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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Crazy_Joe on August 19, 2006, 07:24:30 PM

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: Crazy_Joe on August 19, 2006, 07:24:30 PM

Is this a good head?
I've heard of the JCM800, but never the 600, does it perform well?
Also how well do you think it would do metal?

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: Word Bearer on August 19, 2006, 08:21:45 PM

I've heard of them before, but never actually heard one.

From what I can remember, they're kinda rare. Not great for metal, more vintage sounding (may be wrong though).

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: indysmith on August 19, 2006, 08:37:21 PM

i'd imagine in terms of the gain yu'd expect from a JCM600 it'd be no good for metal at all, assuming it has less than an 800 which has less than a 900 which has less than a 2000

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: AlexF on August 19, 2006, 09:22:41 PM

the other guitarist in my band had one a few years back...at the time his band was playing AC/DC kinda stuff. It was adequate, but not much more. I'd rather have a JCM800 anyday.

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: _tom_ on August 19, 2006, 10:04:02 PM

I played one when I went searching for an amp a couple of years ago.. it was quite good but I didnt really get to crank it, definately dont think it'd do metal, at least not without a booster.

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: HTH AMPS on August 19, 2006, 10:23:25 PM

I've had one, they do an alright rock tone but the main thing is their reliability and poor build quality.  The output transformer blew on mine and I've heard this was quite a common fault.

Nowhere near as good as a JCM800 or 900.

 :twisted:

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: Twinfan on August 21, 2006, 08:57:56 AM

I had a JTM 60 (slightly earlier version of the JCM600) until recently.  They don't do metal at all, just your classic rock sounds.  The heaviest sound you'll get out of it without any pedals or boosters would be early Van Halen.

It did a great AC/DC sound but I couldn't use it live.  They sound good at lower volumes but if you crank them they mush up really badly.  The O/T went on mine to so I got it fixed and sold it.

I've switched to Laneys now and won't go back - they really put me off Marshalls.

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: dave_mc on August 21, 2006, 04:33:24 PM

^ if the jtm 60 is a version (kind of) of the jcm600, then I echo twinfan- I didn't like the jtm60 at all- the overdrive channel was total cr@p, IMO.

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on August 21, 2006, 04:37:48 PM

isn't it used primarily by Indie bands???

Title: Marshall JCM600
Post by: Twinfan on August 22, 2006, 08:35:50 AM

No idea, but it has that kind of tone.  Certainly not a metal amp.