Is this a vintage Marshall amp?
Question: I have an old (vintage I think) Marshall amp that has not been used for many years. I'm trying to figure out some more details of this amp. On the front, there's a JMP on the left side of the control panel. On the back, it says Super Lead 100w and a plate that says Type Lead, Stock No ...
- Marshall amp
Question: What models do you guys recommend for marshall amps? I am considering buying an amp. I know it really depends on what sounds good to me.......but I am hoping that you guys can narrow the shopping list. Answer: I play guitar. I am mostly interested in classic rock music and that's what ...
tagged: Vintage Marshall Amps- Tube Brands and Marshall JCM 900 question
Question: I have a Fender 100 watt Evil Twin Black face amp. I am looking into replacing the tubes or at least to have a backup pair around. I currently run the Fender Evil Twin through a Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet bypassing the speakers in the Fender Twin. I have to admit it's a pretty good s ...
tagged: Used Marshall Jcm- Marshall Amp I Bought
Question: I bought a used Marshall JMP 50 Watt model 1987 from 1974. Its sounds ok but I can't get distortion from it. It hasn't a master volume so what do I do? It has speaker outs in the back.....A Square and a triangle. Which one for a Marshall Valvestate 2x12 celestion cab. It burps when I ...
tagged: Used Marshall Amp- Help with screwed up tubes in my used Marshall?
Question: I recently bought a Marshall JCM 200 DSL 100 watt head on ebay, and it's doing something strange...when i play with distortion at any decent volume (on that thing, about 3!) for longer than about half an hour, it'll suddenly get quieter and sound very muffled. Also, the top of the hea ...
tagged: Used Marshall Amps- Stack Marshall
Question: My question is simple. What do u guys recommend / think it is better, a 50 watt tube Marshall half stack (Marshall 50 watt tube head and a 4X12 cabinet) or 100 watt Marshall half stack (Marshall 100 watt head -NOT tube- and a 4X12 cabinet). I guess what I really mean is 50 watt tube v ...
tagged: Stack Marshall- Solid State Amp Add Marshall Speaker
Question: I'm trying to decide between buying a nice tube amp or sticking with a solid state amp. Ignoring the differences in sound quality and initial price, how do tube amps compare to solid state amps in terms of maintenance costs and reliability? It seems like there is a lot of traffic on t ...
tagged: Solid State Amp Add Marshall Speaker- Question about Marshall amps
Question: I have a 2 part question and need input from you guys that play Marshalls. I've owned various amps over the years (mostly Fender), but never a Marshall. So, Q1:I'm kicking around buying a Marshall, but... which model? I prefer all tube, lower wattage amps. Opinions on the 1974X 18 wat ...
tagged: Of Marshall Amps- Jazz with a Telecaster & Marshall tube amp..
Question:We all look for the perfect sound and combination of guitars and amps. I have tried it all, or at least most of it. Since I play mostly rock and blues I have a Marshall stack and an American Fat Telecaster (humbucking at neck position). It distorts well and has a very hamonic content. ...
tagged: Marshall Tube Amps- DVD: Eric Clapton & Friends 1986 - Marshall Stacks?!
Question:I have this taped on VHS but hadn't watched it in a while. Picked up the DVD on an impulse since it was cheap. The surprise to me was that I never noticed before that Eric was playing through two Marshall stacks. I little surprising to me I guess since I had only remembered him with Fe ...
tagged: Marshall Stacks- Powerbreak Question
Question:You did great last time and gave me some help so why not again? Anyhow, I live in an apartment, I someday want to get a halfstack(so I can take advantage of some of the really nice Marshall heads out there). Now here's my question, will a powerbreak bring the volume level down enough s ...
tagged: Marshall Speaker Cabinet- Using a rack preamp with a Marshall head
Question:I would like to try using a Voodu Valve rack preamp with a Marshall head. When I plug the guitar into the preamp and the preamp out into the head, the sound is real thin - no bottom end. Is this because the preamp is putting out a line level and the head expects a guitar level? I have ...
tagged: Marshall Preamp- Questions about tubes in Marshall Power amp
Question:I was wondering if someone could tell me more about my Marshall 50 + 50 stereo valve power amp model 9005. I wanted to change the tubes on this amp, so I opened it and found four ECC83m and four 6L6GB tubes. However I'm not familiar with the inside of a tube amp, especially with the bi ...
tagged: Marshall Power Amp- Wearable amp?
Question:I'm looking for a way to make (or convert from some kind of junk) a battery-powered amp that can hang from a belt, or from the guitar strap, for walk-around playing of a mini-guitar. I modded two small radios, but they were both failures - they got drowned out by loud conversation (wel ...
tagged: Marshall Ms 2 Mini Amp- 13yo Marshall Mini Stack - lifespan question . . .
Question:13 years ago I bought a Marshall Mini Stack. Used it a good bit, had it in my bedroom for 8 years then it went into the attic for 5 years - but the attic does not get crazy hot - pretty warm tho. In between it spent a month or two in the trunk of a car. Should I expect the unit to be f ...
tagged: Marshall Mini Stack- Marshall mini-stack amp
Question:Not the battery powered micro one, the 15-watt head stacked on 2 1x10 cabs. I bought one just for the cabs. Anyone want to buy the head? Actually, as a practice amp, it's not bad -- lots of overdrive capability, it has a headphone output in front, and (get this) a CD input for practici ...
tagged: Marshall Mini Amp- Question for Marshall Micro Stack Owners
Question: The Marshall Micro stack, is it a good practice amp? Seems you can buy them pretty cheap, and I wanted a new practice amp for a low price. Any advice?Answer:I have the little MS-2. It's a cool little amp. It has a lot of trouble keeping up with the stereo unless I run it through a 12 ...
tagged: Marshall Micro Stack- Marshall microstack and footswitch
Question:I'm thinking about putting a footswitch jack in my MG15MSII, since Marshall for some reason didn't bother to do so. Has anybody tried to do this? Any complications to know about? Answer:A few years ago, I was able to get Marshall to send me a schematic for a different model MG amp, so ...
tagged: Marshall Mg15msii Micro Stack- Marshall Amps
Question:I'm new at buying a guitar amp, and hoping to get some good advice here. I currently play with a small 35watt Peavey and while it's OK, I'm looking for more. I play 60s and 70s rock with SOME country-rock. I have always heard that Marshall Amps are the only way to go for this type of m ...
tagged: Marshall Mg100hdfx Mg412 Slant Cab Half Stack- Any ideas for rebuilding amp from SS Marshall Lead 20 Box?
Question:I have a Marshall SS Lead 20 amp that I want to gut and rebuild into something else. My secret idea is to build something awesome into this box that might use the 12 speaker and also have a jack out to plug into a cabinet. And I would like to use something in the Marshall design just f ...
tagged: Marshall Lead
