Marshall VS265 Review by Greg Cooper

[666nargarothfreak666]

Well it is a marshall good amps.

but marshal sucks now anyway. it is taking over by a japanese company -.-

[zero82611]

What power this amplifier?

[trutekmachining]

2 x 65 = 130 not 125. These amps have a 12AX7 tube in the pre-amp (Only 1 not the plural) with a solid state power amp. These things are LOUD. Great chorus. Average reverb. Great AC/DC sound. Not good for really heavy sound. Can achieve heavy with high output pickups but better crunch sound. The clean is quite good. I have owned one since new when I bought it in the mid to late 90's (I can't remember when exactly). Great for the budget guitarist who couldn't be bothered with the worry of tubes.

[BallonkaSwe]

Lol you have the exact same guitar and amp as me

[minitrucker84]

I just bought one of these amps used for $250 and was well worth it

[mattm465]

funny cuz i had one and the damn thing sounded like absolute SHIT, anybody else have the problme that its always way to bright and high pitched?

[stevo0476]

@mattm465 It sounds like kicking your ass. I can only advice people fiddle around with it. There's a PDF on the net with all the settings (for Humbuckers and single coils alike). This Marshall is one hell of an Amp compared to more modern amps(Had I Line 6 Spider III to compare it with). Maybe the name "Valvestate" can be misleading 'cause it has nothing to do with valves. The philosophy was to create an amp that sounded like a valveamp not to be one.

[stevo0476]

@mattm465 What Guitar did you use? My VS265 has a Digitech GNX running true it and the sound is mindblowing with a (real) Fender strat single coil. It sounds like al milliondollar setup. Had a couple of amps over the years from el cheapo's to the better stuff but this is the best and it's affordable too on the second hand market these days. My Ibanez with humbuckers gives me feedback for ages.

[mandkg334]

I used to own a VS265R, and let me tell you it kicked ass. Sold it so I could get all the money for our downpayment on our house. Pisses me off cuz it was hot, and the clean with the chorus was just sweet!!!!! Bad ass amp, never heard anything with the tone this one has!!!!!!!!!!

[Boomslang93]

So it IS a valve amp?

[Pianoblacks]

Hey Greg, could you make a video on just the Clean Channel with Chorus ? Going more in depth with the chorus? I use to have the vs265... but I sold it, and now I miss the chorus on it.

Thanks!

[skinandbones90]

mine's broke :(

[Zosozeppelinn]

That clean tone is very Slash - esque

[blakeyuk1981]

Work on your video production skills.

[ASweetNoob]

I gigged with my friend's VS265 thursday, shit was SWEET. Best tone I've ever got live.

[GregSlashCooper]

around if you are thinkin about moving it to someone elses house EVERY DAY but its a great amp i pack it to my friends for band practice over twice a week... i would prescribe this amp to anyone

[FingerLickinGravy67]

i think my uncle has this amp n i tried it one time, its a ss amp so it should sound close to the same as wen its loud, he lievs in a apartment so yea it sounds good quiet, imna try and get 1, gets as quiet as u want

[Th3Ant]

Hello!

I'm thinking about buyin a vs265!

But how well can you play quiet with that amp? Does it sound good on low volumes?

Can you use it as practice amp, or is it to big?

How quiet can you get it?

Nice review by the way!

[GregSlashCooper]

hello thank you for commenting im sorry about commenting back so late i dont use ivictim4321 i use this new account any way it gets pretty quiet and it can get pretty loud too and it sounds great up untill you turn the volume ALL the way up like at 11 and its pretty heavy though its a little bit of a pain to pack