82 JCM 800, 100% original....mod? or not?

[Dave L]

I´m not against mods, but there is something very special about a stock 2203/2204 too and nothing sounds quite like it, for better or worse. My ´85 2204 is stock other than a PPIMV, which to me is the best mod these can get along with the hardwire bypass FX loop if you need it.

 

[glpg80]

Mod the ever loving piss out of it!

Modded Marshall’s are king but it must be done by someone who knows what they’re doing. Hack jobs will sound worse than stock with boost pedals.

 

[BIGKAHUNA]

Going to sit on this one for a while and use funds for other endeavors....will use this set up. Might try some other boost pedals too.

 

[Killcrop]

I have an all original 1982 Jcm800 and I wouldn't mod it.
Too easy to add a pedal or two for more gain. You could always do that 2 gain stage Lynch mod thing as well.

Modifying for an FX loop? You know how I know you are ...?

 

[cardinal]

fwiw rather than modding or using a power station for an FX loop, I've taken to using a profile of stock JMPs (after the Kemper and QC, I settled on the Nano).

I run the profiler into a power amp and cab and can easily add FX after the profiler. I took profiles of various boost and double boost levels and footswitch between them, too. So it's like having a multichannel JMP with an FX loop.

 

[fek]

Going to sit on this one for a while and use funds for other endeavors....will use this set up. Might try some other boost pedals too.

This is the way! Pick a boost for the mod you want. The SD-1 is a standard, and one of my faves, for a reason with Marshall's. I also love the Koko.

I do have a Pandora modded JCM800 2203X, but I bought it that way. A stock 1982 JCM800 should not be messed with.

 

[mnemonic]

Rather than an FX loop I like just using a Di box to take a line level signal off the speaker tap, then routing that into a 100% wet FX unit, to a seperate power amp and cab. Works very well unless you want series FX like an EQ.