Members DeClo Posted April 13, 2006 Members Share Posted April 13, 2006 Hi everyone, I'm looking for information about the Marshall Valvestate 8080 combo. I'm playing Grunge to Death metal.. Can I get a nice sound out of it ? I've a deal on one. Thanks for your reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members anubae_obscura Posted April 14, 2006 Members Share Posted April 14, 2006 Believe it will...if im not mistaken that basically the combo version of my head...and yes...it will do it...Chuck Schuldiner used the Valvestate 8100 head (like i have) in Death...IMO great amp...the head anyway...im sure the combo is good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mysticaxe Posted April 14, 2006 Members Share Posted April 14, 2006 I had one of these for several years before picking up a tube Marshall. The sound I got out of it wasn't bad for a little practice amp, and it would work for the types of sounds you're describing if your limited to about $150. I honestly think the modelers will get you a better sound than this for just a little more money. I thought the distortion was just way too grainy and the amp sounded fairly thin. In retrospect, I wonder whether the amp would benefit from a speaker change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeClo Posted April 14, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 14, 2006 I got a deal of 250$ canadian for it. I just need an amp to gig with my friends and have a good distortion sound. I play metal most of the time. I own a Studio pro 112 and I can't get any decent sound of metal out of it. Is the 8080 better than the Studio pro? Thanks for the reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mysticaxe Posted April 14, 2006 Members Share Posted April 14, 2006 Originally posted by DeClo I got a deal of 250$ canadian for it. I just need an amp to gig with my friends and have a good distortion sound. I play metal most of the time.I own a Studio pro 112 and I can't get any decent sound of metal out of it.Is the 8080 better than the Studio pro?Thanks for the reply I took mine to about 2 rehersals with a band I was auditioning for. Could barely make it over the drums, and wasn't pretty while trying. I didn't try running it through a bigger cab, but I'm sure that would have helped significantly. I'm not familiar with the Studio Pro. I guess that price Canadian isn't bad. I don't have a good feel for other options at that price point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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