Author Topic: Marshall JVM,Gibson 339 ? (Read 1359 times)

viking · « **on:** June 08, 2008, 11:03:16 PM »

Nobody seems to talk about the new Marshall JVM410 or about the new GIBSON ES-339 ?Is there anybody who owns one of these ?Or tried one?The ES-339 looks really nice but it's impossible to find one in Belgium or even with Thoman (not in stock) :oops: .

Bird · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2008, 03:47:40 AM »

I tried out the JVM 50 watt combo and it's pretty cool. I think I'm going to go with the 50 watt head myself. Sounds great, very easy to dial in. I didn't use the foot controller though. The 50 watt has 2 less channels but it has more than enough, with 3 modes per channel, to cover most stuff. 8) Haven't had a chance to try out a 339 yet but I've heard good things.

Dazza1004 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2008, 11:43:17 AM »

I heard the OD channels on the JVM2's were very modern voiced, mid scooped. I have never tried one so can't comment from 1st hand experience.

I have considered a JVM410 a couple of times but the reliability seems pretty poor based on some of what I have read on the JVM forum. On the other hand I guess if everyone who had a JVM410 without problems posted it could significantly change my perception.

Simon D · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2008, 08:41:48 PM »

I tested out a JVM 410 head pretty extensively when I was amp hunting. To be brutally honest, I wasn't that impressed. Don't get me wrong, it's be no means a bad amp, but given the great reveiws it had across the board, I was expecting so much more.

The drive channels sound very similar, the 3 different 'modes' were, to my ears nothing, more than gain stages, and I found it very trebley. The OD channels are certainly what you'd call modern-voiced, and the overdrive itself was very fizzy.

On the upside, the clean channel was quite impressive, and the digital reverb was excellent. Not enough to convince me though, I'm afraid. If you like the modern Marshall sound, you'll probably like it, but it wasn't for me.