I've posessed some marshall 2203 (vertical and horizontal) and never understood the hype about them....
tried it over and over again and always sold it in the end, I really consideres myself a Marshall-hater.
until last week,
I recorded a Band that came with a JMP 2203 head and when i set that thing up I had an eye opening moment.
I've never heard an amp with that much punch and dynamics!!
it was am UNMODDED! 78 JMP...the things that are almost impossible to find original/unmodded.
The tubes are like 15 years old and a little microphonic and still the amp sounds sooo fantastic....after replacing the tubes I'll have another orgasmic moment I guess
So i convinced/persuaded the guitarist to sell me that beast for 700 (what a steal!)
with that old heads it really pays off to test a couple of them, they all sound different (not a tube/bias-issue).
I'm gonna record a sample as soon as the JMP's got new tubes.
(crappy cellphone cam!)
who else on this board uses 2203 ?
(JCM 800 2203 is the same circuit) and what are your experiences?
tried it over and over again and always sold it in the end, I really consideres myself a Marshall-hater.
until last week,
I recorded a Band that came with a JMP 2203 head and when i set that thing up I had an eye opening moment.
I've never heard an amp with that much punch and dynamics!!
it was am UNMODDED! 78 JMP...the things that are almost impossible to find original/unmodded.
The tubes are like 15 years old and a little microphonic and still the amp sounds sooo fantastic....after replacing the tubes I'll have another orgasmic moment I guess

So i convinced/persuaded the guitarist to sell me that beast for 700 (what a steal!)

with that old heads it really pays off to test a couple of them, they all sound different (not a tube/bias-issue).
I'm gonna record a sample as soon as the JMP's got new tubes.

(crappy cellphone cam!)
who else on this board uses 2203 ?
(JCM 800 2203 is the same circuit) and what are your experiences?