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As we get ever closer to the impending launch in October of our most talked about and anticipated amplifier to date, we are pleased to announce that music stores across the globe are now officially taking pre-orders for the 2300 Limited Edition AFD100 heads.
We have received a number of questions asking what the difference is going to be between the general limited run and the Special Collectors Edition. Both units are essentially going to be similar in appearance, for example both will have the brushed silver front and rear panels and black covering, but the Collectors Edition will be personally hand signed by the man himself. Each unit will come complete with Slash's own personal settings which will be featured in the accompanying handbook, so you can always be sure of achieving that great AFD tone. Both units will come with a Certificate of Authenticity as well as another certificate which will be signed by those staff in our UK factory that are involved in the design and build process of each individual amplifier. Included in the sale of the general limited head will be a signature dust cover, a specially designed AFD Owners Club t-shirt plus a number of other accessories that will be announced in a future blog. The Collectors Edition head will be sold with it's very own AFD Slash signature flight case and AFD Owners Club work shirt as well as other top quality accessories which too will be confirmed at a later date.
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Posted 1 year ago by jammers5 Cool no official word on pricing here in Canada yet...... Should be available in next few days!
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Posted 1 year ago by Xenious So any US marshall dealer can pre-order either unit? What's the street pricing on each one?
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Posted 1 year ago by Miclev Cool ! But what about the price ? Could we also pre-order the Collectors Edition ?
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Posted 1 year ago by goldtopLP BTW, you can get Slash's settings from the pic's of his rig posted here. Will there be a second run?
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Posted 1 year ago by Marker Basically, the limited run of 2300 units and the collector editor will differ only in Slash's signature? Every specification and the amp hardware/layout/sound will be exactly the same between the two versions?
Please, confirm this Marshal :) And tell us where to listen to professionally recorded sound samples so we can judge it!
Keep rockin'!
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Posted 1 year ago by bails86 When is the U.S. going to start taking pre orders?
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 Sounds awesome can't wait!
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 Balls86: im pretty sure you already can get pre-orders in the US because i already pre-order mine. And im in Nerbraska.
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Posted 1 year ago by bails86 from what stores? musiciansfriend or guitarcenter dont have anything on their website
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Posted 1 year ago by bails86 from what stores? musiciansfriend or guitarcenter dont have anything on their website
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Posted 1 year ago by planetstar Rocker22, I found out the you and I may be very well getting the limited amp! I know Russo's is only getting 2 for sure and no more, the rep said they can only get the 2 and that's it! And they are both sold to you and I!! ;)
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Posted 1 year ago by RFNR39 Well, if you're in the U.S. the pricing I've paid to preorder has been about $2,000 plus shipping.
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Posted 1 year ago by RFNR39 The shop that sold it said they would only be getting three and they sold all in less han an hour.
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Posted 1 year ago by RFNR39 Hell, maybe i was ripped off. I don't know yet, but if i come across something I'll post it for all
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 Planestar: do you mean like were getting the collectors edition or just the general limited run.
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Posted 1 year ago by planetstar Rocker22, sounds like Collectors Edition, Russo's thinks the first 100 ran are going to be the collector editions! :)
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 planestar: Sounds awesome!! What a pleasent surprise! Thanks for the the update man!
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 planestar: Sounds awesome!! What a pleasent surprise! Thanks for the the update man!
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 Santiago so is the only difference the signature by slash himself or are there other sound qualities? Or is that still un-decided?
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Posted 1 year ago by masken I live in Sweden and I can´t preorder the AFD100 =(
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Posted 1 year ago by brotor @masken I live in Norway, and I just did. I'm sure the Marshall dealers in Sweden can do, if the make the effort to call the supplier in UK.
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Posted 1 year ago by masken @brotor how much will it cost ?
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Posted 1 year ago by Tava5150 Please tell me its coming out in a 50W head. I Have a Dsl 100W but its to loud for playing in clubs.
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 @tava5150. it's got power scaling from 0.1 to 100W and everything in between so it's like a "dinamic-Wattage" amplifier
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Posted 1 year ago by Tava5150 @riden21. thats cool even better thanks man. I better order one now.
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Posted 1 year ago by AmnesicAphasia Hi Santiago,
when is it possible to pre-order the collector's edition?
Thanks in advance.
T-J
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Posted 1 year ago by jenni.taylor-bickers The main difference between the two units will be the value added content that's supplied with each. A definitive list of extras will be confirmed in a future blog.
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Posted 1 year ago by AmnesicAphasia Hi Jenni,
could you tell us when the collector's editon is possible to be pre-ordered?!
Thank you very much in advance Jenni
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Posted 1 year ago by prscustom22 Hi folks, ive all ready paid for my afd100!! can you tell me does it come whith a foot switch snd if so what it does?
cheers
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Posted 1 year ago by prscustom22 Hi folks, ive all ready paid for my afd100!! can you tell me does it come whith a foot switch snd if so what it does?
cheers
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Posted 1 year ago by AmnesicAphasia Hi Jenni,
could you tell us when the collector's editon is possible to be pre-ordered?!
Thank you very much in advance Jenni
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Posted 1 year ago by JHall55 @prscustom22 - I could be wrong, but from what I've read here, I'm pretty sure it's a single-channel amp. That being said, the store I pre-ordered mine from said it had 4-channels, and came with a footswitch. Hopefully Santiago or somebody can clarify this?
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Posted 1 year ago by jenni.taylor-bickers @AmnesicAphasia Hello. There's a few more details that need finalising with the Collectors Edition units before they'll be available for pre-order, but we'll be sure to let you guys know when that is.
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @JHall55, prscustom22. It comes with a 2 way footswitch. One switch changes the AFD/34 tone, the other enables the FX loop which can be used as solo boost too.
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Posted 1 year ago by prscustom22 Cheers guys thats really helpfull, i presumed that it was a one channal head when i oredered it and i was planning on running it together whith my dsl so i could have a two channal set up but now i now i can use the fx loop as a boost i will be sorted. i cant wait!! to gig with it. do you know when there coming out?
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Posted 1 year ago by AmnesicAphasia Thank you very much Jenni ;o)
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Posted 1 year ago by afd100ftw does anyone know what the exact price of this is going to be?
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Posted 1 year ago by Bluesburst Sorry if this has been asked before but are the AFD100's going to be 100% English built?
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @Bluesburst, yes. Built, assembled and tested in Milton Keynes. Same as all the vintage series, DSLs, TSLs, VintageModern, JVM series, 2203KK, cabinets, etc, etc.
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Posted 1 year ago by cjeippert I just called KORG, the US distributor, and they told me that you cannot pre order them in the United States yet. Korg informed me that no stores are yet slated to get any and to watch this website for an official announcement. I don't want to place an order with one of these companies online and out of state/country.
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR They cost £1299 here in England . . . so work that out on a converter for the countries you come from.
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR Could it be possible for there to be perhaps future slash signature effects pedals? for those who unfortunately cannot afford or manage to get one an AFD100? I think there is a possibility of that being successful. It could contain the settings and adjustments needed for the most famous songs Slash has been part of
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR or even his signature sounds such as the Appetite sound, and then the other Guns albums sound, then the velvet sound and the snakepit sound, and finally the solo album sound. I'm just thinking of all the fans who would love to have Slash's tone.
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Posted 1 year ago by cheopsnet Very excited about this head, but one question:
How is this head different from the Marshall Slash SL2555 released several years ago??
Also the head seems to be in production, but YouTube videos that the head is still being adjusted by Slash on tour...
Thanks
cheopsnet@gmail.com
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Posted 1 year ago by jo_gel Hello everybody, I am in Canada and was able to pre-order the AFD100, total cost is about 2150 Cdn $...
Maybe one of you can answer a question I have as I am not familiar with electricity... will I need any voltage converter in order to use that amp in Canada? It's all 120 volts up here...
Thanks!
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Posted 1 year ago by planetstar Trust me, certain U.S. stores are taking pre-orders per Korg!
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Posted 1 year ago by surfnorthwest I also pre paid and ordered on today here in the US. $1999.00 was the price as they said probably December before I see it.
To many damm rumors on the interenet about this amp so I reserve judgement until I play it myself.
Any truth to the rumour that this amp can accept KT-66 power valves? That is my biggest question so far.
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @ surfnorthwest, yes KT66 or any other octal power tubes (apart from 6v6). You also can mix valve types, just plug them in, enable the self biasing procedure and there you go.
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 so what's happening with the video/review?
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Posted 1 year ago by cjeippert I like the idea of the handbook having slash's amp settings he uses on the AFD songs. Could you guys also have Slash's Les Paul settings, like which pick up is he using, what volume, and tone setting?
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Posted 1 year ago by cjeippert Thanks for the info planestar, I contacted a local store and they called up thier local Marshall sales rep who informed them he would only get 3 for his AZ & CO stores. I am going down there to place an order today. I'm glad I didn't wait any longer!
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Posted 1 year ago by planetstar cjeippert, no problem man............I'm just trying to let everyone know that if you want one, you can put a payment down and get it pre-ordered........, the U.S is only getting 100 heads, that means only 2-3 per dealer, I wish they would make enough to go around! Don't wait, because as soon as they are released, 90 percent of them will be spoken for!! Good luck everyone!!
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Posted 1 year ago by Fredrik Got the AFD100 on pre order!
I hope to recive it before november but dealer is not sure when they arive
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Posted 1 year ago by jonathan heyy there does anyone know how much it costs in pounds please
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Posted 1 year ago by JHall55 @ Fredrik - I'm assuming it comes out in October, since it says in the first line that it will be launched it October.
@ jonathon - I've seen it online in UK stores for about 1200-1300 pounds.
Can't wait for the next update!
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 hey guys i ordered mine, at my local guitar shop's computer it says limited collectors edition afd100 2/100
is there been a mistake or i'm actually getting the collectors one?
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Posted 1 year ago by JHall55 @ riden21 - if that's the case, looks like you've got #2. Pretty sweet considering they'll probably keep #1 for themselves. What price did they give you for it? I pre-ordered mine (not collectors) and they told me $1750 CDN. If the collectors edition isn't too much more, I'd try to find one.
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 $3400 australian dollars
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Posted 1 year ago by Xenious Well my fav local store in Houston says no US pricing, no press release until Oct, no US amps maybe until next year. So they won't do any pre-orders. Going to try another one. Wish somewhere easy like MusiciansFriend or Sweetwater would start some pre-orders. Sounds like Korg may be messing with the US distribution.
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Posted 1 year ago by planetstar My store said there will be a 3-month window for arrival, Oct-Dec. and the price is 1999.99, though they did say Marshall hasn't set a definite price yet for the U.S market, expect it to go higher! I put down $200.00 and my receipt states it is for a Marshall AFD100 and my balance will be $1799.00, we will see!
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Posted 1 year ago by Bluesburst My orders in and now the anxious wait... :-) I've heard the AFD100 in action and while I'll never get the same goodness out of it that Slash can, I'm looking forward to plugging my Les Paul into it!!!
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR Haha but I bet none of you (or maybe some) don't have his signature appetite guitar ;) . . . that will be the real test to see what this amp can give.
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR May I just ask about a cabinet aswell? . . . could anybody help me with what Marshall cabinet I should be looking to purchase? Would it be one with greenbacks? one with V30s? Or should I get one with a mixture? Or one of each so I have a full stack?
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR I think the booklet should have that comes with the AFD100 should have a list of equipment needed to ensure an even better Appetite tone! From strings, to leads, to the cabinet!!
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR I have found two cabinets with v30 for sale. One is the Marshall 1960ax cab . . . and the other is the 1960bv cab. Slash has recommended a cab with v30 so I think I'm gonna go with one of these two. Just need a little help and advice on which one to get . . . Thankyou.
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Posted 1 year ago by JUJAMAKILL Hmm... that worries me a little. I pre ordered a collectors edition a few weeks ago thru my store who got on to their importer into australia. their limited info suggested that only 50 collectors editions were going to be made (i know it states 100 here, tho im just sayin...lol) out of which only 1 possibly 2 will be shipped to australia.
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Posted 1 year ago by JUJAMAKILL So to Riden21- my store reserved one for me also, so they better be getting 2 of them in..my quote was roughly the same. they also suggested that there will only be 100 or so of the standard afd100's released into Australia. Not sure if that info is true, just wat i ws told. I would also like to know about best cab/s to go with, maybe santiago can get the man himself to comment on here?....
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Posted 1 year ago by Bluesburst Hey riden21 & JUJAMAKILL, I got my order in today for teh standard one, very happy with that :-) What interests me is that I spoke to ELFA today, the importer into Australia and they said they had no pricing on it yet or confirmed if they were even going to be allocated any CE's. List is $3299 AUS for the standard edition. Have you been given firm prices for the Collectors Edition?
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Posted 1 year ago by Bluesburst Hey riden21 & JUJAMAKILL, I got my order in today for teh standard one, very happy with that :-) What interests me is that I spoke to ELFA today, the importer into Australia and they said they had no pricing on it yet or confirmed if they were even going to be allocated any CE's. List is $3299 AUS for the standard edition. Have you been given firm prices for the Collectors Edition?
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Posted 1 year ago by thenoodler Saw the AFD 100 in action last night! Slash had two full AFD 100 stacks. Only way to describe this amp is "It will melt your face off". You can tell Slash loves this amp, he was playing like it was the height of GnR back in the early 90's. He was pulling out all the stops, the blues solo stuff, the Godfather theme, the Voodoo Child outtro during Civil War, even a cover of Communication Breakdown.
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Posted 1 year ago by thenoodler For those interested, I'm sure lots of clips will be showing up on youtube. Search for Slash, Warfield, San Francsco, 8/29/10
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Posted 1 year ago by fdasilva @SlaashGNR 1960AX cabs seem loaded with G12M-25. I think the V30 loaded cabs are 1960AV (slant) and 1960BV (straight). What I do not understand is why the speaker are rated 70W on Marshall's website without being called V30. There are60W on Celestion's website. Is Marshall getting some kind of 'special' V30 for their cabs? Is that possible? Maybe Santiago can help on what Slash is actually using?
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Posted 1 year ago by Marker SLash playing AFD100 yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_z8egS5q6o
Slash seems to pley 2 different tops, the one on the right is the AFD100; and the one of the left, which head is that? Seems to have so many knobs, is it another prototype??
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Posted 1 year ago by transformerryan @Marker I'm pretty sure that's just light reflection that makes them look different, they're both AFD100's.
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @fdasilva, Slash is using V30 speakers and as far as I know they are the same as in the Celestion page it is just Marshall and Celestion rating them differently. Other manufacturers also rate them 70W.
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Posted 1 year ago by maxamus Hey guys, Ive been emailing around the music stores here in aussie and the best price i found so far is $2500.Do we know if they will be makin a combo or 50w version.
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Posted 1 year ago by maxamus Hey guys, Ive been emailing around the music stores here in aussie and the best price i found so far is $2500.Do we know if they will be makin a combo or 50w version.
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Posted 1 year ago by JUJAMAKILL @Bluesburst no they didnt confirm a price, just told me 'around' $3200, as they were not expecting them to be released until about December. they were going to keep in touch with me and update on release date etc, so i hope it will be on par with the October release as stated here. the person i was dealing with is off on holidays for most of September tho, so i hope they are on the ball .
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Posted 1 year ago by endat high guys can someone please help me, im looking to order my cab for this amp and obviously i want the v30 speakers, but i thought all marshall 1960v cabs had these but now im seeing some have G12 and some v30, is this correct?
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 @endat:
1960a/b have g12t-75
1960av/bv have g12 V30
1960ax/bx have greenbacks
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Posted 1 year ago by masken a silly q from me.. what amp did Slash use when Use your illusion 1o2 were recorded ??
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Posted 1 year ago by endat @riden21
Thanks a million for your reply riden21, so what your telling me is the full name for the v30 is g12v30? that clears it all up cos everywhee i see for 1960v cab they have g12 speakers!
thanks again for your help and i hope you managed to preorder a head!!
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 @masken:
slash used #34 to record use your illusion, the same amp that he used on his solo album, could be that we could have that sound available in the afd100 head as there is a #34 switch but that would have to be confirmed by santiago and slash himself. . .
hope i helped you . . . :-) rock on people! Iii|; )
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 ps: #34 is a jcm800 2203 with 6550 tubes and added preamp 12ax7
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Posted 1 year ago by Bluesburst Hey JUJAMAKILL, keep on them and make sure you're orders firm. I did some heavy duty ringing around to the distributor and stores and could not get any definites on the Collector Editions from the distributor at all, nor could the retailers I got quotes from. No problem with the Standard Edition which is what I've ordered and put a deposit on. Did your store at least take a deposit?
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Posted 1 year ago by transformerryan Thanks for the info on the JCM800... I knew that Slash uses one for recording, but I've never heard of it referred to as "#34", so I wasn't sure if that's what was meant by the toggle switch on the AFD100.
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Posted 1 year ago by masken @riden21 thank you .,, but now I want the amp even more.. I just love the "illusions" tone and the AFD an getting both in one amp is just sick
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Posted 1 year ago by ramirez_6190 Which retailers have them? I've been searching around and found nothing...
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Posted 1 year ago by ramirez_6190 Which retailers have them? I've been searching around and found nothing...
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Posted 1 year ago by Marker Just ordered mine! 1350 Euros, about 1700 US dollars.
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @ riden21 @masken, the #34 is a modified JCM800 without extra gain stage.
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 if it doesn't have an extra gain stage it means that the gain and feel of the amp will be very similar to a jcm800 so how's this mod affecting the tone?
can you please give us some details santiago? thank you
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Posted 1 year ago by JUJAMAKILL Ya Bluesburst my fingers are crossed, i made sure that in every conversation via email or phone i use the words collectors edition. i done all that a few weeks ago to make sure i was in early. they said that their store was definately getting one, and since i put the deposit down, its under my name on the computer. here's hoping :)
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Posted 1 year ago by Tazdooby I am based in the UK and pre-ordered my AFD100 last week so Oct can't come too soon. Do we have any idea of whether it will come out at the start or end of Oct? Also, would it not be worth including the flight case with every AFD-100? Surely they are special enough to warrant it?? ;-)
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Posted 1 year ago by Tazdooby One more actually... Santiago... out of curiosity, if you were going to buy any amp in the (current) Marshall model range, which would it be (assuming you play guitar!)?
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Posted 1 year ago by MrVanz @Marker: which country are you from in Europe? I'm from Belgium and they haven't got an official price yet.
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @riden21, #34 has more gain than a JCM800 but not as much as the AFD. It is also on the treble side and needs to be cranked up to get most of it. You can hear and see it in the first videos we posted in this page back in January or February.
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @Tazdooby, if AFD100 is current range I'd get an AFD100. Otherwise I'd get a JVM410H. For practising at home and so on I'd get a MG2FX.
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Posted 1 year ago by jonthebass Just a quick note that I got to see Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Swinging Dicks (their name, not mine!) at the Warfield in San Francisco on Sunday night.... Wow those AFD-100 amps are stunning. What was interesting was hearing some of the Snakepit songs and V.R. songs thru the AFD-100 amps - They sounded REALLY good! The old GN'R classics were spot on too.
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Posted 1 year ago by surfnorthwest So is the ADF100 ready for production or are there more modifications and tweaks still to be made before its gets a green light for assembly?
Based upon the buzz on many forums I think the 2300 units might move very quickly. Was a XLR emulated line out ever considered?
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Posted 1 year ago by Bluesburst Hey Santiago, something that would be a great feature if possible would be to have the power scaling controlled by an expression pedal. The option to plug one in and control by foot rather than having to get to teh back of the amp would be very handy. :-)
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 @bluesburst:
it wouldnt be very useful as the volume would increase and decrease too much. . .
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 also the power scaling is on the front of the amp, not the back
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Posted 1 year ago by Bluesburst DOH!!! Thanks riden21,:-) From all the times I've looked at the pics and I haven't picked that up... You're right, the volume change would be dramatic, pretty much the ultimate boost pedal though!!! :-)
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @surfnorthwest, the design is finished and being transferred into production. THe amps are 100% the same as Slash is having on his rack since Singapore. No further tweaks or modifications planned.
We never considered an emulated line out for this project.
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @riden21 @bluesburst, you also can use the FX loop as boost. It is already footswitchable.
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 hey santiago, i've seen some videos on youtube of slash not having a pedal board right now, is he using just his guitar straight in the afd100s?
oh, i see he's got 3 of them now. . .
maybe he's a\b\c ing those three for clean, rythm and lead?
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Posted 1 year ago by masken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR-q-4c4m7s
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 @masken: that is slash's old rig, before the afd100 prototype so yeah. . .
i already knew what pedals he used, what i asked was what is his rig right now. . .
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @riden21,I guess he should be using the same pedalboard. Chet, his guitar tech, performs all the FX switching. In any case, most of the time he plays straight into the amp and everything is bypassed. Individual parts of some songs may need some effect and sometimes a booster for the solos.
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 Thanks Santiago! when will a new update be posted?
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Posted 1 year ago by cjeippert I was just wondering if you have considered for the collector's edition to include a Slash top hat, wig, and sunglasses. Just kidding. Do any of you know how slash sets his volume knobs on his LP, I can hear the neck pick up tone is turned down, but how is the tone knob on the bridge pick up?
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Posted 1 year ago by slashjcm800 its really awesome i cant wait to see how it sounds and look in close up
i really want this amp so much for my collection of marshalls
marshall rulles the world of rock
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 @cjeippert:
slash uses the volume knobs to get a cleaner sound.
he uses the tone knob on the neck pickup alot but the bridge is most of the time on 10.
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Posted 1 year ago by fdasilva @Santiago. Thanks for your previous feedback on the speakers / V30. One more question : does the power control, based on the power tube screen voltages ( f I good understand), has any effect on the tube life ?
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Posted 1 year ago by captainstupid Hi! I´m sorry, but I really have to ask two questions that have to seem very foolish to you. I live up to my name...
1.) What is the #34?
2.) What is a second Input at this head good for? Second guitar?
Thank you for answers
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 @captainstupid:
1 if u read the previous comments you'll find out about #34
2 it gives u less gain than input 1, it could be could for single coils or u can use it to jump the channels with a Y cable
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Posted 1 year ago by voodoo.child how much money are we talking? would love to know
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Posted 1 year ago by captainstupid Thank you riden21!
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Posted 1 year ago by voodoo.child is there a clean channel on this amp? foot switchable?
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Posted 1 year ago by voodoo.child how does slash get his clean tone???
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Posted 1 year ago by StuartC Santiago, I was wondering if you knew if Slash has been using both modes on the amp live ? if so any ideas which mode for what songs??
If anyone is after a JCM2555 I've just put my no.2 head on ebay to fund this marvellous creation!!!
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR voodoo.child, the amp has a clean channel from what i have read in earlier posts. Also you'll find that a Les Paul through a marshall with a touch of reverb will give you a great similar sounding clean tone. my marshall mg30dfx does . . . and that is only a little practise amp! by the way santiago . . . will there be a built in reverb knob/switch on the afd100?
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @riden21, I don't know when but of course there will be more updates soon.
@fdasilva, yes, since the current through the valve is reduced the dissipated power too.
@voodoo.child, no, there is no clean channel. Slash uses a second amp for cleans.
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @StuartC, as far as I know he only uses the AFD mode and never changes the settings.
@SlaashGNR, no there is no reverb in the AFD100. You always can add it through the FX loop which is footswitchable.
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Posted 1 year ago by fdasilva Slash seems to have its new cabs : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA_nrAtKKKg He must still use V30 speakers but the cabs look like the MR1960TV model which cannot be the case because they are loaded with Greenback. All the more, Santiago always said there would not be a matching cab with the AFD100 head. So what are these cabs ? (My guess a matching cab for the special edition only ?)
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Posted 1 year ago by voodoo.child santiago,, can you run a clean channel through an effects loop somehow,,? i really want to get this amp, but if i can`t run clean as well, then i can not justify running around with two amps!
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR Is there an effects loop coming with the amp? So reverb can be added to the sound? Sweet child O' mine has quite alot of reverb in the intro and solo's.
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Posted 1 year ago by stoof hi Santiago. To get the better sound as a reasonnable volume, is it better to crank the master volume and lower the power control, or keep the power control cranked and lower the master volume ? thanks !
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Posted 1 year ago by jonthebass @stoof - I would say that the answer is crank the Master Volume up and back off the Power Control.
@SlaashGNR - Read the earlier blogs Dude. Nothing like a bit of research to help answer your questions that have been answered already!
@voodoo.child - It's a one channel amp. Clean OR dirty, not both. You could back your guitar's volume off old school style to clean it up though...
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Posted 1 year ago by Fredrik Santiago
Amp forums says that g12 speaker is better for the tone then the Celestion Vintage 30 equiped 1960 cabinets.
What cabinet did you do the testing with at the lab?
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @fdasilva, those cabinets have V30s, they have been recovered for the tour.
@voodoo.child, in theory you can take the guitar signal from the lower input to an external preamp and connect the preamp output to the FX loop return. That way you have a 2 channel amp. You may face ground loop hum but that can be solved with proper wiring
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @SlaashGNR, yes the amp has FX loop
@stoof , yes keep the master high (not necessarily full) and lower the volume with the power control. Slash has the Master around 1-2 o'clock
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Posted 1 year ago by Santiago @@Fredrik, all Celestion 12" guitar speakers are called G12. The vintage 30s are G12-Vintage30 for example. In any case there is not such thing as "better", it is a matter of personal preference.
I've used different speakers but Slash plays through V30s
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Posted 1 year ago by voodoo.child whats the other head in that big ol rig of slash`s then, that iv seen in the gallery.
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Posted 1 year ago by RicMoura @voodoo_child, I think you're refering to the Marshall Silver Jubilee. If that's the case, that's the head Slash uses for clean sound.
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 Saw Slash a couple nights ago at surf ballroom! Those amps are killer!! Great work Santiago!!
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Posted 1 year ago by voodoo.child can you choose between 4, 8, or 16 ohms on speaker out put?
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR Hello, when playing riffs such as Sweet Child O' Mine intro, and the solo's from the same song, November rain and paradise city . . . etc etc . . . does Slash switch his guitar to rhythm mode? Or does he keep it in lead and turn the tone nob down?
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 Ok so this is my first head ever so one question. What would be an awesome Marshall cabinet to match with head? Santiago? Anyone? Please give my some suggestions so i can do some research? Thanks!
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Posted 1 year ago by surfnorthwest Players underestimate the difference in speakers play in your overall tone.
If you are going to be doing hard rock to metal with the amp I would look first to get a Marshall 1960BV with G12 Vintage speakers, or you could go with the beefier 1960A with the G12T-75s.
If you are going to be doing classic rock and blues I would look to either a Vintage 1960AX or a 425A with Greenbacks.
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Posted 1 year ago by riden21 @slashGNR: he usually uses the neck pickup but if you listen to the song, you can clearly hear when he switches to bridge, neck and rolled off tone ;)
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Posted 1 year ago by MilkSnake @Santiago: I know you're all working hard on that project but is it possible to get asap confirmed info re. the release date, allocation and price of the Special Collector Edition? We know it's good for marketing purpose to keep that secret but I'd really like to know if I'll be able to get a Special Collector Edition or if I should confirm now my pre-order for the Limited Edition. Thanks a lot.
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Posted 1 year ago by RicMoura @ Santiago, I'm in the same situation as @MilkSnake. Could you tell us price (or close enough) and release date of the Collector Edition? Thanks
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Posted 1 year ago by JHall55 Guys alot of your questions are answered in previous blogs. Here's a recap for those just joining us:
One channel, no matching cab, Slash uses Marshall 1960av/bv cabs (w/V30's in them), no reverb, yes effects loop, comes with a booklet with the amp settings for AFD (if you want a book with ALL of Slash's GUITAR settings...come on, really???).
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Posted 1 year ago by Marker I already ordered mine, around 1350 Euro. Don't wait to much, you might no get it.... plus it sounds like the extra-features of the collectors edition will be a Slash autograph, a custom flight case and other acessories at probably a much higher price. The amp features and sound will be the same.
Don't risk loosing this chance of having the normal version while you can still find it.
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Posted 1 year ago by jonthebass @MilkSnake & Jhall55 - Here in the UK pre-orders are being taken now at Marshall dealers and the price is £1,199GBP (which is advertised online). My dealer told me the ETA is late October/Early November.
I was also told the Special Edition would be £4k! THIS IS NOT FACT, JUST WHAT I WAS TOLD.
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Posted 1 year ago by MrVanz @Marker: Which country are you from in Europe? I'm from Belgium and haven't got any info yet about the price.
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Posted 1 year ago by masken So with the AFD100 you can get the AFD and Illusions tone ??
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Posted 1 year ago by Tazdooby @jonthebass - pre-ordered mine from Dawsons in the UK and they said approx. Oct. I was thinking of attempting to bounce that deposit onto the extra Spec. Ed. but can't really ask til I know it's cost & date of release...
Marshall - any news?
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Posted 1 year ago by Marker @MrVanz , I live in Portugal. I ordered mine at the online Musicstore. You can also find it in several other online stores like Thomann. I always buy all my equipement at online stores and it goes fine, including previous amps I've bought.
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Posted 1 year ago by MrVanz @Marker: Ok, I've already ordered one in my local musicstore. I'm waiting for the official price now.
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 It might sound like im betraying marshall (im not) but i just cant afford a real marshall cabinet considering im 13. Its hard enough for the head alone. But I heard that the bugera cabinets are close to marshalls. has anyone ever tried one of those wiith a marshall head?
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 It might sound like im betraying marshall (im not) but i just cant afford a real marshall cabinet considering im 13. Its hard enough for the head alone. But I heard that the bugera cabinets are close to marshalls. has anyone ever tried one of those wiith a marshall head?
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Posted 1 year ago by jonthebass @Rocker22 - If you have someone who can do woodwork for you I would seriously consider buying the Celestions & parts to build the 4x12" version of this: http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/XFCabs.html
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 jonethebass: Thanks man. Ill see what i can do!
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Posted 1 year ago by Rocker22 jonethebass: What would the price range be for something like that?
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR just buy a cheap 4x12 cabinet that is second hand and buy 4 G12 v30 speakers to put in it. cabinets are as low as 100 (from my own experience) and v30 speakers are about 30 cheapest.
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Posted 1 year ago by jonthebass @Rocker22 & SlaashGNR - I don't know I've never made one but may do this Autumn. After a quick look the Celestion G12 Vintage 30 speakers are about £75 each new here in the UK so it's £300 to fit a 4x12" cab!!! Where have you seen 'em for £30?
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Posted 1 year ago by masken Plz some audio/video clips .. no need to bee slash that is playing. Just to here the Amp..
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Posted 1 year ago by Marker So, any updates soon? Now that people can pre-order the amp it would be kind if Marshall put up detailed pictures of the amp, full specifications and some sound samples so that people know what they're ordering...
We want updates :)
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Posted 1 year ago by SlaashGNR Jonthebass - Look on places such as ebay and musicical equipment dealers that sell used items.
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Posted 1 year ago by jonthebass @SlaashGNR - I see. To be honest I wouldn't personally buy a used speaker without hearing it working first incase it is blown.
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Posted 1 year ago by jonthebass @masken & Marker - Why do you need more info? There's loads of pictures and sound samples on the Blogs here already. Surely more than enough to help you decide if you want one??? Why don't you just buy one and if you don't like it then just re-sell it on eBay or something....
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Posted 1 year ago by boardwlk17 theres no info on the 100 run i got my 1/2300 downpayment in i found another one for 1850 shipping anybody know the price of the le 100
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Posted 1 year ago by jupiter89 If any of you saw the Willy Wonka with Johnny Depp, you recall out of the 1000's of chocolate bars, a very few random ones with the gold wrappers yielded the special prize. Wouldn't it be real cool if a few, say 10 of the 2300 AFD100 heads randomly were signed by Slash and had a certificate stating that you also won all the extra content as in the 100 limited edtion amps ?
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