Just at my parents visiting and decided to drag my 2nd amp out of the cupboard with the intention of maybe using more actively and possibly bringing it back home to London one day.
It's a Marshall '100 Watt Lead combo'. It's extremely heavy and full transistor jobby... but it's as loud as hell !!... Despite it not being a tube amp I think it sounds great and very JCM 800'ish to my ear. I've never managed to find out much info about it apart from a pic inside a book I own called 'The Guitar Book' by Tom Wheeler (see pics) Which leaves to believe they're a bit unusual. Anyone ever see anything like it ???
It needs some kind of service... the switches cutting out slightly... crackling knobs etc but nothing major.
I've owned this amp for about 12 years and think I paid £200 for it then.
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:19 pm
by yeepers
I've never seen anything like it. You should definitely make a demo of it.
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:23 pm
by Noirie.
yeepers wrote: You should definitely make a demo of it.
Dewit! U WON'T.
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:36 pm
by othomas2
Don't have anythin to video it with as I'm away from home. Could use my newish phone I suppose
Pretty much drained all the resources from the net.
The model no is 2200 which I later found on the back of the amp. duh...
There is a head equivalent which was known as 2098. But there is still a lack of info.
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Don't suppose anyone is able to zoom in on this image, enough to be able to read it ?
Ask Mike isn't he like a expert when it comes to Marshall amps?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:38 pm
by Doog
I think I NEARLY bought one of them fucking years ago- quite the beast.
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:39 pm
by othomas2
Why do I prefer it to my classic 30... ... well maybe it's just different.
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:07 pm
by Gavin
othomas2 wrote:Don't have anythin to video it with as I'm away from home. Could use my newish phone I suppose
Pretty much drained all the resources from the net.
The model no is 2200 which I later found on the back of the amp. duh...
There is a head equivalent which was known as 2098. But there is still a lack of info.
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Don't suppose anyone is able to zoom in on this image, enough to be able to read it ?
Cheers for that !! that's pretty cheap sums ... I thought they'd maybe be in the £300 region now but perhaps I'm wrong.
I think I probably paid about £150 originally, now I think about it.
Such a great sound for so little money, it'd blow the MG100 out of the water IMO..
Thanks for the response everyone.
What sorta Marshall combos (30 watt tube) could I look at that'd give the classic grunt of a marshall ?
Like a Haze 40 or JTM 30... or somethin else. ?? Basically a marshall equivalent to the Peavey classic 30 that I have now ?
cheers
O
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:25 am
by Mike
Go direct to the JCM800 combos.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:52 am
by othomas2
I think you're right Mike... been playing the 800 head at work a lot and it certainly appeals to me, especially when it's cranked.
Seems like a nice palette to work from in terms of adding effects...
Excuse my ignorance, these combos don't sell new anymore do they ?
... & would it be an big improvement on a DSL400 ?
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Just uploading a sample vid of the marshall 2200 as we speak.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:56 am
by Mike
Nah second hand only but they go for cheaper than the heads. My JCM800 sounds great overdriven and is also a great pedal amp.
Much better than the DSL401.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:21 pm
by othomas2
Mike wrote:
Much better than the DSL401.
Sorry, that's the one I meant. Cheers for the info mike.
How about a battle between a JCM 800 combo and an Orange Rocker 30 ?
I always like your slightly breaking up clean sound in your demos, which is a Tiny Terror right ?
cheers...
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:32 pm
by othomas2
Here's a totally on the spot unprepared sample... it'd be wrong to call it a demo !!
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:39 pm
by Mike
othomas2 wrote:
Mike wrote:
Much better than the DSL401.
Sorry, that's the one I meant. Cheers for the info mike.
How about a battle between a JCM 800 combo and an Orange Rocker 30 ?
I always like your slightly breaking up clean sound in your demos, which is a Tiny Terror right ?
cheers...
haha it's generally meant to be crystal clean but sometimes I have too much gain set. That's the TT which is similar to the Rocker30, yeah.
The Rocker has two channels also, Clean channel is a little dark though.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:41 pm
by Mike
othomas2 wrote:Here's a totally on the spot unprepared sample... it'd be wrong to call it a demo !! :)
[youtube][/youtube]
Lots of Digital clipping but you can still hear it sounds gewd.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:46 pm
by othomas2
Mike wrote:
othomas2 wrote:Here's a totally on the spot unprepared sample... it'd be wrong to call it a demo !!
[youtube][/youtube]
Lots of Digital clipping but you can still hear it sounds gewd.
Yeh nokia mobile phone mic aint up to much... thinkin about it I could do some sound samples instead as I have my stereo mic & stuff with me ... oh well...
... well maybe it's just different.
