NAD: Marshall JMP SuperBass!

[MrDan666]

So looks like Santa came early this year and brought me another nice amp to play with

Scored a 1978 Marshall JMP SuperBass 100w, and it's in fantastic condition for its age! Everything inside is stock and none of the wiring has ever been touched as far as i can tell. The 'window' selectors for the Impedance and Mains Voltage were a bit iffy, so i just ditched them and hardwired the amp internally for 240VAC and 16 Ohms. Also the handle ontop of the headshell needs to be replaced, but that's no biggie.

Also it came with original Mullard preamp tubes, and a fresh set of Ruby EL34B-STR which was nice! Cranked her up last night and she sounds great, pure bluesy classic rock tones!

I actually bought the amp so i could mod it and try out a couple of new circuit ideas i had in mind, so chances are during this Xmas holiday i'll end up modding it. I'm sure it will sound killer

 

[JTyson]

Thats one I would like to score. Congrats Dan Oh, and Merry Christmas to our UK bro's

 

[MrDan666]

Thats one I would like to score. Congrats Dan Oh, and Merry Christmas to our UK bro's

Yeah man they're great amps, the late 70's Marshall JMP heads are my fav amps

Merry Christmas to you too Jim! Have a good one

 

[MrDan666]

Nice. Make that F'er sing.

I fully intend to It's going to be evil sounding once im done with it!!

 

[Vrad]

Congrats! Those things have an astounding amount of gain on tap... you just have to move some wires.

 

[dstroud]

Good score on that one!

 

[Code001]

I like how you're modding an old JMP Superbass. Merry Christmas, Dan!

 

[MrDan666]

I like how you're modding an old JMP Superbass. Merry Christmas, Dan!

Haha yes!! It'll be more like a JMP SuperBeast by the time i'm done with it

Merry Christmas Tommy!!

 

[MrDan666]

Congrats! Those things have an astounding amount of gain on tap... you just have to move some wires.

Cheers Vlad!

Absolutely, there's so many things you can do with old Marshalls, its such a simple circuit to start with... They sound great stock, but they definitely make a great platform for mods.

 

[MrDan666]

Good score on that one!

Cheers Darren! Merry Xmas!

 

[jonny toetags]

Awesome Dan!

How are the pedals coming along?

 

[tweed]

Are you done yet?

Merry Christmas Dan!

 

[Digital Jams]

Very cool!

Man I really want a vintage marshall but between nuts that think they have some collector's piece and hacked ones it is tough

 

[Vrad]

Very cool!

Man I really want a vintage marshall but between nuts that think they have some collector's piece and hacked ones it is tough

There's a fine line... LOL!
I wouldn't mod anything in a stock unmolested '68 Plexi, but then again, I'd probably not buy one because in their original form, they're downright unseable for me... LOL!

 

[MrDan666]

Awesome Dan!

How are the pedals coming along?

Still haven't gotten round to finishing them haha I've been focussing on amp mods/rebuilds for the last few months, so never got around to the pedals! Definitely planning on finishing them up in the new year!

 

[MrDan666]

Are you done yet?

Merry Christmas Dan!

If it wasn't Xmas, i would have already grabbed the soldering iron haha I'll have to wait till after Boxing Day i think.. atleast i'll be sober by then anyway

Merry Christmas Randy!!

 

[MrDan666]

Very cool!

Man I really want a vintage marshall but between nuts that think they have some collector's piece and hacked ones it is tough

I know what you mean Scotty, it can be tough finding a good deal on the old Marshalls!

I still think Metroamp's vintage Marshall clones are amazingly good and i would probably go that route instead of spending thousands on a vintage Marshall. Atleast with Metroamp, you get great customer service and everything. If anything goes wrong, theyre only a phonecall away. If you score an old Marshall and it dies.. you are screwed.

 

[Vrad]

Very cool!

Man I really want a vintage marshall but between nuts that think they have some collector's piece and hacked ones it is tough

I know what you mean Scotty, it can be tough finding a good deal on the old Marshalls!

I still think Metroamp's vintage Marshall clones are amazingly good and i would probably go that route instead of spending thousands on a vintage Marshall. Atleast with Metroamp, you get great customer service and everything. If anything goes wrong, theyre only a phonecall away. If you score an old Marshall and it dies.. you are screwed.

That's the best route. One of these days I'm gonna get a Metroamp. I'd love to find an already built one for cheap.

 

[loudgtr]

Congrats Dan! Mod it up baby

 

[MrDan666]

That's the best route. One of these days I'm gonna get a Metroamp. I'd love to find an already built one for cheap.

Keep an eye on the Metroamp forum Classified section, you often see them pop up on there for good prices