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Even with the JJ at full gain and both masters at 6 (which is loud as all fck) I DO NOT find that it has much hiss at all. Yes, there is some hiss, but nothing I would consider annoying or excessive. Not even enough to make we want a noise gate. My problem (I think after a ton of...

I was afraid of that.

So the JJ100 is higher gain than what I'm used to (My previous amp is a Marshall 2204). I'm getting quite a bit of noise/buzz when the amp is running at full gain (anything over 8). Anything less than 8 and the noise is very tolerable. I'm just trying to figure out what is normal for this...

It's an incredibly versatile amp with no compromises on either mode or channel. While the dirt channels are certainly the star of the show, the clean channel is this surprising bonus you get along with the package.

I'm going to eat my words here... After playing the JJ for the past month or so without using my Aracom, I switched back to using the Aracom to see if I could hear a difference. Well... There is definitely more sustain at lower gain settings when the master is above 5 (I've been running it at...

If you prefer the 80's JCM master volume era tone, go with the Fargen If you prefer 70's Plexi non-master volume era tone, go with the Dirty Shirley Can't comment on the Suhr, I never tried one. The Fargen and Friedman both have EXCELLENT master volumes (Friedman is maybe a tad better) and...

It didn't work on my Mac, but they refunded me.

What you hear when you open it up is most likely the speakers reaching a volume where they can function as intended. Guitar amp speakers are not designed for low volume. Get a Torpedo CAB and a good set of headphones. Use the Power Station as your load. Then you can use headphones and play...

Personally I do hear the difference even at high gain, but I don't find the marginal improvement there worth the investment. I use my JJ for everything. I use the JBE channel for my own personal music and I use the BE channel for cover band work and even blues jams. I specifically bought it...

As supplies dwindle it's getting harder to find quality true NOS tubes so you sometimes have to settle for ANOS. I've bought quite a bit on ebay (mostly ANOS) and taken some risks which paid off big time and some that were a bust. I've also bought from the popular online dealers and got some...

Having to re-bias every time makes playing with power tubes a PIA. However, I do have a quad of SED winged C EL34's waiting to get dropped in when I get a chance. I put those same tubes in my 2204 and they did make an improvement.

I could most definitely survive on only my 2204S. Guitar >> cable >> amp. I don't even need the boost pedal. Mine has a boost switch built in. The single channel master volume 2203/2204 is greatest amp in history.

Update After trying a few more tubes I've landed on V1: RCA 7025 V2: Mullard I61 7025 V3: Mullard I63 7025 V4: Mullard F91 ECC83/12AX7 Really like this tube set. The F91 was an improvement over the F92 in the phase inverter. I've tried swapping the I61 and I63 and I preferred the I61 in V2...

Agree. I've tried by Aracom with my JJ. There is no need for attenuation. The master sounds great.

This is EXACTLY my experience. I have an Aracom attenuator which acts as a reactive load box, attenuator and line out. It has a high cut function which corrects for some of the top end loss that commonly occurs with attenuators. On = more high end, Off = less high end. I ran the line out...

This is EXACTLY my experience. I have an Aracom attenuator which acts as a reactive load box, attenuator and line out. It has a high cut function which corrects for some of the top end loss that commonly occurs with attenuators. On = more high end, Off = less high end. I ran the line out...

"How many do not play in a band" I do not regularly play in a band, but do have friends to jam with when I can. In the age of laptop DAW's bands are not as relevant. You can be your own band. "How did you get the $$$ for such great gear?" Seven years in college, two degrees, 15 years in a...

Bill Kelliher Signature Model? If this happens I may kick myself for buying the JJ too soon...

This is my experience as well and the only reason why I started experimenting with different tubes. I wanted to be able to roll back the volume on my guitar or lower the gain on the amp for more vintage (think JTM45 era) tone and maintain the dynamics and harmonic overtones.

V1 is the clean channel. I definitely preferred by RCA 7025 in there over the stock chinese ARS. V2 is V1 of the gain channel. I found the Mullard made the greatest impact there at lower gain. I agree the stock tubes were brighter and bit tighter in the high end and if you mostly play high...