Marshall VS2000 AVT50 112 Combo

One of the new 2000 Valvestates. 50 watts, 2 footswitchable channels clean/od, reverb, 12' celestion speaker, fx send + return, 1 ECC83 valve. Really versatile, od is great, headphone + cd jacks

Im using a Jackon DX10D and an 81' Ibanez Artist. I play rock and 80's metal, the od doesn't have enough gain, so I use a Boss MetalZone. The od is a bit noisy and great for blues. This amp can make any sound, anf the spring reverb gives a great ambiance.

Great amp. Very dependable, never broken down.

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Ive been playing for 3 years and its the best amp I've owned. Would definetly buy it again. Highly recommended.
Nothing beats a Marshall.

Good for practicing, not for gigs. I play in a cover band and use a Gibson SG. To bad it hasn't got 3 channels (clean, rhytms, solo)

I read a review about the new valvestate line and i got real enthousiastic. I've got to have one of these! That was at the end of 2000 and I had to wait till last saturday to finally go test it in the shop. I've had a valvestate vs265 for more than 2 years but exchanged it for a JCM900 with speakercabinet half a year ago. So now I was looking for an extra small combo for rehearsels with my band, 'cause I got soon tired of draaging around with that heavy 4x12"
Back to AVT50: There it was in the shop. Before I tried it, I asked the salesman what he thought about the sound: He parried the question and answered something like: "Hear for yourself, taste is something personal"
I played only for 20 seconds. Then I knew enough. THIS SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE OLD VALVESTATE. Nothing 'New Technology'. So, how's that old valvestate sound? It has a large range of sounds but once you've had a JCM900 or another full valve model then you know: you don't want a valvestate!
After the salesman saw I wasn't interrested no maoer and told him that it sounded just like the old one he agreed with me.

No idea. Looks solid

No idea. Never had to deal with 'em

I play on a Gibson SG. Blues, Metal, Dust in the wind, etc., schlager: everything

made in 2000, hence the name. I play mostly AC/DC, and in the band we tend to play Judas Priest (not by my choice). It has two channels. Clean and OverDrive. Headphone jack, CD in. On the back there's Loudspeaker (out), Emulated DI Out, FX return, FX send and Footswitch sockets. 12 inch Custom Celestion speaker. Closed cabinet. It has one ECC83 valve in the pre-amp. Weight 18.6 kg (aprox 40lbs). Footswitch included. Three band EQ for the OD channel, only bass and treble for the clean channel. Both channels has the Gain knob.
The clean channel has a nice sound, when you turn up the gain button the sound will get slighty distorted and give you a nice "fuzzy" sound.
The OverDrive channel is so wonderful. Like I said, I love AC/DC and their sound. So I'm not into fiddling with the effects. If you keep the gain low you will have a more vintage sound classic Marshall sound where as a higher setting will give you a more modern sound.
This speaker is LOUD!! I kid you not. In our mediocre band I drown everyone else out with this one. Okay, the rest of the boys doesn't have top of the line stuff but still.
The footswitch has one switch, OverDrive and Clean. You must have the button on the panel pressed on OverDrive for the footswitch to work.
If you turn up the gain, then you'll have to turn down the volume, and vice versa. Otherwise you'll go deaf. It takes some time to get the sound you want. I love this amp. I give it a nine cause I'd prefer some easier way to get the sound you want. It's a tiny thing not worth mentioning, but I'd prefer to get the distortion you want on one knob and then the volume on another. And now these two interact with each other. High volume + low gain will not generate the same sound as and low volume + low gain will generate. IMO.
When using the headphones the OverDrive channel has a tendency to sound more like punk a la Sex Pistols or Green Day than the wonderful sound it will get when played through the speaker.
The closed cabinet makes the sound really good in this combo. I love it this amp, I love it!!

I use an Ibanez, I use the bridge humbucker 99% of the time. It is not noisy, at all.. ever! Well except when you play it but the noise you get then is sweet music.
It's a Marshall so the variety isn't really why you bought this amp. You bought it so that you could get a good amp, with a nice wonderful distortion. When it comes to distortion this amp delivers. I'm not a Marshall freak. I can't tell the JCM 900 4102 and the Marshall VS102R, so maybe you shouldn't listen too much to what I say. All I can say is: I might not know much about different Marshall models, but I know what I like!!!!

Compared to the G50RCD that some people think are pretty much the same thing, to you I say RUBBISH! The G50RCD, it built in India, where as the VS2000 AVT50 is built in England. I doubt it matters where they are put together but the casing on this baby is a lot sturdier than on the G50RCD. A LOT!
I'd use it on a gig, without backup. It sure is loud enough to handle a small gig.
Granted I've only owned this amp for aprox 3 months now, but you can feel when something is made properly. This one won't break down.

The store gave me a one year warranty with all the things I bought that day. Not sure if the Marshall warranty is longer. I've heard things like three years, but all I know is that the store gave me a one year warranty.
Never dealt with Marshall.

I've been playing for 16 years. Well.. on and off.. This is my first Marshall. I used to own a Fender vibrolux reverb, not my kind of amp at all.
I couln't afford to buy it if it were stolen. I would not have any problems buying it again if we look from a sound and performance point of view, but I think that the amp might be too much too much for me. Maybe I'd settle for a 20 watt version of this series.
I don't think that anyone would be disapointed in this amp. If you want that true Marshall sound in a combo. Easiest way to see if you'd like this amp is to go down to the store and crank it up.