Official original Marshall JVM appreciation thread
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Karl Houseknecht
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When I had my JVM, I played it through a 212 with Creamback 65’s for the most part. The only 412 I tried with it was a 1960 with T75’s which I did not like. What is your favorite speaker in a 412 slant with the JVM?
gearJunkie
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I primarily run my 410H through a T75 loaded 6960B cabinet (30th anniversary version of 1960B) and I love it.
My second favorite is when I combine my 2x12 Creamback loaded Park cab with my Mojotone 4x10 with Greenbacks & Golds in an X pattern.
I've never really jelled with it when playing through my Mesa horizontal 2x12 with V30s, but I do use this configuration sometimes just for variety and experimentation.
My second favorite is when I combine my 2x12 Creamback loaded Park cab with my Mojotone 4x10 with Greenbacks & Golds in an X pattern.
I've never really jelled with it when playing through my Mesa horizontal 2x12 with V30s, but I do use this configuration sometimes just for variety and experimentation.
SillyOctpuss
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that and mainly a Charvel with a Dimarzio Tone Zone in the bridge
PippPriss
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SUPER late to the party, but I have joined the club of JVM appreciators!
I think this amp does not necessarily need a boost, and with clean boosts I get a super weird "whompy" effect, but it loves the Fortin Tempest it seems, which is a rare sight, as that pedal sometimes is hard to pair with some amps. The JS version, which I have as a long time loaner here at my place (and which I will shoot out against the regular on the channel sometime in the context of thrash stuff and a bit left and right) takes pedals WAY better, but on itself to me lacks the punch and "metal-ness" on the OD1 channel of the regular. OD2 does not jive for me on the JS as well, while it's gnarly and mean on the regular.
BUT - the Crunch channel on the JS makes me kneel before the hard rock crunch god tone that it is, while on the regular one I don't like it at all, unless boosted with an SD1.
To me, and that might be controversial, the clean of the regular one is better. Less sparkle (I call it spikey), fuller for arpeggiated chordy stuff like I tend to play. Clean Red on the JS however is a really nice rock tone.
I am super eager to get top learn more about this thing, I am starting to dig into reading tube amp schematics, and using the JCM 2204 and JVM as references to kind of get a grasp on what's going on under the hood. I want to soon bias the amp way hotter, to around 70%, since in my experience I tend to like hotter biased amps. I'll try to document the process and make "cold vs. hot bias" clips and smack out a video on the subject.
I think this amp does not necessarily need a boost, and with clean boosts I get a super weird "whompy" effect, but it loves the Fortin Tempest it seems, which is a rare sight, as that pedal sometimes is hard to pair with some amps. The JS version, which I have as a long time loaner here at my place (and which I will shoot out against the regular on the channel sometime in the context of thrash stuff and a bit left and right) takes pedals WAY better, but on itself to me lacks the punch and "metal-ness" on the OD1 channel of the regular. OD2 does not jive for me on the JS as well, while it's gnarly and mean on the regular.
BUT - the Crunch channel on the JS makes me kneel before the hard rock crunch god tone that it is, while on the regular one I don't like it at all, unless boosted with an SD1.
To me, and that might be controversial, the clean of the regular one is better. Less sparkle (I call it spikey), fuller for arpeggiated chordy stuff like I tend to play. Clean Red on the JS however is a really nice rock tone.
I am super eager to get top learn more about this thing, I am starting to dig into reading tube amp schematics, and using the JCM 2204 and JVM as references to kind of get a grasp on what's going on under the hood. I want to soon bias the amp way hotter, to around 70%, since in my experience I tend to like hotter biased amps. I'll try to document the process and make "cold vs. hot bias" clips and smack out a video on the subject.
greatmutah
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I liked the JVM 410H when I played it. OD1 on Orange was heaven for me. My only issue with the JVMs were they felt a little more compressed than the DSLs. And then I got a Metro and that pretty much put the kaibosh on me needing a JVM. Although I’d still probably grab one to have for the right price.