Marshall 8100 sounds fantastic

[mickrich]

My wife is away for a few days so I have had time to really work on guitar sounds. Today I dug out the old Marshall valvestate 8100 head to give it a go.
It's the first gen valvestate, same as Chuck used for the Death albums.
Took a while messing with the eq and contour controls but ended up with a great clear but heavy sound.
The great thing is you can pick them up really cheap these days.

Used Jaymz' brilliant nevermore DIs because they sound great and are really well played. This is straight out of the re-amp box into the head. No boost!
Recto cab>57/421 mix> API A2D

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2133088/Marshall 8100 NM.mp3

 

[Lasse Lammert]

It's an underrated amp indeed.
Jacob Hansen us using it if I'm not mistaken

 

[KillDivision]

8100 = Prong - Cleansing :hotjump:

 

[ChrisTanakaCanwell]

8100 = Prong - Cleansing :hotjump:

 

[metalfanat1c]

Some designs should not be fucked with. The 8100 is one of them.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Hmm, cool, but I kinda think I just like it because of the riffs and playing (only because it's not at all a tone I'd go for personally)

 

[P-E]

Total Death amp, I really dig the tone on TSOP (wish it had some of the 400 to 700-hz ish mids fixed though, sounds kinda weird but apart from that it's ace).

 

[sprack]

Love this amp too. This and the VH140C rule SS amps.

 

[Mikaël-ange]

It's an underrated amp indeed.
Jacob Hansen us using it if I'm not mistaken

You aren't mistaken. Mesa rectifier and Marshall 8100 blend through Marshall cab.

 

[greyskull]

haha i used to have one of those.

 

[KillDivision]

You aren't mistaken. Mesa rectifier and Marshall 8100 blend through Marshall cab.

Aborted - Goremageddon = recto and 8100 mixed.

White Zombie - Astrocreep 2000 = Randall Century 200 and 8100 mixed.

 

[ze kink]

I used to have a 2x12" combo from the series, the model was 8240 IIRC. I think I paid 50€ for it, and goddamn it sounded good considering how cheap it was.

 

[onqel]

I have the Valvestate 8100 and the 8412 cab (4x12" G12L) .. never enjoyed it much though

 

[if6was9]

Hmm mate of mine that I've bought amps off of before has one and offered to sell it to me for dirt cheap, with the 2 cabs too. If I didn't have so many other things to get I'd nearly get them and sell the cabs on again to make some of the money back

 

[KillDivision]

Would like to hear a Ola-video of the 8100

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Would like to hear a Ola-video of the 8100

I woul kick all amounts of arse I'm sure!

 

[mickrich]

I will run olas feared song he posted. Won't be the same as him micing it himself but it will give an idea. Should be able to do it today.

 

[ratsapprentice]

These and the old Ampegs/Crates have a plastic quality to them which sounds phenomenal for DM.

 

[KillDivision]

Frantic _ Ride The Lightning with Marshall 8100

I did a reamp/mix with the 8100.

 

[mickrich]

Here is Feared with 8100
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2133088/Feared Marshall 8100.mp3