mavrick102000
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Nice!
Do you still have your Germino? Just supplementing?
Do you still have your Germino? Just supplementing?
NAD: Marshall JCM 800 2203x
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Sirloin
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Me? No, I did sell the Lead 35 I had. Might pickup a different flavor Germino someday
LCW
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Two words. Holy Fuck!!!
@Sirloin wasnt lying. The SOUND of ROCK!! Indeed!!
Working for home today waiting for this thing to be delivered. Only played it a bit. But it’s HELLA LOUD!! Not plexi loud but it could be if cranked.
With pre on 8.5 and master on 1.5, it’s 105 dB about a yard from the stack per my Apple Watch.
This is gonna be fun!
@Sirloin wasnt lying. The SOUND of ROCK!! Indeed!!
Working for home today waiting for this thing to be delivered. Only played it a bit. But it’s HELLA LOUD!! Not plexi loud but it could be if cranked.
With pre on 8.5 and master on 1.5, it’s 105 dB about a yard from the stack per my Apple Watch.
This is gonna be fun!
LCW
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Don’t know if anyone else has noticed but Marshall seems to have quietly renamed the 2203. It no longer carries the ‘X’ moniker.
I noticed when I recently got a new JCM 800. It was labeled as 2203-01 on the box. Some sites also show it as 2203-01 and have it labeled as from the ‘Vintage Series’.
Sure enough a quick check on the Marshall (US) web page. They also seem to highlight that it’s “Master Volume”… The box label also had this boldly shown.
www.marshall.com
I noticed when I recently got a new JCM 800. It was labeled as 2203-01 on the box. Some sites also show it as 2203-01 and have it labeled as from the ‘Vintage Series’.
Sure enough a quick check on the Marshall (US) web page. They also seem to highlight that it’s “Master Volume”… The box label also had this boldly shown.
JCM800 2203 Vintage Reissue Head Powerful 100W master volume amp head | Marshall.com
Used by artists around the world, the Marshall JCM800 2203 100W head continues to be one of our greatest.
www.marshall.com
V33SGThree
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I opted for two clones of that amp- one Michael Whitney and then a Ceriatone- both wonderful
Congratulations on a stone killer and timeless classic
LCW
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Back shots… Don’t know what the star stickers mean on the tubes and why one is green… Those red bases tubes I believe are TAD (sourced from China possibly but I’m not sure).
Back doesn’t say X either.
The capacitors are Tube Amp Doctor.
Transformer labels… guessing the Vietnamese ones.
www.tubeampdoctor.com
Back doesn’t say X either.
The capacitors are Tube Amp Doctor.
Transformer labels… guessing the Vietnamese ones.
TAD EL34 - STR REDBASE TAD PREMIUM Selected
The new EL34 Standard The new TAD EL34-STR REDBASE™ developed completely from scratch! Yet, the results are phenomenal. In…
www.tubeampdoctor.com
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Back shots… Don’t know what the star stickers mean on the tubes and why one is green… Those red bases tubes I believe are TAD (sourced from China possibly but I’m not sure).
Back doesn’t say X either.
The capacitors are Tube Amp Doctor.
Transformer labels… guessing the Vietnamese ones.
TAD EL34 - STR REDBASE TAD PREMIUM Selected
The new EL34 Standard The new TAD EL34-STR REDBASE™ developed completely from scratch! Yet, the results are phenomenal. In…
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I love any amp which has tubes in it. Always worth drooling. Even if it costs as much as a house which I obviously can't afford (looking at you, Dumble amps) I will quietly stay in a corner and listen to someone play plugged in it.
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Yeah, they are Vietnam made. Mine is a 2024 and has same as yours.Back shots… Don’t know what the star stickers mean on the tubes and why one is green… Those red bases tubes I believe are TAD (sourced from China possibly but I’m not sure).
Back doesn’t say X either.
The capacitors are Tube Amp Doctor.
Transformer labels… guessing the Vietnamese ones.
TAD EL34 - STR REDBASE TAD PREMIUM Selected
The new EL34 Standard The new TAD EL34-STR REDBASE™ developed completely from scratch! Yet, the results are phenomenal. In…
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Sirloin
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InterestingDon’t know if anyone else has noticed but Marshall seems to have quietly renamed the 2203. It no longer carries the ‘X’ moniker.
I noticed when I recently got a new JCM 800. It was labeled as 2203-01 on the box. Some sites also show it as 2203-01 and have it labeled as from the ‘Vintage Series’.
Sure enough a quick check on the Marshall (US) web page. They also seem to highlight that it’s “Master Volume”… The box label also had this boldly shown.
JCM800 2203 Vintage Reissue Head Powerful 100W master volume amp head | Marshall.com
Used by artists around the world, the Marshall JCM800 2203 100W head continues to be one of our greatest.
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Sirloin
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I have the Ceriatone 2203 as well. Added a buffered loop and a fixed 4700pf bright cap. Deleted the push pull preamp pot.I opted for two clones of that amp- one Michael Whitney and then a Ceriatone- both wonderful
Huge transformers.
LCW
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I know it’s quite controversial especially after Headfirst “exposed” it. lol
But honestly doesn’t bother me.
V33SGThree
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Woa awesome!!! YES- those transformers Nick uses make his amps punch way above their weight
EOengineer
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I didn’t notice Marshall included an fx loop on these. That’s a killer addition.
Also - concurring with others here - My Ceriatone 2204 is a monster amp.
Also - concurring with others here - My Ceriatone 2204 is a monster amp.
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Don't know which is which but one of them is asymmetrical clipping which is what some people say that tube amps do.
Someting like the Wampler triumph has the features of both. Analogman also mods SD1s to make them capable of doing this, according to a friend whon educated me on these.
