JMP 2203 Boosted Clip

[232cap]

That's the tone to beat, final answer. My boosted JMP chased almost everything out the door.

 

[legend71]

great tone - love it!

 

[splawner]

That's the tone to beat, final answer. My boosted JMP chased almost everything out the door.

Right on Arto. We had them all in our stable and we end up back to the boosted Marshall!!

 

[errrrrl]

Sounds great man!

 

[braintheory]

Sounds great. It amazes me that over 40 years later a boosted jmp is still about as good as it gets for high gain and is somehow also under 2k!

The only other few high gainers I’ve enjoyed as much are all way more expensive and rare, and still not any better imo, just different flavors (iic+, ccv, Wizard, blueface vh4)

 

[Bxlxaxkxe]

Sounds great. It amazes me that over 40 years later a boosted jmp is still about as good as it gets for high gain and is somehow also under 2k!

The only other few high gainers I’ve enjoyed as much are all way more expensive and rare, and still not any better imo, just different flavors (iic+, ccv, Wizard, blueface vh4)

How much gain does a c+ have compared to this clip of the boosted jmp?

 

[braintheory]

Sounds great. It amazes me that over 40 years later a boosted jmp is still about as good as it gets for high gain and is somehow also under 2k!

The only other few high gainers I’ve enjoyed as much are all way more expensive and rare, and still not any better imo, just different flavors (iic+, ccv, Wizard, blueface vh4)

How much gain does a c+ have compared to this clip of the boosted jmp?

The iic+ has quite a bit of gain on tap if needed, c++ even more so. The way I like to dial in my c+, I’d say I have a bit more gain on mine than in the clip, but not much more.

My current jmp has been modded by Monomyth, (which can have insane amounts of gain), but when it was stock I used my Klon to boost it and had about as much as gain as my preferred unboosted c+ setting, but the 2 amps just have very different voicings that are equally great and unique

 

[Bxlxaxkxe]

Sounds great. It amazes me that over 40 years later a boosted jmp is still about as good as it gets for high gain and is somehow also under 2k!

The only other few high gainers I’ve enjoyed as much are all way more expensive and rare, and still not any better imo, just different flavors (iic+, ccv, Wizard, blueface vh4)

How much gain does a c+ have compared to this clip of the boosted jmp?

The iic+ has quite a bit of gain on tap if needed, c++ even more so. The way I like to dial in my c+, I’d say I have a bit more gain on mine than in the clip, but not much more.

My current jmp has been modded by Monomyth, (which can have insane amounts of gain), but when it was stock I used my Klon to boost it and had about as much as gain as my preferred unboosted c+ setting, but the 2 amps just have very different voicings that are equally great and unique

Awesome. Appreciate that quick rundown. Have a c+ incoming this week. Pretttty pumped.

Does the c+ take to boosts well? What works well with it?

 

[braintheory]

Sounds great. It amazes me that over 40 years later a boosted jmp is still about as good as it gets for high gain and is somehow also under 2k!

The only other few high gainers I’ve enjoyed as much are all way more expensive and rare, and still not any better imo, just different flavors (iic+, ccv, Wizard, blueface vh4)

How much gain does a c+ have compared to this clip of the boosted jmp?

The iic+ has quite a bit of gain on tap if needed, c++ even more so. The way I like to dial in my c+, I’d say I have a bit more gain on mine than in the clip, but not much more.

My current jmp has been modded by Monomyth, (which can have insane amounts of gain), but when it was stock I used my Klon to boost it and had about as much as gain as my preferred unboosted c+ setting, but the 2 amps just have very different voicings that are equally great and unique

Awesome. Appreciate that quick rundown. Have a c+ incoming this week. Pretttty pumped.

Does the c+ take to boosts well? What works well with it?

Nice, that’ll be the perfect complement to the jmp

Yes, it’s worked well with pretty much any boost I’ve tried with it (and I’ve owned well over 100 over the years) and your 808 should be a good fit with it

Of the 100+ plus I’ve had, I’ve had 6 that have been my favorites (making all the ones I had before obsolete) and a few incoming that I’ve been curious to try. The 6 that I feel have been best of the best for boosts are:
Original Klon centuar
TC Electronic 1140
Furman PQ-3
Jauernig Kollmanation
Fulltone Ranger
Coppersound Broadway

Those 2 rack units (Furman and TC 1140) sent a huge chunk of great boosts I had before packing

 

[Racerxrated]

Sounds great. It amazes me that over 40 years later a boosted jmp is still about as good as it gets for high gain and is somehow also under 2k!

The only other few high gainers I’ve enjoyed as much are all way more expensive and rare, and still not any better imo, just different flavors (iic+, ccv, Wizard, blueface vh4)

How much gain does a c+ have compared to this clip of the boosted jmp?

The iic+ has quite a bit of gain on tap if needed, c++ even more so. The way I like to dial in my c+, I’d say I have a bit more gain on mine than in the clip, but not much more.

My current jmp has been modded by Monomyth, (which can have insane amounts of gain), but when it was stock I used my Klon to boost it and had about as much as gain as my preferred unboosted c+ setting, but the 2 amps just have very different voicings that are equally great and unique

Awesome. Appreciate that quick rundown. Have a c+ incoming this week. Pretttty pumped.

Does the c+ take to boosts well? What works well with it?

My C+s have all taken well to any boost I use...I usually set the lead gain at around 3-4 and then hit the pedal. My favorite is the Boss OD1X..leaves the tone as full as stock, without 'narrowing' it like a tubescreamer can. Leaves the low end intact too. All pedal knobs at noon. The TC 1140 is the most transparent of any boost I've tried, the OD1X does add an upper mid flavor that I really like.
But I also have an 80s MIJ SD1, that works well also. The OD1X is the quietest pedal I've had though, another bonus.
Grats on the C+! You'll love it. The feel is unlike any other amp I've ever played.

 

[dstroud]

annnddd there it is, THE tone!!! sounds killer man!!!

 

[rstites]

Sounds great! What do you mean by bright cap installed? Do you mean put the stock value back in or some other value?

So I picked this up last summer and always dug it, but I had the chassis pulled recently and was looking everything over when I realized that the bright cap was not wired in correctly. You can check out the pictures/thread here:

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index ... e.2119852/


There is a definitely a noticeable difference with the cap in there correctly now, even with the gain up. Not massive, but enough to make a difference and I definitely prefer it. More cut and aggression now.

Ah, gotcha. I have it on a push-pull and at high settings it does add just a touch of sizzle, especially when boosted but with gain maxed or really close to it I can't hear a difference.

When gain is maxed, the cap isn't doing anything, so you wouldn't hear a difference. It bypasses the portion of the gain control that's still in the circuit, so it will have more noticeable affect as you turn down the gain. It's doing the same thing as a bypass capacitor on a volume pot in a guitar.

The guys who were cutting these out were playing with the gain way down. However, I think a lot of them simply don't understand how a Marshall sounds. The 2203 (and 1959 for that matter) are bright amps, and on their own are a bit too bright. However, they set perfectly in the mix once you get the other midrange instruments going: mostly snare and toms. Those tend to cover up lots of lower mids that people love in amps when they listen to the amp in isolation. It's those upper mids that are the tonal space allotted to the guitar.

The only piece of gear I regret selling is my old 1979 Marshall 2203. I sold it 20 years ago because I was done playing places I could crank it up. I've been GASing for one for months. This isn't helping me any!

 

[Kidkramer71]

Dude that sounds freaking sweet !

 

[Beyond Black]

It doesn’t get much better than that.

 

[Norton666]

My favorite amps in the world. Not to mention , they are the coolest looking amps too!! Great job man!

 

[Detroit1973]

What Year is that one? I had a JMP 2203 Mint from 1980 & it sounded NOTHING like that Boosted. I tried different preamp tubes & power tubes, different boosts....EVERYTHING to try & get close to that tone. I finally took it to 2 different Techs & they both said "You got a dud dude" They offered to Mod it for me but i didn't want to mod it.

I eventually sold it for 1700 or 1800 to a guy that lived near me & he modded it himself & now it sounds like a Recto with the Bass turned all the way up.

 

[braintheory]

I’m surprised to hear some here that say they couldn’t get that sound with their jmp2203. I’ve tried lots of different jmp2203’s from ‘77-80 and they all got the type of sound the op got in his clip with a boost. I could even basically get that sound unboosted if the guitar has hot enough pickups. That clip to me is a pretty standard example of how those amps sound boosted. It’s an amazing sound

Maybe I’ve just been lucky in that every single late ‘70’s 2203 I’ve tried has sounded great and very similar to one another. I’ve tried other model Marshall’s here and there that have been duds (a few superleads and 800’s), but most have been consistent from my experience

 

[Goat]

I've owned nearly every high-gain amplifier available. IMO, a stock Marshall (and VOX) with a good boost pedal still reigns king. Not only do Marshall's rock, they're the coolest looking amps ever. When I think of the time and money spent to realized this... Oh well, it was fun doing it. Nice sounding amp!

 

[braintheory]

I've owned nearly every high-gain amplifier available. IMO, a stock Marshall (and VOX) with a good boost pedal still reigns king. Not only do Marshall's rock, they're the coolest looking amps ever. When I think of the time and money spent to realized this... Oh well, it was fun doing it. Nice sounding amp!

Couldn’t agree more. I’ve spent years and years trying every boutique Marshall, vox, fender amp I could just to eventually realize that they all sounded worse than the real deal when compared side by side and many were way overpriced

 

[napalmdeath]

Hell yeah. My brother has a '79 2x12 combo with Blackback Rolas in it. Loud fucker. I believe it's a 2104 MKII?