upnorthbacon
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Started getting into blues and more classic rock so I sold my 6505+ and picked up a Marshall Class 5. It's a fun little amp but has no bottom end with it turned up! I have the high and mid knobs dimed and have the low on zero. If I turn it past about 1 or 2 with the master volume all the way up it gets super muddy sounding bass. Almost sounds like I'm playing with a big muff on or something? Luckily it still sounds killer with the bass down but I do miss the low end of the Peavey. Granted I've been playing minimum 12" speakers for several years but I don't remember a 10" speaker sounding so thin? I plugged it into my 15" bass cabinet just for a few seconds and then I could dime the bass and got a really full sound so I'm assuming the little speaker just can't handle that much juice. Now I'm on a mission to find a used speaker on ebay and build my own 12" cabinet. The lower power output switch is a nice feature but again you have to turn the bass all the way down or it farts out really bad. One last thing is man this thing is super loud!!! I could not believe how loud it is all the way up! I ordered a Rat pedal and I'm curious to see how it sounds about halfway up and running the pedal in front. I'm hoping for a nice 80's crunch. This would be the ultimate class A combo amp if they had put it in a 12" cabinet instead of 10". And for comparison I've owned a Jet City, Blackheart, Vox Night Train, 6505+, and tried a couple Bugera combos as well. I'm super happy with my latest purchase for sure!