NAD: Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555X re-issue

[El Gringo]

Look what the UPS guy brought me today: the ugly bastard of JCM 800 - it's the Silver Jubilee 2555X re-issue:

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Born in week 26 of 2020 in England, UK.

Never touched a Silver Jube before, can someone confirm that the pots for the Output Master and the Input Gain feel different (I know they are different due to push-pull, but they also feel kind of strange when turning compared to the other dials). All other pots are Marshall quality ones, but those two feel cheap and kind of light, but not in a good way.

Been looking for one of these for several months already before finally pulling the trigger. Very much like the tones out of it and also very easy to dial for low-level ear-friendly volume. The EQ actually works, as opposed to my other Marshalls (JCM 900 from the pic above and Studio Classic SC20H). Quite happy with the purchase!

Why the ugly bastard remark ?

 

[El Gringo]

Congrats @CreepBG !
Jube owners here are in the upper echelon. Make sure to contact me when you're done having fun with it. Lol

As i have 2 2555X half stacks , i am curious as to your remark that we are in the upper echelon ?

 

[LPMarshall hack]

Why the ugly bastard remark ?

Because silver is ugly

 

[CreepBG]

Why the ugly bastard remark ?

Because it's not even Silver but ugly, dirty Grey!
Also, we have nice matte gold front panels on the classic Marshalls, and the Silver Jube doesn't retain that style - it's not matte silver, it's freakin' chrome.

 

[El Gringo]

Because silver is ugly

Ok, now I understand .

 

[MaskingApathy]

Congrats! Love Jubes, one of the best amps money can buy.

 

[stephan_l]

Great amp. Congrats and have fun with it

On my 100W and the 2525H the push/pull pots also turn very easy compared to the other ones. Seems normal.

 

[CreepBG]

Great amp. Congrats and have fun with it

On my 100W and the 2525H the push/pull pots also turn very easy compared to the other ones. Seems normal.

Thank you very much, Stephan, for confirming this!
Cheers, mate!

 

[Del Rei]

Nice, man!! Congrats! \o/

 

[Silverburst]

Revive of this thread as I'm in the market for a 2555x or SC20H. How do you like both and how do they compare? Any favorite? thx!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Revive of this thread as I'm in the market for a 2555x or SC20H. How do you like both and how do they compare? Any favorite? thx!

Boy, quite different critters.
The larger iron of tne 100 watts just has more thump.
What kind of music or style? Gigging it?

Jubilee is 2 channel obviously, can go clean to really saturated and the Jubes have less right bite than an 800. Really responsive Eq.
SC has that 800 growl and the ability to run at 5 watts. Single channel of course like the old 800s.
Do you want channel switching? Shared gain makes Jubilee a ilitle cumbersome, granted.
You have to listen to them. I have both. An original 50 watt Jubilee 2x12 amd the mini head. Mini has a bit less lowend.
Also an old 4010 plus the SC20.
Both series are IMO almost extremes in the Marshall camp because Jube is so different tonally from other Marshalls.mid control almost seems like a low mid, the mid on my 6101 for example almost seems like a treble control.

 

[Silverburst]

Boy, quite different critters.
The larger iron of tne 100 watts just has more thump.
What kind of music or style? Gigging it?

Jubilee is 2 channel obviously, can go clean to really saturated and the Jubes have less right bite than an 800. Really responsive Eq.
SC has that 800 growl and the ability to run at 5 watts. Single channel of course like the old 800s.
Do you want channel switching? Shared gain makes Jubilee a ilitle cumbersome, granted.
You have to listen to them. I have both. An original 50 watt Jubilee 2x12 amd the mini head. Mini has a bit less lowend.
Also an old 4010 plus the SC20.
Both series are IMO almost extremes in the Marshall camp because Jube is so different tonally from other Marshalls.mid control almost seems like a low mid, the mid on my 6101 for example almost seems like a treble control.

Thanx JR for chiming in. yeah I hear ya. might be a strange question. yet a jube is based on a jcm. I'd like em both but only budget for one. I do have a jvm410h I'm not 'that' happy with. I do like OD1 orange quite a bit, but the crunch channel is useless to me. I'm pulled more towards the SC20h currently.