Marshall 1959RR

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Anyone tried the Randy Rhoads signature model? :) What do you think, compering it to a vintage 2203..

Totally classic Marshall sound I guess.

One for sale here with a cab for quite cheap.. is it worth it?
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One of the best "classic" Marshalls that I've ever plugged into...very cool amp IMO. I actually like channel 1 better than the cascaded channel 2...pure vintage Super Lead goodness...tighter and punchier than the modded channel.

The amp is stupidly loud...volume on 1 is crushing. You'll need an attenuator or iso-booth to get the most out of it while saving your hearing and/or not getting a noise violation.
 
Awesome. So it cascades at a certain volume right? Would it act as a 2203, say if you put in a MV.
 
Jofipe":2kbcc55f said:
Awesome. So it cascades at a certain volume right? Would it act as a 2203, say if you put in a MV.
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No, it cascades by plugging into channel 2 regardless of volume. And no, it really doesn't function like a MV...its always ridiculously loud.
 
haha.. it sound like a beast so furious you can't let it out of it's cage!
 
It has nothing at all in common with a 2203. The 1959RR is a NMV so it is 100% clean until it is at ear bleeding volume levels. To me it sounded like a stock Super Lead but had more gain when it was cranked. That being said , there would never be a reason for me to play as loud as it would take for that amp to sound different than any other NMV Marshall
 
I remember my local music store got a full stack in when they 1st released.
We played it on the store floor and it was SOOOO DAMN LOUD....it was rattling the drums across the room! :lol: :LOL:
Seemed to go from like very quiet.....to full concert level with no in between. :D

We dinked around with it for about 15 minutes before shutting it down. Attenuator for sure is needed. :yes:
 
If it is cascaded then do volume I and volume II both work at same time when plugged in the cascaded input? No master volume on these at all? I remember hearing clips that sounded killer and would like to pick one up possibly.
 
joepete77":10lubeaq said:
If it is cascaded then do volume I and volume II both work at same time when plugged in the cascaded input? No master volume on these at all? I remember hearing clips that sounded killer and would like to pick one up possibly.
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No master volume at all
 
Norton666":el2944g8 said:
The 1959RR is a NMV so it is 100% clean until it is at ear bleeding volume levels.
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That's not really true. Mine can be pretty distorted pretty quickly. It is much darker than a typical Superlead too. It is a loud amp, but pretty easily tamed with some slaving.
 
I owned one for a little over 1 month, and you will definitely need an attenuator. I recommend a Rivera Rockcrusher or Aracom.
 
You should probably say it's not true "in my case" because my RR1959 was completely clean, way to loud for any application, sounded like shit when attenuated. Huge disappointment for me...even more so when I saw the quality of the circuit board. They must not all be the exact same.

Greazygeo":2fol3w8b said:
Norton666":2fol3w8b said:
The 1959RR is a NMV so it is 100% clean until it is at ear bleeding volume levels.
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That's not really true. Mine can be pretty distorted pretty quickly. It is much darker than a typical Superlead too. It is a loud amp, but pretty easily tamed with some slaving.
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zuel69":otrrr6dh said:
You should probably say it's not true "in my case" because my RR1959 was completely clean, way to loud for any application, sounded like shit when attenuated. Huge disappointment for me...even more so when I saw the quality of the circuit board. They must not all be the exact same.
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Quality of the circuit board? It's not any different than any mid to late 70's Marshall amp. Marshall has never used pcb's that are used in amps like VHT. They have always been thin. The workmanship on mine is actually quite good (for a Marshall anyway).

If your amp was completely clean, it must have been screwed up somehow. It should have at least as much distortion as a reg Super Lead and much more on Ch II. It is a loud amp like I said, but with slaving easily tamed. Sorry to hear you were disappointed with yours.

You could talk over this......

 
george's clip is in tune to what i heard from the amp at NAMM when they released it.
that and the yngwie are two siggy marshalls i would love to own.
 
Thanks man, yea that sounds really good. The one I had was just a $$$ sucking pig..it had issues for sure. You got that right, Marshall does not use the quality boards like VHT, Suhr etc. I really wouldn't give a shit about that if my 1959RR sounded and worked like it was supposed to..
 
Greazygeo":1hx51wt9 said:
zuel69":1hx51wt9 said:
You should probably say it's not true "in my case" because my RR1959 was completely clean, way to loud for any application, sounded like shit when attenuated. Huge disappointment for me...even more so when I saw the quality of the circuit board. They must not all be the exact same.
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Quality of the circuit board? It's not any different than any mid to late 70's Marshall amp. Marshall has never used pcb's that are used in amps like VHT. They have always been thin. The workmanship on mine is actually quite good (for a Marshall anyway).

If your amp was completely clean, it must have been screwed up somehow. It should have at least as much distortion as a reg Super Lead and much more on Ch II. It is a loud amp like I said, but with slaving easily tamed. Sorry to hear you were disappointed with yours.

You could talk over this......

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Love this clip George!
 
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