Marshall -- Which?

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I would go for the jvm, but I have always been a fan of the jcm 800 2203 with a boast in the hi gain jack. :)
 
James Lugo":u9p06vne said:
Traditionally I hate most all new Marshalls, there's something squirrely in the overdrive, like a weird artifact that bugs me. The DSL 100 in Classic Gain mode is my favorite sound of all the new Marshalls I've heard. I'd get a 70's JMP or Super Lead and have someone go through it and either clean it up or mod it. I can't imagine anything Marshall makes now touching my Marshalls. There are a lot of really talented guys that work on Marshalls, I personally use Friedman but there's Cameron, Caswell, Fortin etc.. In my experience it never pays to settle. Get a good old 100 watter and have one of these guys trick it out and you'll have an amp for life. Most all of that crap at GC will be boat anchors in a decade or the house amp at a rehearsal spot. :( Buy a piece of history.

As far as Marshalls being irrelevant or just for classic rock, the management firm that sends me a lot of my work sends me young rock bands, I'm talkin' 15 y/o to 20 y/o, everything from metal to mall punk to emo to mainstream hard rock. Most of those kids play Marshalls, some Boogies and thats about it, occasionally a Bogner. And they come in with their TSL (ouch) or whatever mosfit/hybrid bizarrorama Marshall that they got at Sam Ash, then I plug them into my 71' Super Tremolo with the Friedman 'Kitchen Sink' mod and they shit their pants when they hear the fury and the TSL becomes a foot rest for the remainder of the record.

Dream big mate! :rock:
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The fury! LOVE it, haha! That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!!!!!
 
amiller":u32r7db0 said:
If guys HAD to pick a NEW Marshall, NOT a mod, which one would it be? Why?
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just one?
are we talking for your or for us
for me I couldnt have just one, the jvm nails the current high gain modern amp feel just fine, but lacks the vintage articulate sound of a jmp. Amazing tone at bedroom levels, and the 12 modes is killer. I use pretty much red on all 4, but mostly just ride red 4.
the VM gets that modded plexi thing down cold and is more articulate. very unforgiving amp, but makes you play your runs cleaner or you hear every mistake.
I would say for your style of play the VM
 
I'd go with either a DSL or JVM.....don't forget the GB's. As said before they make a HUGE difference.
 
The JVM and VM are still getting most of the love here so I'm going to start a poll with those to and an "other" option. Thanks for the input guys...you all rock! :rock:
 
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