Amp Head

njw · 2nd December 2003, 02:36 PM

Ok so I need an amp (head)..

I'm looking for something with power, and sparkle on the clean channel... if anyones played a sovtek head before thats the kind of clean sound i'm looking for...

As far as distortion goes, i'm looking for a high gain sound, although a single channel head will do fine as i'll be running pedals...

anyone selling anything?

anyone got any suggestions of what to look for?

Preferably tube, just for the sound... my budget is only around 200 - 300 quid...

si ritalin · 2nd December 2003, 03:50 PM

I'm selling a Marshall jcm900 50watt for £250.
It is in need of a new power switch (it works but got cracked at a gig).

Nice amp, great sound clean and distorted.

si

Ally G · 2nd December 2003, 06:01 PM

jcm 900 are beast.

njw · 2nd December 2003, 07:18 PM

im awfy tempted like!

Rosco the Bosco · 3rd December 2003, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ally G

jcm 900 are nothing compared to JCM 800's.

How very true ally

Ally G · 3rd December 2003, 10:17 AM

aye maybe...lol. they cost almost nothing compared to them as well. 900s are cool, just not got the same balls on the gain channel

njw · 3rd December 2003, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by si ritalin

I'm selling a Marshall jcm900 50watt for £250.
It is in need of a new power switch (it works but got cracked at a gig).

Nice amp, great sound clean and distorted.

si

hey man... i'd like to check this out if thats alright with you? any chance i could have a look of it sometime?

si ritalin · 4th December 2003, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knee-Cow

hey man... i'd like to check this out if thats alright with you? any chance i could have a look of it sometime?

Of course you can.
Drop me a mail to:

si@145records.com

And we can arrange a time to hook up.

si

flash · 7th December 2003, 07:05 PM

hey people,
just thought i'd say (as a jcm900 owner) that if you want sparkle on the clean channel you can forget it with the 900... The Jcm900 was the first amp on which Marshall used solid state diode clipping (for the clean channel). You might as well have a solid state amp. The clean channel is also much too quiet.

The jcm900 is a distortion amp thru and thru, except whereas the jcm800 is great for a punchy sound and has an uberlovely gain channel (2205) or just an uber lovely channel (all other models), the jcm900 only really performs on non-punk type music.

If you want wall of sound the gain channel on the 900 is perfect (one of the guys from mogwai uses one).... if you want a decent clean channel with a jcm900 then you should buy a fender or an amp that actually sounds nice on the clean channel, and use a footpedal to switch between the two...

Don't want to spoil the deal but just thought i'd say since you say the clean channel is important, and you sound like you may be a fellow gearhead

njw · 7th December 2003, 08:54 PM

being a gearhead kicks ass...

i have a beautiful clean tone coming from a peavey 50w bass amp with a boss EQ pedal in my line... if you ever get your hands on any type of amp, try it out with different stuff, cos the bass amp sounded completely crap when you played bass through it.... plug a guitar in and it was sweet!

but i'd rather not be switching between amps, i'd prefer to have a single head for 'allll my needs'...

Is there any non marshall stuff about available at a budget that anyone knows of... im a bit scared of marshall's after some problems with them in the past...

Ally G · 7th December 2003, 09:06 PM

for what its worth i like the clean channel on my 900

flash · 7th December 2003, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knee-Cow

being a gearhead kicks ass...

i have a beautiful clean tone coming from a peavey 50w bass amp with a boss EQ pedal in my line... if you ever get your hands on any type of amp, try it out with different stuff, cos the bass amp sounded completely crap when you played bass through it.... plug a guitar in and it was sweet!

totally... my boss ge-7 graphic equaliser is the most useful pedal i own with the jcm900, especially since the 900 is treble heavy. I'm just saying that in general when looking for a nice clean sound it's easier and more versatile if you find an amp that is nice clean, so that other pedals etc give you more sounds rather than correcting stuff...

..but yeah, the bass amp thing... so cool when that happens... so may weird combinations that work... it's totally down to what you're looking for.

njw · 7th December 2003, 09:50 PM

but the bass amp cant handle distorted tone at high volumes... it cuts through the sound fine when its clean, but step on a distortion pedal and it cant cope..... *sniff* poor wee thing...

Rosco the Bosco · 8th December 2003, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knee-Cow

Is there any non marshall stuff about available at a budget that anyone knows of... im a bit scared of marshall's after some problems with them in the past...

i know a lot of people moan about these amps, but Line 6's are really good. obviously, they dont sound exactly like the real thing, but they do sound pretty fucking close. i have one, and im a gear head and an engineer too.

flash · 8th December 2003, 11:32 AM

i guess it comes down to what you want it for... line 6 are good enough that your average non-musician punter won't really notice a difference... in fact a lot of musicians wouldn't be able to tell the difference. But there is a differnce.

What im trying to say is that the only reason not to get a line 6 is for your own ear, cause its still a good amp.

2nd December 2003, 02:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,138	Amp Head Ok so I need an amp (head).. I'm looking for something with power, and sparkle on the clean channel... if anyones played a sovtek head before thats the kind of clean sound i'm looking for... As far as distortion goes, i'm looking for a high gain sound, although a single channel head will do fine as i'll be running pedals... anyone selling anything? anyone got any suggestions of what to look for? Preferably tube, just for the sound... my budget is only around 200 - 300 quid... __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

2nd December 2003, 07:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,138	im awfy tempted like! __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

7th December 2003, 07:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
flash Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 44	hey people, just thought i'd say (as a jcm900 owner) that if you want sparkle on the clean channel you can forget it with the 900... The Jcm900 was the first amp on which Marshall used solid state diode clipping (for the clean channel). You might as well have a solid state amp. The clean channel is also much too quiet. The jcm900 is a distortion amp thru and thru, except whereas the jcm800 is great for a punchy sound and has an uberlovely gain channel (2205) or just an uber lovely channel (all other models), the jcm900 only really performs on non-punk type music. If you want wall of sound the gain channel on the 900 is perfect (one of the guys from mogwai uses one).... if you want a decent clean channel with a jcm900 then you should buy a fender or an amp that actually sounds nice on the clean channel, and use a footpedal to switch between the two... Don't want to spoil the deal but just thought i'd say since you say the clean channel is important, and you sound like you may be a fellow gearhead Last edited by flash : 7th December 2003 at 07:29 PM.

7th December 2003, 08:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,138	being a gearhead kicks ass... i have a beautiful clean tone coming from a peavey 50w bass amp with a boss EQ pedal in my line... if you ever get your hands on any type of amp, try it out with different stuff, cos the bass amp sounded completely crap when you played bass through it.... plug a guitar in and it was sweet! but i'd rather not be switching between amps, i'd prefer to have a single head for 'allll my needs'... Is there any non marshall stuff about available at a budget that anyone knows of... im a bit scared of marshall's after some problems with them in the past... __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

7th December 2003, 09:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,138	but the bass amp cant handle distorted tone at high volumes... it cuts through the sound fine when its clean, but step on a distortion pedal and it cant cope..... sniff poor wee thing... __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

2nd December 2003, 03:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
si ritalin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 102	I'm selling a Marshall jcm900 50watt for £250. It is in need of a new power switch (it works but got cracked at a gig). Nice amp, great sound clean and distorted. si

2nd December 2003, 06:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ally G Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,506	jcm 900 are beast.

3rd December 2003, 10:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ally G Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,506	aye maybe...lol. they cost almost nothing compared to them as well. 900s are cool, just not got the same balls on the gain channel

7th December 2003, 09:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ally G Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,506	for what its worth i like the clean channel on my 900

8th December 2003, 11:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
flash Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 44	i guess it comes down to what you want it for... line 6 are good enough that your average non-musician punter won't really notice a difference... in fact a lot of musicians wouldn't be able to tell the difference. But there is a differnce. What im trying to say is that the only reason not to get a line 6 is for your own ear, cause its still a good amp.

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