Addictive Tone; Pre-Amp Valve Power; Fire-Breathing Babies - Marshall Amplification Valvestate 2000 AVT Manual

Introduction
Welcome
to the third and most recent generation of Marshall Valvestate guitar amplifiers -
Valvestate 2000.
The History
We first started making the critically acclaimed Valvestate amplifiers in the early 90s and then
updated the original range to the best-selling VS II line in 1996. Our original intention with
Valvestate was simple: to capture the special sound and feel of a Marshall valve amplifier by using
solid state technology. By so doing we knew we could make our unique and highly desirable tones
more affordable and thus more available to many more guitar players. The first two generations of
Valvestate both achieved these goals and have become firm favourites with players and critics alike,
the world over. Now, with the advent of the 21st Century, we have once again redefined what
guitarists can expect from affordable backline amplification. Utilising all the knowledge and
experience gained over the past 10 years, we proudly bring you - Valvestate 2000.

Addictive Tone

In this latest generation, not only will you find more, guitarist-friendly features, but more (much
more!) valve-like tone and feel. As with all our amplifiers, we started designing with a clean slate -
relying totally on our experience, skill and tonal history. As all our designers are guitarists in addition
to being exceptional engineers, the aforementioned feel and tone were an absolute priority from the
beginning. In short our goal was to make these amps so enjoyable to play, they are addictive!

Pre-amp Valve Power

In each of the Valvestate 2000 range, all the preamp stages are equipped with an ECC83
(a.k.a. 12AX7) Dual Triode valve. Drawing on our vast experience in this field, we have gone to
great lengths to ensure that this precious device delivers maximum sonic benefit at all settings and
volume levels. As a result, even the VS2000 clean sounds ring with the bell like harmonics that only
a valve pre-amp can deliver. On the Overdrive channels the ECC83's dual triodes are saturated to
their limit, providing the dynamics and feel worthy of a place in the Marshall hall of fame. The same
sort of toneful care and attention was focused on the all-important power stage of each amp too.
Once again we wanted to ensure that they delivered the warm, musical feel and 3-dimensional
sounds that have made our all-valve power-amps world-renowned. We are so proud of the end
results of our labour that we felt we had to coin a new name for the technology used. So, we
christened it AVT - Advanced Valvestate Technology.

Fire-breathing Babies

This manual covers the AVT20 and AVT50 combos plus the AVT50H head. Even though these
are the 'babies' of the range, they go far beyond the realms of traditional, lower powered amps.
These are all real, fire-breathing Marshall amps in their own right, and, as such, are bestowed with
all the technology, tone, and feel of their higher-powered brethren. As is the case with the entire
Valvestate 2000 Range, the loudspeakers used are all custom built by Celestion and have been
specifically designed to fully complement and augment the myriad of sounds generated by our
Advanced Valvestate Technology.
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