Marshall Origin 20H Guitar Amplifier Head (20 Watts)

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Whether you're jamming in your den or gigging a club, the Marshall Origin20H will deliver true ECC83/EL34 tone thanks to its Powerstem power scaling options.

Express your personality with this 20w head. The Origin20H provides a classic all-valve, rich and harmonic tone. With sleek styling and modern features this amp is ideal for playing in different environments, from bedroom to rehearsal studios and small venues. There is a 2-way footswitch included so you can control the gain boost feature and turn the FX loop on and off.


Learn more about Marshall's Tilt control on the Origin Series:


The footswitchable gain boost feature allows you to develop your sound by adding an extra level of gain to deliver crunch to your tone. With one channel, this amp still offers a variety of tones. By using the tilt control you can vary your sound from normal to high treble to access the one you prefer. To suit your playing environment -- from the bedroom to the studio -- Marshall's power reducing technology, Powerstem, allows you to have high, medium or low power modes. Increasing the master volume can give you that classic overdrive sound and using the presence control you can increase the high frequency.

Model: Origin20H
Channels: 1
Wattage: 20W
Outputs: 3 x 1/4" jack speaker output, 16ohm/8ohm, DI out (1/4" jack)
Inputs: 1 x 1/4" jack instrument input, footswitch
Controls: Gain, boost, tilt, bass, middle, treble, master, presence, power scaling
Effects: None
Effects loop: Yes, send/return
Pre-amp valves: 3 x ECC83
Power amp valves: 2 x EL34
Footswitch: PEDL-90016 included
Dimensions: 520mm x 225mm x 220mm
Weight: 9.4kg

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-877-6863

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (9 ratings)
Submitted January 15, 2020 by Dante P in Arvada, CO

"Vintage Tone on a Budget"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I wanted that vintage Marshall tone but didn't want to break the bank, I was able to pick this up with the matching 2x12 slant cab for just $750 here on zZounds. This thing gives me all that Marshall vintage sound and feel. This is a pedal platform amp and simply sings with my Fulltone PlimSoul plugged right in the front (in my opinion effects loops are for reverb and delay only and even that is debatable), I am going to pick up a Tube Screamer for that SRV goodness and a RAT for those 80's high gain rock tones , if you want vintage Marshall tone (Think Hendrix, Zeppelin) and can't justify $1300 for the Studio Vintage head this is the amp head to get, if you need more than 20W go for the 50W version at just $100 more. This is definitely a situation where less is more if you're looking for an amp with a multitude of features or high gain look elsewhere this is a very basic 1 channel amp with a boost feature and NO reverb.

Musical Background:

I've been playing off and on for 25yrs

Musical Style:

Classic Rock, Blues, 80's Rock
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