what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
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JeffB
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Re: what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
Yup..good choice..thats one of the "good" 900s, and the only one I would buy (though I'm not fam with SL-X)
Since the 900's are a bit brighter, I'd go with a warmer speaker...I'd stay away from V30 celestions...though some like 'em. I'd go with the H30s, or greenback 20/25s. Not terribly familiar with other brands of speakers I'm afraid.
Yup..good choice..thats one of the "good" 900s, and the only one I would buy (though I'm not fam with SL-X)
Since the 900's are a bit brighter, I'd go with a warmer speaker...I'd stay away from V30 celestions...though some like 'em. I'd go with the H30s, or greenback 20/25s. Not terribly familiar with other brands of speakers I'm afraid.
Sune
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Re: what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
Thanks for your suggestions, I won't have the money for a cab right away anyway though, so I'll probably make a topic about cab/speaker recommendation later.
Now, I have a question..When people are talking about the later jcm 900's, and their so called "crappy" sound, because of other tubes and something with diode clipping..well, What I wanna know is, in what way is this older jcm 900 different from them, except for the tubes being another kind ?
Thanks for your suggestions, I won't have the money for a cab right away anyway though, so I'll probably make a topic about cab/speaker recommendation later.
Now, I have a question..When people are talking about the later jcm 900's, and their so called "crappy" sound, because of other tubes and something with diode clipping..well, What I wanna know is, in what way is this older jcm 900 different from them, except for the tubes being another kind ?
Sune
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Re: what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
In addition to this question, how many pre amp tubes are there in this beast? how many power amp tubes? And which pre amp tubes? I know you said there were EL34 tubes in the power amp (or is it the pre amp?). Please bare with me, this is my first tube amp, and we all gotta start somewhere, but for now I'll just need these questions answered :burnout:
Also, on the back, there's "direct" and "recording compensated" output lines..Are these something you use when recording ? a signal from the pre amp? see picture here: http://www.stalkerzone.dk/upload/f9_3.jpg
And then there's the power level output..Where I can change between the different impedances, and then there's a button called "mode", where it says "high" and "low", what is this for? is this the switch between 50 and 25 watts? see picture here: http://www.stalkerzone.dk/upload/76_3.jpg
Thank you for your time. :baby:
Sune said:
In addition to this question, how many pre amp tubes are there in this beast? how many power amp tubes? And which pre amp tubes? I know you said there were EL34 tubes in the power amp (or is it the pre amp?). Please bare with me, this is my first tube amp, and we all gotta start somewhere, but for now I'll just need these questions answered :burnout:
Also, on the back, there's "direct" and "recording compensated" output lines..Are these something you use when recording ? a signal from the pre amp? see picture here: http://www.stalkerzone.dk/upload/f9_3.jpg
And then there's the power level output..Where I can change between the different impedances, and then there's a button called "mode", where it says "high" and "low", what is this for? is this the switch between 50 and 25 watts? see picture here: http://www.stalkerzone.dk/upload/76_3.jpg
Thank you for your time. :baby:
Imp
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Re: what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
i've recorded demos with 900s on a couple of occasions, they always sound sweet no matter how crap the mikes
also, get 'this side of brightness' by thursday - or anything else off the 'waiting' album - its ALL 900s, and they all sound very 'honest' on record (they basically home recorded it!)
tom
i've recorded demos with 900s on a couple of occasions, they always sound sweet no matter how crap the mikes
also, get 'this side of brightness' by thursday - or anything else off the 'waiting' album - its ALL 900s, and they all sound very 'honest' on record (they basically home recorded it!)
tom
Imp
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Re: what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
not a clue - no records anywhere tell of the model, since thursday were little more than a well-known local band... when they got signed, they started A/Bing vox AC30s and Bogner Uberschalls
but the cleans sound different to the EL34s i'm used to hearing.. was it 6881s or something the other 900s had?
still, the gain circuitry and tone stack are probably very close.. worth a listen, whatever amp it was
tom
not a clue - no records anywhere tell of the model, since thursday were little more than a well-known local band... when they got signed, they started A/Bing vox AC30s and Bogner Uberschalls
but the cleans sound different to the EL34s i'm used to hearing.. was it 6881s or something the other 900s had?
still, the gain circuitry and tone stack are probably very close.. worth a listen, whatever amp it was
tom
Sune
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Re: what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
I can't remember what the other JCM 900 models have, but hopefully somebody will chime in.. I'd love to hear soundclips of the kind of jcm 900 I bought, since I've only heard clips from the "normal" jcm 900.. And I even like dthose clips, so if the model I purchased is even better, then I'm sure I'll love it.
I can't remember what the other JCM 900 models have, but hopefully somebody will chime in.. I'd love to hear soundclips of the kind of jcm 900 I bought, since I've only heard clips from the "normal" jcm 900.. And I even like dthose clips, so if the model I purchased is even better, then I'm sure I'll love it.
Zerberus
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Re: what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
Yes, that´s your Triode /Pentode switch (25/50 watts)
3 12AX7sSune said:
Direct out can be used to slave another amp behind it, or with a speaker simulator between it and the console... the "Recording Compensated" is for direct amp-> console recording w/o Speaker sim.
Yes, that´s your Triode /Pentode switch (25/50 watts)
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Imp
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Re: what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
and im pretty sure the direct jack is for putting straight into a P.A. desk for live work, whereas the R.C. output is adjusted for a recording desk?
never gotten much out of them mind, whatever happened to just sticking a mic on a stand and telling the amp how YOU want it to sound?
tom
EDIT - duuuuuuuuh, the zerbster beat me there.. is the direct out AKA the preamp out?
tom
and im pretty sure the direct jack is for putting straight into a P.A. desk for live work, whereas the R.C. output is adjusted for a recording desk?
never gotten much out of them mind, whatever happened to just sticking a mic on a stand and telling the amp how YOU want it to sound?
tom
EDIT - duuuuuuuuh, the zerbster beat me there.. is the direct out AKA the preamp out?
tom
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Sune
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Re: what jcm 900 model is this? - any good?
Cool, thanks for all your answers... I found some clips of the usual model jcm 900 here, actually the distortion sounds quite brutal:
http://www.jlhproducts.com/axetrak/soundclips.asp
But I've read that the "Marshall JCM-900 2500 Hi gain master volume" is supposed to have even more gain, this can get really brutal.
And the one in the clip is supposed to be one of the crappier ones.
Odie or Erik H, please make some clips of the Hi gain master volume model you have!
Cool, thanks for all your answers... I found some clips of the usual model jcm 900 here, actually the distortion sounds quite brutal:
http://www.jlhproducts.com/axetrak/soundclips.asp
But I've read that the "Marshall JCM-900 2500 Hi gain master volume" is supposed to have even more gain, this can get really brutal.
And the one in the clip is supposed to be one of the crappier ones.
Odie or Erik H, please make some clips of the Hi gain master volume model you have!
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