1936 Cab History and Review...

[Clara]

Jack Tone's cab with the 1936 tag looks just like my 2002 MDF cab. I really like the thump I get with this cab and the mids sound great. The serial number on the cab should have the year in it. Mine has the serial number on the jack plate and inside. I changed one of the speakers to a Celestion A type for an extended low end.

 

[keyboardwizard]

I got something for you here,
This is a Vintage Lead 1936. Made in 2006 I believe.
Have anyone seen this one before?

 

[Blueslicks]

I got something for you here,
This is a Vintage Lead 1936. Made in 2006 I believe.
Have anyone seen this one before?

Well yeah there are some pics of the outside. but that still doesn't clear anything up.

It would stand to reason yours is most likely loaded with V30's hence your own jack plate indicating 140 watts. 2X2 70 watt V30 = 140 watts power handling. And yes, your tag also indicates a 2006 build year so UK V30's and an MDF box is my guess.

But you will never know until the back comes off and you look inside. After all...

It's a Marshall!

 

[JohnnyN]

1936 with Greenbacks, build September 2016.
Bought at Andertons in UK. They carry the standard one with G12T-75s and one with Vintage 30s. On top of that they offer the 1936 with Greenbacks, as a build to order option.

I had to wait for a couple of months which was somewhat longer than usual, but the folks at Andertons said that all Marshall stuff was backorder. Busy days at Marshall I guess.

Anyway worth the wait - sounds great, and all plywood construction!

Here it is with my JTM45 RI:

The guts:

As you can see the sides are plywood too:

Complete with curly type label:

Cat insisted on posing on top of it - we named her Diva for a reason:

The Greenbacks sound awesome in this cabinet

 

[Blueslicks]

1936 with Greenbacks, build September 2016.
Bought at Andertons in UK. They carry the standard one with G12T-75s and one with Vintage 30s. On top of that they offer the 1936 with Greenbacks, as a build to order option.

I had to wait for a couple of months which was somewhat longer than usual, but the folks at Andertons said that all Marshall stuff was backorder. Busy days at Marshall I guess.

Anyway worth the wait - sounds great, and all plywood construction!

The Greenbacks sound awesome in this cabinet

Killer rig man. I bet it sounds as badass as mine. Mine has G12M-65 Creambacks and I use a 1987x.

 

[mickeydg5]

That is a nice looking cab. I like the grill cloth contrast.

 

[Blueslicks]

That is a nice looking cab. I like the grill cloth contrast.

If you mean mine...

Early 80's JCM800. Genuine Marshall everything in the makeover; grill cloth, screws, rivets right down to the staples for the back tag which I had saved, straightened then re-used.

Replaced the MDF back for a ply one. The Levant tolex matches up nice with my plexis on top.

 

[mickeydg5]

Yes the salt/pepper - ish grill cloth looks nice on an all black cabinet.

It is more appeasing than the normal black cloth.

 

[Blueslicks]

Bump.

 

[jekylmeister]

I've got a 1936 that I bought used around 2010-ish and the newer Seismic cab below that I loaded with GT12T-75's. I can't tell the difference between them, tone-wise. I need to open up that 1936 and see what it's made of because I don't know, but it sounds excellent.

 

[jekylmeister]

I've got a 1936 that I bought used around 2010-ish and the newer Seismic cab below that I loaded with GT12T-75's. I can't tell the difference between them, tone-wise. I need to open up that 1936 and see what it's made of because I don't know, but it sounds excellent.

Ok, I opened mine up. It's MDF. Not sure what to think about that, but it sounds fab. I freaking cracked the side handle taking it off/putting it on. RRRRR

 

[magnetbox]

Last summer I scored an empty JCM800 era 1936 (skid plates, two large side handle version) and it's great. Now I want to add casters, as I'm using it to gig.

In preparation for casters, I replaced a couple of the original plastic feet due to cracks. After shopping around for wheels, I've learned that this is an aggravating, reoccurring problem with these flimsy plastic feet.

So I'm at a crossroads: should I bother buying the pricey threaded casters and use the plastic feet until they break, or should I drill for the Ernie Ball removeable set? I mean the cab's not exactly a collector's item (tolex painted black, missing logo, torn grille) but I don't want to do anything considered sacrilegious.

 

[Obi Plexi-nobi]

I picked up an early-JCM800 1936 with the shallow cabinet & those old, dome-shaped cab-feet. 35-watt non-original Celestions. Elephant tolex.

 

[Obi Plexi-nobi]

All-plywood. Converted (butchered) to open-back by previous owner. Got a few light-saber wounds myself, so what the hey- Still love it. Ordered some RI checkerboard grille cloth & a 9-inch logo to match my 1970's 2x12 combo.

 

[Obi Plexi-nobi]

 

[Obi Plexi-nobi]

 

[RetiredRepoman]

Im kinda late to the party but thought Id weigh in and also ask a question. This is my 2014 1936, I have opened it op and it is ALL plywood. Even the brace. I dont thing the barcode sticker implies the date. There was another sticker inside with info on it and date of manufacture was 2014 with the final inspectors name. I just today picked up the SC20H and DAMN! It sounds totally awesome. Ive never owned a full size JCM800 so I cant comment on tone comparison. But the "mini JCM800" is a monster.

Question is being that the 1936 is a 16ohm stereo cab can I run speaker cables from the 2x16 outputs on the head to the left and right 16ohm inputs on the cab? Right now Im just running it in 8ohm mono. But the stereo thing on Marshall cabs has always interested me. If I cannot do this then what are the 16ohm stereo inputs on the cab for?

 

[Matthews Guitars]

Buy the good casters and be done with it. Buy once, cry once, and know that they'll last longer than you need them to.

 

[giblesp]

I had a quick chat with a dude at Marshall today about a 2015 1936 I'm considering. I ran the serial number past him and he confirmed that it is indeed made of ply.

Had anyone given a direct comparison to the stock Celestions in the 1936, versus Greenbacks?

 

[jcm800gridlock]

My early ‘80’s (tall-narrow, one handle on top) JCM800 1936 cab with original G12-65’s was my favorite cab ever.

Sorry that I sold that cab.