THE MARSHALL AMP THAT STARTED IT ALL! Marshall JTM 20H

[@lonnyhandwork422]

You recently made the comment in another video that a lot of your viewers come here only to hear your intro song/music. I've just watched a couple of other videos about this amp and it has just made me understand your point: yours is the only channel that I don't quickly skip forward through the intro. Testament to your taste, tone, songwriting and chops. I really like hearing your opinion on gear of course - but it's the fact that it is always given within a creative musical context that makes it truly great. Thanks Pete.

[@shinjial]

That applies to me. I usually don't have access to the sort of gear that gets displayed on his channel. But I just marvel at the song pieces Pete creates to showcase just about anything. Endless creativity with superb chops, and musical good taste. Everything sounds like a song.

[@TheCjbowman]

Totally agree.

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you! It's really fun and rewarding to come up with the tracks.

[@luvanariff]

😮😮😮

[@adamalper804]

I agree 100%! I love the way all the details are walked through and explained. But it's just awesome and helpful to hear the songs, along with the different guitars being used. It gives a great overview of the sonic possibilities. The amount of time put into producing these videos must be staggering!

[@ChrisBuckGuitar]

Incredible playing as ever mate!

[@paniccleo]

I was just thinking in the intro how cool it would be if the Tele was the main guitar used for this video, and then it was. Love a tele and plexi combo.

[@keithbriscoe99]

2:05 - 3:08.... basically a perfect guitar lesson. Gonna study that chord progression. Love it. Thanks.

[@Kauzi108]

Yup, then I re-watched it.. it's basically too hard for me. :p

[@grandudetonesnob7107]

Hey, Pete! I just want to tell you how much I appreciate how you demonstrate the full range of tones on marshall style amps. Most guys just show that one thing that everybody already knows they do. You are a treasure!🤘

[@str8shooter159]

Pete always sounds top shelf, he gets every drop of tone out of an amp.

[@nate6692]

I think this is my new favorite Marshall

[@simpwood4973]

The only review of this amp I‘ll ever need

[@christopherhawkins6719]

Man what a great demo of the Marshall...fantastic,melodic chords..killer tone...articulate description of the amp..well done...great job Mr. Thorn..enjoyed the hell out of it !

[@dinkaboutit4228]

Dude I watch 4 or 5 guitar videos a day, and you have never been recommended. I found this because I searched for the JTM 20. You should complain. Anyway, subscribed! You are the best guitar player doing gear reviews, and you can tell Rhett Schull I said so.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Rhett has gotten better over the years, maybe not in Pete's class, but better than most. There are some other channels that get "worshipped" and I don't like their guitar playing at all even IF they are "studio guitar players".

[@Stereostupid]

Pete this is absolutely killer!the song,the riffs just everything and that Marshall is just the best in this series of mini 20w amps!I like this even more than the plexi and jubilee!the song is like if Keith Richards and Jimmy Page joined forces and invited Angus Young for tea and he says wait my good friend Pete Thorn would play a perfect lead on this!

[@PeteThorn]

Haha thanks!

[@dennyclosser8456]

Well done Pete! You should be doing reviews for all of the gear out there. Your style of play is uniquely, yours, and it just makes me smile! That amp is gorgeous, and sounds so reminiscent of me growing up if that makes sense. Plus looks killer to. Thanks so much Pete you are appreciated.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@Adventuresingearland]

Dear Mr Thorn - thank you! This is not only a great demo of a wonderful new @marshallamps product, more importantly - to me at least - it is a seminar on tone and how to use such classic-style amps. Learned so much and always great to hear your terrific playing. Thanks again.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!!!

[@razeck1ng]

There is just something about you and ypur playing in conjunction with a Marshall (style) amp that's just magical. You really understand those circuits and really bring to the top of their game. And that brings you on the top of your game playingwise as well. Another awesome demo, once again Pete, thanks!

[@PeteThorn]

Thank u!

[@ZigbertD]

Fantastic sounding amp, and great playing/demo as usual. I've found with a lot of amps I've played that have a low power/wattage switch, the lower power setting doesn't really reduce volume much, but reduces headroom, so you get breakup and saturation sooner. But it still will sound loud in the room.

[@RandyWillcox]

Marshall are killing it. I bought the SV20 head in 2021 after seeing Studio Rats' video about it and the Silver Jubilee (still on the list). It absolutely does the thing! The Plexi Super Lead thing! I had been chasing all sorts of mimics and didn't even know that amp existed. It will live in my studio forever! And now...this will also! Sweet video with the perfect soundtrack, as usual, Pete!

[@cotyroberts]

Sounds awesome. Great job as usual. Loved the tele sound with it.

[@TesserId]

I second the tele sound. ... Damn, I could never get myself to be, what do we call it, Fender/Gibson agnostic. That is, I could never get the proper feel of a Gibson (though PRS got me close, even the SE's). So, I'm super jealous that Pete selects lines of guitars like Bob Ross picks shades of his pallet. He's the expert, and I am not.

[@ronaldbrasseur9327]

What a phenomenal opening !!!! Wow

[@franklinslamo]

You can't go by Pete's videos because he makes everything sound amazing. :)

[@AndyK.23]

I figure if Pete can get an amazing sound out of an amp, then us mere mortals can too!

[@DamianS1893]

Pete, Dude... Most excellent presentation ... You know how to pull out the best tones from the guitars and the jtm

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

I can hear Oni Logan putting great vocals to this opening track!

[@russiangoose7053]

The true "origin" of marshall, great job as always Pete.

[@joves3407]

What a beautiful intro… would have been sold on that amp without anything beyond THAT alone! Awesome video, as always, Pete!! Thank you

[@dracul74]

Loved that jam and tone! Thanks Pete! I bought a couple of the 50th anniversary 1 watt Marshalls years back. Never thought I'd say this, but they have come to be my fav recording amps (for years now). Paired with a few pedals I get the vintage tones at volumes you can talk over. Volume is too low for gigs, but great for home.

[@thekitowl]

Always use the 1w Marshall for recoding solos, amazing amps.

[@jbbourbon178]

Gonna get this to pair with my SV20!

[@thenumber1bobo]

I DIDNT KNOW THIS WAS COMING AND I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED. FUCK YES. LOVE YOU MARSHALL. THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT (not you Code series).

[@NestedRealities]

That Suhr neck pickup sounds amazing through the amp. I think JTMs have some of my favorite slightly driven clean sounds.

[@theAftEffect]

That slide tone was especially nice...seems like a really versatile amp,

[@schmedlyschmidt9312]

Pete, you consistently present the most useful reviews of amplifiers on the tube. I most appreciate that you play straight into an amp without effects, enough so that one can hear the sounds which can be produced by the amp alone. It's cool that you also use the effects you prefer to achieve your own desired tone, as well, but most reviews by others, just cover up the sound of the amp with effects, and never let the audience hear what an amp can do on it's own. Conversely, when I want to watch a vid of effects, I want to hear them through a clean sounding amp, primarily to find what the effects have to offer, but then it's good to hear them through a variety of amps that might affect how the effects might sound in actual application. I dig your playing, too. From what I have gathered about this amp from a variety of sources, is that the Marshall JTM Studio, uses a solid state rectifier, but the amp is cathode biased, which makes it perform similarly to a tube rectifier. Personally, I don't care for sag which can result with tube rectifiers, but I didn't notice any in your demonstration, so it seems that sag is not present unless the amp is pushed harder than you pushed it, here. This is the last video I need to see, to now decide to buy this amp.

[@1111undici1111]

I've got the Quilter superblock UK and it has this magnificient Marshall JMP emulation! It really is mindblowing! Can wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone who loves Marshall JMP Quilter superblock UK emulates 100W 1979 Marshall JMP 2203 MKII (MK2) Master Model really well!

[@cchavez248]

I see that Pete Thorne put out a video with the Marshall JTM Studio; I almost sprain my finger trying to hurry up and oress the play button and like!!!!! Woot!! 🍿🍾

[@MarcCoteMusic]

That is a GREAT classic rock / Americana-Rock sound. Excellent song, too, Pete.

[@bbbro34]

I think they're sweet...pretty too. I love what Marshall has done with that Studio line.

[@pyro-gliffix1738]

Great playing Pete!!! I have the SV20 hooked up to a Marshall 4x12 and its a dream rig! With a treble boost in front of it, its heavenly.

[@TonGregorio]

Great review to one of the holy grail amps...that riffage on the tele is sic! then the slide licks are like buttah! 😎

[@pauldavis5489]

Thank you Pete! The Marshall sounds great Thanks for the awesome tour!

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Killer review & demo's using a killer amp! Legendary Nashville session-man Tom Bukovac ( aka: "Uncle Larry" ) also has one of these, and he absolutely loves & recommends it !!! When 2 guitar greats like Pete Thorn & Uncle Larry recommend the same amp, you know it's gotta be great.

[@MRxr400]

man, that amp sounds amazing under your fingers.

[@jazzmoo4u]

Your reviews are so complete and well thought out! Thanks for all the AWESOME work you do! So appreciated! What model Germino is that in the background?

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks! It’s a Headroom 100 that was modded with Jose style mods

[@fallingmanjutsu]

Great Job Pete!! The amp sounds great and your playing even better!

[@tyroneshuz]

A "Y" cable would enable you to go into both hot inputs instead of a traditional jumper-style cable which parallels the one channel to low gain. Another option is connecting the guitar to the normal channel then running the jumper to the hot of the treble channel so you get the hot input of the treble channel blended with some lower gain normal channel. If you mostly use the treble channel, this is the combination you'd want. But a "Y" cable will give you the hot from both if you'd like.

[@drSwan77]

That’s a good idea. I do that with my Hiwatt. With Marshalls I never jumper the channels. The Y-cable is excellent since you don’t lose the 6 dBs in the low input of ch 1.

[@StratsRUs]

Marshall's Studio Series is just brilliant.I have the SV20 , which I think covers this tone along with my pedals.

[@JasonSadites]

Hey Pete, great job on the vid! Amp sounds killer and as usual you showcased it beautifully! Thanks...

[@rawknotwantnot]

Excellent demo of this amp Pete. 🙌 I’m thoroughly enjoying this new version of the Studio 20 series as well.

[@switch62586]

Probably the best intro you’ve ever done!

[@demokraatti]

All the parts sound really really good in the mix. Well done Marshall!

[@sheerheartattack6701]

Pete, As always what a great review and description of this amp. Loving all the different guitars on this showcase. Both you and the amp sound Awesome. All the best.

[@jeffallen3382]

Nice amp but I'd say that Marshall made a mistake with the knobs. It looks almost impossible to see where the settings are at with the blacked out knobs. Easily fixed with a drop of white paint, but something marshall should of seen when designing this.

[@markjohnson6485]

Enlightening on the amp I have this amp in the combo and I love it and you helped me to be able to utilize it more and I agree it takes pedals well and reverb thru the e loop love pedals

[@CarstenGoeke]

One of the best Marshalls since 1982 😊✌🏼

[@Ryan-Hall]

Hi Pete Got Some New Marshall Studio Amps?? And I really LOVED the sound! Most will go for the Dirty Marshall. But I'm really Digging this one and it Doesn't Break Your Back moving it! And the Tune was killer and later adding just enough boost in front of her Really Sounded Like Molly Hatchet, Skynyrd, Outlaws, Allman Brothers just right Southern Rock! Thanks PETE 🤘🎸🤠

[@PeteThorn]

thanks Ryan!

[@jasfiona]

Hi Pete. Thank-you. Your demos are just the best. Your heart is all in there. I can honestly say I love them. Thanks again

[@BenStolz]

Loved the whole review! Great info, great sound, tasty ass riffs … and that solo - goosebumps! Thnx, Pete!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!!

[@richardelson3261]

Best demo of this out there. Well done - as ever - Pete

[@Jonhobbs64]

I just found your channel a few days ago and the first thing you said was "hello amplifier freaks" and I subscribed right then! Your content is awesome! Thanks for all the info! Especially the EL 34 tube "shootout" .... amazing!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks! And welcome!

[@dioXxXtyler]

This riff was killer always making great content And my god the sound of this marshall blew my socks off. What LP style guitar is that? The top on it is gorgeous

[@darrellminx5459]

Great playing and amplifier. I always get inspired by your imagination and skills. You are a master. Thank you from Hawaii Cheers

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you very much!

[@viniciusmarcilio3194]

Baaaaaaaam! Sounds so good! That Danelectro is really beautiful.

[@BrentJJ]

I have a couple of hand built heads in the 20w range ...love em.

[@SteveOuimette]

Fantastic sounding amp and demo (as always, Pete!). I really like what Marshall is doing with these 20W amps as of late and this is no exception. Back about 15 years ago I had the pleasure of playing a few of the early coffin logo JTM45's that Vic Mason had bought and was selling through the Plexi Palace. To this day those amps were by and far the greatest sounding and playing amps of my life. Funny how Jim, Ken Bran and Dudley Craven did such an incredible job the first time out. Like you said, it's not for everyone, but I think this captured a lot of the spirit of those early JTM45's. Might have to look into one. Thanks Pete!

[@mobydick3895]

Steve, I know you demo-ed the Mojave Plexi-45 for Victor and I have one of those amps and this Marshall seems to have a lot of similarities. This amp is going to be a huge winner for Marshall.

[@SteveOuimette]

@@mobydick3895 Yeah, wow that was a long time back and actually the same era of when I played the real deals at Vic's place. I agree, these sound fantastic and should do very well for Marshall.

[@mobydick3895]

@@SteveOuimette I noticed the output jacks on the back Marshall seemed to have done exactly what Victor was doing with the Mojave amps, putting multiple output jacks on it rather than those old Marshall impedance selector switches. Did you like the Mojave Plexi-45? Mine has KT-66 output tubes and I plug a "52 Hot Rod"Telecaster into it and it has slightly hotter pickup so I plug into one of the low gain channel jacks and man that thing just sounds heavenly with that Chewy, Tom Petty kind of sound.

[@SteveOuimette]

@@mobydick3895 Yeah, those old selector switches became a real problem when they'd pop out. Almost lost a Plexi head to that one time. It's just smarter to have the jacks. The Plexi-45 was a great amp. I did a round up of various makes of JTM-45's for Premier Guitar back then and really liked the Germino and a few others. They were all just great variations on that flavor. My particular Plexi-45 was a bit stiff, but I think that could have easily been remedied with a bias adjustment or perhaps different tubes. Vic and Craig make solid amps and are wired to ridiculous tolerances. Just works of art inside and out.

[@metalmick]

Yet another killer intro there Pete👍 Gorgeous Les Paul too😊

[@philhood4604]

Another top demo Pete. Love your playing

[@smoovegittar]

Love the snappy design and has GREAT tone. Thanks as always, Pete. Addendum: Being a Mesa guy, I would love to have this in the fold.

[@anthonyward8587]

Your tasteful riff/song playing always puts a smile on my face, Pete. Cheers from Melbs. Oz. :)

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!!!

[@jasonsouthard1289]

The SS rectifier really tightens up the lows. Sounds fantastic buddy.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Yes! The flubby lows are tightened a bit, even though some people complain about lack of a tube recto.

[@jonnytsiros]

Amazing as always, Pete - such a tasteful player!

[@michaeltaylors2456]

Thanks for coming to Valdosta. You surprised me, I didt realize you were on the road. Great show, you sounded perfect of course.

[@barrymiller2272]

Well, that was incredible! Great job/review as usual Pete...

[@simondixon6761]

Stellar playing as always Pete! Love the jtm cleans. Interested in this one

[@stanesposito2664]

Really great sounding amp! Love it! The opening song was really cool! 👍👍

[@kevinmcnally-theblindguyou7015]

Pete Thorn: the only YT creator that I do not fast forward through the opening song! Love ya Pete!

[@PeteThorn]

thank u!

[@JockeLundgrenTV]

There it is, THE SOUND! Marshall is THE ORIGINAL. Great job, thanks from Sweden! 🤘🏻

[@ianorourke6320]

Excellent brother. Great playing again

[@kenijonesESQ]

Best shoot out vid on this I've seen, cheers from Canada....you're great Pete thx for the vids

[@KimStenberg1975]

I really wished for you to try out the Fx loop…Most Marshalls have terrible loops - would be nice to know how it is with the amp «dimed», a drive in front and a delay in the loop. Great video as usual btw. 👌

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks, and sorry I didn't include that in the vid.

[@filiprogina1753]

An FX loop with a cranked plexi amp is practically useless because the 'drive' comes from pushing both the preamp and the power-amp stages...there's a video somewhere of John Suhr where he explains it...that's whw his amps (SuhrSL67, SL68) have no FX loops. On a plexi that's meant to be 'dimed' it has no real puprose. Would have been nice to hear it clean with wet fx though...

[@jayteesgear]

Pete- your intros are ALWAYS Bliss! Id love to hear a Soldano SLO pedal or Diezel pedal through this 😛 Fulltone OCD? I have a feeling it could Rip🔥🎸🎶

[@danriley5848]

Great amplifier and great demo as always my friend. ✌🏻

[@PeteThorn]

thanks!

[@NikolajChristensen]

Wonderful sounds and playing. Pete you can dial in a Marshall like no other. Why don't you make some JCM800 Kemper profiles and put them up for sale? Love the way you dial those amps in - nice and trebly.

[@nathanleonardmusic]

Sounds great! Big STP vibes on the intro tune. Nice work, PT!

[@chrisharris4975]

Man, just revealed today! Glad you got one and your video will sell them like hotcakes. You are the man Pete!

[@BrentJJ]

And thx for the content Pete...cheers from New Brunswick 🍻

[@krudler406]

the intro jams are ALWAYS 🔥

[@vextract4662]

Yeah that's cool. Thanks for the historical break down I'd probably go for the 45. Love the look and all the different guitars you played makes the review.

[@user-rc9hq2re7c]

Best video I have seen on the amp. I'm not surprised with Pete

[@grantborden5224]

Pete Thorn for the win! Again!

[@TraneFrancks]

"Even five Watts can be pretty loud." -- Hell, I have a DSL1 and the Classic Gain channel cranked at low power (0.1 Watts) is enough to net complaints from the neighbours after 6 p.m. 😕

[@pharmerdavid1432]

I got the JTM-1H, which is even louder, with a sensitive speaker it gets too loud for home use! I paid as much as this JTM ST-20 costs, so I'm second guessing myself now, will probably get this one too, but I was afraid it would be too loud?

[@TraneFrancks]

@@pharmerdavid1432 I think the DSL1CR combo is a fine choice for the bedroom. If you don't use the Ultra Gain channel (I don't), then it may be unsuitable for bedroom use in an apartment. It really depends on your neighbours. My Les Paul Special can net some nice breakup on the Classic Gain channel with the volume at noon (no master vol on that channel), but it'll annoy the neighbours at night. It all depends on how you like to make sound. Digital modellers also have their place.

[@middle_pickup]

Pete, I wish you had a blog to post your wealth of knowledge to. I've learned a ton from you over the years, and it's gotten to the point that I can't remember it all sometimes. Wish I could search the content of your videos by keyboard, but I guess KZbin closed caption searching isn't a thing yet. Maybe someday.

[@michaelruiz3167]

Real nice demo very cool amp keeping it simple and not just a one trick pony.

[@roscius6204]

Sounds great, love the look. Not keen on the knobs though. I think I'd prefer a visual reference.

[@CamiloVelandia]

Beautiful amp!

[@MrPrincebass99]

That is my favorite of the series, though the Plexi-style amp is great. Another excellent demo, Pete. Your tunes are so good, too.

[@Stonesandtones]

That might be the best looking amp on the planet. Awesome demo as usual.

[@JoseyStranded]

God dayum it's beautiful.

[@davidyelland908]

Excellent demo as per usual. The overdubbed guitars sit great together. Too often modern amps with more sizzle cause a “sizzle soup” which can cause ear fatigue.

[@ToneHound126]

Someone is happy to be back home and making new music.

[@GTRalso]

Watched a few demos on this amp recently but really need to see Pete abuse it to get a feel for it. Well done young man!!

[@robertartese808]

Awesome song! Everything sounds great and I love your solos! Inspired!

[@bengtjohansson6364]

Best guitar channel on YT. Thanks for this and all your other videos, Pete!

[@PeteThorn]

Thank u!!

[@GreenDistantStar]

Pete makes any amp sound good.

[@seangillen920]

I love everything about this video/review. I just wish you could have played a few things on a Strat although your sig guitar can approximate that. No complaints whatsoever. Mine's already ordered. Thanks Pete!