• Registered: 2010-01-25
  • Posts: 28

Topic: Marshall Class 5 (Joe's Effects)

Hey guys i know Joe posted his settings Volume 4 treble 3 mids 6 bass 10, but did joe run any effects through this rig to get his tone. It sounds like he's pushing the hell out of it with his tube screamer. Im looking for a small combo that will give me some joe type tones for practice. Have you guys had any experience with this amp?

  • From: Scotland
  • Registered: 2009-02-11
  • Posts: 453

Re: Marshall Class 5 (Joe's Effects)

britishbluesfan wrote:

Hey guys i know Joe posted his settings Volume 4 treble 3 mids 6 bass 10, but did joe run any effects through this rig to get his tone. It sounds like he's pushing the hell out of it with his tube screamer. Im looking for a small combo that will give me some joe type tones for practice. Have you guys had any experience with this amp?

I have a class 5 and have used it in conjunction with a few pedals for a joe type tone. I have a boss fender 63 reverb pedal and a DD3 always in line. I then run wah - fat boost 3 - then either fulldrive 2/OCD/Blackstar ht dua. I am liking the sound of the fulldrive 2 the most at the minute. Seems to get me in the ball park for low level practice.

  • From: Burlington, Ont Canada
  • Registered: 2010-04-01
  • Posts: 365

Re: Marshall Class 5 (Joe's Effects)

I tried Joe's settings (volume around 3-4, Treble at 3, Mid at 6, Bass at 10)late last night when I had to play quietly. I had the Fulldrive 2 going into the Class 5 with the Overdrive almost dialed, but the volume at maybe 2-3 (Vintage setting..non-Mosfet, Standard) playing a 335. The tone was amazing! The FD2 freaks me out - I had to stop twice as the second-order harmoncs are so rich it almost sounded like a reverb or a delay with it! I may post a thread to see if anyone else has had experiences like that...

Fuzzblues wrote:
britishbluesfan wrote:

Hey guys i know Joe posted his settings Volume 4 treble 3 mids 6 bass 10, but did joe run any effects through this rig to get his tone. It sounds like he's pushing the hell out of it with his tube screamer. Im looking for a small combo that will give me some joe type tones for practice. Have you guys had any experience with this amp?

I have a class 5 and have used it in conjunction with a few pedals for a joe type tone. I have a boss fender 63 reverb pedal and a DD3 always in line. I then run wah - fat boost 3 - then either fulldrive 2/OCD/Blackstar ht dua. I am liking the sound of the fulldrive 2 the most at the minute. Seems to get me in the ball park for low level practice.

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