Guest HRB853370 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Anybody know anything (good or bad) about these? There is one locally on CL and I may take a gawk at it. I know they are no longer made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbetts41 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 good amp... try before you buy... the first versions had a tube rattle issue. I had one & like/loved it. Great for humbucking blues tones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Played through one. I really dug the tones of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 This part of a review sounds scary- "This is where the Class 5 starts to fall apart. No pun intended. EL84's usually get 100 to 300 hours of life on them. Changing the tubes in this amp, especially at a gig, might as well be like changing the lens on the Hubble Telescope. On most amps, the tubes are exposed, from the back and can easily be changed. On the Class 5, you have to literally remove the 3 PIECE back, 4 chassis screws (back and top), remove the chassis before you can get to the tubes. Then, good luck getting it all back together.The Chassis bolts and nuts must be made of slag because on my first day of ownership, I stripped them. Bad! Luckily the chassis bolts and their threads they screw into are standard rack mount hardware, so it is easily replaceable, just painful!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Might be a good candidate for a cabinet swap... I've played one, it does sound good. No master volume and the first models did not have reverb. Cool amp regardless.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunote Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Weren't those Chinese made? I have no experience with them but what I read implies they offer a high quality sound and low quality build at a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Weren't those Chinese made? I have no experience with them but what I read implies they offer a high quality sound and low quality build at a good price. Most of the sub $1,000 Marshall amps are.... Only their new 1W tube models are UK made.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Most of the sub $1,000 Marshall amps are.... Only their new 1W tube models are UK made.... WRONG!!! MADE IN BLECKLEY U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBaruth Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I have one that is made in the UK. I would cheerfully sell it; although it sounds great I have a variety of other stuff to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I know a guy who gigged one with a full band - no lie, I heard it, it sounded great, he just never got clean sounds out of it because he dimed it the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 FWIW It has been said that many of the the inexpensive Chinese Marshall amps are "unreliable", (as in maybe they will work just fine and maybe they wont) and that overall, Marshall had stopped honoring the warranty due to an overwhelming number of failures/warranty claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 WRONG!!! MADE IN BLECKLEY U.K. Maybe I was thinking of the Haze series... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark555 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 WRONG!!! MADE IN BLECKLEY U.K. Bletchley.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billgelder Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Anybody know anything (good or bad) about these? There is one locally on CL and I may take a gawk at it. I know they are no longer made. My sound guy has this amp. It sounds alot like a bluesbreaker, if you crank it up all the up. We ran it through my 2x12 Marshall cab and it had some more punch to it. The only thing bad I have to say is its a one trick pony. But what it does it does well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Bletchley.... Das what I said, Bleckely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbp0701 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I had one, briefly, a little over a year ago. Unfortunately it was DOA. I tried different tubes to see if that was the issue. It wasn't, but I don't recall it being that difficult to get to the tubes. It was also pretty clearly marked made in the UK. I thought about trying another, especially as I liked the ability to switch it to 1/4 watt, but didn't give it a second try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I remember trying one of theses out a Guitar Center and a manager there telling me to turn it down because he was on the phone.... WTF! A little 5watt amp too loud at a Guitar Center? Needless to say, I left right away.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I remember trying one of theses out a Guitar Center and a manager there telling me to turn it down because he was on the phone.... WTF! A little 5watt amp too loud at a Guitar Center? Needless to say, I left right away.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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