Opinions on Marshall 9000

pintspiller

There's a 9000 for sale locally. Any opinions?

Is it lighter than a 100w head?

sweepy

I’d say it’s heavier, my 9000 felt heavier than the Sun

Gadget

pintspiller said:

There's a 9000 for sale locally. Any opinions?

Is it lighter than a 100w head?

Which model? 9000 was the series.

pintspiller

@Gadget the all-black one. I believe there's another with gold.

Gadget

pintspiller said:

@Gadget the all-black one. I believe there's another with gold.

Assuming you're talking power amps, there was IIRC the 9060 and 9040 mosfet 2u amps and the 9005 valve 4u.

I had a 9060 and remember it being a good amp, but obviously without the harmonic character of a valve amp. It had volume controls (as did the 9005). The 9040 had no volume controls and was driven entirely from the preamp.

It was heavy, but probably a little less than a 100W head - at a guess, say 15kg vs 20kg (?)

I also had the 9001 valve preamp. It looked great, but sounded awful. Just in case I was using it wrong in my youthful days, I bought another a few years back and only managed to confirm that my previous disappointment was entirely justified.

relic245

Had a 9005 power amp. Sounded awesome with a jmp1. 

As has already been said, very heavy. 

FelineGuitars

I t may weigh more than a 100w head as it has more transformers and that is where much of the weight is 

Failing that I have a 9100 power amp up for grabs, already in a 3u aluminium flight case - £400

pintspiller

The chap seems to have modified his Facebook advert. It's a 9005 50/50. 

Still in two minds. I fancy a backup for the Sound City 50+ I use for gigs and a backup amp for a floor monitor.

I do have a 100w JMP. But I don't use it and would actually like to sell it on. 50w has been more than enough for venues so far. The poweramp is at a good price, but I don't fancy the weight.

Funkfingers

Gadget said:
I also had the 9001 valve preamp. It looked great, but sounded awful. Just in case I was using it wrong in my youthful days, I bought another a few years back and only managed to confirm that my previous disappointment was entirely justified.

Have a wiz.

I have a 9001 in "project" condition. I have never managed to raise sufficient enthusiasm to refurbish it. Your comments have reminded me of exactly why. 

FX_Munkee

Another wisdom for the 9001 being pants.

I replaced mine with a Hafler T2 (or was it T3). Now that was a good sounding preamp.

It was paired with a 9040 power amp which was surprisingly good, in a "does what it says on the tin" sort of way.