Marshall JVM410H

JumpMarine

JumpMarine

18 watts of Mayhemologist
Played one today and I've got to say it's not bad at all. I didn't get to crank it up, but at moderate levels it was pretty nice. 4 channel, do it all amp. It had mucho gain, more than I cared for. But the clean and crunch channels were tops, nice and versitile. Reverb was good, not Fender good but nice none the less. It was sitting on a 1960 cab, but I don't know what speakers where in it and I was plugged into her with a '62 Strat RI(Incredible guitar!!)

  • 100-Watt valve head
  • Valve complement: 5 x ECC83 (12AX7s) in preamp, 2 x EL34s in power amp
  • 4 independent, footswitchable channels Clean, Crunch, OD1 & OD2
  • Each channel boasts 3 footswitchable modes Green, Orange & Red
  • Studio quality, footswitchable digital reverb with level controls for all 4 channels.
  • 2 footswitchable master volumes
  • Two FX loops Series/Parallel & Parallel
  • Series/Parallel FX loop is footswitchable
  • Emulated line out
  • 6-way, 7-LED footswitch with memory capabilities (UK patent pending)
  • All switching can be done via MIDI
  • Made in England
 
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Cool dude. If I didn't already have a Marshall, I;d probably be all over this one. Thank god too, cuz this one is expensive!

I'm savin' my money up for a Roadster.
 
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JumpMarine said:
Played one today and I've got to say it's not bad at all. I didn't get to crank it up, but at moderate levels it was pretty nice. 4 channel, do it all amp. It had mucho gain, more than I cared for. But the clean and crunch channels were tops, nice and versitile. Reverb was good, not Fender good but nice none the less. It was sitting on a 1960 cab, but I don't know what speakers where in it and I was plugged into her with a '62 Strat RI(Incredible guitar!!)

  • 100-Watt valve head
  • Valve complement: 5 x ECC83 (12AX7s) in preamp, 2 x EL34s in power amp
  • 4 independent, footswitchable channels Clean, Crunch, OD1 & OD2
  • Each channel boasts 3 footswitchable modes Green, Orange & Red
  • Studio quality, footswitchable digital reverb with level controls for all 4 channels.
  • 2 footswitchable master volumes
  • Two FX loops Series/Parallel & Parallel
  • Series/Parallel FX loop is footswitchable
  • Emulated line out
  • 6-way, 7-LED footswitch with memory capabilities (UK patent pending)
  • All switching can be done via MIDI
  • Made in England
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Too many channels and knobs for me buddy! LOL.....I still very much like the DSL series.
 
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STRATDELUXER97 said:
Too many channels and knobs for me buddy! LOL.....I still very much like the DSL series.
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I hear you John! Took me too long just to figure out the push button switching let alone tweaking the knobs. It would never work for me either, but it did sound good.
 
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I never understood why anyone would be scared by knobs or switches.....all it means is you have more control over your sound. As long as it sounds good, the extra options can be a blessing for someone who needs different tones on the fly.

Are guitarists that close to cavemen? Try a keyboard/workstation compared to a 4 Channel Marshall.

Anyhow, before the new Marshalls came out, I had a slight feeling the JVM would be a cooler amp than the Vintage Modern, even though everyone assumed the opposite. Everyone who's scared of knobs assumed the VM would be better. Now that I've played both, I have to say the VM is the worst sounding POS Marshall I've plugged into in years! I hated it. I couldn't get any tone that sounded good to me. The JVM, on the other hand seemed like something useful, and it's one of the better Marshalls in recent years IMO. Still no Bogner tho. I went from playing the JVM for an hour at GC to my Ecstasy at a rehearsal space, and was reminded that Reinhold Bogner completely owns everyone.
 
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Gearjoneser said:
I never understood why anyone would be scared by knobs or switches.....all it means is you have more control over your sound. As long as it sounds good, the extra options can be a blessing for someone who needs different tones on the fly.

Are guitarists that close to cavemen? Try a keyboard/workstation compared to a 4 Channel Marshall.
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The thing with all the knobs is, maintenance is a big problem. I definitely know that my amp tech hate amps like roadsters with all knobs, cause they are just a pain in the but to deal with. I don't know of other modern amps are like, but thats a problem.
 
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greendy123 said:
The thing with all the knobs is, maintenance is a big problem. I definitely know that my amp tech hate amps like roadsters with all knobs, cause they are just a pain in the but to deal with. I don't know of other modern amps are like, but thats a problem.
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True, but that's a good reason to avoid the cheapest multichannel amps....I mean the real cheap ones. Most of the Peavey's, Marshalls, Mesas, and VHT's will function perfectly for decades. When you buy those $299-$399 amps that are complicated, you're in for some headaches.

But the main reason for owning an amp is that it does what you require as a musician. Some can get by with one channel, and some can't. I like single channel amps and complicated rigs, but I always baby my amps, so they're always running fine. With complicated rigs, you really have to baby them when gigging or moving them to rehearsal spaces.
 
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I haven't tried the JVM yet but a good friend played one next to a Mesa Mark IV and RK; said the Mesa ate the JVM for thicker, warmer, smoother tone. In comparison he said the JVM was thinner sounding with much more harsh qualities.

A lot os personal preference and now I am trying to decide if my Rivera K-100 is a better amp than the new JVM for my needs. I need to get out and play one soon! UGH! Also, a Mesa or two.

With regards to complicated, there is something refreshing about plugging into a two channel amp with only a few knobs.........keeps the head clear for playing and not fiddling. I also like that if at a gig and you realize the place has acoustics that make your tone dark or bright....it is easier to tweak on the fly with a simple amp than re-tweaking 4 channels on the fly unless you have a master treble and bass or master presence.

My Switchblade lacks the master to get me out of that situation.

On the high end amps...I tried VHT, but liked less expensive Marshalls much more, as well as Mesas. Rivera may be my last attempt into the higher end amp market unless I find a Bogner to try. I played a Diezel but didn't impress enough for me to want to spend that kind of cash! I wonder how I would feel about a Bogner.
 
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Gearjoneser said:
But the main reason for owning an amp is that it does what you require as a musician.
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yes, i thank my JVM for my blues, shred & black metal.

MESA has one of the most distinguished high gain tones out there but when Marshall comes into the picture, it offers a different drive voicing. if you prefer one over the other, it's a presonal preference.
 
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bloodswords said:
yes, i thank my JVM for my blues, shred & black metal.

MESA has one of the most distinguished high gain tones out there but when Marshall comes into the picture, it offers a different drive voicing. if you prefer one over the other, it's a presonal preference.
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I like both, which puts me in a bit of a quandary...or puts me in potential debt, as it were. I have a Mesa, which I love for metal. I'd love to have a Marshall for classic and straight-ahead rock, as well as blues-rock. The JVM really seemed to fit the bill, in the short time I spent test-driving it.

- Keith
 
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Gearjoneser said:
I never understood why anyone would be scared by knobs or switches.....all it means is you have more control over your sound. As long as it sounds good, the extra options can be a blessing for someone who needs different tones on the fly.

Are guitarists that close to cavemen? Try a keyboard/workstation compared to a 4 Channel Marshall.
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Humans, especially males, are lazy, so the minute you give a dude legions of knobs the less he will bother with knobs on a pick guard and bother to pick with different strength in different places, think about subtleties of pressure on the fret board, etc, he will just imiadiatly go into the infinite realm of pedalboard polka dance.
 
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I've seen demo videos for the JVM and read reviews and it seems pretty sick!! Definately something I would consider buying, but I'm buying a Mesa Nomadd 100 this summer!! The Nomad has 3 channels, each with 2 modes, so it seems a little complicated, but I think it'll be pretty straight ahead. Plus I would just want a good tone dialed in for each channel.

I think with the JVM, people are going to find the 2 or 3 tones they like best and program them to the footswitch. I think it might be a bit difficult going from say, Green to Orange or Red mode in one channel as you'd probably want the EQ change along with the mode, so that might be a downside. One type of guitarist that will truly appreciate this head is the the guitarist in any cover band that covers a wide range of genres.
 
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Fender_Punk said:
I've seen demo videos for the JVM and read reviews and it seems pretty sick!! Definately something I would consider buying, but I'm buying a Mesa Nomadd 100 this summer!!
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I've owned and sold both of these amps....If I was to buy either again it would be the JVM, hands down. No question.

Steve E
 
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papersoul said:
I need to play one to see if it can beat this Rivera I am playing now.
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If you have a good Rivera..... do yourself and plug into this Marshall and remind yourself how lucky you are! :firedevil

The clean channel on my beast is so Fender its scary.. and the crunch channel with the boost on rips your head off.... The one thing, and this is personal preference is that the Rivera cant really get low gain loose bottom end sound Marshalls have. But if i wanted loose i'd visit a brothal! haha
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