NAD JVM410hjs

[lovehifi]

Well I received my new to me JVM410hjs! Awesome amp! I already own the JVM410h which is a great amp too. However there seems to be enough difference between the two that I would say they are almost totally different amplifiers. I think both the 410h and 410hjs are great and both serve their own purpose. I wont say one is better than the other except that the 410hjs fits my style of music better. I have finally found the tones I like! I was using a HD500x 4 cable method but compared and decided to use my eleven rack with the Marshall instead. Anyway very happy with the 410hjs. Wish it had reverb and I actually prefer the clean channel on the 410h. However I do love the built it noise gates and they seem to work perfectly. I can also use the reverb in the eleven rack if needed.

 

[cediop]

Well I received my new to me JVM410hjs! Awesome amp! I already own the JVM410h which is a great amp too. However there seems to be enough difference between the two that I would say they are almost totally different amplifiers. I think both the 410h and 410hjs are great and both serve their own purpose. I wont say one is better than the other except that the 410hjs fits my style of music better. I have finally found the tones I like! I was using a HD500x 4 cable method but compared and decided to use my eleven rack with the Marshall instead. Anyway very happy with the 410hjs. Wish it had reverb and I actually prefer the clean channel on the 410h. However I do love the built it noise gates and they seem to work perfectly. I can also use the reverb in the eleven rack if needed.

Nice! Awsome that you like your new amp.

When I was bying mine I came to the same conclusion as you did, the hjs fits my style more. The noice gates is a good addition to the amp and as you said works great. I'm not realy lacking the reverb because I can't stand the digital one on the normal 410h.

I found that the amp has too much features for me(pretty much only using orange crunch), but it's a great amp for covering alot of diffrent styles... I'm actualy in the abouts of selling mine to finance either a 2203/2204 or a plexi (those fit my way of doing things more)

Anyway, hope you like it and it stays that way
rock on!

 

[Big_Al]

Congratulations on the new amp! I have a JVM410H and have been thinking about the JS. I like the 410H except on the OD channels, I do not cut through the mix and our other guitarist is killing me with his 5150 III. I have tried lowering the gain and different eq settings, guitar and pickup combinations but I am still getting killed by the EVH.
Would you say the JS has more oomph/balls on the OD channels compared to the regular JVM?

 

[Mockingbird]

Congratulations on the new amp! I have a JVM410H and have been thinking about the JS. I like the 410H except on the OD channels, I do not cut through the mix and our other guitarist is killing me with his 5150 III. I have tried lowering the gain and different eq settings, guitar and pickup combinations but I am still getting killed by the EVH.
Would you say the JS has more oomph/balls on the OD channels compared to the regular JVM?

Mate, get a JS - stick a Bad Monkey (level max, gain zero ) in front and you will slay the EVH just on crunch orange & red.

You will also cut like a knife through butter !

 

[lovehifi]

Congratulations on the new amp! I have a JVM410H and have been thinking about the JS. I like the 410H except on the OD channels, I do not cut through the mix and our other guitarist is killing me with his 5150 III. I have tried lowering the gain and different eq settings, guitar and pickup combinations but I am still getting killed by the EVH.
Would you say the JS has more oomph/balls on the OD channels compared to the regular JVM?

Im going to leave that question to someone that has used both in a gig or practice situation as I only use mine for playing at home. To me they both have oomph but whether one cuts through the mix better than the other. Just don't know.

 

[spacerocker]

Pity they lost the excellent digital "plate" reverb from the JVM410. Can see why the noise gates are a good idea, but it could so easily have had both!.....

Maybe in the next model?......

 

[Mockingbird]

Pity they lost the excellent digital "plate" reverb from the JVM410. Can see why the noise gates are a good idea, but it could so easily have had both!.....

Maybe in the next model?......[/QUOTE

What the JS has over a standard more than makes up for the reverb (which I didn't think was that great anyway !)

 

[spacerocker]

Pity they lost the excellent digital "plate" reverb from the JVM410. Can see why the noise gates are a good idea, but it could so easily have had both!.....

Maybe in the next model?......[/QUOTE

What the JS has over a standard more than makes up for the reverb (which I didn't think was that great anyway !)

I'm sure I would have preferred a JS model to the stock JVM if one had been available at the time....

Still a shame about the reverb, though IMO - I don't understand what people don't like about the JVM 'verb? Maybe it's not "in your face" enough, or "big" enough for some tastes - but I don't think those sort of reverbs work well with a rock sound, anyway!

What I like about the JVM reverb is that it is clear, but fairly "tight" and well-controlled so that it doesn't swamp the sound completely!

I have a whole host of reverbs in my MIDIVERB (which I initially bought for the multi-effects mainly) - but, impressive as they are, most of this time I prefer the built-in JVM reverb!

 

[Sir Don]

You're gonna love this amp, it's my main gigging amp which has taken over from my 2555.

 

[lovehifi]

You're gonna love this amp, it's my main gigging amp which has taken over from my 2555.

I may be in the honeymoon phase but I already love it. Its amazing and just perfect for the music I play and the tones I was after. I use an eleven rack through the effects loop for reverb, EQ and other stuff as needed. I couldn't be happier and it sounds great to me whether I'm playing my Strat or Les Paul. Does great on bedroom or lower volume level playing too.

 

[nkay]

Congratulations on the new amp! I have a JVM410H and have been thinking about the JS. I like the 410H except on the OD channels, I do not cut through the mix and our other guitarist is killing me with his 5150 III. I have tried lowering the gain and different eq settings, guitar and pickup combinations but I am still getting killed by the EVH.
Would you say the JS has more oomph/balls on the OD channels compared to the regular JVM?

This is what happened to me with my original JVM 410, sounded great at home, but cranked up in a band, I just disappeared on the OD channels.
Got a JVM HJS and it fixed all that.

However, now I'm gassing for a 5150III as I want more tight gain

 

[Big_Al]

Glad to hear that the OD channels are an improvement on the JS for cutting through. I thought about just getting an EVH...

 

[Mockingbird]

This is what happened to me with my original JVM 410, sounded great at home, but cranked up in a band, I just disappeared on the OD channels.
Got a JVM HJS and it fixed all that.

However, now I'm gassing for a 5150III as I want more tight gain

Just stick a Bad Monkey in front - hey presto everything tighter when you need it !

 

[nkay]

Just stick a Bad Monkey in front - hey presto everything tighter when you need it !

Got a Bad Monkey already, I'm just tired of using a pedal.
I went to try another used 5150III tonight, and while it sounded a bit tighter, I still felt it might have needed a boost depending on the pickup.
And I also missed those Marshall high mids

 

[Stringjunkie]

I have absolutely no reason for pedals in front of my 5150iii with any of my guitars. Mine was biased cold from the factory though as I've read many were. After a rebias to 60mv it's pretty convincing. I also have tried a couple different speaker combos and that made a big difference. It's a great amp.



Edit: sorry op. The JVMjs is muy good I'm sure, I've not even seen one.