Marshall mini stack1/19/2024 I can hit the front of the amp with a cheap tube-screamer clone and the amp will do an awesome 80s thrash vibe. I'm very happy with how this amp sounds and having done a lot of research I'm more comfortable with a one channel amp. On to the main use - the function and sound. The finish on the DSL20 was better than this SC20H!!!! However these imperpection are simply imperfections and not noticeable unless you are looking for them. I recently had a DSL20H (had to return with a channel switching relay popping issue) and decided to go for this higher quality item instead. ![]() This is disappointing sloppiness at this price-point. The white piping on one side is not perfectly fitted to be flush with the gold from panel. A nail/tack in the corner guard was poorly installed with the hammer, thus leading to a ding in the plastic. One side is not allowing the front panel to come flush to the front of the case and on the other side the fibers protruding from inside the tolex layer were left untrimmed. The tolex was not cut clean on either of the front corners. The 1960a and b's on sale today stay true to their original sound however we do also have some of the more popular variations from over the years available as the AX/BX, AV/BV, and AHW, BHW cabs.Very happy with sound and use but sloppy finishing letting the brand downįor the price I paid there is some sloppy finishing on the front of the amp. ![]() Of course, like all Marshall products, the 1960 cabs were subject to a few experiments based on customer requests. In actual fact, while you may hear a minute difference, both cabs use the same internal parts and are built in the exact same way, so the differences between the two are almost unnoticeable, especially if they are both mic’d up. Depending on who you ask, people will tell you that because of these slight design differences, the cabs do sound slightly different to one another, with the 1960A being clearer and more balanced, due to the angle of the speaker being aimed more towards the players ear, while the 1960B has much more bass presence. The 1960A is the top cab featuring the slightly angled front and the 1960B is the bottom cab with a straight front. The difference between the 1960A and the 1960B is simply their placement in the stack. So, what’s the difference between the two 1960’s? The Who became some of the biggest purchasers of Marshall stacks, with legendary bassist John Entwistle saying that he bought the 2 nd, 4 th, 7 th, and 8 th stacks and Pete bought every one in between. Jim went away to build his original idea and thus the Marshall stack was born. Pete’s suggestion was to simply cut the cab in half however due to the structure this was an impossible task. It only took a couple of weeks for Pete to return to the shop with his tail between his legs, stating that his roadies had found it very difficult to move the 8x12” cabinet and when he tried to help them out, he too found it almost impossible to move. This fell on deaf ears and Pete was insistent on having his big cab. ![]() Instead he suggested a straight-fronted 4x12” cabinet that the angled 4x12” cabinet could sit atop of. ![]() Jim knew that this cabinet would be incredibly heavy and told Pete that his roadies would not be happy having to carry it from stage to stage. Pete came into Jim’s shop shortly after the release of Jim’s first 100W amps and demanded a bigger cabinet to go with it, suggesting an 8x12”. Since Jim had released the JTM45 in 1962 customers were constantly demanding more power, with one of these vocal customers being the legendary guitarist Pete Townshend, a regular of Jim’s shop. It wasn’t until three years later in 1965 that the first Marshall stack was created.
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