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.

 

[skoora]

Yeah, Just buy a JEL50 and keep the Marshall stock. Or just use a pedal on the 2204. I bet one of the Friedman pedals like the Smallbox, into the Lo input would sound pretty damn good or a Buxom Boost in to the high input set milder on the amp.

 

[UpInSmoke]

I got a JEL 50 recently. Financially, was thinking turning the JCM into a similar thing would be nice but I have been playing them both and I really like the differences. Not that they're vast at all.

 

[Techdeth]

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!

Did you use a gate ? I know some do some don’t .just wondering

 

[griff10672]

where on the East coast are you ?

 

[UpInSmoke]

@griff10672 Not quite coast but east Tennessee

 

[griff10672]

@griff10672 Not quite coast but east Tennessee

Ahhhhh ...... I'm in Rhode Island ..... a little closer than the Cali guys ...... but still not exactly around the corner .