a simple 2 channel setup, so this works great for me.

I am using a Gibson ES-135 w/57 Classic humbucking pickups (the good model with f-holes, not the newer "striped" model). The amp workes great with this guitar, which gets (in my opinion) a great hard rock sound. The only pedals I'm currently using are a Boss SD-1 Super Overdirve (for a solo boost)and a Thomas Organ Crybaby wah.

I love the Marshall sound, and this amp does it for me. The overdrive is unreal, and I have found so many wonderful sounds in all gain/volume levels just by spending some time messing with the EQ. The clean is punchy as all hell, and works both totally clean or with a little gain on it (the separate gain/volume controls give a lot of options).

I'm sure others will think I'm being stupid, but I prefer the hybrid tone to a full tube setup. I know, I know, I'm stupid or high or haven't played a good tube amp...whatever, it's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. I've actually played/owned many great tube amps from Mesa, Marshall, Fender and Peavey and actually like my AVT50 better. I'm sure part of the reason is that I play in my apartment a lot, so need to play at lower volumes and many tube amps don't get going until cranked a little. Either way, I wanted to put my opinion out there in case anyone reading this agrees with me and wants some validation- I'm with you man!

PS- in case anyone cares, my favorite settings are:
OD- Gain 4, Volume-varies, Bass 9, Middle 3, Treble 5, Reverb 5
CLEAN- Gain 4, Volume-varies, Bass 5, Treble 7, Reverb 5
Again, I use many other setting as well- next week, I might have a new favorite. That is the main reason why I like the amp so much!

I haven't had any problems yet and don't plan to. Obviously, reliability is one of the benefits of not going all-tube. I had an AVT20 before this, and that was a tank for me. I am hopeful that the AVT50 will work just as well.

I have not had to deal with Marshall, so I can;t comment on that. my rating is for the warranty only. 5 years on parts, 3 years on speakers and labor. Most importantly, it is all transferrable! That is so important if you ever have to sell (by choice or necessity)your gear. For me, a transferrable warranty also gives me more faith in the product.

I have been playing for 13 years and have had a lot of gear in that time. I have also held jobs at a major guitar/amp manufacturer and at a major music chain, so I have a lot of experience with guitar equipment. Also, for the last couple of years I have been in the education field and did NOT work for Marshall in any way. Not that any of this makes my opinion more important, but it's not like this is my first amp or anything.

Obviously, I love this amp. For me, this is the best sounding amp available. The fact that it is so much less expensive then most other great amps is a total bonus for anyone who buys it. I would agree with some other review I've seen here that the other AVT models that include effects don't seem to have the same sound quality and, yes, I tried them all. This is the amp that made me stop looking for a new amp. I used to check Harmony Central to see reviews of other amps to get ideas on what I wanted next- now I check the AVT50 reviews to see what others think of "my" amp. As a side note, most of my other amps were much more expensive than the AVT50. If I can get anything across in this review it would be that, for me, this is the best amp available. Give it a try- it might work for you too!

I bought this used, so I don't know when it was made. I mostly play metal-hard rock ('tallica, slayer, ozzy, sabbath, disturbed, opeth, etc...), It has 2 channels, I had to buy a seperate Roland footswith for it, works great, I don't mind it not having effects, I use it to practice at home and annoy people around me, and to play with friends (great for the latter, read on...)

I'm using a Fernandes strat copy w/ duncan hot rails pup and an ibanez sz320(kicks ass) with a dimebucker(even more ass), in the bridge position, with both axes it gets a great Randy Rhoads tone (crazy train, mr. crowley kind of stuff), and if I tweak the tone settings enough(throw out the mids), I can get a great Lightning-Puppets tone. It is somewhat noisy on the OD channel, maybe the tube is going (i didn't try it out so loud at the store), or maybe my house doesn't have good wiring (it could be the guitar, it goes away when I turn down the volume on mu axe), the clean channel is great, nice and warm, or nice and bright, the OD channel is great, although dialing the gain beyond 2.5-3 o'clock it gets a bit buzzy, but it's nice and heavy, it sounds better with the dimebucker, a little brighter and the distortion is "squishier" with a little less bottom end (you can still feel it thumping your chest at high volumes), this works great. (oh, it sounds muffled when playing on a carpeted floor).

It's pretty solid, it says "made in England", so does the Celestion Speaker, i don't plan on throwing down a flight of stairs, so if you don't do that, set it on fire or shoot at it, it will last, i do plan on changing the tube, maybe that will help with the buzz.

I bought it used, so I only got the store's 30 day warranty.
But the store;s people are very helpful (Guitar Center).

I've been playing about 5 years, my axes are listed above, a crybaby original, boss metal zone(I barely use scince i bought the marshall), a boss flanger(dont use this either, i only bought it becouse it was just $10 at a swap meet). If it was stolen i would buy it again, sure.
I love the tone, it screams tube distortion, i hate the buzz, i compared it to a 50 watt marshall solid state combo that sounded good at low volumes but turned into mud when the volume is past 5.

GREAT AMP FOR THE PRICE!!!

basic features, but has a a preamp tube in the preamp.

Pretty normal hybrid amp

Im using a Gibson Les Paul Studio and actually, I quite like the amp, its one of the most versitale amps Ive come across for a while. It gets the normal Marshall brownsound pretty easily, but also has another wide range of tones, ranging from a pushed plexi amp, to a real glassy and shimmering clean tone that sounds a lot like what someone said before a hot rod fender, but its beefed up a bit and has a tighter bass. On the clean channel, the higher you turn up the volume the more full the sound becomes, however, as you do that, it helps a little to roll off the tone on the gutiar a bit as the high notes can become a bit harsh. I dont ever dime any of my amps, after about 7 or 8, the sound starts to get a little mushy, but its loud before you get to that volume anyway, unless you have hte gain turned down a lot. The gain control really gives you a lot of control over the amp. Its very responsive and each turn will give you a differnt tone.

Ok now the Overdrive channel. Its pretty good, I love the old vintage rock tones of players like Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and Ritchie Blackmore so I try to keep the gain down a little rather than crankning it to get some nu metal detuned metal tone. What i noticed is that if you turn the gain down and turn the volume up, it shapes teh sound a little more and gives the tone a more cutting edge, and a lot of sustain but still retains a lot of clarity. Your personal playing nuances definately shine through and if you suck at the gutiar, then the amp will only make the statement louder. The tone controls are very responsive, and no matter waht setting, the amp sounds very warm. The only problem Ive seen witht eh sound is that it doesnt clean up when you roll back the volume as good as a all tube amp does, but thats a reason that you have hte clean channel. Also, if your gonna turn the amp up real loud, be sure to back off the treble a bit so you still keep teh brightness, but you dont permanently damage your hearing because this amp can be treble hell if you dont eq it right at high volumes.

hasnt broken down yet

no opinion on marshall, but, the store that sold it too me was wonderful.

great value, even if it isnt all tube, it still has a great tone.

This amp line came out in late 2000
to replace Marshalls original Valvestate line
the new line is call Valvestate 2000: AVT (Advanced Valvestate technology)
This is the second generation of hybrid marshall Tube Solidstate amps
and a significant improvement over the first
this amp has a 12" Custom Celestion designed for this amp
50watts of power
a Dual Triode diode tube in the preamp
two foot switchable channels: clean, with a gain to fatten the tome
and overdrive with gain to increase distortion
3 band eq + volume for each channel
Reverb
Speaker ext on back
and head phone ect.
it weighs a hefy 45LBS
the features are expected on practice amps of these size so it will recieve an 8,
this 50watt amp can easily be used in practice with loud drummer, even percform in a small club size venue if cranked

I've used 5 Guitars on this amp all of them have there stock pickups but most of these guitars stock pickups are Seymour Duncans
a Mexican Fender Strat 88
Korean Fender Esquire GT ( Seymour Duncan Invader Pickup
Japanese Jackson Soloist SL3 ( Seymour Duncan Hotrails, jeffbeck
Japanese Epiphone Lespaul ??? (stock pickups are dizmario super distortion
Japanese Epiphone Zakkwilde (stock pickups are emg ?? )
I'm not a marshall fanboy, i have only played solidstate and transtube marshalls i will not know if this is expected of marshalls
The clean is warm, with a strat and the gain fattens it, it also grows warmer as you crank, i've found turning the gain down below 4 on the clean lowers volume significantly so when practicing with a loud drummer the clean will be fat, if you have pickups like the Jeffbeck on my soloist, the Invader on my Esquire GT and EMG active pickups, and dizmario when gain and volume turned up it actually produces distortion. There are advanteges when the cleans gain is on 10 with the invader,and EMGs,Jeffbeck, Superdirstoir is actually power full enough to play hardrock not metal, or nirvanna, but stuff like greenday, 3 Doorsdown, and the clean distorted sounds very close to a all tube Fender hot rod deluxe with dizmario super distortion thorugh it. I don't think many people will be able to tell the difference between this and distortion tube. However the distortion on the overdrive channel is heavier, but not as convincing. The distortion on over drive is smooth and as far improved over the original transube Valvestate 65R
in adition this amp seems much more powerful. The original Valvestate line seemed to be the best solidstate amps but was no where near tube, though the clean was better. The new Valvestate 2000 AVT's are much more like tube amps. The out put pickups increase distortion, volume increases distortion, tube saturates, has the tone and the weight of tube amps.

I dunno i borrowed it from a friend for a week

music industries customer service sux
warranties are meaning less
buy your amp from a retailer
who'll help you more than the cuztormer support will

Overall a significant improvement over the Valvestate 65reverb
much louder
this is the first line of valvestate that actually sounded like tube amps, the price is on the high side
for about 60$ more you can get tube amps from fender of the same size(but not the amount of distortion)
The clean is comparible to the overdrive channel of the fender hotrod series. It would bennifit if the gain did not affect volume of the clean, this way the marshall would not sound like it had to distortion channels. The amp's clean does sound almost exactly like an overdriven all tube fenderhot rod amp, when the gain and volume is turned up.

Very versatile amp Will play beautiful cleans and can play some freaking loud distortion 2 channels Came w/ footswitch Headphone jack, effects loop, the works

I am playing a Godin LG with SD P-90s on it This amp suits my musical style perfectly Good clean channel, but I bought it because of its awesome distortion It is great Fenders amps couldn't touch the distortion on this baby

This amp is a tank! Never broken down, and I dont think that it ever will I would use it in a gig without a backup

Never dealt with them

I have been playing for just over a year I play the Godin and also an Ibanez acoustic If it were stolen, I would definately get a new one I compared it to Crates and Fenders The Fenders had good cleans, but the distortion sucked The Crate was a close second I chose the Marshall because of its Distortion LOVE THE AMP!!

See below. Headphone and line out were terrible, in my opinion.

This is an update. Okay, I'm about to lose all my credibility but I don't care. I sold mine and bought a Crate GLX120, which I am satisfied with. I loved the Marshall's overdriven clean channel but could only get the clean to sustain with a compressor. The dirty channel always sounded buzzy. The mid knob affected frequencies that I didn't care for. The Crate GLX120 has much greater versatility, sounds great, and is a one-pedal solution to my gigging needs. No regrets, no remorse.

Seemed fine.

No clue.

Again, I know Crate gets bashed but this time they got it right and I am someone who gives credit where credit is due. The Marshall simply didn't get the tone I was looking for even though I tweaked for weeks. I gigged with it too. Good amp, I suppose, just not for me. For the same price I got the Crate which has decent effects, a built-in tuner, and three very tweakable channels. I've been playing for about 23 years and use a heavily modded Mex Strat with humbuckers.

The amp is a 2003 model. This amp does not have built in FX but really now who needs them when you have a killer distortion and one heck of a sweet clean. It comes with FX loop , and a head phone jack. I use this amp as a bedroom practise but could easily be used for jaming with your friends. This amp is a Valvestate half tube half solid. Valve ( british for TUBE) this amp has 2 channels a clean and overdrive. Clean channel has a gain , volume , bass, mid, and treble. Crank the gain and you get a great blusey crunch, turn up the volume lower the gain and you get a beatuifuly warm clean with fabulous harmonics.

I play a Yamaha RGX121s. It has 2 double coils and a single. Great guitar for metal. The AVT50 is very quiet on the clean setting but a like buzzy on the overdrive setting with the gain cranked, but most amps do make some buz. This amp can get some fantastic sounds. Squeaky cleans with a hint of warmth. Great crunchy distortion that only a Marshall can get. This amp Sounds so much like an all Valve amp it isnt even funny. You all tube snoobs would be embarassed, because you probably could pick this amp out in a room of tube amps.

This amp is closed in from ever angle. The second you lift it up you can tell it was ment to handle some punishment. I have had no problems with it to date.

never had to deal with them.

I have been playing for 5 years, my friends have been play for longer and i have had a chance to listen and see many amps, Fenders, Peavey's, Line 6, Yamahas. and i tell you This Marshall AVT50 is won hell of a good buy, it has huge sound and greater tone.

PS-- The distortoin is deadly.

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One of the two best amps at its price point, the other one being the Traynor YCV40. Decide if you want an amp that sounds a lot like tubes without the recurring retubing costs, or if you want a real tube amp with the recurring retubing costs. The YCV40 sounds better and is built better, but will cost you more in the long run in routine tube maintenance expenses. I own both amps. The YCV40 needs a tubing change right out of the box to sound its best. My choice was NOS Tung-Sol 5881 output tubes (I had a box of those things saved up from years past) and JJ Tesla ECC83S preamp tubes (as good or better than most NOS 12AX7 types) in the Traynor. The AVT50 needs a speaker change out of the box to sound its best. You can use a Celestion Vintage 8, G12H, or Eminence B102 with a baffle board adapter (it's an extremely nice 10" speaker with a bottom far beyond the two Celestions, as well as a more extended and cleaner high end and much nicer build quality, but it's an expensive and heavy 10 incher). Most people prefer the clean channel of the Traynor and the gain channel of the Marshall, but its a close call. You should say to hell with deciding and buy them both. The Marshall has a better low end because of the closed back cabinet, but the Traynor has a more open sound. If I had to pick one or the other, I would choose the Traynor, but if I could only aford one amp, I would choose the Marshall because of its greater versatility. The birch plywood cabinet of the Traynor is MUCH more rugged, But the closed cabinet of the Marshall gives better protection speaker protection from overexcursion as well as foreign object damage. You need a backup. But 'em both if you can afford it.

No problems yet, but the long term reliability will probably be less than the Traynor due to poorer build quality. It should last 20 years in normal home use, or until it takes a major fall in touring use (that particle board cabinet is the weakest link for pro use). In home or studio use, until the electrolytic caps crap out. Remember that you can get these slightly used for $350 now, and a lot less later on. Reliable for what little you pay. Remember that the Traynor will outlive it several times over if you physically beat the hell out of your amps, but in a home or studio environment that is not an issue.

I fix my own amps. I doan need no steenking custohmer support! Except for schematics, that is, and old Marshall amp schematics are scattered all over the internet. This amp will be no exception when it gets old and needs some fixing up.

Play this amp, then go play a Traynor YCV40. Buy the one you like the best. It's unlikely you will find a better sounding amp at this price from any major manufacturer that has the resale value of Marshall or Traynor. Your next best bet is the Fender Deluxe Reverb at $800 or more. Both amps blow away the Blues Junior or Hot Rod Deluxe in sound quality.

Marshall AVT 50 combo, two channels (clean/od) with a footswitch, reverb, CD input, headphone output, FX send/return...
i play mostly punk/ska music, and the distortion isn't great for heavy punk distortion, but is great for metal, and the od set on low gain is good for dirty ska riffs. i mostly use this for home practice, but the amp has enough power for small gigs, and if not, it can be miked.

i run a PRS santana se (2001 ed.) through a crybaby wah, dod distortion, boss ds-1, and ibanez ph7. on the clean channel, the tone is incredible, even through my effects loop (i usually run it straight into the input, not through the FX send/return. the gain on clean, though, should not be set too high, and if you need more volume, mic the amp!! the clean channel gets dirty with high gain, which can make distortion stomp boxes noisy. the OD channel is great with gain around 12-3 o'clock, but the when the gain is full, the distortion is a bit noisy. the distortion is also very bassy; i set my treble to full and my bass as low as i can get them without sounding too thin. even then, the distortion is full of low end, so i usually just use my grunge pedal for punk distortion with the clean channel.

never used this in a live show, just practice. however, occasionally, while i'm playing on the clean channel, the amp switches on its own into od (which can be painful when i'm running heavy distortion pedals on the clean channel). this can be fixed easily by footswitching back into clean... but no serious problems.

never dealt with them, but the dealer i got this from is closeby and accessible.

i've been playing for two years, and this is the only amp i've owned, though i gig with various amps that are supplied at the venues, including peavey (usually the bandit 112), other marshalls (jcm heads and combos), fender, and roland. this amp has much more versatile clean channel than many others, though with heavy distortion, this amp tends to be bassy and, thus, more restrictive. this amp sounds great, though, and it even sounds pretty good as an acoustic amp (though i don't advise using this as a main acoustic amp)