Jcm 900 dual rev high gain 4100

[carlocki]

Someone like it?
Do you know any band use it?
how can i boost it?

 

[Mutant]

An unmodded JCM900 is only "high gain" by 80s standards.

Boost it with a TS, SD-1 or any equivalent pedal or have it modded.

 

[AllanD]

The 4100/4500 series is awful. It was the first tube amp I ever owned. Shrill, sharp, cold, lifeless are the best words to describe them. Don't get it.

 

[JoergieN]

JCM800 is the shit!

 

[greyskull]

worst... marshall... ever

 

[sprack]

If you're gonna get a 900 get a SL-X. Better yet, get a DSL.

 

[BLUElightCory]

A friend of mine has one of these and we've tracked it a couple times. He did one or two very simple modifications (changed out a couple components, nothing crazy) and the amp actually sounds really good. I'll see if I can find out exactly what he did, because we ended up using it over a JMP 2203 MK2 and a JCM800 2203 (granted, it had a little more gain and that helped for what we needed).

That said, I have heard several of these that sounded really bad.

 

[chrisjmp]

I'd be curious about the mod your friend did too, I have a 900 that I probably should have sold years ago, but for some reason I'm kind of attached to it.

 

[jeid]

If you're gonna get a 900 get a SL-X. Better yet, get a DSL.

SL-X>DSL

 

[Sloan]

I'm not fond of Marshall stuff, but I had an SL-X for a while that I flipped for some cash. It was an ok amp, but unreliable.

 

[Rex Rocker]

The Dual Reverb I played was HORRIBLE. Fizzy and tiny-sounding with barely any low-end at all.

 

[carlocki]

i can confirm dual rev is not good.

I am planning something new

 

[TravisW]

I had the 4500. My experience was that the "distortion" channel was useless above halfways. It just made the sound thinner. In order to get a remotely "metal" sound, I had to hammer the front end with a tube screamer, run the gain about 5, then have the master volume turned up to 5. I had to run that louder than any other amp I've ever had. Eventually, I modded the crap-o-matic solid state section in the distortion channel so there was both a gain and mid boost. That helped it tons, but I wound up selling it anyway because I was tired of horsing around with it. Also, it was probably the most unforgiving amp I've ever had.

 

[covil]

i have a 900 4100 for years and never liked it!!!

 

[carlocki]

is not for metal

 

[carlocki]

thinking of selling it for a bugera 333xl

what about it?

 

[Mutant]

What kind of sound exactly do you want to get out of it ?

 

[carlocki]

modern.

 

[amarshism]

When I was working for all that remains mike got stuck with one of these from the generic backline at a show. The look of disappointment was unforgettable.

 

[drew_drummer]

I think they're great, but I'm not a metal guitarist.