Author Topic: JCM800 2x12 (Read 21048 times)

donbarzini · « **Reply #45 on:** October 14, 2005, 11:45:26 AM »

I just got a JCM800 4104 a couple weeks ago, great condition along with an 8ohm Hotplate. Being the tone freak that I am, I also swapped out the stock GM12-70 speakers for a pair of GH1230's broken in by Avatar, they call them "Hellatone". Big difference with the speakers alone. I also had the amp re-biased for EL34's. I went with the JJ EL34L's and a high gain set of preamp JJ's from Eurotubes. I'm still messing around with the preamp tubes but I keep coming back to the JJ's. Finally, my amp is not here now because I was missing one thing for my Echoplex, an FX Loop. I ended up sending the chasis to my buddy in CA, he owns two JCM800's and 2 JMP's and had all his FX Loops installed by his tech out there. He swears that the circuit this guy uses is as invisible as it gets. His recordings with the loop sound awesome. I can't wait to get it back so I can try out my "Cold Sweat/Trilogy" Guitar, that will be done this weekend!

Skybone · « **Reply #46 on:** October 14, 2005, 06:40:14 PM »

Thats 3 forumites with 4104's now! :D

Welcome to the 4104 club! ;)

indysmith · « **Reply #47 on:** October 14, 2005, 07:00:43 PM »

HELL YEAH! welcome, 4104 brother 8)

willo · « **Reply #48 on:** October 14, 2005, 07:13:02 PM »

My 4103 eats your 4104s for tea! :twisted:

indysmith · « **Reply #49 on:** October 14, 2005, 07:24:02 PM »

Haha! but 3 of ours beat one of yours! (getting childish now...) Plus 50W JCM's are yummier than 100W JCM's IMHO. Also, i don't understand how any amp ever could be louder than mine. you could play arenas/stadiums with this thing! :o 8)

donbarzini · « **Reply #50 on:** October 15, 2005, 12:52:00 AM »

I spent so much time looking for a good combo amp and I just could not find a better sound, at least for me, than an old JCM800 4104. I mean every amp is always referred to sounding like a Marshall or a Fender, so I went with an original.

indysmith · « **Reply #51 on:** October 15, 2005, 12:54:55 AM »

i really can't get over how sweet the JCM800 sounds. its so perfect!!! i love it so deeply. I feel like i don't deserve it and its majesty - which is why i'm still up playing it at 1am probably.

Skybone · « **Reply #52 on:** October 15, 2005, 09:51:03 AM »

Yup, it is definitely the best amp I've ever owned tone wise. I did like the TSL122 I had a few years ago, but I just didn't need a 3 channel 100w monster just for home use!

That's why I got a HotPlate for the Ampeg I had before the 4104, which luckily enough was the same output impedance as the 4104, so I didn't have the extra hassle of changing HotPlate's.

Although if I was playing my amp at 1am, I'm sure that my other half would be seriously unimpressed! And I mean SERIOUSLY unimpressed! :( . Line6 saves marriages. ;)

indysmith · « **Reply #53 on:** October 15, 2005, 11:58:23 AM »

i need a hotplate. i can't decide weather i should get that first, or some Nailbombs. I REALLY need to change cr@ppy ibanez pickups, but i wanna be able to play my amp cranked at home!!!

willo · « **Reply #54 on:** October 15, 2005, 12:01:13 PM »

i dont think i can afford a hotplate right now either, indy. i know i need one...but theres always something else to buy!

willo · « **Reply #55 on:** October 25, 2005, 05:17:57 PM »

some photos in case anyone's interested:

note: please ignore the bottle of whiskey - i have no intention of turning into a cliche! Its only there because my dad got it me for my birthday and i didnt have anywhere else to put it...

HJM · « **Reply #56 on:** October 25, 2005, 05:47:13 PM »

That's nice! Looks mint to me!