Just got a JCM900

[Machinated]

For £FREE! Only problem is its at home and I'm at university right now...Pictures as soon as I return to the studio.

Think it needs its valves replaced too but no big deal considering the price

 

[MetalJonesy]

For £FREE! Only problem is its at home and I'm at university right now...Pictures as soon as I return to the studio.

Think it needs its valves replaced too but no big deal considering the price

for free, cant complain at that!!!

I used to have one (the 4100 model with the EL34's instead of the standard 5881's) but it didnt have enough balls for the music i wanted to do. However the clean channel on em is unreal for a marshall i thought, but the lead channel definately lacked character and dirt

 

[Machinated]

Yeah, if I was to buy a new amp wouldn't be the first on my list by any means, but hopefully it will have its uses. Already got a few amps sitting about here, so the variety will be cool. Plus got another 1960 with it, which leaves me with no excuse to replace some speakers with v30's.

 

[MetalJonesy]

another 1960 awesome, i wana get sum v30s in my 1960, but atm its suiting my head well, id have liked to have tried the 900 with a cab w/v30s in, see what it offered compared to the standard 1960

 

[Torniojaws]

(the 4100 model with the EL34's instead of the standard 5881's)

Actually all European JCM900 models have EL34 from the factory, and all American JCM900 models have 5881. Mostly because back in the day 5881s were more readily available in North America than EL34's, and vice versa for Europe.

 

[MetalJonesy]

i know the brand new ones come with EL34's, but im sure over here in england the more popular versions all had the 5881's in

 

[VH100R]

For £FREE!

WHY?

 

[Pman]

WHY?

also...
When
How
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Who
What??????

 

[STINNETT]

For £FREE! Only problem is its at home and I'm at university right now...Pictures as soon as I return to the studio.

Think it needs its valves replaced too but no big deal considering the price

Sweet.

I have a 900 myself, a 50 watter with EL34's. I find it useful for lots of stuff. I also think it has more than enough gain for metal so long as you can dime the volume. My tastes aren't necessarily in line with most around here though.

 

[Machinated]

Yeah, its not really intended as my main go-to-metal amp, but I'm sure it will work somewhere for some stuff. Just another flavour on hand for me now haha

 

[Torniojaws]

I have a 900 myself, a 50 watter with EL34's. I find it useful for lots of stuff. I also think it has more than enough gain for metal so long as you can dime the volume.

Slap a Bad Monkey in front of it (or any other overdrive with two EQ knobs), and with the Bad Monkey cut the lows a bit (10 o'clock) and boost the highs some (1-2 o'clock). Then the baby will really scream and lose that muddiness At least that's what it does to an SL-X. Not sure about Hi Gain Dual Reverbs.

 

[MetalJonesy]

Slap a Bad Monkey in front of it (or any other overdrive with two EQ knobs), and with the Bad Monkey cut the lows a bit (10 o'clock) and boost the highs some (1-2 o'clock). Then the baby will really scream and loose that muddiness At least that's what it does to an SL-X. Not sure about Hi Gain Dual Reverbs.

I had an SD1, it worked in the sense it did what you said, but it lost its warmth, and it still didnt cut it unfortunately :-( even though i say all this, it was a shame to see it go, as it was my first 'proper' amp