Guitar players - check out my new toy.

[Rick Lee]

It wasn't an impulse buy, but I wasn't planning on stumbling across such a good deal today (though I was looking for one).





Yes, a Marshall JCM 2000 DSL-100. I've been wanting to get back into gigging and have been looking for a band to get involved with. I came across a nice Ampeg 4x12 with Celestions for $140 last week and scooped that up. Then the hunt for a head began. I just can't bring myself to pay what a Soldano runs and, frankly, I question whether I'm good enough to know why/how they sound better than other amps that cost a fraction of what they cost. So I was looking for a 5150 II or some kind of Marshall in the same price range. Yesterday I bid on a 5150 II on eBay and am still the high bidder, but there's no way in hell I'm going to win it for $550. If I do, I can easily flip it to get my money back or more. Or I can see how it stacks up against this Marshall and keep whichever one I like the best after a few hours of playing through it.

At the Guitar Center today I used one of the new EVH Wolfgangs through this amp and a Mesa Boogie cabinet. I don't think the Wolfgang is worth nearly what they cost and my Ernie Ball kills it in every way. The store was packed today, but I needed to see what this amp could do, so I gave it a good 30 min. workout and a few of those at serious volume. Little kids were covering their ears and I think a few of them may have soiled their diapers. But my hearing is so shot, it wasn't that loud for me and I like sitting right in front of a cooking tube amp and feeling the fillings in my teeth shake. Can't wait to beat on this thing during the week when the neighbors are all at work.

[slodave]

How about a shot of the good side?

Congrats and enjoy.

[Rick Lee]

Actually, I did take the rear cover off, but forgot to take a photo of the orange hot tubes.

[scotricker]

does it go up to eleven?

[911Freak]

Big EVH fan right? Nice score! Triple super lead?

I've got a couple Marshalls myself (JCM800 '59 Superlead MK1 & JCM800 2203) and love them. Played pretty much all the reasonably priced (<$5k) tube amps and always came back to the JCM800 for best bang for buck...

Which Celestion speakers are loaded in that cab; G12T75s that are in the 300w cabs, or something a little more bluesy like a 25 or 30w speaker?

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Get it setup yet? Biased and loaded with a set of matched tubes?

Post up a clip of that thing smoking the resident fluffer
Enjoy!

[slodave]

It's a DSL, Jason.

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

Sweet score!

Get pics of the speakers and tubes.

Love your EBMM. I've wanted one of those for a long time.

[911Freak]

Originally Posted by slodave

It's a DSL, Jason.

Wait, what? Always thinking computer stuff, huh Dave?

Hey a dbl is good 2 go!!

+1 on the pics

$750ish?

[azasadny]

Congrats! Excellent find there!!!

[targa911S]

I hear your bass player is buying an SVT. Nice score, now TURN IT DOWN!

[Rick Lee]

Ok, I pulled the back of the cabinet off last night, wanted to see if I could remove that chunk of wood that covers part of the top left speaker where the Ampeg badge screws in. No dice. I'd have to remove the mesh and use a coping saw very carefully to not break it off past where the speaker screws in. I would eventually like to put some steel mesh in the front.



Once everyone is up and about today, I'll try my Les Paul and ES-335 through this rig. The power tubes are EL-34's and the preamp tubes appear to be stock Marshalls. I need to put some hours on this before I decide on new preamp tubes.

[Rick Lee]

Oh, price tag was $599 and I got them to throw in a new footswitch, which they didn't have with the amp. That's about what they go for on eBay and shipping would have been the same as the sales tax I paid. I wanted to be able to try it out though, so I was fine buying it in a store.

[Rick Lee]

BTW, do I need to rebias is after installing new preamp tubes or after new power tubes? I have new GT's in my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. I wonder if I can just swap them.

[Rick Lee]

This is one I was watching on eBay. I love how the guy replaced the cloth mesh with steel mesh. Or is that plexi glass? Looks very cool.

[nostatic]

You shouldn't need to rebias after preamp tubes. Power tubes - depends. Some amps have fixed bias. If you run EL34s you should be fine (my fav power tube for guitar).

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[porsche4life]

That looks like Plex....

Do that Marshall logo in an etch look vinyl and you would get a nice subtle look.

[targa911S]

Sandblast it into the plexi.

[porsche4life]

The vinyl I mentioned actually gives that same look, just less work...

[911Freak]

G12T 75! That's pretty much a 300w Marshall cab...sweet! Nice price. There was a day when any tube marshall was 1500+... <700?! Wow

I bet that les paul will sound great through that rig.

For pre amp tubes check out mojo music/tubes. I use Mullard in my amps, pricey but buttery Nate @ Mojo has nos of just about anything for a marshall.

Good stuff!

[angeLonEarth]

oh dude, that's would make me very happy this xmas.. sweet guitar you've got there, man..