Marshall: ORIGIN 20C Combo. The proper demo.

You’ve heard of and perhaps covet - maybe even own - an original or reissue Marshall JTM45, 1959SLP or one of their other classics. I believe Marshall have released another winner. Something that most will be able to afford and something that does proud their formidable legacy. The Origin Series takes the fundamental tones from the Marshall classics and offers them up in lighter and (now) more affordable combo and head packages. The Origin 20C is way impressive. Its 14kg package offers everything I love about classic Marshall: headroom, grind and THAT tone when everything is cranked and singing. It’s a winner. There are features on the Origin series like S/R FX loop, DI Out and footswitchable Normal/Boost that you wouldn’t have found on the old stuff but I’m sure will be welcome now. I haven’t tried anything else from the series, but I’m keen to. Three thumbs up. Today’s tools: Guitar: 2017 Ernie Ball Music Man Axis (stock); Palir Guitars Titan ’The Apple Tree’ T-Style with Porter Pickups. Amp: 2018 Marshall Origin 20C Combo Extra effects: Empress Echosystem and Shaun Klinger MK1 Tonebender Cables: Free The Tone Mic: Shure SM57 (Marshall); Samson Airline77 (me) Camera: Canon 60D (me) and Nikon D5100 (amp); iPhone X (my crotch) Soundcard: AVID Mbox Pro 3 (for recording) & Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX II XL (mixing and bouncing). Computer: Apple iMac 27“ i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM Software: Logic Pro X, Waves CLA and L3-16 (mastering), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and Youtube compression).