NAD - M*rshall 1987X

Bensnake · Post by **Bensnake** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:57 pm

Good looking. And loud as hell...

PS; the shadow you see on the basketweave isn't what you think it is... Just the mic.

snickerpuss · Post by **snickerpuss** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:05 am

Review review!!

How does it compare with your army of Orange?!

and the ac30, i guess...

Bensnake · Post by **Bensnake** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:11 am

snickerpuss wrote:Review review!!

How does it compare with your army of Orange?!

and the ac30, i guess...

Tomorrow... I must get a couple of hours sleep.

fiveightandten · Post by **fiveightandten** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:11 am

Nice amp. I used to have one of those back in the day. They do the old school Marshall thing very well. Enjoy!

Ronnie Robinson · Post by **Ronnie Robinson** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:54 pm

Bensnake wrote:
PS; the shadow you see on the basketweave isn't what you think it is... Just the mic.

Really? You have a mic that that's big? Impressive.

Amp sure looks awesome !

Bensnake · Post by **Bensnake** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 7:39 pm

I've sent it back. Turning the presence knob made some weird scratching noise from speakers, like an old amp which hasn't been in use for a long time. At Marshall's Swedish service center they say it's normal (DC voltage) though I've spoken to two guys who own 1987's (one -96 and one from -15) and their presence controls are dead silent.

Furthermore the treble channel doesn't sound quite right IMO. Tons of uncontrolled feedback even at lower volume settings. And extremly trebly/nasal/harsh. Maybe that's the way Marshall's sound. It was a long time since I owned a Marshall amp but I can't recall any of my old ones sounded that way. The 1987 is my first plexi though and I didn't know what to expect.

Anyway; they're gonna send me a new one after checking everything's ok with it. If not, well...

OrangePaul · Post by **OrangePaul** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:09 pm

Congrats.

I still have a '75 combo version (presence control is silent)

They are pretty loud and unforgiving, a bit like the old OR's in that respect.

Janglin_Jack · Post by **Janglin_Jack** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:04 am

Bensnake wrote:I've sent it back. Turning the presence knob made some weird scratching noise from speakers, like an old amp which hasn't been in use for a long time. At Marshall's Swedish service center they say it's normal (DC voltage) though I've spoken to two guys who own 1987's (one -96 and one from -15) and their presence controls are dead silent.

Furthermore the treble channel doesn't sound quite right IMO. Tons of uncontrolled feedback even at lower volume settings. And extremly trebly/nasal/harsh. Maybe that's the way Marshall's sound. It was a long time since I owned a Marshall amp but I can't recall any of my old ones sounded that way. The 1987 is my first plexi though and I didn't know what to expect.

Anyway; they're gonna send me a new one after checking everything's ok with it. If not, well...

Sounds like some bad filter caps, DC voltage passing to the pot sounds scratchy. The other noises sound like oscillation or microphonic tube...good to send back and get another.

Mike

Gladmarr · Post by **Gladmarr** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:51 am

Mine had some of these problems as well, but mine was the result of several poorly done mods. The worst offender was the lines from the phase inverter to the power tubes being swapped which turned the negative feedback line into positive feedback. When you'd turn up the volume past one and the presence past one, the result was earth shaking feedback.

Bensnake · Post by **Bensnake** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:25 am

There's a '05 1959HW in mint condition for sale for less money that I'm paying for my 1987X. Should I go for it? I'm using an attenuator so volume isn't an issue. I figure the '59HW is a better amp in every aspect except for the lack of an FX loop.

Post by **bclaire** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:37 pm

Bensnake wrote:There's a '05 1959HW in mint condition for sale for less money that I'm paying for my 1987X. Should I go for it? I'm using an attenuator so volume isn't an issue. I figure the '59HW is a better amp in every aspect except for the lack of an FX loop.

Hand-wired? Go for it....

MikeD · Post by **MikeD** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:46 pm

Just let me be the first to say it......your gunna be needing a marshall cab. My OCD just wont allow for it to be sitting on an orange 412.

...its like the English wearing shorts, sandles and socks, it may be practical but it just looks wrong.

MikeD · Post by **MikeD** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:47 pm

Ronnie Robinson wrote:
Bensnake wrote:
PS; the shadow you see on the basketweave isn't what you think it is... Just the mic.
Really? You have a mic that that's big? Impressive.

Amp sure looks awesome !

Thats just the regular mic size here in Sweden....

Bensnake · Post by **Bensnake** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:18 pm

MikeD wrote:Just let me be the first to say it......your gunna be needing a marshall cab. My OCD just wont allow for it to be sitting on an orange 412.

...its like the English wearing shorts, sandles and socks, it may be practical but it just looks wrong.

I'm aware of that. I haven't decided which model yet. If I'm going for the 1959HW I'll probably choose the 1960BHW cab.

Bensnake · Post by **Bensnake** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:19 pm

MikeD wrote:
Ronnie Robinson wrote:
Bensnake wrote:
PS; the shadow you see on the basketweave isn't what you think it is... Just the mic.
Really? You have a mic that that's big? Impressive.

Amp sure looks awesome !

Thats just the regular mic size here in Sweden....

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