Sweetwater Minute - Vol. 22, Marshall Class 5 Amplifier Demo

[@Vermillion2176]

Gotta love Mitch's Demos. They really are the best. Lots of individual demos put 14 effects in a chain and set everyting on 11 and BLAST away. Thanks for doing this the right way Mitch. Big Ron

[@sweetwater]

@stsgabe The guitars are plugged right in. You're seeing the TU-3 tuner that Mitch uses to tune up in between playing each instrument. It's not plugged into when he's playing the amp.

[@saculsheet]

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ST33LIO]

I have had mine for about a week and it really is an amazing amp. I will put up a demo of it on my chann soon. You will not be disappointed by this amp!

[@BlootusWealth]

He never stopped playing a tele even though he had his LP. Tele was famously used through a little 5 watt amp on since I've been loving you (ZepIII) and the stairway(ZepIV) solo was recorded on a tele.

[@bajacapt]

Man oh man, this lil amp sounds sweet, and you can most definitively play that guitar! Thanks for the video, need to order one of this...

[@GarrettHeffernanMusic]

I want one of these little guys so much! Just the sound I need!

[@weldfish]

Great demo Mitch. Can't wait to try one out myself.

[@candianguy3]

because the tele has the highway1 pickups which are kind of darker sounding... and the strat has texas special(very bright pickups)

[@Terrysoddy]

I’ve heard you haft to turn the bass all the way down or it will sound to muddy

[@SixStringHarmonies]

@Phishboy26 This is the way vintage amps were made, and power amp tube saturation is why. you can only get it from cranking the output volume or master. Preamp gain is nice, but it can not compare to those massive power tubes running full bore. pre gain and power gain are two different beasts entirely. try it yourself and watch how much more sustain a power amp can lend

[@nathk123]

@MiNiCheMa You can still get the distortion, you just need to have headphones, that or you can turn the volume on your guitar down.

[@RickenVoxster]

Great demo - just they way they all should be - thanks!

[@rednightmare123]

@kaymo211 Depends on your playing really. John5 uses a Marshall almost exclusively.

[@Raydungey]

Great tone for such a little guy. Great job on the demo Mitch as per all the rest of the demos you bring to us... Thanks again.

[@verifyandconfirm]

Just bought this amp, it isn't great, it's awesome!

[@mrwolfsang]

Great Demo, however you really should have used Gibson Les Paul. Strat and Tele sounds good through this amp, but the Epiphone is just not cutting it.

[@Phishboy26]

@seifs4 I know but why would you want a tube amp without preamp volume control? If i want to crank a tube amp i need a 2 channel amp or a single channel amp with Volume, EQ,and preamp volume control. The Fender Supersonic 22 is where its at.

[@stsgabe]

so this is a straight ahead demo but there is a pedal in between?

[@MrOquedo]

There's one of these on a local store tempting me, but it seems to handle the clean sound awfuly. Can't hear any chime at all!! Am I wrong?

[@TheCoreys]

@SweetwaterMitch my marshall 4x12 has 4, and i think almost all 4x12s with celestions n eminence are 4ohms, not quite sure tho

[@dania7x555]

When dialing the vol right at noon at 2:15, the amp already sounds like it's got an overdrive pedal like a TS9 or something. I figure it's not a great amp if I need a "clean" tone at a fairly high volume level...? Because I already have a distortion pedal that I like. Any inputs?

[@jeffreyhartmann14]

Hey man it sounds like an awesome amp but can you buy a foot controller or switch or use any pedals I'm new to guitar lol I have a 06 studio deluxe Gibson les Paul and getting a 85 Gibson sg and I like to tune my guitar with foot pedals or foot controller so let me know thank you I'm gonna be using it to gig out of course just vfw and shit should be plenty of power plus it's tube

[@vela75]

How loud can you play clean, before it starts to break up?

[@thricex05]

@dania7x555 this isn't the amp to buy if you want clean at high volumes. the higher the wattage of the amp, the more clean headroom you'll have. i would look into old bass heads that are commonly used for guitar nowadays. i highly recommend the fender bassman 100. super clean all the way to 10.

[@briangriffin4083]

Actually actually whole lotta love was played on a tele through a vox

[@murfdog19]

Yes, he did use the Tele throughout Zeppelin. Whole Lotta Love was definitely played on the Les Paul, using the middle pickup position.

[@dennisturocy1143]

Can you gig with this amp? If you can would you mic the combo or add a 1x12 cabinet for extra volume?

[@michaelgroenewald7]

this or a laney cub 8 or a blues junior ( i play blues) also whats it like for hendrix cleans

[@Ukabumba]

is it loud enough to go up against drums?

[@TheStrataminor]

This amp is just pure tube and the tone and technique come from the player. I think a lot of guitarists, esp ones with less experience use gadgets, effects and heaps of controls to get tone. Straight into a tube amp, with maybe just a OD and delay is plenty!!

[@UrbanZo]

@Ukabumba It's easily heard over the drummer (especialy when cranked)

[@IronBroadsword]

Ahh, gotta love the class 5.

[@murfdog19]

Actually, Whole Lotta Love was played with a Les Paul. Page used a Tele on Zeppelin I, but already had the Les Paul by Zeppelin II.

[@seifs4]

@JPEGjon lol thats what tele's were made for straight up tube. listen to a tele through vox ac30 great crunch!

[@Phishboy26]

@SixStringHarmonies I have and i didnt like it. If i want to roll back my guitar volume to clean up a dirty amp ill just use a 2 channel amp with one channel being dirty. Interesting trick is to use a tube amp like this Class 5 as a makeshift overdrive pedal in a signal chain instead of it being used as an amp. Thats the only way id use a non master volume amp.

[@elmeromero6559]

hi everyone is there to much difference between the CLEAN SOUND of this amp n' the MG30CFX's clean sound?? I'm just into the clean sound, I'll appreciatt anyone's reply t-you bye =)

[@MrBingping]

I prefer the clean sound of the class 5, but it has VERY little headroom meaning it cannot get loud with a clean tone. It's really made to be cranked up loud

[@MrBingping]

If you really want clean tone a fender blues jr would be a better option or if you're set on marshall maybe one of the DSL series. This is really more of a one trick pony. Does that one trick well but still

[@elmeromero6559]

MrBingping t-you for ur reply =)

[@SuperJiggawhat]

I thought the cleans from the mg series sounded great, as does the distortion.

[@PhillipBlanton]

2:15 That's a "little bit of crunch in the tone"? Damn!

[@mennoosmusic]

The clean tones sound extremely flat and dull, but when you crank it up, it comes alive :)

[@seifs4]

@Phishboy26 ya I agree, I mean if you like hard rock all the time. this amps for you. but ya its so dumb to get if even a pedal won't be able to control it. hey man can you message me some good cheaper tube amps you would prefer, I'm looking at getting one I've looked at this and the vox ac4

[@LetArtsLive]

i entered to win the yamaha keyboard.I was chekhing out your prices on the guitar id like the epi les paul..sounds good great prices..dan

[@Phishboy26]

@seifs4 I dont like Vox or Marshall combo amps at all. To me if you go with a Marshall go with a Vintage Head. Nothing modern beats the sound of a JCM800. I have played through a Blackstar HT-5R and it sounded great for Studio recording or for Practicing backstage before a gig but thats it. Same with the Blackstar Studio HT20. For those American sounds its hard to beat a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe or a Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue. Check out Ebay for used amps.

[@My.Guitar.Journey]

it's from UK of course it's the best 😊

[@bobbylee333]

Hold on, Quiet? He says that this is a quiet amp and only as loud as he is talking??? He must have the loudest voice in the World. I have one of these amps. It's an awesome Amp and it is LOUD. My windows start shaking around 5 or less. Nice Vid, but that Amp is not quiet

[@IronBroadsword]

"It's about as loud as I'm talking now" -- Were you playing in low power mode and I skipped by that part? Heh, it puts out 100db cranked!

[@jrphatstrat]

This is a class a tube amp! If you want high gain or super clean dont buy it. If you want sweet soft clipping od at enough volume to play a small club, this is it!

[@justcallmesando]

3:05 I AM IN HEAVEN

[@IronBroadsword]

True, but budgets and music genre plays into that as well. Otherwise I completely agree

[@seifs4]

@Phishboy26 that guy was drunk, there is a volume control.

[@TheCoreys]

4x12s are 4 ohm not 16 :S

[@nickm.9474]

The Coreys False! 7 years later. Haha.

[@Phishboy26]

@MrOquedo This amp isnt meant to be clean. Thats why i dont like it at all. Id rather have a 2 channel amp with a clean channel and a dirty channel.

[@Terrysoddy]

That pedal is a tuner

[@blindwhitey70]

Mitch seems like a cool guy and good player. It's a good thing he is getting paid to play this amp.

[@My.Guitar.Journey]

lmao get shot that pedal n we all hear the NATURAL crunch that amp 😂😂

[@swingmanu9969]

the pedal is not in use, not plugged

[@My.Guitar.Journey]

swingmanu I take it back you are right

[@chrissycroken]

i want one of these and im planning in playing it so loud il bring down the garage aaha

[@UncleSlam1776]

@kaymo211 or a vox

[@MrFenderbender97]

sweetwater minute, sweetwater 10 minute

[@jf99151]

Barchetta Valve Amp HVA-50

[@LordOfThisWorld74]

@TequeDiogo Bet you wouldnt tell the difference blind folded tone wise ;) I know you wouldnt actually

[@robsantos777]

Very bass

[@dquillen1]

Fully cranked it's only as loud as your normal speaking voice? Come on Mitch, I love your videos, but that is BS...

[@swingmanu9969]

cam recorders have an inbuilt compressor, called automatic volume control. That changes the gain when the volume changes.

[@Phishboy26]

No master volume? Fuck that.

[@DucksDeLucks]

He says it's about as loud as him talking even when it's cranked all the way up????? He must be a real loudmouth!

[@JesusOurKing]

hows it for jammin ... keep up with a loud poundin drummer ............ lol

[@amos660]

best 300 bucks I have ever spent.

[@sweetwater]

@stsgabe The guitars are plugged right in. You're seeing the BOSS TU-3 tuner that Mitch uses to tune up in between playing each instrument. It's not plugged into when he's playing the amp.