Marshall AVT150H Guitar Amplifier Head with DFX (150 watt, 4 channel)

Same features as the combo version. Head only. Includes footswitch.

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 6 out of 10
Support:: 8 out of 10

"a great amp with a few minor flaws"

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 8 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 9 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 9/15/2003

Style of Music: rock, alternative, punk, nu-metal

Location: Morgantown, WV

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Feature:
ok, this is a nice 4 channel amp with lots of effects. Problem is, you can only use one effect at a time for clean channel and for dirty channel. It is nice that you can select one for each but I tend to use more than one effect throughout the night, so if I did not have a pedal board, you would have to continually go to the amp and change the settings everytime. Not fun. I don;t understand why Marshall hasn't manufactured a foot controller that would allow you to take full advantage of these effects at will. Another area I have a problem with is the foot controller. Really nice but uses a midi cable. I don't know that this will stand up to the beating of a regular cable. So far so good but we will see what happens. The scoop feature on the distortion channels are really nice. However, I would rather see them dump the effects, add a standard reverb and maybe a seperate channel for the overdrive, and a seperate channel for the overdrive with the mids scooped

Quality:
I give this an 8 for 2 reasons. 1, the midi cable for the foot controller. Something just bothers me about that. It hasn't broke yet but I am being extra careful with it. 2, the head is not as wide as the typical marshall head. I am running it through a 1960A cab and the grooves for the feet are about an inch or two outside of the feet on the AVT150 so it has the tendency to slide a bit.

Value:
I think this amp is well worth the money I gave for it. Of course it is not all tube, but it still sounds great. The only recommendation I will give is to stay away from the cab that goes with it and get a 1960A or B cab. The one that is suppose to go with it is very poorly built. Will review that later.

Desirability:
It's an amp. It has no sex appeal unless you turn it up loud enough and stand in front of it.

Sound:
The sound quality is great. You can get a traditional marshall sound, or something close to a mesa if you like the standards. There is also room to create your own combination of sound. The acoustic channel is a nice touch as well. My only complaint is the FX loop. For some reason, unless my pedal has an level control, it is REALLY faint. For example, Boss tremelo and phase shifter are barely noticable, but my chorus pedal sounds great because I can turn it up. Might be me because I usually plug into the front end, but that is my only complaint about sound.

Support:
Tried finding a number to call them about the FX Loop on their website but had no luck. Luckily the answers@zzounds.com guys were nice enough to provide me with a number. BTW, those guys are great, have yet to ask them a question they could not answer, or direct me to someone who could answer.

Overall:
Overall this is not a bad amp. I think it is great for someone who gigs regularly and wants a little more than a combo but cannot afford an all tube head. I just wish they would have made the head a standard size and got rid of the midi cable connection for the foot controller.

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" If Ya Wanna Rock...Rock With Marshall"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10

User: a customer from cox.net

Submitted: 2/20/2005

Style of Music: All types of rock(except alt.) Metal,Blues

Musical Experience: Active Musician

Location: Va.Beach Va. USA

Feature:
I don't need any effects peddles with this Marshall AVT-150h head it has everything I need to play what I play!!

Quality:
The product IS WELL made It appears that quality control is excellant,the fit and finish is good,and cosmetically great It is reliable,and will take a beating,and is good for "on the road" use

Value:
YES IT'S WORTH THE ASKING PRICE FOR THE MONEY IT'S THE BEST!

Desirability:
Never thought about an amp having "sex appeal" Always wanted one,it's just a "practial addition" for me,a tool of the trade if you will!

Sound:
I bought this head because when I first started playing Marshall was what I always wanted!Now some 30 yrs.later I finally own a Marshall! For the type of music I play it works out for me It produces nice clean tone,gives that surfer type sound(that we all listened to in the early 60's)to the heavy metal,hard rock,and just plain ole rock I've not been dissappointed with it! I pipe it thru 2 Ampeg 4-12 cabs.everyone that hears it LIKES the sound it produces! How to make it sound better?(WHY)Unless you purchase the OVERPRICED Marshall cabs for it I belive this thing will rock the house,any where!I would recomend Marshall to any one,and would prefer it over ANY amp including Mesa Boogie any day! IF YA WANNA ROCK,MARSHALL IS WHAT TO DO IT WITH!!

Support:
NOT YET! I've owned it for only 2 1/2 yrs it's been alright so far!

Overall:
Don't feel I need to search for anything else! Yes I have a Fender Stage 100,BUT it was replaced with this Marshall AVT 150H There is nothing I don't like about it!!

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"Yearggg this be the pirates amplifier..."

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 8 out of 10
Support:: 8 out of 10

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 12/5/2005

Style of Music: punk, speed metal, soft stuff

Musical Experience: Local Band

Location: Washington (lame)

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Feature:
There are so many features how could it not deserve a ten? I enjoy the 4 channel option a lot.

Quality:
Everything in this amp is deffinitly great quality. Even the cosmetics are wonderful.

Value:
Deffinitly worth the price.

Desirability:
Beautiful amp! wahooo

Sound:
The sound for the clean channel is great. However...the distortion doesn't quite cut it for what i like to play.

Support:
I have never had to send it in...but i have heard a variety of ratings, so i give it an eight.

Overall:
I would deffinitly buy this product again. The only reason I would ever buy a different amp, is if i had enough money to buy an all tube one.

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"Marshall AVT 150-H = The Last Amp You'll Ever Need!!!"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 1/14/2006

Style of Music: Anything goes... I love '60's, '70's & '80's Rock!!!

Musical Experience: 30 year guitar teacher, former active musician, audio tech.

Location: Bemidji, MN -USA-

Feature:
The Foot Pedal is awesome and simple with a good intuitive layout. I bought two more and modded them with 3PDT switches and jacks, for true bypass of my vintage effects. One pedal set for my Acoustic/Electrics, Strats, Tele / single coil effects & rack the second for Les Paul, Explorer, and Flying V / hummbuckers effects & rack. Works Great! The 4 channels are phenomenal. The Digital Effects are nice, giving very good but somewhat basic Reverb, Flanging, Chorus, and Delay. Too bad there wasn't a second edit knob and feature for both of the two effects lines.

Quality:
I have been playing and teaching guitar for more than 30 years. I think this is the last amp I'll ever buy. Being an electronic tech / engineer I had to open her up right away. She is built for the road. If I were traveling, I would have a good road case for it. Just because of the Ooops Factors of the road... I got the AVT because I liked the idea of only having a single tube to deal with. This generation and model of AVT sound quality is between 90-95% balls-to-the-walls Marshall. As for the "Fit and Finish" the AVT 150-H is beautiful, and awesome to look at... I just wish the case was the full standard width of my 1960 Lead, but I have seen the AVT cabs and understand why Marshall went this way...

Value:
This was well worth what I paid!!!

Desirability:
With everything you have herein you could practice, teach, and play live or even record with out any other equipment. This is an all in one wonder. I use the effects rack and pedals to show students what they are all about and because I've been collecting them for so long, I'll never get rid of them...

Sound:
The only reason I am not giving this amp a 10 is because it doesn't make me play any better but I do sound great. I have a collection of nearly 200 vintage pedals and I don't need any of them anymore. This amp is great Clear, mild OD in OD 1, and screaming' in OD 2. The Acoustic Simulator is cool but I have heard better...

Support:
I have owned many marshall products, never needed service. It's a Marshall

Overall:
If this Amp were lost or stolen I would most definitely replace it right away.

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"best marshall out there"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 10/29/2002

Style of Music: Post-grunge-indie-metal (i.e. Silverchair/Tool)

Location: Ambler, PA (near Philly)

This baby got delivered today, and I was so blown away by it's wonderful tone and tremendous power that I am convinced it is the best Marshall to date. It comes with a 6 way LED footswitch that has the capability to switch channels as well as turn on effects for each. I was surprized at how advanced, yet easy to use the interface of the amp was. Separate tone/effects/volume interface between clean and dirty channels allow a great opportunity to define your own style. The overall tones are unbeatable, bottom line.

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"good amp for the price"

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
I Want It:: 8 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 5 out of 10

Submitted: 11/23/2005

Style of Music: Pa all original metal, www.mindrott.com

Musical Experience: active musician.

Location: pa

Feature:
i have used this amp without my line 6 pod xt live and it sounds good. high distortion adds major feedback when cranked on stage. thats why i ran my line 6 into it. i can crank it up, set it on the clean channel, put on the heavyist distortion i can make on there, and its clean as day with no feedback.

Quality:
its a marshall, cant expect anything better for the price i paid

Value:
good price for what i wanted

Desirability:
i would of been happier if the amp head was a little bigger. the smaller cabs built for this head are not the greatest of sound and when you put it on a bigger cab,,, it looks a little funny.

Sound:
i bought this head because we all know how much marshall tube amps are. i run a line 6 pod xt live pedal in the back and bypass all the marshll sound. the amp delivers awsome power with the dependability of a marshall but the sound i need from line 6.

Support:
i have never sent this amp to be serviced but i have had to send anouther marshall out and it took forever to get back.

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"Punk Rocker"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 2/16/2003

Style of Music: Punk

Location: Hollywood, CA

This amp should go out to all the rockers who are looking for a kick ass half stack.This amp featres everything you want including a chorus and a flange that kicks, but if your going for the clean sound it's best if you get another amp

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Marshall AVT150H Head Customer Review

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from onecliq.net

Submitted: 6/7/2001

Style of Music: classic rock and new country

Location: Southern Illinois

The main item that attracted me to this amplifier was the variety of four different channels. I believe that if a person wants an amp. that will give them a lot of room to experiment and try a variety of sounds. This amp is for you! PS it also cranks pretty good.

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Marshall AVT150H Head Customer Review

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 1/24/2002

i bought my avt150h a month ago and i cant stop playing with it. i love the acoustic simulator and the effects are great.i strongly recomend this amp to anyone.

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""If you want an in your face, ass kicking sound, than this is your amp!""

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 7/24/2002

Style of Music: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Location: Greensboro, NC

I have been playing for quite a while with my les pauls and prs's. I had a fender cyber twin but while i was in The Music Loft i saw the AVT150H so i hooked up my les paul classic in the clean and it sounded so grand and full of energy. I pulled it out and hooked up in to the overdrive and it blue my cyber twin out of the water. It sounds really well around 6 hooked up to a 1960a cab. I can over power our drummer on somedays. If you play hard rock or heavy metal this is your amp!

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