School me on the JVM410 and JVM205 heads

[angelspade]

I never really used the spring reverb in my DSL if I'm being honest. I liked having it though just because I thought it was cool.

I talked with my gear advisor at Sweetwater, and he spoke very highly of the JVM. But, he did say that it wouldn't really sound its best without an attenuator. That said, I'm definitely not buying attenuator, as my Mark IV for example sounds fantastic without one at low volumes. I'm damn sure the Marshall can sound good at lower volumes.

Anyway, I'm in the process of trying to sell my BE50. It's a tough market right now for sellers, and don't want to lose too much money on it. Can't really justify 3 amps (Mark IV, BE50, JVM410), so the BE50 makes the most sense to sell. Mark IV sounds too good to sell. I'll post an update later this winter or early Spring after I receive my amp and play through it for a few weeks.

While almost all tube amps respond well to some volume, I will tell you that the JVM sounds amazing at living room levels. The master volume is excellent. No need for an attenuator in my estimation.

 

[jasonP]

This 100%. I love having the 2 different OD channels. I live on OD2 for modern/death metal and love OD1 for soloing. The amp is so versatile it’s insane.

Same for me as well. I find that having 2 different OD channel voicings works so well! I find the OD2 Chanel to be tighter and more aggressive.

 

[jabps]

I never really used the spring reverb in my DSL if I'm being honest. I liked having it though just because I thought it was cool.

I talked with my gear advisor at Sweetwater, and he spoke very highly of the JVM. But, he did say that it wouldn't really sound its best without an attenuator. That said, I'm definitely not buying attenuator, as my Mark IV for example sounds fantastic without one at low volumes. I'm damn sure the Marshall can sound good at lower volumes.

Anyway, I'm in the process of trying to sell my BE50. It's a tough market right now for sellers, and don't want to lose too much money on it. Can't really justify 3 amps (Mark IV, BE50, JVM410), so the BE50 makes the most sense to sell. Mark IV sounds too good to sell. I'll post an update later this winter or early Spring after I receive my amp and play through it for a few weeks.

Man, you do not need an attenuator with the JVM. Of all the high gain heads I have owned it has arguably the best master volume. Sounds great at low volume playing. Per Santiago, the designer of the amp, cranking the Master to try and push the power amp section harder does not work on this amp, not designed that way.