Marshall 9000 Series - Rack System

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[@vapferdy1485]

I am a proud owner of a 9200/Jmp1 Rack, and I would never change it for anything else. The poweramp itself is such a piece of art

[@louistorres]

That 9200 is a beast! I've always loved the look of that poweramp and I'm jealous that you have a JMP1! That thing is a monster that's full of tones to get!

[@RDNKThrasher]

Hahah yes I think we all wanted a monster rack back in the day.

[@the_grube5782]

Def a sleeper rig, sounds killer

[@ludlow555]

Oh man, I had a 9001 that my jam for over 10 years. I loved it!

[@louistorres]

Bro, you'll find them really cheap these days!!

[@ludlow555]

@@louistorres it doesn’t work, but I still have mine. It looks like the beat up Darth Vader helmet. 😂 I also used to have the 9004, which sounded amazing.

[@scottpeters4401]

I had the 9005 Power amp and the 9001 Tube preamp in 1990...bought it brand new..the preamp had that goofy plastic foot switch....the power amp was/is awesome though...I am looking for another one now....sold off the original one years ago after the rack craze died....I want one to go in my WDW rig now....great stuff!!

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

I bought my first electric guitar gear in 1991. It was all rack gear, because that was still the rage at the time. I had an ADA Microtube 100, a Rocktron mAXE, and an ART DR-X. Now I don’t own a single piece of rack gear, but a lot of that stuff goes for a fortune on Reverb now.

[@louistorres]

Just be patient, decide on what you'd like and eventually, you'll see it pop up where someone is just trying to get rid of it. Then get it asap!

[@markseniuk99]

Dude you fn rock man! Great video

[@markseniuk99]

I’m am in process now

[@markattaway4429]

SOUNDS INCREDIBLE!!!

[@johnb7321]

Sounded much better in this video! Before the volume would drop and sound compressed, this time I could hear that crunch, nice job!

[@markseniuk99]

Just got the 9000 3 tube preamp. Working to hear it.

[@michaelbarber590]

I just found one of these Marshall MGP-9004 preamps at a yard sale today for, get this : $10 bucks! And it's in near perfect condition. Unfortunately, it didn't have a power supply, but I found a generic 15V 1.5 amp AC power supply on eBay for $9 bucks and ordered it. Adding it to my rack setup with my JMP-1, ADA MP1, Peavey Rockmaster, Peavey TubeFex, Elevenrack, Behringer Ultra tube rack EQ and Marshall 8008 poweramp.

[@louistorres]

Holy smoke!! $10 is a steal!!! Hahaha! And Jesus, you literally have the rack system of all rack systems! JMP1/ ADA, Rockmaster, 11Rack plus an 8008!!! That's sick!! I love it!

[@mikestevenson6745]

I bought my first rack system today. It was at a pawn shop for 600. If I don't like it I separate it on reverb and make 400 profit. I was pretty excited about it.

[@louistorres]

Wait! What did you get!!!!!!! :)

[@mikestevenson6745]

@@louistorres ​ Marshall 9000 power amp, Furman Power conditioner, DigiTech tsr-24, Voodoo Lab GCX Audio Switcher, Marshall JFX-1, Marshall JMP-1, Eq, all the chords, cooling fans in the back. The lady at the pawn show didn't even know what it was. All I need now is a cabinet. What do you recommend for a cabinet? I related to your ending comment of the video, " made you feel like a teen while playing your friends Jackson and that's why you have 6 or 8 of them." It made me laugh.

[@hayabusa1300100]

I have the 9005 as well trying to figure out which preamp to run through it PQ3? TC1140 ?, Digitech DHP55 , Digitech,GSP2101 Artist . Also Have the TUBEWORKS RT-904 By B.K. Butler back in the day Killer vid and just like you I had to have the Marshall 9005 big iron Drake Transformers shit why the hell not right it’s basically a 2204 50 watt but in stereo once you find the right preamp play with it for the sound you want amp is just the tool it’s what you put with it that makes come alive 🤘

[@andrewreichert15]

Now that I’m diving head first into the world of rack units, you should do a video on the allure of rack rigs! I certainly can’t describe what is so appealing about them but I can confirm it’s appealing haha

[@louistorres]

Andrew! I actually have a few episodes where I chat about racks and why they're so awesome! I'm with you, you can build and build and have fun creating different tones. The best part is that after spending, let's say $1,200 on a bunch of gear, you literally end up with more options and tonal ranges than just buying one head.

[@BobWas]

Great piece of gear! I have the 9000 model, SG, and a tele with a hot rail. I'm running the preamp through an old Peavey Renown, LOL. But it works for our old school hardcore band. I subscribed. Thanks for the video!

[@louistorres]

BOB! You are the man! Thank you for subbing and hell yeah for that Peavey! I remember that 212 combo too! How do you like it?

[@BobWas]

@@louistorres its cool! Loud as hell! Its sounds great with my metal muff or pedals.

[@mklein5179]

Its awesome to see a rack vid!! I’d really like to see more about the individual components!!

[@louistorres]

Aight!!! I have a bunch of cool doo-dads too. I'll make that one tomorrow! Michael Klein, is this you? :)

[@mklein5179]

Louis Torres I am Michael klein! Do I owe you money??

[@benpotter4905]

Man, racks haven't ever intrigued me like that lol. The Rectifiers and KSR fit your playing style like a glove imo.

[@louistorres]

You and I are like twins, Ben! That's why! Lol!

[@benpotter4905]

Bro you are like the older brother I never had haha

[@zombiemosher1139]

Great video, I've been waiting on it. GSP21 next, you know I'm a fan of those.

[@louistorres]

I'll make one tomorrow with the Digitech! I love that thing so much! Hahaha! I'll tag you in it!

[@zombiemosher1139]

@@louistorres it's a classic dude & has some stuff that weren't in their later racks.

[@johngloom9235]

It actually sounds pretty rad for being such an old piece of equipment

[@auntjenifer7774]

How could you hear the amp with all the talking !? Dude talked about it 12 minutes of the 14 minute video !

[@louistorres]

Bro, why are you complaining like a little girl who didn't get to play with her Barbie doll? Hahaha! Clown!! Do I look like God Damn Ola, son? Beat it! Hahaha!

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

@@louistorres bit of a macho blowhard, who likes the sound of his own voice? Misogynist much? Bully? Good gear reviews put the sound demos as a priority over the chit chat. This is long bruv. Longness. You'll get more views if you put your ego away and take note.

[@johncecilia4517]

Great channel! Could you get a good Marshall sound running the preamp through a tube amp using it just for power? Like in the return of fx loop of a Blackstar for example. Also is this similar to any Marshall pedal? Like Govner etc

[@louistorres]

Yes sir but don't forget that Marshalls use EL34 tubes, so as long as the amp you're using has them, you'll be closer to the Marshall tone vs a head that uses 6L6 or 5881 tubes, which is more of an American sound. :)

[@AD1978leo]

It puts the lotion on it's skin... IT LISTENS TO MY TONE! That thing rocks though.

[@louistorres]

I love that movie!! Hahaha! Yeah man, this thing is 30 years old and still sounds great!

[@Gornflyin]

Hey Louis. How about a video showing how to wire up your rack gear? Most people would never get to see the back and how it works. Im getting close to having all my gear, but still a few bits to buy yet. Your the reason I bought my Boss GX700 :)

[@louistorres]

Omg, wiring a rack system is one of the most frustrating things I've ever done! Hahaha! That's literally why I've never made that kind of video. I In one rack I have my preamp into my Alesis EQ into the HUSH noise gate into the BBE to my Line6 wireless and to my poweramp. That probably took five hours moving them around and into the right order. It was awful! Bro, I'm glad you grabbed the Boss GX700! I love that thing so much!!!

[@Gornflyin]

@@louistorres I thought so Louis! lol. Hardly anyone shows the wiring, unless its back stage for a mega band, and even then it looks like spaghetti Thanks for the reply mate :D

[@johncecilia4517]

Cool video Can Boss Gx700 get similar preamp Marshall sound to this?

[@dq7860]

I think Bolt Thrower might have actually used one of these alongside a GX700 so it's definitely possible.

[@mistercheetah9717]

I love rack gear... I only record at home so rack format is actually better then stacks or combos.

[@louistorres]

Yes bro! Without question, you've got better options than most ever would!

[@JodyParsons]

Offered a dude my B-52 for a 9004 preamp. I hope buddy is down for it

[@louistorres]

You'll like it!

[@mrchoptop5482]

Hell yeah man 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@charleskp947]

Hey Louis... found one of these a way from my house i need to go check out. How's the 9001? Worth the time vs Jmp-1? Only really need one channel. Looking for a tube preamp in the loop of my kemper... profiled my poweramp and using IR's - i know, very strange, but sounds a lot more organic IMO

[@louistorres]

Hey Charles, I think the JMP1 is way better but the 9001 is good but not great. It definitely needs a boost and the dials are a wee bit temperamental. Meaning, 4 can be too little and 5 can be over the top, so you have to stay between 4/5 and move the knobs in miniscule turns. Lol. Although I like the 9001, the solid state 9004 is much better. The preamp tubes in the 9001 feels like it was a gimmick/ marketing antic by Marshall.

[@parkkingery9216]

I went through a rack phase, still have some rack units left

[@louistorres]

You should put something small together!

[@parkkingery9216]

@@louistorres i want to use the rack and pedals together one day

[@MercyBlastTV]

Damn sounds like a Gear Safari for sure!...LOL..Never know what treasures you'll find off the beaten path?!

[@xeroqfi]

Hey Louis! Great video! I read in the comments you also own a Marshall 9001 preamp, which is supposedly tube version of the 9004. How does 9001 compare to 9004? Which one sounds better in your opinion, or is there any significant difference tonewise? Both of these preamps seem to be quite rare, not much videos around... Could you possibly make a comparison video of these two preamps in action? :)

[@louistorres]

You know, I like them both bc they are each voiced differently from each other but are both great. It's like trying to decide between a Mesa Rectifier and Mesa Stiletto... If I were forced to give one answer, it would be the 9001, for the tubes that help create its growl. :)

[@xeroqfi]

@@louistorres Okay that's interesting. I just found someone selling his 9004 and decided to buy it because the awesome tone you got here with it! Definitely gonna look up for a 9001, too. I mainly play with Lee Jackson GP-1000 & VHT 2502 but lately been interested of these Marshall preamps. Didn't even know they existed until now haha Thanks for the reply and keep up the good work man!

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

I still have my Marshall 9060: 300W on each side, but it sounds like less. I used to have a Roland GP-16 for effects and a Digitech Twin Reverb as a preamp. Speakers were two Hughes & Kettners with Celestions. I have a GP-100 now and use the GP-16 solely for my guitar synth. It's all a bit heavy to haul around though, so in the end I switched to a Peavey Classic and/or Roland JC-120 with a couple pedals which I change from time to time. Funnily enough, now that everyone is Strymoned and Helixed, the trend appears to be to go back to rack systems. Not me - been there, done that.

[@NinecoreNeil]

Used to have one of those

[@louistorres]

You need to get one again! Bro, my local shop has a Jackson with that two tone ash finish

[@headbangerministries]

Dude, sell me an ADA Mp1 if you have on around. I had one and died on me! Loved it with the Parametrix EQ, frequencies that made it chug killer. I just saw that same Marshall preamp at a pawnshop today and was going ask for the price but they where closing and will return tomorrow to ask. I heard two U tube channels playing the dirty channel and does the job well, I have a VHT power amp with 2x12 V30's.

[@louistorres]

I need to buy one first! Haha! Those ADA MP1s are always priced too high. Every once in a while I'll see the three 12AX7 mod and they're even more! Yeah, the 9001 is tube and is great, even the 9004 which is solid state is great too.

[@savagebrutality1]

Only thing in my 2 rack units is tuner, power conditioner & bbe sonic maximizer

[@louistorres]

Man, I LOVE my Sonic Maximizer! Some dudes actually hate it but I don't know why! That thing tightens all tone!

[@savagebrutality1]

@@louistorres Hell yes been using mine since 98, very tight sound, just gotta know how to eq amp & pedals, etc

[@timbritt8005]

THanks for the info .. and yes .. I was a Cub Scout until our den Leader father got arrested .. Ha !! ... true story

[@josephgoyer2226]

Can you run a distortion pedal into the amp as a pre amp ?

[@louistorres]

You just have to run it through the effects loop of your amp.

[@Oelrock_dk]

Love your video! cant sleep at night without valves, and would never record without either .. but live , I´m actually looking for a board, cant be fuck dragging all this shit to a venue .. haha btw just bought the poweramp 9000 , cant wait to get it going :) from experience I let my poweramp heat up at least 30 min before use .. it tend to sound so much better .. :) my car drives better when its warm to .. ;)

[@louistorres]

That's so great that you have a Marshall 9000 poweramp! Isn't that thing ridiculously heavy!?!! Haha! It's shocking! And it sounds so great too!

[@Oelrock_dk]

@@louistorres its the cheapest way for me to get the sound of the EL34´s , and I dont need 100 watts, 25 or 50 watts are more then enough .. I have a mesa boogie 2 x90 as well and I´m planning on mixing the colours of the amps in my recordings .. About the heaviness, all depends what kind of preamp you add infront .. if you wanna go highgain/heavy and not having to spend a fortune, buy a boss metal zone from the 90´s and use as preamp, it´s a killer .. :)

[@michaelgallegos8811]

It sounds great man you selling it? I would love a rack rig I am 59 dude running out of fun time lol ..

[@michaelgallegos8811]

Ok no I guess bro lol.!!

[@louistorres]

You are not running out of any time! The EVH I bought today was from a 67 year old guy who still plays shows!!

[@rikkufan009]

Oh and damn that rack is fucking metal 🤘

[@sporkcrx]

Do you have recording monitors by any chance? I'm curious how different they'd be from the headrush monitors

[@louistorres]

I do, I have the Yamaha HS5 monitors and they're the same as the Headrush. I've thought about getting a second Headrush FRFR112 and using both as my main monitors instead of the HS5s.

[@sporkcrx]

@@louistorres My man! I have a pair of headrush frfr108's, and on the edge of getting my first pair of recording monitors...but wondering if it would even be worth it when I could use the headrush monitors for playing/mixing etc. I only do it for fun anyways

[@unholydudetx]

Bro, I want one of everything!

[@louistorres]

Hahaha! No joke, you can get everything for half the price of any head these days. $1,299 for the new Peavey Stealth 50 watt or get yourself a monster rack system with a ton of options! And still have money left over to take the wife and kids out to a nice dinner.

[@unholydudetx]

@@louistorres have you seen the 2020 soldano slo 100 and the slo 30? I'd love to own one of those, but the price on them are ridiculous!

[@unholydudetx]

@@louistorres not rack related but I found a laney gh50l on marketplace for 200. Have you had any experience with those?

[@louistorres]

@@unholydudetx Yeah man, even used Soldanos are priced really high but that's pretty typical of them, since everyone wants one! Haha!

[@louistorres]

@@unholydudetx man, I haven't used a Laney since the old Linebacker models. Here's what one owner wrote about his, maybe this would help. "Think of it as a JCM 800 w/ a boost built in. I had one and while I liked it, it really doesn't have a very saturated tone. It's very loud and ballsy though. W/ 6l6's it's very Slayer "Seasons of the Abyss."" -thesinner66 (May 25, 2008)

[@moritzzellner6980]

Trying to find a power amp which is similar to the JCM 800 power section. Do you think the 9005 would do the job?

[@louistorres]

Although the 9005 runs EL34, this poweramp section is different than the poweramp section found in the JCM800. Marshall wanted it to be a bit different and that's what they did. That being said, running my Marshall 9001 and 9002 preamps won't make it sound like an 800 but I bet using a Marshall JMP-1 would be able to come close. :)

[@kennethhehl8436]

I know you buy a lot off reverd is it a solid place to buy from?

[@thestevebrickman]

Do they make a guitar head rack with cab sim built in (not the Axx/franctal) but something maybe cheaper from the 90s

[@louistorres]

The nineties were weird and the only ones from that era would probably be the Digitech Legends, which are fun to use.

[@maxmustardman298]

The only 90s cab sim attenuator combo made for rack that I can think of is the groove tubes se something or the marshall se 100. Maybe palmer or hughes and kettner also had rack units idk

[@burresseffects]

Does $450 sound like a good deal on the 9005 power amp? Can I run it mono into a 2x12?

[@louistorres]

Yes! I run mine in mono also. $450 may be a bit high but they don't come up that often. Offer $350 and get it for $385.

[@burresseffects]

@@louistorres Sweet! I just got the Synergy Syn-2 preamp with the Friedman BE/BB module. Think those EL34's will make a good match for the Synergy?

[@kalisilot6010]

Sounds early 90s never wanted a rack

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

Why is the sound only on the left channel?

[@louistorres]

Raise the volume on your right speaker.

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

@@louistorres It was only for the dialogue… weird. The rest was fine.

10:45 The jaws stop moving and he plays...that was painful. Way too much talking. But Thanks for posting it was helpful.

[@louistorres]

You know you can fast forward, right? :) That's what I do and jump right to what I want to hear. I do that shit to everyone's video I watch. Some guys talk WAY too much, so I fast forward. Hope that helps, papi.

[@rikkufan009]

I never understood the racks tbh

[@headbangerministries]

Ey yo man can you play some cuntree like um... Conway twitty through them that Mesa boogie amp? I wanna hear Blu Ann's Blue Jeans. Come on play some twaaaanng boy! Coupa swigs of dat tequila get ya goin!

[@louistorres]

Hhmmm... To be honest, I never actually know what you're trying to say. You teeter between writing something that's okay, as well as other times where I wonder if you're being unkind and swiftly dancing around it. You have an interesting dynamic in your words.

[@greg4272]

which one is it???? 9001 which is a valve preamp, or 9004 which is a solide state preamp. 9000 series is just a bulshit name, meaning nothing.

[@louistorres]

The answer is yes. If you watch the episode, I go over each one that I have.

[@PsychoMantis308]

With Kempers and digital modelers racks are basically obsolete

[@louistorres]

I just bought a Marshall 9001 which I didn't know even existed! Haha! It's the same as my Marshall 9004 preamp but with 12AX7 tubes!! Yeah man, modelers have taken over but they won't be coveted like these racks. This 9001 is 30 years old and still around like it's still 1990. :)

[@bastianmaoro8278]

hahahahaahahahhaahahahaha In 10-15 years, yo'll buy 1 kg of bread and they will give you change in Kemper or Axe FX II and stuff; and the tube preamps, tube amps will be there, sounding as they should sound and being what should be not only in relation to the sound that others will hear through it live in their faces, but be what it should be in the hand of someone who plays the guitar. Kemper is nothing but the copy of the mic loss with different approach but still just this, the copy in fact, again, of the loss of the microphone + the ability (or not) of those who are handling the "cloning" (of the settings) process. Some of people today don't know what's the experience and difference of hearing a Pink Floyd song through the vinyl or CD and listening David Gilmour playing LIVE in your face with real speakers just with the loss of your ears and not the 35-40% of loss of the mic (best mic) capturing. But yeah, I believe in the hybrid approach, I wanna see something with real hot tubes working as a "preamp" or something before the emulations and stuff. Actually saying that I really thing if something digital that reallys useful (BUT to use as a main trick for STUDIO, home recording and not to play (seriously) at all): are the IR's.

[@voodoocustompickups2547]

@@bastianmaoro8278 I'm saying that Kemper is easier to carry gig to gig than a rack

[@pauljosse]

@@bastianmaoro8278 i have seen a top covers band go from mesa boogie DR 4x12 to a kemper, and the kemper sounds way better. I have seen my helix used direct at the same time as a real tube amp, and all the tube amp did was ruin the performance, the helix was the talk of the stage.......