Marshall JVM410 OD2 Orange vs. Red

[Lasse Lammert]

same settings, gain at noon

OD2 org

OD2 red

 

[JeffTD]

For this one, I prefer red - maybe lower the gain on it a bit since changing modes does add some, but it sounds thicker and more focused in red.

 

[Rex Rocker]

I must say I'm digging the Recto and Krankstein samples much better than these two.

 

[Trevoire520]

I like orange better. Sounds a bit squishier, whereas red is more tight/modern/edgy.

 

[53Crëw]

Both sound good. But I slightly prefer orange.

Edit: These two tones are really growing on me. Which cab and mic did you use Lasse?

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Thanks.
Twas a recto cab mic'd with an AT250DE

 

[MatrixClaw]

Orange for me, doesn't sound quite as thick as Red, but it's a bit clearer, which I'd rather have in most cases.

 

[kvoid]

red. I generally like the OD2 red better than orange. It's reverse for me on OD1 though.

 

[D.Vial]

Orange

 

[Ermz]

There's something about the articulation on the Orange modes of my JVM that I love. They always sound looser and thicker than red, but there's something about the percusiveness of the rhythm technique that they retain.

Listening to this test on cans, but I could go either way. Really depends what works better in the final mix/what the band prefers. If you quad tracked this I would recommend combining OD 1 Orange with OD 2 Red... the combination is perfect. You get the hugeness and clarity combined with the saturation and smoothness. It's a one-amp quad-tracking machine.

Fucking love this amp.

 

[greyskull]

The Mids on orange are WAY nicer.

 

[Uros]

What an amp...must get it as soon as possible. Great clips!

 

[drew_drummer]

Jesus that sounds REDONKULOUSLY PHAT!!

I really like both, but I think Orange just squeezes it for me.

As an aside Lasse, do you have any negative opinions of the JVM?

 

[Lasse Lammert]

As an aside Lasse, do you have any negative opinions of the JVM?

yes, it's beyond fucking noisy!
it's MUCH MUCH noisier than any high gain amp I've ever played, usually you hear the noise/hiss before the track and then the actual playing comes in much louder...
when reamping with the JVM you hear that noise and when the actual track sets in it really doesn't feel that much louder.

 

[korpse pop]

org has better palm mutes, both are awesome

 

[Mago]

Red for me, sounds a bit more open and smoother in the palm mutes...it also has gain set a bit higher then the orange sample I think

Tried the JVM410 a while back with a Marshall 1960 and a Mesa OS, and it sounded very cool (all channels, also really nice clean and crunch sounds!), but there were very prominent high mids that I couldn't
get out of the tone with tweaking the knobs...was quite annoying after a while

But it's one hell of a beast, especially considering the price! I allready recommended it to a friend who wanted to get his first tube head

edit: but yeah, NOISY AS FUCK.
even worse then the 5150

 

[Lasse Lammert]

even worse then the 5150

MUCH worse actually

 

[MarkG]

You keep making me GAS for one of these. I'll probably pick one up in the next 3 months...but with an ISP decimator by the sound (noise) of things. Great tones to be had Lasse

 

[greyskull]

MUCH worse actually

SHIT!

 

[MatrixClaw]

even worse then the 5150

My 5150 is dead silent