2525H Mini Silver Jubilee 20/5-watt Tube Head Review

It's freaking Marshall!!

I've had mine for about 6 months now. My 1st Marshall. It's a fantastic amp with plenty of gain. I have the head version with a Morgan 75 Watt Creamback cab. I havnt played in a band situation but for home use, it's awesome! The 5 watt version is cool but the amp REALLY shines in the 20 watts. Of course it will blow the walls down at 20 watts but man, does it sound glorious.… read more I hit it with a Friedman Golden Pearl boost...very nice! What else can be said...it's a Marshall!

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Great all around!!!

After years of owning dozens of different amps, I realized I've never owned a Marshall. When I started playing in the early 90's, I found the current Marshall's being a bit too bright for my ears and went in the Mesa Boogie direction. Years later I discovered Bogner and then Friedman amps and found a Marshall-style sound that fit my tastes better. Had been reading and listening… read more to reviews on the Marshall Silver Jubilee mini and decided to give it a shot. It's like being able to play the recorded Marshall sound in my head! It's articulate, and I love the clean mode, it's fat and not ice-picky at all. Of course the lead channel is all of that and then some, it has that classic unique Marshall mid-range and bite but will a tamed top end (to my ears). It's not a gained out as some of the modern amps, to me there is plenty there and if you need a little more, it takes a tube screamer or blues driver really well. Also to note, the EQ's are super variable do a lot. It was fun taking the time to dial it all in to match my taste. Straightforward layout as well. Also the effects loop is quiet and works great. Lastly, having the low power option is nice for home playing, still sounds rich at reasonable volumes. At full power I think it will be plenty loud for an indoor mid size club type space. Glad I waited all this time to finally get a Marshall....this is the one!

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Smooth and Cool sound

This amplifier has an extra smooth and cool sound. I am really happy with the sound from this amplifier. I recommend that you purchase this amplifier for highest quality tube sound.

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Absolutely wonderful.

This head is my first all tube head and I paired it with a nice little Orange 1x12 cab as it's all I currently have room for. I've been eyeing this head for a while and finally pulled the trigger a few weeks ago. There is literally no way I can get the 20 watt side of the amp above volume 3-4 in my apartment without noise complaints (6 in the first three days). The 5 watt side works… read more great for the volume I'm limited to, although my strat breaks up a fair bit after the gain goes past noon. It's a very sensitive rig and I'm able to get really great warm clean tones and crunchy blues. I recently brought it out to my folks place it the country and let it rip.... WOW. Floor rumbling power chords and screaming blues jams. My stock Mexican Strat I've owned for years has never sounded so good. I can't wait to hear how one of the SGs or Les Paul's I've been looking at sound through the rig.

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This amp breathes fire

So it took me a few to get the hang of the 2525H. I was not totally in love day 1. After some tinkering I'm blown away. This amp is pretty responsive, so I find myself using the volume knobs on my guitar a lot. But in a good way. I got the Silver Jubilee 1x12 open back cabinet to go with the head. Cons - the gain for the clean sound is the same as the gain for the drive channel.… read more If you dial in a nice fat clean sound, when you hit the pedal you have heavy metal. If you dial in a nice moderate crunch sound, when you turn it off you'll have a thin weak clean sound. If you play hard rock or metal, no worries, this amp is exactly what you are looking for. I took 1/2 a star away cuz it has plastic corners. I play a lot of gigs and that's not going to hold up. As well, the cable is permanently attached to the foot switch. Cables go bad faster than switches, so this likely won't last long in my world. But I don't use the foot switch, so I don't care much about that Pros - it sounds fantastic. It never quite cleans up perfectly, and I love it. I can get totally clean if I roll back my volume, but I like a smidge of grit in my clean tones, and this amp does that like a champ. The drive is thick and rich. 5 watt mode sounds noticeably thinner, but still is pretty cool. I live in an apartment, so I appreciate being able to drop the wattage. But in 5 watt mode you can easily keep up with a band. That's the loudest 5 watts I've ever heard. 20 watt mode is full, thick, and louder than anyone needs. I was in a metal band for years and this amp would have easily kept up. Here's where it blew me away. I plugged a Keeley Katana boost and an Eventide H9 into the effects loop. WOW! The amp woke up. The Katana boost made the most beautiful overdrive that fell right between the amps clean sound and it's metal drive. The H9 gave a little delay and reverb. Now I can't stop playing. Super happy with the Silver Jubilee.

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