Tonefiend
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Hi Everyone,
I'm a long-time fan of Marshall amps, and I recently acquired a Marshall JCM800 4010.
Years ago I had two Marshall full stacks (I know, total overkill), but I loved the Marshall tone and thick sound of dual stereo stacks. Yes, they both went to 11. I included a photo of me playing a small gig with a Marshall full stack. Soooooo ridiculous, yet so Spinal Tap.
But, seriously it sounded huge. I had a JCM 800 and 900SLX 100 watt channel switching. At the time, there wasn't much of an internet to research and reviews about how kickass the early JCM800 were. I bought the best I could from the local music stores at that time.
My main rig for the past few years is a hot-rodded Bogner Goldfinger 45, with two 2x12 Bogner cabs. It's totally badass, but I wanted something with a bit more grind. I always loved the Marshall tone, so I started searching which Marshall to get. The early JCM 800s vertical were often referred as "holy grail", "best amp ever" version. So, I found someone selling one, bought it. Plugged it in and... wow! This little amp lives up to the monikers used. It's a savage beast! I'm definitely going to be buying another one for a backup. Then, I'll get another to be the backup of the backup, and another to be the backup to the backup...
Thanks for all those who already provided really great advice. Very much appreciated and warm welcome so far.
I'm a long-time fan of Marshall amps, and I recently acquired a Marshall JCM800 4010.
Years ago I had two Marshall full stacks (I know, total overkill), but I loved the Marshall tone and thick sound of dual stereo stacks. Yes, they both went to 11. I included a photo of me playing a small gig with a Marshall full stack. Soooooo ridiculous, yet so Spinal Tap.
But, seriously it sounded huge. I had a JCM 800 and 900SLX 100 watt channel switching. At the time, there wasn't much of an internet to research and reviews about how kickass the early JCM800 were. I bought the best I could from the local music stores at that time.
My main rig for the past few years is a hot-rodded Bogner Goldfinger 45, with two 2x12 Bogner cabs. It's totally badass, but I wanted something with a bit more grind. I always loved the Marshall tone, so I started searching which Marshall to get. The early JCM 800s vertical were often referred as "holy grail", "best amp ever" version. So, I found someone selling one, bought it. Plugged it in and... wow! This little amp lives up to the monikers used. It's a savage beast! I'm definitely going to be buying another one for a backup. Then, I'll get another to be the backup of the backup, and another to be the backup to the backup...
Thanks for all those who already provided really great advice. Very much appreciated and warm welcome so far.