NAD: Epic Mint JCM800 Score

[philoking]

bought this rig off a guy on Craigslist today, it's a 1982 50w JCM800 head and matching 4x12 slant cabinet. It's showroom mint, always been in a studio, can hardly even get your hand under the damned handle... seriously.

Hells to the yea..

 

[Blasphemer]

Sick score!

Edit: From the perspective, it looks like you have a baby 6505 on top of it

 

[wakjob]

Hands down my favorite amp of all time. I would love to have my 89' 2205 back.

I'm too jealous to say congrats...oops! oh well, congrats.

 

[mniel8195]

good year my brother owns a 87 reverb model and he put kt88s in it and i hate it with a passion. this is the cleanest 800 i have ever seen

 

[wakjob]

Yeah, John Norum uses kt88's in his 2205 too. But he's playing big stages and arenas.

I'll just stick with el34's thank you.

 

[philoking]

Sick score!

Edit: From the perspective, it looks like you have a baby 6505 on top of it

Hehe, nope, it's a full size one The Marshall is blocking:

- 6505+ & Peavey JSX Cabinet
- Mesa 2-Channel Triple Rectifier & Mesa Rectifier 2x12
- Orange Tiny Terror & Mesa Rectifier 2x12
- Carvin Legacy & Legacy 4x12
- Mesa Mark V & Rectifier Oversize 4x12
- Randall RG75
- Vox AC15

Kind of an amp hooker lately. lol

 

[Philligan]

Awesome

 

[TomAwesome]

That's minty as fuck for a 30 year old head. Nice score!

 

[Bevo]

Wow, better than new...did you get a good deal on it?

 

[philoking]

Wow, better than new...did you get a good deal on it?

Given the condition, I think it was a good deal. I paid $1,400 for the head, cab, foot switch and original dust covers.

 

[AndreasD]

There's just something about high quality pics of Marshalls in cool lighting..

 

[7 Strings of Hate]

Fucking score dude. I'v been thinking the last couple days about how you dont see many players using jcm 800's anymore and they are monster amps. I guess it has to do with the fact that you usually have to crank the fuck out of the 100 watter to get it to sound great, but with a 50 watter its not such an issue.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Amazing!

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

Minty! Congrats man

 

[budda]

Congrats dude! I'm using what seems to be an '85 JCM800, I don't want to give it back to my brother

 

[Underworld]

Found my new desktop wallpaper, thanks.

Happy new amp day!

 

[philoking]

Found my new desktop wallpaper, thanks.

Happy new amp day!

Don't use that one, here, I made you a better one

 

[charlieshreds]

Congrats! I got one from 84 a few years back.Wonderful amp mines got a bit of age though.

 

[tompa909]

Ah man those were the days, I'm so glad these amps are still around and it seems you got yourself a "new" one.

Congrats, and hope to hear some clips soon.

 

[Wookieslayer]

Looks beautiful, grats!