Jcm 800 2205 50 Watt
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Had a couple over the years, A Schenker fan, but I thought they were bit thin sounding. I'm more of a 2203 guy. All subjective, of course, and opinions will certainly vary.
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I have one, '83... Love it! It's not a 100 watt but that's why I bought it. I run it through a '78 bass cab that has 50 ounce magnets in the "blacks". It's a one trick pony so also not all things for everyone. But it does rock at rock!
I'm more of a fan of the '88-'90 era of 2205/2210.
Less channel bleed. A bit more aggressive sounding IMO.
2205 was my first good amp. So it hold a special place in my tonal memory.
Unfortunately, they are grotesquely overpriced like most everything else these days.
Also, the Gain pot is special. And as far as I know, no longer available.
So if it breaks?....
Less channel bleed. A bit more aggressive sounding IMO.
2205 was my first good amp. So it hold a special place in my tonal memory.
Unfortunately, they are grotesquely overpriced like most everything else these days.
Also, the Gain pot is special. And as far as I know, no longer available.
So if it breaks?....
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Awesome amp
Goes from .25 volume to loud as f#%k
Eq in loop and sculpt your tone
Buy it t
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2205 was my first 800. I thought the clean channel sounded ok cranked up. But that lead channel. Woof. Not good.
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Love my 2205. I bought it off Reverb a couple years ago and the seller said it had been converted to EL34. Were the UK versions EL34? Were the US versions 6550?
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I believe the later models had a gain channel revision (after 84 maybe) that is generally considered more popular. Tom Morello's from Rage's amp of choice.
They have a 2 gain knob setup , in which once controls the amount of diode stage clipping , if I recall correctly. I kept that knob low and cranked the other to get a fine crunch and used pedals for more gain or solos. Run this way I wouldn't call it thin at all. The louder the better . Preferred the 100 watt 2210 model with more balls. The normal channel was not really clean and not really a good distortion, but worked better with single coils or external eq. Ultimately I had a DSL at the same time and thought it won all categories- clean, lead, works with pedals etc. except for crunch which I thought the 2205/10 did a slightly better job at. Mine sounded like "Rock You like a Hurricane" easily.
They have a 2 gain knob setup , in which once controls the amount of diode stage clipping , if I recall correctly. I kept that knob low and cranked the other to get a fine crunch and used pedals for more gain or solos. Run this way I wouldn't call it thin at all. The louder the better . Preferred the 100 watt 2210 model with more balls. The normal channel was not really clean and not really a good distortion, but worked better with single coils or external eq. Ultimately I had a DSL at the same time and thought it won all categories- clean, lead, works with pedals etc. except for crunch which I thought the 2205/10 did a slightly better job at. Mine sounded like "Rock You like a Hurricane" easily.
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