Trying out the Marshall Vintage Modern

Playing the incredible Marshall 2466 Vintage Modern amp at Guitar Center with a Custom Shop Les Paul, video courtesy of daughter Ashley. I liked the VM/425A half stack so much I sold my real vintage '78 Marshall 2203 and '79 JMP 4X12 B cab to buy it!

Settings are just about everything at midnight with volume around 2, Low range for the first few seconds and then High range for the rest of the video. That High range tone is just about the best Marshall hard rock tone I've ever heard in person. This is my sound!

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• marshall
• vintage
• modern
• 2466
• gibson
• les
• paul
• jesse
• segovia

[Nikola85ZgCRO]

I know the amp is the focus here, and it is great, but what about the guitar, what is that (Gibson LP, obviously, but), an R8? It's gorgeous.

[jessesegovia]

@Nikola85ZgCRO Yep, as I recall it's the R8 plain top. I always wanted a '59 RI but this one was really nice, too. Although after my '89 three pickup ebony Les Paul Custom was stolen and I could've bought any new Les Paul to replace it, I ended up with another three pickup ebony Les Paul Custom! :)

[cast390]

I want to go to lefty land

[jessesegovia]

@cast390 Ha, you noticed! Yes, everything is backwards in left-land. That's why I sound like a decent guitarist in this clip. :)

[joshua0226]

would this amp be good for hard rock like guns n roses metallica, megadeth, led zeppelin, and steve vai?

[jessesegovia]

@joshua0226 With the right guitar this amp would be absolutely perfect for Guns'n'Roses & Led Zeppelin. Slash uses one as well as Beck, Frampton, Trower, Sambora and other notable classic rockers. I don't do any Metallica or Megadeth so I can't say anything about that, and Vai gets so many different guitar tones it's hard to say.

You'll have to try one out yourself but it's an awesome amp!

[jarvisandjess]

i love my VM. i have the 2266 50W Version.

i got mine last year for about $600. they're going for $1,499.99 now. SCORE!

[utPr3d4ToR]

@JesseFSegovia yes, 1750 dollars for hour. :P i need the vintage modern ...

lol

[hawg427]

After much listening I think I'm going to go with a Splawn (USA Company) Quick Rod Amp Head.

Has the modded Plexi, Modded JCM800, Modded Plus 800 tone :-) 2 channels.

[JesseFSegovia]

@firegeek22 It's just thirds down the neck. The first finger of my left hand is on E, 3rd string, 9th fret, and the middle finger is on A-flat, 5th string, 11th fret. Slide down 2 frets to D, 2 frets to C, 3 frets to A and 2 frets to G. When you play the G the 3rd string is actually open. The reason this works is you muffle the string in between, the 4th string, with your first or middle finger as you fret so you can pick all three strings but only the 3rd and 5th will ring.

[bowslap]

@JesseFSegovia If it stacks up that well against a 2203...then it really MUST be something. BTW, what speakers are in that 412? Curently have a set of greenbacks in my 412....would want to have the speakers pair well with the head( I know some of Marshall's cabinets employ the Celestion 70/80's), and I have to admit from just the video footage that this sounds well-balanced...would love to drag a slide out and see what magic happens!

[JesseFSegovia]

@ozzyfan1995 Yes, it's got a master volume and it works very well. Very big, bottomy tone even at bedroom volumes.

[JesseFSegovia]

@utPr3d4ToR Is your dog available in February? We have a gig coming up and I can never get anyone to tape an entire show.

[JesseFSegovia]

@hawg427 Slash also uses it, as well as Peter Frampton, Jeff Beck and Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi. You can get really heavy tones with just the two preamp knobs but if you're switching back and forth you may want a pedal.

[JesseFSegovia]

@bowslap It has onboard digital reverb. Some folks don't care for it but it sounds fine to me. Great crunchy tone - the best sounding Marshall I've ever owned except for a '78 Master Volume 100 watt head which sounded about the same.

[bowslap]

That amplifier really rings true with my ears...good clean tones, and just enough gain. Thinking this one's on the to-get list(at least the head)......does this have onboard reverb?

[hawg427]

This is the amp Robin Trower uses :-) Can you get the heavier tones with this or would you add a pedal? Good GNR tones? One more?? Clean tones....good bad?? I am just worried because it's a One channel amp.