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Marshall Origin 50W 1x12 All-Valve Combo Amp
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Your Price: $1,099.99 CDN
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Innovate and craft your sound using this 50w combo. Using a Celestion Midnight 60 12 type speaker the Origin50CTM provides a classic all-valve, rich and harmonic Marshall tone. This amp has a classic styling and contains contemporary features, including a power reduction feature which perfectly matches with performing on stage and practicing in the studio. With a 2-way footswitch available you can turn the gain boost and the FX loop on and off.
Key Features
ADD A LITTLE BOOST
You can add in an extra level of gain using the footswitchable gain boost feature to create extra distortion in your sound.
YOU HAVE THE POWER
From performing on stage to practicing in the studio, the new power reducing technology, PowerstemTM allows you to have high, medium or low power modes to work with your environment.
TILT YOUR SOUND
By using the tilt control you can blend your sound between normal and high treble to access the sound that suits you.
CONTROL YOUR TONE
The presence control will increase high frequency and when the master volume is increased you can get that classic overdrive sound.
Specifications
GENERAL
Model: Origin50C
Technology: Valve
Channels: 1
ELECTRONICS
Output wattage: 50w
Outputs: Speaker outputs: 3 x 1/4" jack sockets (16Ω load / 8Ω load), DI out (1/4" jack)
Inputs: 1 x 1/4" jack instrument input, footswitch
Controls: Gain, boost, tilt, bass, middle, treble, master, presence, power scaling
Effects: None
Effects loop: Yes, Send/Return
SPEAKERS
Speaker configuration: 1x12"
Speaker model: Celestion G12N-60 Midnight 60 (16Ω, 60W)
Unit impedance: 16Ω
VALVES
Pre amp valves: 3 x ECC83
Power amp valves: 2 x EL34
ACCESSORIES
Footswitch: PEDL-90016 included
Cable: Detachable power cable included
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 18.2 kg (40.1 lbs)
Width: 580mm (22.83")
Height: 480mm (18.9")
Depth: 245mm (9.65")
Key Features
ADD A LITTLE BOOST
You can add in an extra level of gain using the footswitchable gain boost feature to create extra distortion in your sound.
YOU HAVE THE POWER
From performing on stage to practicing in the studio, the new power reducing technology, PowerstemTM allows you to have high, medium or low power modes to work with your environment.
TILT YOUR SOUND
By using the tilt control you can blend your sound between normal and high treble to access the sound that suits you.
CONTROL YOUR TONE
The presence control will increase high frequency and when the master volume is increased you can get that classic overdrive sound.
Specifications
GENERAL
Model: Origin50C
Technology: Valve
Channels: 1
ELECTRONICS
Output wattage: 50w
Outputs: Speaker outputs: 3 x 1/4" jack sockets (16Ω load / 8Ω load), DI out (1/4" jack)
Inputs: 1 x 1/4" jack instrument input, footswitch
Controls: Gain, boost, tilt, bass, middle, treble, master, presence, power scaling
Effects: None
Effects loop: Yes, Send/Return
SPEAKERS
Speaker configuration: 1x12"
Speaker model: Celestion G12N-60 Midnight 60 (16Ω, 60W)
Unit impedance: 16Ω
VALVES
Pre amp valves: 3 x ECC83
Power amp valves: 2 x EL34
ACCESSORIES
Footswitch: PEDL-90016 included
Cable: Detachable power cable included
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 18.2 kg (40.1 lbs)
Width: 580mm (22.83")
Height: 480mm (18.9")
Depth: 245mm (9.65")
Media
Youtube video product demo
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Reviews
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All the plexi you want at a volume you can use 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Truro, Nova Scotia
All the demos on youtube don't do this justice because none of the speakers are broken in yet in those vids.. if you listen to demos of the 50 head you can hear the sound though.
Sounds incredible, it's got the plexi sound at volumes that make sense. Just put the master at 7, and the other knobs to taste and you're set. If you don't put the master into that zone it will not sound like an oldschool marshall, just like the old NMV marshalls that people modded MVs into. Having a master volume does give it a lot of flexibility to be used for other sounds though so it's definitely a bonus. Same with the loop - it's pointless to use it if you crank the amp cause you might as well just run everything into the front when the power tubes are distorting, but if you run it with a clean(ish) power section that loop is real nice to have.
The low power modes on the amp are good, but the nature of the beast when you're cranking an amp is that you can't fine tune the volume so even having 3 settings is not always enough. You really need a knob to control that volume but you can't get that without using an attenuator, which I do recommend with any classic rock voiced amp so you can put it exactly where it needs to be in the mix without sacrificing tone. I use a weber mass 200 with my amps if you're looking for suggestions, they're awesome and super versatile. Get the footswitch!
Posted by Ghost on Oct 11, 2023
Sweet tone on a budget 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
I decided to upgrade to the Origin after 23 years using a budget Marshall solid-state amp. I read and watched lots of reviews and decided on the Origin 50W combo. So far, so incredible. My wheelhouse is classic rock, and this amp delivers. The tone is unreal. Playing Hendrix on a Strat, it sounds like Hendrix (other than my own playing limitations, of course). But my Les Paul sounds exceptional as well. I keep it on the "Low" setting for home use, but it's still really loud. And when the master volume is all the way up, it growls in the best possible way.
The lack of an additional channel to be able to easily switch from clean to gain isn't ideal, but it's not a deal breaker--the gain boost footswitch makes a bit of a difference, and you can always pedal your gain/distortion in any event. Some people might also be bothered by the lack of in-amp reverb, but as someone who thinks reverb tends to be overused, it doesn't bother me.
Very happy I made the upgrade and didn't break the bank in the process!
The lack of an additional channel to be able to easily switch from clean to gain isn't ideal, but it's not a deal breaker--the gain boost footswitch makes a bit of a difference, and you can always pedal your gain/distortion in any event. Some people might also be bothered by the lack of in-amp reverb, but as someone who thinks reverb tends to be overused, it doesn't bother me.
Very happy I made the upgrade and didn't break the bank in the process!
Posted by Clark on Feb 21, 2023
Why did I never get a Marshall 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
I usually wait for a bit to write my review of gear. I may follow this up. First off I gave it 5 for features because I was looking for the simplest circuit and this added 2 things I didn't want but love having. A pull switch on the gain knob that pushes the amp harder and the tilt control that allows me to change the tonality of the amp darker or brighter in a way that has a lesser affect on the bass and treble. I love the power selector but that was a feature I was looking for.
The sound is amazing. I cannot tell you how many years I have been looking for this exact sound but always turned away from Marshall because I didn't think they fit the country rock I play, I gravitated to Fender and Traynor and gravitated away from hard rock. But does it all. Country twang and 70's rock crunch to early metal tones. I am inspired.
It is built like a tank. It has no reverb but for me I like Plate reverb for rock so I prefer a pedal anyway. But it does come with a footswitch that allows you to boost the amp and shut off the effects loop so the verb trem and delay are in the loop.
The amp is very sensitive. You don't have adjust anything push it just pick harder or softer. For pedal junkies like me this amp really notices pedals and all the wire. Use the effects loop. I found that 4 pedal and 2 10' cord was max before the amp lost its sound.
So overall this is everything I have been looking for and I also think it is going to make me more of a minimalist.
Posted by Scott Brown on Dec 7, 2020
A real late 60's PLEXI and a steal at the price. 10 of 10 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Scarborough, Ontario
I owned a real 50 watt late 60's PLEXI. I bought it in 71 and kept it for years. I had to sell it for money to get back to Canada after living in Brit for years. The difference in the sound of that amp and this is insignificant.
One thing about a Plexi it was cool in the 60's and still is. It is not going to go out of date and disappear in favour of next years and improved whatever. LOL
A bullet proof sound!!!
Posted by Paul L. Ewing on Jun 15, 2018
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| Origin 50W 1x12 All-Valve Combo Amp | 525472 |
