Marshall Origin 20 C Blues Tone

[@ОлегЧмут-е7з]

Finally review I’ve been looking for

[@steveturner6770]

classic tone both in playing and sound.

[@reflectormate4814]

thank you

[@kennyh5083]

It's not made for blues, its made to nail those classic old rock tones, which it does so well.

[@Stinger_1995]

Cool tone, cool amp, cool guitar, and cool playing!

[@reflectormate4814]

Thank you.

[@davidrussell8918]

Nice tone, classic Les Paul British blues sound. I like it !

[@brurega1]

The bluesbreaker sound

[@burstlad1410]

vintage sound for sure

[@Michel-r6m]

My gear is not as fancy but run a Gretsch G5421 into a Origin 5c and love that combination. Inbetween there is a WarmAudio Jetphaser and Carl Martin SurfTrem. Most of the time the JetPhaser only does phasing, occasionally a bit of fuzz 😅 Great playing and enjoy what you have 🤠

[@gui6212786]

Great sound!!!

[@reflectormate4814]

Thank you.

[@tonya4157]

I like it! A lot

[@tenguitar7450]

Cool, 60s British blues

[@NickFabi]

Great tone sounds very much like John mayall and the bluesbreakers ala Peter Green

[@reflectormate4814]

Thank you.

[@rgbplumbinghilton]

Peter Green used a Marshall Artist and the Origin is very similar to that.

[@dada1952]

@@rgbplumbinghilton Orange and then Fender Dual Showman amps with Fleetwood Mac. I was there...

[@rgbplumbinghilton]

@dada1952 only live. In the studio he used an Artist, Metamp and various fenders as I asked him at a gig in Buckingham where he was being shaperoned by Bernie Marsden who I know well. He said he used anything they had at the studio and Mike Vernon always made sure there was a big fender ( Twin, Vibrolux or Super) there for him to use. So I got that from the man himself not hearsay!

[@Santiago.Ortiz.H]

that tone!

[@jonwanrocks]

the origin 20 gets a lot of hate online, but i've found it sounds GREAT especially on stuff like this. i've got the head/cab version and LOVE it for chicago style blues and surprisingly enough, it works nicely in the country band also. GREAT PLAYING FRIEND!!!

[@reflectormate4814]

Fully agreement.Love it. Very underrated amp. Great for blues. Thanks for comment.👍👍👍

[@ByrdWhiteMovie]

I don't understand the hate... I discovered this thing by simply walking into the guitar store looking for a backup amp, asking if I could crank it for a second, realizing it sounds great & then laying down my cash still in disbelief how cheap it was! I'd never even heard of it before, certainly didn't expect to casually shop around and find what's basically a budget plexi with the Marshall tag on it. It wasn't til I got home with it (I bought the 50 watt head version) and started googling around that I saw all the message board rage posts. Well, this was 2 years ago and it hasn't given me a single service issue (knock on wood). Who cares if it's not handwired? I already got one of those, that's why I bought a cheap backup amp! But the thing is, it's not "cheap" at all. Got more than my money's worth.

[@reflectormate4814]

@@ByrdWhiteMovie So true, it is an easy to use amp, perfect for me cause it is so simple. Takes pedals very well.

[@slimturnpike]

​@@ByrdWhiteMovie Pretty much the same thing happened to me. I was looking for a smallish tube amp that wasn't too heavy or expensive. A sales guy suggested I plug into a 20c and see what I thought. He wasn't pushing the amp at all. Within five minutes playing time, I knew it was the one. I had them unbox it in the shop and drove straight to a gig, where it exceeded my expectations. 15 months later it's my main gig amp.

[@darwinsaye]

I think the hate is caused by two things. One, you get all these people who see “Marshall” on it, and they expect to be able to get AC/DC or Van Halen tones from it, but its not a high gain amp. The sound is based on *pre-Plexi* Marshall’s of the early 60s, the earliest JTM 45 amps. It’s right in the name, “Origin”, as in, the original Marshalls. Secondly, this is not your typical ‘set everything to noon and forget it’ amplifier. The controls are highly interdependent. The more you push the gain control the more bass you get; pull the boost, you get even more bottom end, plus the tone darkens, the Master boosts the gain level after about 2:00, Plus it brightens it. Every time I make a gain change or switch guitars with this amp, I go and re-adjust the EQ controls and Tilt control. It’s the first amp I ever owned that I didn’t just find my favourite setting and leave it there permanently. I’m always changing the control settings for different situations, and that’s cool. It makes it a very versatile amp. It can go from bright cleans that rival a Fender, to creamy driven blues tones, to glassy Hendrix edge of breakup sounds. But you have to learn to play with the controls. Too many people do the set it and forget it with controls nowadays, but if you step outside that habit, you can get an incredibly versatile range of tones just taking advantage of the controls on this amp and the controls on your guitar.

[@maverickthereal132]

My next amo

[@petertorro]

What kind of pickups you use sounds very good

[@reflectormate4814]

The original built in Burstbuckers 1/2 I think, nothing changed, no swapping all original.

[@seanmurray976]

Hey there man - sounding great! Can you recall the settings and share?

[@reflectormate4814]

You ´re welcome: Tilt 3 o clock, treble 9 o clock, Middle/Bass 12 o clock, presence 12 o clock, Master 9 o clock

[@seanmurray976]

Thanks my man!!

[@lukepaich1886]

Great playing and tone! Can you post the amp settings,please? Thanks.

[@reflectormate4814]

Gain three o clock, mid 12 o clock treble 10 o clock presence 12 o clock Master 8 o clock,Tilt 12 o clock, Boost disabled

[@lukepaich1886]

@@reflectormate4814 Received this morning the amp head version. Pleasing smooth like butter singing tones. Really nice amp. With the master high gets plenty of dirt. :) Cheers!

[@reflectormate4814]

Congrats.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@jonathanuriarte5348]

Great Brit Blues tone and phrasing! Yeah! I've had my eyes on this amp for some time. Is it loud enough to gig with?

[@reflectormate4814]

Loud enough for Blues band gigs in clubs.

[@jessetate9701]

I’ll go with the 50 watt combo

[@motorrebell]

@@jessetate9701 I’ll go with the 20 watt combo

[@GradualErase]

20 watt I own.....noice choice

[@jagercaster]

Hey mate, I'm thinking to buy one only for bedroom level. Can you play with the attenuation Mode 0,5 watts and to get a good tone? Thanks

[@reflectormate4814]

Hi. You have to try. With the attenuation amp tone is thinner. I don´t use it. I turn down the master, it´s not this loud then, but bedroom level. Maybe you achieve that by using a pedal and turn down pedal´s volume. Check it out in a shop.

[@JasperJames0912]

Yes sir you can, I really love gary Moores tone, and I only use the .3watt mode. And it sounds pretty dang stellar. It does affect tone with the power being cut. But you still can get very good tones in the low setting

[@reflectormate4814]

@@JasperJames0912 ok.

[@reflectormate4814]

@@JasperJames0912 I will try out the low watt mode again.😀👍🏼

[@JasperJames0912]

@@reflectormate4814 my opinion its the presence that's makes it sound tinny and think. On mine its SUPER sensitive. If you ever move it 1/4 between say "2 and 3" its a huge difference.