The hell with modded Marshalls-just get a stock JCM 900!

[Metalhead]

Dudes, just picked up a stock 1998 JCM900 Dual Reverb 100W, and with just a little bit of overdrive turned up this bitch screams! I don't know why I've been buying all these modded Marshalls! This sounds as good or better than any I've ever played, and is running a close race with my other amps easily right now!!! Picked it up for a great price locally too. I HIGHLY recommend one of these to take care of your modded Marshall jones. Just get a good OD pedal and you're off to the races! Has killer reverb, f/x loop with level, tube fault indicator light, 2 channels and they're footswitchable. Can't say enough about this thing, so lemme hear ya stock Marshall hatas! This thing whips the shit out of my past owned modded Marshalls!

 

[glassjaw7]

Not sure if you're joking or not because everyone tears these things apart. However, I love the 900 Dual Reverb! My friend has one that beats his 800 and hangs with his Mark IV.

 

[RaceU4her]

silverchairs old cranked 900 tone is among my favorite tones ever

 

[rottingcorpse]

i have a stock marshall kerry king that kills. but it's kinda a modded jcm800.....

but mine was infused with kerry's evil when he borrowed it. now, whatever i play on it comes out chromatic and outta key.

 

[zewango]

The guy in Tesla used a Modded 900 on their double CD of covers. It sounded great.

 

[glassjaw7]

silverchairs old cranked 900 tone is among my favorite tones ever

How old you talking? I thought Daniel has always played Soldano?

 

[RaceU4her]

silverchairs old cranked 900 tone is among my favorite tones ever

How old you talking? I thought Daniel has always played Soldano?

the first album is all jcm900, after that he switched to hotrod 100's

 

[Digital Jams]

Man I see those all day for $500-600 but never played one, just the slx model which imo is a good sounding amp.

Well always looking to up the marshall count

 

[JakeAC5253]

I've only played one once, but it was enough to make the jazzer next to me get disgusted turn off his amp and walk away. That's good enough for me

 

[Metalhead]

Sounds like good reviews so far guys! Let's hear some more love about the 900's, the king of all Marshalls!!!

 

[droptrd]

I had a 4100 dual reverb for a while. It really a good amp. A good OD and youre shreddin. But I dont know Id go as far as taling a 900 over a well modded 800 or jmp. But the 900 is a great value for sure. I never understood all the hate either.

 

[stephen sawall]

I have owned one, I am not going into details but it was never my intent to own it. It was a way of collecting a unpaid debt back in 95'. ..... I agree it sounds better than most of the modified Marshall's I have heard. In fact much better.

Would I recommend this amp ? .... NO.

 

[wIsEbLooD]

i have a 2500 50 watt. sounds good to me.

 

[Loudness250]

let's hear some clips of this beast. I know with some killer tubes it would really take it up a notch. Maybe it has great tubes and good bias. clips!

 

[thiswaythatway]

I think they're garbage and I've played a bunch of them. Sure they have gain, but the tone was junk to my ears.

 

[Metalhead]

Don't know what to say other than maybe I've got a magic OD, but I'm loving the shit out of it. To each his own I suppose, but I love killer tone for a cheap price!

 

[Metalhead]

CLIPS WILL HAPPEN, once I've got the damn time, but it's hard shoveling in all this cash all day!

 

[glassjaw7]

I think they're garbage and I've played a bunch of them. Sure they have gain, but the tone was junk to my ears.

This is what I've always thought too. Heard a lot of trashy tones from em and used to HATE those things until I heard my friend Eric's. Maybe I missed something he said and it's modded. Gonna find out...

 

[Ayrton]

I hated mine...

 

[BenoA]

Don't know what to say other than maybe I've got a magic OD, but I'm loving the shit out of it. To each his own I suppose, but I love killer tone for a cheap price!

I agree with you. I've been playing one for over a year now at the place where we rehearse (we rent by the hour). The room we get each week has a JCM900 and a Single Rec, both half stack. I've tried the Mesa a few times but I'm always coming back to the Marshall and the warmer the amp gets, the better it sounds! For me, I set the gain at noon and push it with a tube screamer if more gain is needed!

I really don't understand the bad rep the 900 series get over the internet. Anyway, Marshall re-issued the model and even Bugera now makes a copy of it!