Runt 50.Hey everyone,
I’ve been looking around for a bit more modern JCM 800, but not overly high gain like a 5150. I want something that still retains the character, but has a bit more gain a tightness. Any suggestions?
Yes. The Kerry King best stock marshal I’ve ever played. Sounded like my FJA Modded Marshall.Find yourself a KK JCM 800. KT 88s, built in boost and a great noise gate. Apart from a nice modded JCM (Monomyth comes to mind) the KK would be the stock Marshall I'd look for.
Yes. The Kerry King best stock marshal I’ve ever played. Sounded like my FJA Modded Marshall.
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Good to know! I'll have to find one and check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!Find yourself a KK JCM 800. KT 88s, built in boost and a great noise gate. Apart from a nice modded JCM (Monomyth comes to mind) the KK would be the stock Marshall I'd look for.
That's what I am doing now. I have a reissue from 2014. I was also looking at Friedmans, so I think I'll check those out too. Thanks!Any clone or reissue JCM800 is what you want... PLUS a pedal. Why complicate things? When you want that legendary base crunch, that is the circuit you want. The others mentioned are all killer amps but look under the hood and there are enough changes in the circuit for it NOT to be an 800. (Besides the 800 KK,) The ceriatone molecular sounds great to my ear and is the one I would get but it isn't 800 and I don't hear that raw dry 800 crunch from it. I hear more turned down saturation. Nothing wrong with that, BUT more often than not people looking for what you are looking for circle back to the original. Just get an 800 clone from Ceriatone or a builder. It is like people searching for the "plexi" tone, getting an actual Plexi NMV style amp is what allows them to see God, not a MV amp pretending to be a big boy.
OR, if Cameron ever releases his diode clipping Hotmod, then you can get that tight gain all day long from an 800.
I tried the Runt 20, and it was a bit too modern for me. Thanks for the recommendation though!Runt 50.
I guess most missed the "not overly high gain" part...
The Runt 50 would be perfect.
I'm really interested in Ceriatone, just don't know where I can try one out.Sounds like you want a Ceriatone molecular by your description. All it is just a JCM800 with more tone shaping and clipping. It's not overly gained up.
I've owned Splawn Friedman and monomyth. If I was looking for a high gain 800 monomyth would be my choice hands down. But the description you gave of what you are looking for sounds like the molecular
This sounds like the ticket. I'll if I can find out to try out. Thanks!Friedman Jake E Lee.
The gain channel set to low gain IS a JCM800.
Plus you get a modded 800 setting, and a plexi channel.
And it's red