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  • #16
    Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

    I’ve been eyeing a dual 6V6 JCM-800 clone that’s like 20W for a while now. I played through it & honestly I liked it better than an actual modern JCM-800. I’m pretty sure that I’ll end up taking it but I’m going to have to get rid of something else first....

    My house has reached maximum capacity for amplifiers & I think one more may turn the place into a Monty Python sketch???
    I live in Northern New Hampshire, we shoot the things we don't understand here???

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    • #17
      Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

      You can find a used Friedman Runt, which is a 20 watt head, for under $1000, but it doesn't have any power switching options.
      "An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. " - Bukowski

      "A banker will take a guitar and play three notes on it. A rock star will take a guitar and throw it across the room. " - David Lee Roth

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      • #18
        Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

        Actually, it sounds like a simple DSL20HR is what you need. And it’ll be far FAR below your budget..,especially used.
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        • #19
          Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

          Originally posted by cliffenstein View Post
          Actually, it sounds like a simple DSL20HR is what you need. And it’ll be far FAR below your budget..,especially used.
          And its EL34 powered. I would be skeptical of any EL84 or 6V6 powered alternatives for 800 type tone.

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          • #20
            Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

            This one is amazing -and legit and expensive. SV20 series

            But switchable 20W or 5 beadroom Watts of pure Marshall Plexi tone. with effects loops!

            Thanks to Devastone for catching my model number error

            Nailed it -it smokes.
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            • #21
              Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

              Originally posted by NegativeEase View Post
              This one is amazing -and legit and expensive.
              I think you meant INexpensive, right? I haven't tried the Origin, but isn't it more Plexi-ish on the gain range than JCM800?

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              • #22
                Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

                Originally posted by devastone View Post
                I think you meant INexpensive, right? I haven't tried the Origin, but isn't it more Plexi-ish on the gain range than JCM800?
                Whoops hahaha. I meant the SV20 series.. the expensive series -Wow.

                Editing now!

                The SV20 blew my mind
                Last edited by NegativeEase; 11-04-2019, 10:11 AM.
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                • #23
                  Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

                  Originally posted by NegativeEase View Post
                  Whoops hahaha. I meant the SV20 series.. the expensive series -Wow.

                  Editing now!

                  The SV20 blew my mind
                  Dude, you seriously have a Plexi-track mind! I think for JCM800 goodness he would want the SC20:



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                  • #24
                    Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

                    Originally posted by devastone View Post
                    Dude, you seriously have a Plexi-track mind! I think for JCM800 goodness he would want the SC20:



                    Haha. amazing. I didn't even know about the mini 800.

                    I do prefer the Plexi Vintage because I create a lot of drive before the amp.

                    I've played the SV20H -it's really amazing. I'm sure the mini 800 is too.

                    I'm sure you can empathize, but at some point you have all the Vintage and modern gear you need, so your not walking stores or scouring websites for newer versions -so I'm mostly exposed to people either showing me at gigs or this forum. So there's lots of gear that I don't know about.
                    “For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard

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                    • #25
                      Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

                      i mentioned those in post 8. guess i need to post pics to get peoples attention

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                      • #26
                        Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

                        Originally posted by jeremy View Post
                        i mentioned those in post 8. guess i need to post pics to get peoples attention
                        I read yours, but I forgot, it was more than 24 hours ago, besides, needed to give NE a hard time. I would love to check one of those out, I had a small box British green 50W JCM800 head back in the day, one of those amps I should have kept and put away.
                        Last edited by devastone; 11-15-2019, 02:52 PM.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

                          Ceriatone 2202, about $652 new, and that includes shipping if you go through guitarampsusa.com

                          The Ceriatone British Style 2202 HW is a low wattage, feature-laden champion of tone and value. The 2202 started with the preamp of our 2203HW and 2204HW, but we added some features to make a timeless design even more flexible.


                          I don't now if it meets your channel requirements. The price I listed includes tubes in a head format. There are options in terms of head, chassis only, combo, tubes/no tubes, etc.

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                          • #28
                            Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

                            Apparently those 20W Marshalls still peel paint, even at 5W.

                            The mini Plexi stack looks so good though.....
                            Oh no.....


                            Oh Yeah!

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                            • #29
                              Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

                              Originally posted by PFDarkside View Post
                              Apparently those 20W Marshalls still peel paint, even at 5W.
                              That's a bit exaggerated. 5W isn't "quiet", and you couldn't get away with it in an apartment without an attenuator, but it's perfectly appropriate for a loud afternoon/evening in the living room of a suburban house.

                              20W is where you'll probably think "I really should be using ear plugs with this..."

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                              • #30
                                Re: Low wattage Marshall JCM800

                                Originally posted by PFDarkside View Post
                                Apparently those 20W Marshalls still peel paint, even at 5W.

                                The mini Plexi stack looks so good though.....
                                Originally posted by Cynical View Post
                                That's a bit exaggerated. 5W isn't "quiet", and you couldn't get away with it in an apartment without an attenuator, but it's perfectly appropriate for a loud afternoon/evening in the living room of a suburban house.

                                20W is where you'll probably think "I really should be using ear plugs with this..."
                                I've cranked my 2525H on the 5W setting a couple times and it gets loud to the point of being somewhat uncomfortable without plugs. I'm playing through an Emi Wizard 16, so that's 103.5db sensitivity; with something a bit quieter it'd be more manageable. In the 20W mode it has plenty of volume for most of the gigs I've ever played.
                                Originally posted by crusty philtrum
                                And that's probably because most people with electric guitars seem more interested in their own performance rather than the effect on the listener ... in fact i don't think many people who own electric guitars even give a poop about the effect on a listener. Which is why many people play electric guitars but very very few of them are actually musicians.

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