Author Topic: JCM 600 ??? (Read 6880 times)

CaffeineJunkie · « **on:** June 18, 2006, 10:12:51 PM »

any1 ever used one?? iv only just found out about them when i referred a mate to one goin cheap.

any good??

_tom_ · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:42:41 PM »

I played one ages ago when I was trying out amps, I wish I got it really, as I think I read somewhere they are rare-ish?

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #2 on:** June 19, 2006, 12:05:22 AM »

well there's none on eBay last time i checked so i'd imagine so yeh

Brow · « **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2006, 12:54:53 AM »

I wouldn't say they're rare in a collectable way, I just don't think they really caught on when Marshall released them.

If I remember correctly they're along the same lines as the JTM30/JTM60 amps that Marshall made but without the 'legendary' problems that those amps usually suffer from.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2006, 12:57:27 AM »

so gettin one cheap is a good thing????

OD-Black_Fire · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2006, 01:49:41 AM »

How cheap?

Brow · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2006, 01:50:13 AM »

Quote from: CaffeineJunkie

so gettin one cheap is a good thing????

I'd say it is yeah :) But it all depends on the sound you want. Going from memory, they don't have all that much gain available from them, so if that's a problem for you then it may be worth you looking into a different amp :)

Twinfan · « **Reply #7 on:** June 19, 2006, 08:49:28 AM »

They're the same as the JTM series that I used to own, except they're black not the beige colour of the JTMs. As far as I'm aware, the electrics are the same as the JTMs? I don't think they changed them at all.

If you're using it at home and want a genuine tube sound at decent volume levels they're great. If you ever want to crank it, buy something else. My JTM was useless when it was fully cooking - the tone went mushy and it wasn't happy at all. Not what you expect from a Marshall tube amp.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2006, 09:21:10 AM »

well, it's not for me, it's a mate who's just startin a band-mainly indie stuff so probs fairly low gain, and it's £400 for the head and a 4x10.

Twinfan · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2006, 10:16:18 AM »

That's a decent price for what it is I guess, but I paid £435 for a Laney GH50L and Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab which I think is much better value for money.

I guess your mate needs to try it out and see what he thinks. It would probably be OK for low gain, medium volume gigs.

JamesHealey · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2006, 12:40:57 PM »

the 600's were an odd one, we've got one at music college in the studio and it's not a bad piece of kit really, the cleans are nice the distortion is heading towards the jcm2000 kind of terratory if i remember rightly.

900MkIII's are still one my favourite marshalls that u can pick up relatively cheap.

no JCM800 2203 though ;)

fps_dean · « **Reply #11 on:** June 20, 2006, 06:19:28 PM »

Quote from: _tom_

I played one ages ago when I was trying out amps, I wish I got it really, as I think I read somewhere they are rare-ish?

That's right. They aren't too common because I haven't seen one since I was about 10 years old, 15 years ago!

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #12 on:** June 20, 2006, 06:48:17 PM »

I had the JTM60 1x12 combo, it was 'alright' - reliability is bad, the OT on mine blew with the amp running on '5' (where it sounded best). I have heard this same problem from other people too.

I would stay away from them - get a 2204 or 2203 in the combo version.

:twisted:

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #13 on:** June 20, 2006, 06:50:30 PM »

OT???

Twinfan · « **Reply #14 on:** June 20, 2006, 11:13:20 PM »

Output Transformer - a known weakspot on these amps. They're expensive to replace (£75+ for the part and fitting).