Want my 2204 JCM modded

[UpInSmoke]

Where's the best place to get an 84 2204 modded for a reasonable price? I'm on the east coast. Dave Friedman quoted me a fair price but it's on the other side of the states.

I'm looking for something like the JEL mod or something higher gain, switchable, 6550 tubes, things like that. I kept seeing people say they did the JEL mod and it was easy but I've never done it, kind of figure I shouldn't dive in without experience.

Might I be better off just getting a scary mod or something?

 

[FourT6and2]

Any decent tech can do a JEL mod. Just bring your amp to someone local with the schematic. I can do it, but I'm in California.

 

[matttornado]

FWIW- I did the JEL mods on my 2203 and turned IT back to stock. Why? Well, even though the mods are easy and sounded cool at bedroom levels, it was very noisy - noise that comes with the mods. When I used it at rehearsal and at gigs, the JEL mod, was too much. Too much hiss and gain. Stock is the way for me and has plenty of distortion with the stock 10k cold clipper.

Good luck! I hope you like it!

 

[UpInSmoke]

There's one single tech/repair shop near me. I may ask them how much they'd charge out of curiosity.

I definitely don't want to add noise though, so I might go the scary mod route since I myself can reverse that.

 

[FourT6and2]

If the tech knows what he's doing you won't have any problems. But it's hard to find good people out there.

 

[UpInSmoke]

Dave said he would make the mod switchable and add a depth and sat switch as well. It's not cheap with shipping coast to coast but feels like it may be worth it.

 

[FourT6and2]

Dave said he would make the mod switchable and add a depth and sat switch as well. It's not cheap with shipping coast to coast but feels like it may be worth it.

go for it

 

[Geo]

Sell it and buy a Friedman.