Which amp if Marshall made it would you be racing to the guitar shop to buy ?

Headphones

 A twin channel marshall, similar specs for each channel (TMB + master, both in the "clean to crunch" region), a good, well bufferred effects loop and a stereo power amp, probably not much more than five or ten watts a side, with a 1 watt (total) Setting and tolerant of one, two or no speakers connected, with a reasonable, speaker simmed, line out.

The loop would connect at the front too, so you don't have to contort checking or conecting.

Such a beast would suit a large spectrum of users and allow the effective use of pedals.  Bits of it are around, but not collectively in an amp I've seen.

TTBZ

Plectrum said:

Telejester said:

I played a JVM head once and I recall thinking it had a green channel, an orange channel  and a hiss channel.

Not quite The JVM 4 series has 4 channels. The 2 series has 2 channels. Each channel has 3 modes - green, orange and red - giving progressively more gain to that channel. So Clean channel green mode is very, very clean with the orange and red modes lowering the point at which it starts to break up. At the opposite end OD2 channel red has utterly insane levels of gain which I personally could never contemplate using but I'm not a metal player.

I have to say I don't really understand the amount of gain available on the JVM and DSL red modes either tbh, it's just too much even for metal. Much better off on green or orange and boosting with a tubescreamer or sd1. Some great tones available on the JVM though, a lot of people asking for a Marshall channel switcher would probably be happy with one if you spend a bit of time tweaking it and again, making sure the gain isn't set too high. 

ICBM

I know someone who sometimes uses the red mode of channel 4 on a JVM410 with the gain up full, *and* a Tube Screamer.

He isn't a teenager - or an idiot - he's a very good and experienced player... he just likes to use a lot of gain sometimes, mostly for Satriani-type solos. In fact I recommended that he bought the JVM when I read reviews about channel 4 having 'more gain than anyone would ever need'... I thought it might possibly have enough for him. I was still wrong .

ennspek

A 30 watt version of the Satriani head would interest me.

Babones

2061x sized head or smaller.
16-20w, clean to crunch, not high gain.
2x 6V6.
Vol, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence.

Something like that might be nice.

jacksparrow

Handwired 50w Smallbox jtm black flag el34 with valve rectification.

Joey2014

I'd love a switchable 2204/1996 (JMP/Super Bass) mini-head. Something that doesn't break my back!  

jeztone2

A DSL401 style amp with a decent FX loop in a 2 x 12 Bluesbreaker style cab. I'd call it a Hotbreaker & sell it for £999. I think I'd sell loads. 

The other product is an Original mk 1 Guv'nor. But in a better made box like a J Rockett Archer style thing. They'd sell bucketloadd of them. I mean imagine if Ibanez had never reissued the Tubescreamer. It makes no commercial sense!

Bidley

ICBM said:

I know someone who sometimes uses the red mode of channel 4 on a JVM410 with the gain up full, *and* a Tube Screamer.

He isn't a teenager - or an idiot - he's a very good and experienced player... he just likes to use a lot of gain sometimes, mostly for Satriani-type solos. In fact I recommended that he bought the JVM when I read reviews about channel 4 having 'more gain than anyone would ever need'... I thought it might possibly have enough for him. I was still wrong .

I think the amount of gain you use is down to how you play and how it feels to play. If you're used to a little bit of break-up, you'll find higher levels of gain more difficult to work with, and the same the other way.

I'd love to hear that bloke play though (genuinely!).

ThePrettyDamned

Bidley said:

ICBM said:

I know someone who sometimes uses the red mode of channel 4 on a JVM410 with the gain up full, *and* a Tube Screamer.

He isn't a teenager - or an idiot - he's a very good and experienced player... he just likes to use a lot of gain sometimes, mostly for Satriani-type solos. In fact I recommended that he bought the JVM when I read reviews about channel 4 having 'more gain than anyone would ever need'... I thought it might possibly have enough for him. I was still wrong .

I think the amount of gain you use is down to how you play and how it feels to play. If you're used to a little bit of break-up, you'll find higher levels of gain more difficult to work with, and the same the other way.

I'd love to hear that bloke play though (genuinely!).

It's funny, for mad, compressed, "liquid lead" stuff (satch and vai come to mind) I've found an sd-1 into a ds-1 into a Marshall (that is also a bit driven) gets you there. 

That's mad levels of distortion - no sloppy technique allowed, every single *touch* of the string will be rendered at the same sort of volume as hitting the low e. 

It does sound good though! 

Evildurka

Friedman smallbox, no wait..... 

ICBM

Bidley said:

I'd love to hear that bloke play though (genuinely!).

@Bidley - here you go… found this old demo on his Facebook page. This is something approaching his trademark levels of gain , and although he seems to be plugged into a JCM900 it says in the comments that it was recorded straight into a Zoom 1266.

https://www.facebook.com/david.may.714/videos/217084944986468/

digitalscream

@ICBM - you might want to include a link in that...

ICBM

I thought I did, but it didn't seem to copy the first time .

jellybelly

20 watt versions of a JTM, Plexi, 2203 and JVM. Built in boosts and selectable rectifying for the non masters, a basic clean channel and fx loop for the MV amps. No reverbs or anything. 

Basically their 1watt amp concept made giggavle. Price then similarly to Orange TH30 etc or around the £1k mark if uk built.