Best Bedroom Level Home Tube Amp is…A Marshall Origin 50C ???

SO I got a decibel meter on my phone, and this amp actually has a usable 1 on the Master! In the Low (5watt) mode, it will do 65dB clean and 85dB with the Tube Screamer. Sounds great in my basement and doesn't wake up the kids! I've seen other videos where it will crank to 113dB in 50watt mode, so this amp literally does everything you need! Practice at home, then take it to the stage, and the best part, the tone sounds almost exactly the same at every level....even though, you know...louder is "more better."

I traded out the Fender Blues Jr. (it was all or nothing...either way too loud or silent) for this bad boy, which has a 3-way power setting, and on the Low (5-watt) setting, I'm getting great tone at super low volume. What do you think? Should I sell my Pod Go?

[robbyclark]

Awesome. I'm glad to "hear" that it's good for in home use because that's pretty much all I'll be doing with mine these days. I was a little concerned about that because I've seen some posts online complaining that it's so loud! It's too loud! I enjoy a loud amp even though I rarely get to play one cranked up so that's why I bought the 50 over the 20. I also wanted the most clean headroom I could get. I love this amps clean tone.

[scottyhayes]

I agree, the Origin series is fantastic. I've got the 50 watt head that I run into a 4x12 for live, and I run it into a 1x10 cab at home for practice on the 5 watt setting.

[donnieuran]

The key to this amp this. Simple. Especially for home use. Treat it as a home stereo. The gain works as a master volume. Regular volume as said in this video does not need to be above 4. Keep tilt at1pm for humbuckers. 3 pm for single coil. With a boss od and boss SD in front you can go anywhere. Including stacking the pedals. Again. You have to set it up as a home stereo. When I bought mine in 2019 the salesman explained with a marshall rep on the line how to set it up. Gain and tilt controls are the key.

[matthewpilarski]

I have the Marshall 50 origin also love it . Yes it's Gold . I run mine through a Marshall extension cab 2×12 and at low volume sounds smooth .with pedals it's amazing and at 50 watts full I've giged with it . Perfect Amp.

[devinmillermedia]

I love my Origin 50C - great for club gigs of various size.

[spidgeb]

It makes perfect sense to buy an amp for about the same money as a Blues Jr. you can use for gigs and home practice. Good choice.

[SamWilliams-qt]

I have been looking at an Origin 50c. Your review is pushing me towards making the purchase

[Imbored]

I bet i could clip the speaker wire on my solid state amp with the celestion hook up a female and male 1/4 jack so i can swap between the head and combo? I don't see why it wouldn't work. I just turned an old fender mustang into a 2×12 cab as to not have to purchase a cab. I'll find out i guess. Cheers and I'm very happy to see all the love for this amp. It's taken away most of the anxiety from the couple awful reviews i saw after the purchase. Ppl alway have to hate. I'm glad I'm naive to all this stuff.

[alexanderfoll]

Ever tried the Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 18? Attenuates from 18 to 5 and then to 1 Watt. Also beautiful Fender-y cleans in channel 1 & Marshall-esque Crunch / Rock tones in channel 2. It's also got a lead boost, which kicks it in serious metal territory. The head only (it's also available as a combo) weighs next to nothing, I would guess 5 Kilograms. Put a 1x12 Cab with your favourite speaker below it & you can go anywhere from bedroom playing to rehearsal to stage (well, not too big, but it's also got a DI (Red Box) out...)

[bgqs]

I have a DSL20CR and a Blues Jnr...the Blues is a beast on clean but anything above 2 and the windows shake !

[dangitdan]

If the blues Jr was a tweed, should have kept it but I’m biased because I’ve modded mine and it’s my “ride or die” amp.
I had the origin 20 and traded it for the 50, I needed more clean headroom, and I think these are really underrated amps.

[Imbored]

I purchased the bugera g20 yesterday. Quickly got cold feet canceled for the origin 59 instead it 200 more and a real tube amp. I've avoided marshalls because im a moron and the 90s annoyed me. I was 100% wrong. A old marshall is like a old fender that sounds better . I haven't truly liked an amp until i picked up a ss combo from my local guitar shop for 25 bucks. It was huge for me. Finally i coukd make my guitar sound like the clash to cream to ac/dc. I cant wait to side by side them. That old solid state is a unicorn i think?

[richard.bailey]

I’ve run my Pod Go into the effects loop of my Origin 20C. It gave me lots of tone options. The 20C ran out of headroom though for one of our loudest pub gigs. The 50 would probably be killer in that application.

[benjaminkretchman]

This is what i needed to see. Am curious if you are still enjoying this amp.

[lightinme]

Also try the 5150 Iconic amp! Its cheap but has all the mojo in tube sound. I have the 80 watt head for my main home studio amp that i play in a wet/dry/wet setup and I love how dynamic it is. I am wanting to pick up one of these and my music store has 2 on assignment. A 20W and a 50W. Trying to decide which would be best for head room over all. I am thinking the 50! Thanks for sharing!

[fufolley]

In the manual, Low mode is 0, 5 watt....
"2. OUTPUT LEVEL Adjusts the output power level. At high power the output will be the maximum available power level. At mid power the output of the amplifier is set for quieter performance use and recording (ORI20: approx. 3W / ORI50: approx. 10W). At low power the output will be reduced for home practice (ORI20: 7. 0.5W / ORI50: approx. 0.5)."

[saepiumv]

Wow that’s freaking unbelievable!! 😮 thanks for sharing this 👍 looking for a clean usable amp to use with my semi hollow. I’ve also tried like the 1 and 5 watt blackstar and didn’t like it either. Man I couldn’t believe it when you started playing and it was so low. How does it sound at a louder volume?

[Paolo-xnpo]

Do you still love this amp? any flaws or downpoints?
Thanks ;)

[charleswilliams]

I just received my Origin 20, and the damn thing is LOUD...lol

[ALAN]

HI!!good jpb, i ordered a n origin combo soas to use it giggindg on small venues, on the clean with boss gt and pedals and hope it wil be useable at tolerable volumes with a good sound for bles rock stuff!!alain