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Originally Posted by Matata
If it doesn't have tubes, then its a Marshall in name only.
It sounds like you've decided on your equipment based on name recognition. I recomend going to a music store and discuss your price range and what kind of sound you want.
Sounds like you've budgeted about $2000 for an amp an guitar. If I was you, I'd spend $1200-$1400 (Marshall tube) on the amp, $600-700 guitar (Epiphone instead of gibson) and $200-300 on new pickups (Seymour Duncan). The main differences between a $600 and $1200 guitar is usually the quality of electronics and where its built (ie - mexico vs california), a cheaper guitar with high end pickups is the cheapest way to get a great sounding guitar. I think amps count the most in the quality of your tone, so spend the most on that.
Just so you know where I'm coming from: Im an absolute gear junkie, I've played guitar for 10 year and I have a few friends who work in music stores full-time.
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DONT GET A SOLID STATE MARSHALL
You are pretty much just buying the name and for the money there are WAY better amps.
What kind of music do you play? Is the amp just going to sit in your bedroom or are you going to be playing wth some friends? Bars? Stadiums?
You could also try a Traynor YCV50blue amp. It has that marshally crunch to it but it also has pretty nice cleans.
Again though if we know what kind of music you play it might help.
go to
www.ultimate-guitar.com forums.. there is a wealth of info there on what kinds of amps sound best for the type of music to play.
I wouldnt rely TOO much on reviews you read on sites like musicians friend etc...