| Joe the plumber from New York |
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| Subject: | Don't waste your time looking at other amps...Marshall does it again. |
| Quality:
| It's a Marshall, of course it's well made. |
| Reliability:
| Not had it long but have had others and they were all great. |
| Overall:
| I have used Mesa mostly in my life, like the solo feature of the newer Mesa's, love some of the old versatility of like the Mark IV's. Never found one that had it all and more though. Decided after reading the releases and promotional stuff on the new Marshall JVM that I would give it a try once again, like some of the older JCM800's, even Plexi's. |
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| This amp sounds great when you read about it, when you get it and start playing it you realize it not only does what they say but instead of being like other amps that say you have 8 modes or 10 modes, 2-3 different channels that you can arrange several ways. This truly has 12 different switchable modes, FROM THE FOOTPEDAL!!! The pedal is ingenius to say the least. The ease of use of the amp and pedal are so easy a bass player could figure it out (or drummer, you fill in the blank). |
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| The tone...oh the tone. JCM800, JCM900, Plexi, it has selectable gain modes (all tube) on each channel so if you go red on the particular channel it almost seems like you just took your Plexi or 2203 out and got it hot rodded with a new mod. All with 4 different reverb knobs, one for each channel (three selectable gain stages, footswitch selectable on the foot pedal). You can go from ultra clean to clean with bite, to bluesy clean, to overdriven, to JCM800 overdriven to modded JCM800, to Recto gain, low medium and hi, to even another OD channel with different gain selections and knobs. Bass, mid, treble, volume and gain for each of the four channels and like I said, three foot switch selectable gain stages (tube) on each channel. Overall Presence and Resonance controls...and oh yea' last thing, you know the Mesa solo function? This has two "Master" volume knobs, you switch between them on the footswitch. How cool is that! |
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| Serial/Parallel, adjustable and switchable effects loop too. It's so versatile and switchable it's ridiculous. You can have the reverb on Channel one first stage (green) but not second (yellow) and then on third (red). It's also controllable via midi!!! |
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| This is a truly great amp, I love Mesa's and Bogner's but now I again love Marshall's too. My other amps will be sitting for a little while I have some fun with this one!
THIS THING ROCKS!!! |
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| Pro-Rock Star |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 12/25/2008 |
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| Helgi from Queen Valley, AZ |
| skinfrakki@gmail.com |
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| Subject: | The Tone Monster |
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| This head has been my gig head for a while now. No problems. Weighs a lot bu can ride in the back with the rest of my equipment no problem. |
| Reliability:
| So far no issues. Lived up to everything it said it would |
| Overall:
| The best Marshall head I've owned. I've had a JCM 800 and currently own a 2555 Jubilee, and some Fenders, Music Mans, and even a Vox, but this is by far my favorite amp head |
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| Playability works great! I have several different tones to choose from during a gig, so the versatility works great and quick to change |
| Tone:
| It's a Marshall! Of course the dirty channels are phenominal, but what impresses me the most is the clean I can get out of this. My strat gets amazing clean tones for songs that I need clarity on |
| Finish:
| Paint and case looks like a Marshall |
| Action:
| Perfect! Did everything I expected and more. Channel switching is very simple and fast |
| Skill Level:
| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 5/6/2009 |
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| kewlrane from Venice, FL |
| kewlrane@yahoo.com |
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| Subject: | One of the best amps I've ever owned |
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| I've had it well over a year and still going strong. Haven't even had the smallest of glitches. |
| Reliability:
| Hasn't let me down in over a year's worth of use. |
| Overall:
| I love the 4 channels and all the modes you get with each. You can get virtually every vintage Marshall sound you want. Nothing beats a good tube amp. |
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| Not really applicable to an amp |
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| Anything you need. |
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| Not applicable to an amp. |
| Skill Level:
| Pro-Rock Star |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 3-18-2009 |