Marshall AFD

[Grandturk]

Haven't seen anyone else talking this up... I think I've found my next amp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha5F1GtaWVM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Also - Charvel Promod content after the 8 minute mark

[roodyrocker]

At NAMM this past week I went into Marshall's sound proof booth with Chris George and filmed him demoing the AFD and upcoming YJM amps using a Zoom Q3HD recorder I'll see if I can get those uploaded soon so you can hear both amps back to back.

[Grandturk]

Looking forward to hearing and seeing some more demos! Let us know when you get them posted!

[Nightbat]

Sounds Great!

Luckily I can get one of my randall modules tweaked for that tone

[roodyrocker]

Here are the links to the Marshall Slash AFD and YJM amps that I shot at NAMM 2011:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0zl_XNWv_Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe6GcnlocPI&feature=related

[Hellbat]

Thanks for posting those Rudy.

I want to hear the AFD with something other than a Les Paul and a guy trying to channel Slash just to hear if it can do different sounds. The Yngwie fanboy in me is dying for a YJM head.

[Grandturk]

I must have the AFD!!!

[Gibsonmac]

No shit!!! hot

[Gibsonmac]

God, almost makes me want to sell off my Custom Recto... Almost haha

[roodyrocker]

The built in attenuator was a nice feature in both those amps. The downside, depending on how you look at it, is both amps got some additional digital features as you can see on the back side of the amps. Both sounded nice but for a sig amp I think they really nailed it a couple years back with the Randy Rhoads amp. The AFD and YJM aren't really amps that were originally used by Slash or YJM but they do sound nice in their own right. Trying to build in a certain artists' sound by emulation as a sort of stored setting in an amp isn't really cutting it IMO.

[Hellbat]

Well, I dunno. The YJM just seems brilliant to me but it depends on how the stuff they've included works. Having a plexi head with a built in OD pedal, noise gate and reverb means I have everything I need right there in the head. The loop is just a chance to add flavour. But if the gate or OD suck then obviously there is a bit of a problem because then you just have a 100W plexi with power scaling.

Now that I'm jamming with other musicians the idea of having a half stack is becoming more and more appealing to me. But I couldn't afford a RR1959 so hopefully the YJM100 is a little more affordable.

[RacerX]

Hmm, I watched the clips...I just don't think this is that awesome....of course, I'm not into GnR and my live rig is 5150/Soldano...the best thing about the clip was that 2nd British guy's accent!

[Grandturk]

I'm a huge Slash fan and love GNR, but I wouldn't buyy the amp because of that. It just sounds how I imagine in my mind a Marshall should sound and I like the power scaling feature it has and you can't argue with the two different gain stages.

[Gibsonmac]

Its marshalls attempt to be mesa, cuz mesa has had the 'marshall tone' on lock for a decade while marshall was fucking around with john5 and his MF lol... really love self biasing amps, love attenuators, love the afd switch... I'd leave it on all the time

[roodyrocker]

I didn't inquire about pricing on either amp so I'm not sure what they cost. I'm thinking they have to be more than the reissue JCM 800's since they have more complex circuitry and you're going to pay for a sig Slash/YJM on top of that. I'm guessing $2500ish for the head (?).
Both did sound nice and Marshally for sure.