Found a 100w Marshall 1980's JCM 800 2210 head for....

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$1000, Ive never played one but am pretty tempted to grab it up, is this a good deal? apparently its in really good shape and has been gone through by a tech and had the tubes changed.
 
The better ones are the ones made in 87 and later, the earlier ones had channel bleed issues. Check the letter after the serial number to find the build date of the amp.
 
I had an 87 I bought new. I had a hard time selling it. Ended up letting it go for $800. I never was crazy about it.
 
I wouldnt pay near 1000 for a 2210. U can find old marshalls cheap these days, i have seen them for around 700 to 800 these days. See if u can get it cheaper, I had one yrs ago and it had the channel bleed among other issues as said above.
 
Play it first. 2205 and 2210 was Marshalls first real crack at a channel switcher with reverb and a loop. Mine was not as gainy as a 2203 or 2204. Loop was not great either.
 
2210 is a cool amp, couple small tweaks and you can really make them sing... +1 on what art said the early ones had some bleed issues ...
 
That's too much, should be closer to $800 for the diode and channel switching 2205/2210. I had a 2205 recently that sounded decent, but not natural enough for me. I think I paid $650 for it. They did have the huge 800 transformers and good build quality. Maybe a mod or two would get them to sound more like a good 2203 with a semi-clean channel?
 
I am fixing an '84 JCM800 4210. I agree the loop is not great. What should I listen for as far as channel bleed? Just curious what it sounds like.
 
The last 4 2210s to sell on ebay were $910, 950, 950 and 1000. None of those prices included shipping. If yours has recently been serviced and has new tubes I think $1000 is the right price.
 
People are paying $1000 for the 50 watt 2205 models on e-bay right now. If you can get the 2210 100 watt for $1000 Id say that you are ahead of the game.

I agree with what everyone is saying, stick to the older 87 and up models, they sound better and along with the channel bleed of the ealrlier models there is also a design flaw in the real early models IMHO.

The 2205 and 2210's are a misunderstood Marshall Model. There is so much bullshit said about them that it's actually comical when reading some of the replies over the years. It's funny because in the heyday, you could not give them away because of all the negative diode clipping comments that people touted and then when people found out that guys like Schenker and Norum uses them, the comments seemed to change, diode clipping was no longer the Devils work and the prices started climing :D It's just funny to watch what has transpired over the years when it comes to those amps.

I used one back in the day with an EQ in the loop and It was one amp that I got asked about everytime I played by guitar players.

I can say with 100% conviction that some of them sound AMAZING and others not so much but you can most definitely get a killer sound out of them if you take the time to tweak them.

All the best

~R~
 
chumbucket":1vipxrnt said:
Good enough for Schenker, good enough for me.
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Gainfreak":1vipxrnt said:
People are paying $1000 for the 50 watt 2205 models on e-bay right now. If you can get the 2210 100 watt for $1000 Id say that you are ahead of the game.

I agree with what everyone is saying, stick to the older 87 and up models, they sound better and along with the channel bleed of the ealrlier models there is also a design flaw in the real early models IMHO.

The 2205 and 2210's are a misunderstood Marshall Model. There is so much bullshit said about them that it's actually comical when reading some of the replies over the years. It's funny because in the heyday, you could not give them away because of all the negative diode clipping comments that people touted and then when people found out that guys like Schenker and Norum uses them, the comments seemed to change, diode clipping was no longer the Devils work and the prices started climing :D It's just funny to watch what has transpired over the years when it comes to those amps.

I used one back in the day with an EQ in the loop and It was one amp that I got asked about everytime I played by guitar players.

I can say with 100% conviction that some of them sound AMAZING and others not so much but you can most definitely get a killer sound out of them if you take the time to tweak them.

All the best

~R~
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What he said. I never owned one but damn, Ive heard and played a bunch of them and when they were tweeked and set up right, they were friggin glorious...
 
I would like to try a 2210 if I get the opportunity myself.

I have heard some killer clips from those heads that has definitely piqued my curiosity...
 
The serial number starts with an "X", does that tell you anything?
 
Check my youtube video titled "Marshall 2205 boosted w/ Tubescreamer", and "Marshall 2205 - no FX blues", to get an idea what a good 2205/2210 will sound like! I only sold mine because the gain was a little fake sounding compared to a DSL.
 
I think the price is a little high, but they are great amps. Mine is from 1990 and sounds killer. In my experience, they are very loud if you run them the way I do (gain channel maxed, gain maxed and control overall volume with the master).
 
Shiny_Surface":1ql9s68k said:
I would like to try a 2210 if I get the opportunity myself.

I have heard some killer clips from those heads that has definitely piqued my curiosity...
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Last week, some friends and I wrote a quick hardcore punk song and recorded it with an SM58 into a cheap audio interface into Garageband. I was shock at the tone from the 2210. It was killer. Tight, pissed off, chewy and saturated.

I don't want to post the clip because we recorded basically as we wrote it and the guitar playing is sloppy. :doh:
 
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