Amp swap at the jam

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:23 pm

Much ???ment was evident at the jam last night when a JCM800 2210 head replaced the JCM900 4100 that's been there for ages. The 800 had a foot pedal, while we always used to have to press the button to select dirt on the JCM900 - the pedal may be buried at the bottom of a crate but no-one's seen it for yonks.
And then the control layout is different....
http://www.dbrecordingstudios.it/foto/jcm800.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/kramersustaine ... 0-4100.jpg

It was quite funny, e.g. one guy complaining "I've turned it up to, like, 12 and I still can't hear myself!" "That's the master volume, the channel volume's on 4." "Oh."

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:06 pm

Sweet trade dude!

This guy had an old beat up JCM800 and a Faded SG. Sounded SWEET. (no worries, just a dude rockin a faded sg)

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Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:11 pm

The JCM800 2210 is one of the most sought after Marshalls of recent times. Despite using diodes to clip the signal for extra dirt on the Boost Channel, it's still revered as a great sounding Marshall Crunch. The clean channel ain't all that but it's a Marshall. Fuck Cleans.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:28 pm

Mike wrote:The JCM800 2210 is one of the most sought after Marshalls of recent times. Despite using diodes to clip the signal for extra dirt on the Boost Channel, it's still revered as a great sounding Marshall Crunch. The clean channel ain't all that but it's a Marshall. Fuck Cleans.

I still don't know where the damn' thing came from and why. Nice though.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:31 pm

oh wait, what?
i thought you traded a jcm900 for a jcm800 at the jam, but what your saying is that the head that some dude brings to jam on is a jcm800. what the hell. i wouldn't let wanky asshats ruin my tonebox. let them use the 900. hah.a

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:32 pm

NickS wrote:
Mike wrote:The JCM800 2210 is one of the most sought after Marshalls of recent times. Despite using diodes to clip the signal for extra dirt on the Boost Channel, it's still revered as a great sounding Marshall Crunch. The clean channel ain't all that but it's a Marshall. Fuck Cleans.
I still don't know where the damn' thing came from and why. Nice though.

It's worth like Â£600.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:36 pm

Sloan wrote:oh wait, what?
i thought you traded a jcm900 for a jcm800 at the jam, but what your saying is that the head that some dude brings to jam on is a jcm800. what the hell. i wouldn't let wanky asshats ruin my tonebox. let them use the 900. hah.a

Yep. Some of the gear is provided by the landlord of the pub. I know one of the semi-pro guys has been whinging about the JCM900 but I wouldn't have thought the landlord would worry that much. I believe the landlord's PA system has been replaced by one of the regulars' rigs on a "free storage" basis, but I don't think this is his 2210.