3 Classic Marshall Amps Comparison - Shootout (Super Lead, JCM 800, JCM 900)

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  • Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
  • Shootout of 3 Classic Marshall Amps:
    - Marshall Super Lead Plexi 1959 (1959SLP) 100W Head
    - Marshall JCM 800 2203 (2203X) 100W Head
    - Marshall JCM 900 4100 Dual Reverb 100W Head
    * All amps were played really loud (volume knob around 7) without attenuator.
    Gibson Les Paul with 498T/490R pickups straight into the heads. All amps were played through the same cabinets (Marshall 1960AX and 1960BX). One Celestion Greenback G12M-25 was mic'ed with a Shure SM57 straight where the dustcap and cone meet, about 1" from the grill cloth. No post-processing was applied to those tracks (no EQ, no reverb, etc.).
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  • @Edmar506
    @Edmar506 9 лет назад +22

    Nothing better than 1959 SLP. Perfect sound, clean, warm and in your face.

  • @jannevaatainen
    @jannevaatainen 6 лет назад +27

    Wow, as a lifetime Scorpions fan, the beginning of this video pleased me tremendously! 1959 sound is spot on.

  • @JohanSegeborn
    @JohanSegeborn 10 лет назад +115

    Thanks Maxime, great tones, you really nailed sweet child of mine with the SLP, I was convined it was the original than you mixed in at first. Cheers! Johan

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  10 лет назад +15

      Thanks Johan! Sweet Child O' Mine is one of those songs that I played so much!! I did that opening riff, at least, a thousand times. Glad you liked it and btw, your channel is really nice and useful!

    • @JohanSegeborn
      @JohanSegeborn 10 лет назад +8

      Thanks Maxime! Glad you like it! Cheers

    • @goddessintriptych7046
      @goddessintriptych7046 6 лет назад +2

      Agree w/ Johan- absolutely nailed it

    • @muhammadsteinberg
      @muhammadsteinberg 5 лет назад +2

      DAMN!!!...Sure in the hell did!!!...Slash would have been fooled that it wasn't his track.

  • @xMasterxRazorx
    @xMasterxRazorx 8 лет назад +23

    For clean and crunch - Plexi. For high gain - JCM 800.
    IMO.

  • @TheToXiCNation00
    @TheToXiCNation00 9 лет назад +44

    Just bought a JCM900 and couldn't be more happy with it!

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  9 лет назад +2

      Have fun with your new amp!! :)

    • @sixstringguitarist1937
      @sixstringguitarist1937 6 лет назад +4

      KayakDangler I recently straight swapped my mesa boogie dual calibre 50 1x12 combo for a original 90s Marshall jcm 900 and 4x12 cab. Really like the Marshall it's a wicked amp. With Gary Moore being my main inspiration and influence all the years I have been playing guitar I always wanted one and can now say I love it. People give them a bad rep because they think you turn everything up full and that is it. Far from it. Learn how to set up eq nicely balance it with both channels and have it on half power 50 watts and crank it as we all know they start coming to life around 4 and half 5 mark on master volume on the channels.

    • @alexainsworth9102
      @alexainsworth9102 6 лет назад +1

      Gary Moore is also my biggest inspiration and I also have a 900 with 2x12 celestion vintage 30s and it gets the sweetest tones from still got the blues and with a drive pedal it really has aggresive biting tones!

    • @MrOzgooner
      @MrOzgooner 5 лет назад +1

      Great amp !

    • @mrtmop1
      @mrtmop1 5 лет назад +1

      Cool man. 900s rule!

  • @chantinking6177
    @chantinking6177 9 лет назад +16

    The plexi is the tone for me . I like that the old Marshalls weren't as compressed . and if I want to use pedals they take to those very well .

  • @dafxtone
    @dafxtone 10 лет назад +75

    1. 1959SLP
    2. JCM 800
    3. JCM 900
    And the JCM 900, is not a bad amp !

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  10 лет назад +5

      Thanks for the comment!!

    • @kimhansen6384
      @kimhansen6384 5 лет назад +1

      @@MaximePaulDegarie The JCM 900 Is not a good amp either.

    • @flippy7035
      @flippy7035 5 лет назад +5

      Kim Hansen the JCM 900 is an amp

    • @mikewallace1270
      @mikewallace1270 5 лет назад +2

      That 1959 tone is the shit!

    • @slashrtjable
      @slashrtjable 4 года назад +1

      Correct! JCM900 is a killer amp

  • @Ryan_Thompson_Guitarist
    @Ryan_Thompson_Guitarist 8 лет назад +16

    The Plexi is my favorite, both sound and look. I do like the smaller, classic Marshall logo over the big, modern logo.

  • @FiragoMusic
    @FiragoMusic 3 года назад +5

    The 1959 absolutely SMOKES the other two. You can really hear the difference in dynamics and response from the power amp distortion vs the pre-amp distortion of the 800 & 900. Not that they sound BAD, but they just sound flat and compressed by comparison. Pete Thorn really turned me on to the difference in one of his recent vids.

  • @chrisrodriguez5701
    @chrisrodriguez5701 10 лет назад +10

    man that SLP sounds so amazing. A lot of character in that tone. Thanks for sharing!

  • @dquillen1
    @dquillen1 9 лет назад +13

    Great video! All three of these are great amps, I have a 1991 JCM 900 with el34 tubes, sounds fucking awesome... The differences between these amps are just personal preference, you couldn't go wrong with any of them...

  • @jesusb1405
    @jesusb1405 4 года назад +10

    Dude I was really not expecting the Jcm 900 to sound that good especially sweet child o mine

  • @tedzomplin4810
    @tedzomplin4810 10 лет назад +47

    The JCM900 most misunderstood and mis-used.The 900 is in my experience is the BEST Marshall of all time if you know how to use it.I've had them all.I still have my 900 and a DSL100.My 900 KILLS.Plus its a very versatile amp.Awesome cleans,crunch and brutal gain.Designed to sound best at volume.

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  10 лет назад +5

      Yes, it's reacting like an old Marshall should. It's a lot better when played loud!

    • @MSMWorkshop
      @MSMWorkshop 3 года назад

      i agree with this.. Not as plug and play as other models, but it can achieve vintage and more modern tones.. The way i prefer the 900 i s the A channel, just in between clen and crunch with a boost in front. Pushed hard in front with a good volume, man.. .. it kills. ACDC! ^^

    • @KauffeyBean
      @KauffeyBean 3 года назад

      Love my DSL100!!!

    • @Bridging_the_Political_Divide
      @Bridging_the_Political_Divide 2 года назад +1

      It's funny how the 900 has done an about face with players. 15 years ago, no one liked the 900, everyone trashed it, yet today it's enjoyed a rennaissance (nice to see). Some feel the overdrive is harsh and unnatural feeling. I've played 900s and while cool amps, neither the 800 or 900 can compete with a late 80s Carvin X100B with the factory Hot Rod Mod. Honestly, Carvin is all that Marshall wishes it was.

  • @willwetherington
    @willwetherington 8 лет назад +7

    I like the 800 the best. It kind of takes the low end of the Super Lead and the high end of the 900 and smashes them both together for a super awesome mix of all of them!

  • @cainm8808
    @cainm8808 8 лет назад +9

    love the feed back on the 800.cant beat that 800 that amp rocks

  • @garymichaud7956
    @garymichaud7956 9 лет назад +25

    super lead for me although the 800 kicks ass as well

  • @williamdavis7972
    @williamdavis7972 10 лет назад +5

    The SLP takes the cake! Informative, great sounding shootout and great playing too. It definitely helps me in making my big decision. Thank you sharing brother!

  • @guitarcleveland
    @guitarcleveland 8 лет назад +22

    JCM 800 all the way, but the Super Lead sounds awesome. The 900 sounds surprisingly good to me, too.

    • @mcfek7575
      @mcfek7575 3 года назад +1

      Super Lead and JCM 800 sound very similar.

  • @guitarforceone
    @guitarforceone 5 лет назад +8

    When you play Rock You Like a Hurricane to a Scorpions fan 😍👌🏼🎸
    great video man!
    JCM 800 is the choice of mine, also, I like it boosted with Tumnus or Tube Screamer :)

    • @paulcowart3174
      @paulcowart3174 3 года назад

      Yes I feel that the 800 can have too much Hi end so w a good TS Analogman modded even better you can dial some of that out to taste and add some drive IF needed Great amp I have the 800 50 watt combo from the early 80s and live it

  • @briankehew579
    @briankehew579 9 лет назад +8

    The 900 sounds "farther away" and really wouldn't cut through the mix in a busy band. It's too compressed and soft. The original 1959 has the most clear and detailed sound, it's like you put a magnifying glass up to the guitar. EXCELLENT demo, thanks.

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  9 лет назад

      Thanks!!

    • @DeanSinger1
      @DeanSinger1 6 лет назад +1

      You obviously know nothing about the JCM900 I have a re issue head play in a pro band and it cuts through amazing but it’s a mans amp and they are built to play proper gigs if you can’t get a fantastic tone out of these then go have some guitar lessons 😂

    • @kimhansen6384
      @kimhansen6384 5 лет назад

      @@DeanSinger1 Maybe, but it doesn´t sound very good.

  • @thomasscillieri296
    @thomasscillieri296 9 лет назад +6

    for me the 800 was the best sounding overall. the 900 sounded a bit too compressed, it also had more gain than the others.
    great demo

  • @hydorah
    @hydorah 8 лет назад +7

    They all sound fucking awesome. I have four myself, a JCM2000 pair, a JCM800 and a JCM900. Using the 900 as dirty amp and the 800 in the low gain input as a clean!

  • @dragon21247
    @dragon21247 8 лет назад +18

    900 warmest 59 second 800 brightest that tells me I need all 3

  • @tedzomplin4810
    @tedzomplin4810 10 лет назад +3

    Also,this is a very good demonstration of the great historic Marshall tone ! Yes,play a JCM900 loud and its power section comes to life just like the older ones.It can purr like a kitty and roar like a lion.Its not a one trick pony like the older ones.Plus a great effects loop AND half power switch.I don't need or want anything else.Marshall is home sweet home for me. Great demo ! No bull , just TONE and good playing.Good job.Thank you.

  • @martinjacobs5537
    @martinjacobs5537 8 лет назад +10

    the 900 has a stronger lower end. but the slp has a fatter mid. Yet the 800 longer feedback. they all sound good

  • @jasonbeansguitars
    @jasonbeansguitars 9 лет назад +2

    Myself I'm going to have to go with the JCM 900. Just liked the sound of it. All these were very much the same though.

  • @arjunkaul
    @arjunkaul 9 лет назад +9

    The SLP was the best sounding by far. The 900 came second. Great playing and very well recorded!

  • @billmorrison8218
    @billmorrison8218 9 лет назад +2

    Outstanding demo. Absolutely killer tones! Preferences aside you truly can't go wrong with any of that. Thank you

  • @jackleyton5504
    @jackleyton5504 8 лет назад +16

    I likes the 800 best. It has the lowest gain but came to a nice feedback note where none other did. That says it all to me.

  • @Mississippi_Boomer
    @Mississippi_Boomer 9 лет назад +15

    The Super Lead Plexi by a million miles. It has the headroom, subtlety and a cadence that no other Marshall has ever had. The original "Rock" amp will always rule in it's brilliant design, circuit board and simplicity. I have a 1975 Super Lead (which I bought brand new) and also own a JCM 800 and a 210H as well. I always go back to the Plexi. In club situations I use a THD hot Plate to reduce the output or everyone in the club would be killed !!!. If I need a total High Gain tone I bring my small pedal board which has a Keely modded Boss Metal Zone Pedal, a Wah and a Deja Vibe and the tone is other worldly. I actually prefer a single channel amp and prefer rolling off the Volume on my SG to get a very traditional Marshall clean "Jimi" tone.

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  9 лет назад +1

      I also prefer single channel amps!

    • @odom2142
      @odom2142 7 лет назад

      I used to have a SLP. I was wondering- how do you incorporate that Metal Zone pedal on top of the existing drive sound the amp makes? In other words, are you turning up the volume of the amp to the point where it distorts and then putting the Metal Zone on top of that? If so it seems like that would sound weird.
      So how do you make it work?

    • @daniellievemaa1949
      @daniellievemaa1949 6 лет назад

      lol at a metal zone into a 1975 Super Lead

    • @Stpddmbfck
      @Stpddmbfck 6 лет назад

      You obviously dont know the keeley mod huh? ;)

    • @daniellievemaa1949
      @daniellievemaa1949 6 лет назад

      you can't polish a turd my friend ;)

  • @MatoMisik
    @MatoMisik 9 лет назад +9

    Really great video... actually great sound clips :) Personally I love the Plexi sound.

  • @Flametopology
    @Flametopology 7 лет назад +4

    I'll take the 2203 or a 2204 anytime!
    Excellent comparison btw. 👍

  • @vikingmike8139
    @vikingmike8139 8 лет назад

    Use all three heads at once, the 1959SLP with a 4x12 cab loaded with Celestion G12H Heritage 55Hz speakers. The JCM800 with Heritage 20 watt Greenbacks, and the JCM900 with Vintage 30's. Now you on the road to building the foundation of a good rig. My 'A' rig is something like what I just described. Marshall 1959RR, 2466 Vintage Modern and JCM2000 TSL 60. Each driving their own 4x12 cabinets, 1960 Lead with G12H creambacks/Vintage 30's, Avatar Vintage Celestion Gold's/G12H 30 and EVH 4x12 with Celestion EVH drivers. All amps are equipped with NOS pre-amp and power tubes as well as Mercury Magnetics mains/output transformers and chokes. Edward Van Halen told me to do this!

  • @gibsonplayer8
    @gibsonplayer8 9 лет назад +3

    Great comparison video. SLP sounds nice and crisp. The 900 sounds a bit thin and compressed. The 800 has my vote. Thanks for posting!

  • @nicholasflamel1134
    @nicholasflamel1134 10 лет назад +2

    Thanks for the shootout.

  • @Tone5DP777
    @Tone5DP777 10 лет назад +2

    Wow Max! Sounds awesome. The 1959SLP and 2203X were both awesome. Thanks for posting! DP

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  10 лет назад +2

      Thanks DP! It's always fun to help musicians to decide which amps they like the best... Sometimes, that kind of demo can help them decide!

  • @CosmicXRay
    @CosmicXRay 10 лет назад +3

    1959SL for the win
    Not so fizzy and more articulate
    Thanks for the great demo!

  • @russellhall55
    @russellhall55 9 лет назад +2

    The sonic richness of the '59 kind of sold it to me.They are all good amps,the other two have a modern high end that might cut better through the mix and suit more modern hard rock and metal

  • @GabrielCastellarTV
    @GabrielCastellarTV 10 лет назад +2

    I think the 800 might be my favorite in terms of practicality. It literally takes what the plexi and the 900 do best and combines them

  • @grzegorzzawadzki3693
    @grzegorzzawadzki3693 6 лет назад +1

    Funny story - I was surprised when I saw Super Lead in local town's community centre (you can play there for free). Even paid practise rooms in greater city doesn't have even any of tube amp.
    Only one disadvantage of this amp is lack of „Master Volume” knob.

  • @ShortFingeredShreder
    @ShortFingeredShreder 9 лет назад +29

    To me, the JCM 800 and the Plexi were very similar. I didn't really like the 900, too saturated for my taste. It's too "Slashy"

    • @raytheprinter
      @raytheprinter 9 лет назад

      +ShortFingeredShreder Easy to set it for clean to what you heard here .I never used the ultra high gain on mine.Overkill for my taste.

    • @nataroonytrontime3976
      @nataroonytrontime3976 4 года назад

      I think the Jim 900 would sound nicer with the bass turned up a bit but of course for the propose of this video they probably had everything at 12 a clock. Great sounding amp the Jim 900. Might i say underestimated?

  • @phantasmagora6542
    @phantasmagora6542 4 года назад +1

    59 sounds the most untamed and is a kickass lead amp.
    800 strikes the balance between raw and compressed. It's clear why these were the go-to rock/metal amp throughout the 80s. My personal fav.
    I've never heard a 900 sound bad live, but side-by-side it gets blown away by its predecessors.

  • @morbidrockgod
    @morbidrockgod 10 лет назад +1

    All sound really good, though I think I liked the 1959SLP best. The JCM800 has great lows, but less midrange and slightly fizzy highs. The JCM900 sounded like a nice balance between the best attributes of the 1959 and the 2203. Thanks for posting!

  • @andjelkojakovljevic7462
    @andjelkojakovljevic7462 7 лет назад

    wow....sweet child o‘ mine intro is almost identical to original on 900
    good work man

  • @Cosmic_Ordering
    @Cosmic_Ordering 9 лет назад +2

    Fantastic recording ! thanks for sharing.

  • @blakjack3053
    @blakjack3053 3 года назад

    Great comparison of the various classic marshall valve amp units. In my estimate the Plexi had the most harmic-rich content, the 900 had best chug-tone and the 800 had the most gain distortion.

  • @johnaguilar5724
    @johnaguilar5724 4 года назад +1

    Own all three for studio the plexi for small gigs the 900 with a 1936 cab and out door shows my 800 Marshall till the end 🙏👏👌🔥🔥🎩

  • @bbbro34
    @bbbro34 5 лет назад

    Great demo. I have a 900 DR, early years with EL34's in the power section, and I have a Plexi reissue...4-hole Plexis rules all day. They're just tone monsters, and I know you can't cover it all in one video, but it should be mentioned that one can patch the channels, and for those saying that the 800 has more low end, patch the 2nd channel (Normal) to the the 1st channel (high treble) and it's beautiful low end all day...you can literally work those two knobs for all tone you'll need, and the EQ section just to fine-tone it. A good attenuator is recommended for the Plexi as there's no master volume (can be easily modded to have one) and they're loud beasts and benefit from some taming...unless you're playing an arena. JCM 900 is nice, but I will be selling it. Just no longer needed, but a good amp especially for the price you can get them for...many people love them. To me, it's a Plexi all day. Hands down.

  • @emitchsr
    @emitchsr 8 лет назад +2

    thank you for this i have been wondering these differences for a long time

  • @dwftube
    @dwftube 9 лет назад +2

    In this demo, with a Les Paul I rate them in the order in which they appeared :- 1st place SuperLead, 2nd place JCM800, 3rd place JCM900. I have a feeling that with a thinner sounding Strat, or maybe even SG, the order could be reversed. Here the JCM900 is like gravy with too much cornflower added - thicker and creamier, but too much of the flavor is lost.

  • @alanhamaker1163
    @alanhamaker1163 8 лет назад +7

    The Plexi and JCM 800 both sound great. The JCM 900 is too muddy.

  • @Stpddmbfck
    @Stpddmbfck 6 лет назад

    All three sound killer. SLP and 800 as expected, both are true monsters, but the 900 surprised me actually. Especially the rythm tone was gorgeous too!

  • @FreddysFrets
    @FreddysFrets 10 лет назад +12

    Great shootout!
    The Superlead just crushes! The JCM 800 is pretty good, but the JCM900....not so much.

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  10 лет назад +3

      Thanks! Yeah, I prefer the 1959SLP and 2203X myself, but the JCM 900 is quite good when cranked (like in this video)! For people wanting an higher gain/'90s amp, it's the one!

    • @AdamRainStopper
      @AdamRainStopper 10 лет назад +2

      I agree with you about the 900. I haven't heard a 900 model that I liked at all, even though it seems to have more gain, it isn't the "kind" of gain I would want to use. I think for people who want the "90's sound" with more gain than and 800 is capable of, the best option is a TSL-50 or 60 or 100 or 120....or one of the original DSL series, something from the older JCM2000 line. The 900's just all sound fizzy to me. They did use diode-clipping, but I don't think that's the reason (at least not the ONLY reason) because they snuck some clipping diodes in some of the later 800 and 2000 models too, and those amps don't turn to mush when the gain is set high and you maybe push the front-end with a clean boost. Also, I like a few of the Valvestate models, and they are basically solid state amps with one voltage-starved preamp tube acting as a diode between solid state gain stages, yet they are not fizzy or mushy to my ears, and depending on what you are playing, they are the superior choice for certain types of sounds. Whoa, I just wrote a blog on your comment.....

    • @edparales6681
      @edparales6681 10 лет назад +1

      Maxime Paul-Degarie I really prepared the 900 over the 800 I have both amps.&use greenback for the the Cab.mine is 95 & 800 RI.I like the tone of 900 Better esp.if you crank it to 5 or 6 .Good Demo Man Fantastic..Mahalo..

    • @rickleblanc8900
      @rickleblanc8900 5 лет назад

      @@AdamRainStopper I used to have a first generation (1992) 100 watt Valvestate head. Couldn't afford a tube amp so i bought the Valvestate instead. It served me well and sounded great!

  • @DelReiRock
    @DelReiRock 9 лет назад +1

    Best comparison!! Thanks!
    1959 and 2203 are simply AWESOME!!!!!
    Probably it was very very loud.... !!!

  • @6672rock
    @6672rock 10 лет назад +5

    Great tone in all 3 amps, but you can hear how they increase in gain and sustain from the Plexi to the 800 to the 900. To my ears anyway, the 900 came the closest to nailing Slash's tone.

  • @10000rambos
    @10000rambos 8 лет назад +41

    The SLP sounded insane. Is it stock, but just turned up?!?!?

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  8 лет назад +11

      Hi! Thanks man! Yes, all stock.. straight into the amp, but turned up!

    • @scottjackson2843
      @scottjackson2843 7 лет назад +1

      +Maxime Paul-Degarie hey man thank you for your demo. I just got a jtm45 clone and I love it but it's going to be modded to sound like a cross btwn an 59slp and have the crunch of an 800.

    • @francescoarzenton9845
      @francescoarzenton9845 6 лет назад +1

      Yes because if you crank the amp it sounds distorted. Cheers

  • @quintviskup
    @quintviskup 10 лет назад +2

    Thanks for the demo.
    Hearing all three back to back was very helpful, I wasn't sure what I would prefer at the beginning but hands down its the super lead 1959. While the 800 and 900 are fantastic the difference is noticeable. The tighter bass in the 800 is way awesome but it doesn't seem to open up as nice as the super lead. The 900 is really compressed and seems to sound dare I say it synthetic compared to the other two.

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  10 лет назад

      Thanks for the comment. Glad you liked it!

    • @arthurmarques3598
      @arthurmarques3598 3 года назад

      Same thing about the 900 here, but i gess it is just about gain

  • @ManyGenres1212
    @ManyGenres1212 10 лет назад +2

    Wow you pretty much nailed Slash's A.F.D. sound on the super lead.

  • @braescanlon1829
    @braescanlon1829 8 лет назад +23

    Super Lead 0:20
    JCM800 1:14
    JCM900 2:07

  • @johnspina318
    @johnspina318 8 лет назад +3

    Liked the 800 best as it had more balls in the low mids..The other 2 were a bit spikey in the highs for my tastes..Thx for sharing.

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  8 лет назад

      +John Spina With the SLP you can jump the bright and normal channel to make it a bit fatter, less bright.. that's how I usually use mine. But, in the demo it was straight into bright input like guitarists were doing in the '60s and '70s! Thanks!

  • @ade2064
    @ade2064 8 лет назад +8

    close call between the 800 and slp, both sound great, slp a bit brighter. Neither really better

    • @Min3freak
      @Min3freak 8 лет назад

      +Ade Ingate ^

    • @shaunkelly9860
      @shaunkelly9860 8 лет назад

      +Ade Ingate I'm pretty sure it's a new 800 - the original British component ones don't sound like that. They sound more like the Plexi on this demo

  • @vdbdg
    @vdbdg 10 лет назад +1

    Nice demo. The 2203 nailed the Sweet Child thing.

  • @Honkey_Tonker
    @Honkey_Tonker 4 года назад

    JCM 800 for sure. I owned a 2204 50 watt that was the best sounding Marshall I ever played through. Love that tone

  • @drjonado
    @drjonado 8 лет назад +1

    I have an older JCM 900 dual reverb. sounds very nice thru a Dr Z Z-best cab. I find way better than a Marshall cab. using the gain volume only for overdrive sounds, it was nice but was missing something. not bad sounding but seemed to lack some depth or character. I just picked up a Rivera Rock Crusher attenuator for my amps. with the attenuator in line, the master volume can be run in the spectrum where people say cranking one of these amps is where they shine. Master volume now runs at 7 or 8 (which seems to be that sweet spot) rather than 2-3 to play at home. I have to say what a major difference. looses that "fizzy" sound some people complain about and the tone seems to have picked up very nice fuller tone. the attenuator really woke up this amp. now has that nice bite it seemed to struggle for. pretty much nail the Mick Jones from Foreigner tone. love it. also, it is set to the 50 watt setting, and using a jumper cable for the effects loop.

  • @MeandtheOwls
    @MeandtheOwls 10 лет назад +2

    All those Marshall amplifiers are great, but the Super Lead is the true "sound of rock"!

  • @braescanlon1829
    @braescanlon1829 8 лет назад

    My dream rig has always been a 90's JCM900 through a 80's JCM800 into Marshall full stack of vintage 70's Cabs.

  • @Crunchifyable2
    @Crunchifyable2 9 лет назад +2

    I liked the 900 - really smooth in this recording...maybe because it was recorded cranked up and not just master 1, pregain 10 like some people run them.
    The 1959 sounds the best of them all, though might be because you have an original and not a reissue.

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  9 лет назад

      Yes! The JCM 900 sounds better cranked, like all marshall should! My 1959SLP is a reissue, I guess mine is a good one :)

  • @michaellrakes5521
    @michaellrakes5521 4 года назад +3

    Man, im going with the JCM900 on this one! This thing sounded great to me. All of them did without a doubt but that had a lil more edge

  • @shannonsmith1520
    @shannonsmith1520 9 лет назад +2

    LONG LIVE ROCK N ROLL !!!!!!

  • @monkeyxx
    @monkeyxx 7 лет назад

    I liked all of them. Personally, I'm playing a DSL100H, and it's most similar to the 800. Just a tad brighter. These big boys I hope to attain one day.

  • @Elix1rify
    @Elix1rify 9 лет назад +1

    The SLP and JCM800 sounds very similar.
    The thing that seperates them, to me; is that the SLP has this gritty "dryness" to it which sounds amazing. The JCM800s sounds very round and "lean" but still has clarity.
    I mean Dryness and lean in good ways. They both sound amazing..

  • @albertoalvarenga6037
    @albertoalvarenga6037 3 года назад

    This just shows how iterative and subtle the development of Marshall heads has been. They're all basically the same voicing, all your getting is harder clipping with each new design, causing more compression, and the feeding of more treble into the signal, which gives you a more aggressive sounding distortion. Season to taste IMO. The EQ was really altered with the DSL line, with more attention given to the bottom end response.

  • @James-xj9zu
    @James-xj9zu 7 лет назад

    The Marshall JCM900 is a great amp but it is to compressed stock, so if you Mod it, it can definitely become a very great amp despite how many people hate the amp and over look it.

  • @jahjah67
    @jahjah67 7 лет назад

    Nice comparison. I'd love to hear the 1987x, and 50 watt versions of the other two cranked. Thanks for the post!

  • @mickronson8039
    @mickronson8039 9 лет назад +6

    SLP for me!

  • @pomod
    @pomod 9 лет назад +30

    I don;'t know I think the evolution of Marshalls to more and more compressed gain has made them less and less sonically rich and really mediocre tone wise -- you miss all those various overtones that are there in the early JMPs and JTMs. I realize that's what players in certain genre's are looking for - that brittle fizzy distortion but I think even if thats your bag you can get it better out of a pedal through an amp with less gain and a more rounded tone. Just my 2cents.

    • @DTM1864
      @DTM1864 9 лет назад +2

      Matt Evans I agree. I own a JCM 900 Combo. The amp feels great and the clean/crunch channel sounds great when you don't dial the gain up too high. But the High gain channel is not a favorite for me on that amp. Nice power section though.

    • @beljakovinc
      @beljakovinc 8 лет назад +3

      And to make stuation even worse, people tend to reference tone with MP3 recordings....

    • @mattloughran9817
      @mattloughran9817 5 лет назад

      No choke installed in any Marshall after the 800...they started cutting corners and the tone was affected.

  • @EzyoMusic
    @EzyoMusic 10 лет назад +1

    I liked rhythm on all three amps really well. The SLP with lead had something special going on though. I'm not even quite sure what it is that I'm hearing. Great playing as well. :)

  • @bobbarcus8310
    @bobbarcus8310 9 лет назад +4

    like both the SLP and the 800

  • @ckara0071
    @ckara0071 9 лет назад +2

    Wow I didn't know plexi sounded that sweet!!! When compared side by side it's so obvious

  • @OperationEndGame
    @OperationEndGame 10 лет назад +3

    the 1959SLP + Greenback = match made in heaven.

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  10 лет назад

      Indeed :)

    • @OperationEndGame
      @OperationEndGame 10 лет назад +1

      Maxime Paul-Degarie I have a 1959SLP/JCM800 split channel clone, and more oftentimes I use the SLP mode than the other.... There is something about the 1959's rawness and in-your-face that is front-and-center....You'll never gonna get that with a high-gain modern amp.

    • @andreituico7273
      @andreituico7273 9 лет назад

      The word you're looking for is "ballsy" lol

    • @OperationEndGame
      @OperationEndGame 9 лет назад

      Andrei Tuico There you go.

  • @Chris-hq7nl
    @Chris-hq7nl 10 лет назад +2

    I prefer the 1959, but at high volumes like that it is very easy to hear that the Plexi and the JCM800 are from a common lineage!

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  10 лет назад +3

      Yep, I find them to be very similar.. The JCM 800 having a bit more bottom end and slightly more gain. Thanks!

  • @mindofown
    @mindofown 9 лет назад +4

    All have their different harmonic tones and strengths, love the tone of the plexi , but if I want to play harder rock would go for an 800 or 900, for my take home the plexi, could listen to that tone all day, whereas the 800 and 900 would blow my ear drums away after an hour of playing

  • @jonasguns8044
    @jonasguns8044 9 лет назад +1

    The SLP and the JCM800 sound a lot more organic. The JCM900 sounded a bit crap in the second part of the video where the intro of Sweet child o'mine is played. That doesn't mean that the JCM900 is bad. Let's say that this amp is more for another style of music like modern rock. The others 2 more for classic rock and Hard rock.
    Nice Demo by the way :)

  • @nsc217
    @nsc217 4 года назад +1

    1. JCM 900 or JCM 800
    3. Plexi
    I have a JCM2000 60TSP. My fave
    900 more intense than 800... Depends on what doing with

  • @codymcgrew4015
    @codymcgrew4015 5 лет назад

    For Solos, JCM800
    For Rhythm, JCM900
    The SLP is just lacking in gain, most likely why Randy Rhoads insisted on a gain push for his model. When I hear the rhythm for the JCM900, I hear clarity, but unfortunately for solos, I hear ear piercing. but maybe that’s a matter of the pickups and guitar wood being used. Great vid, thanks 👍🏼

  • @StephenAnthonyMusic
    @StephenAnthonyMusic 9 лет назад +5

    I liked the 800 best.

  • @1thess523
    @1thess523 4 года назад

    I just got a 50w 900 High Gain Dual Reverb and a JCM 2000 DSL for my son 👌. They sound sweet running each through a 4x12 vintage 30's cab.

    • @raymondlugo9960
      @raymondlugo9960 4 года назад

      They are sweet amps. I have 900 DR and 2000 TSL both 100 watts. It's hard to decide between the two. I bought a 800 2203 that someone modded to 2 channels. I'm up in the air on that one.

  • @matteobenda7028
    @matteobenda7028 7 лет назад +2

    I love the fact that he played the Sweet Child intro, good riff to compare amps

  • @kevinhall4051
    @kevinhall4051 9 лет назад +1

    nothing will ever be as good as the 59 plexi. its just the best of all time.they cant make them like that anymore

  • @danyb8078
    @danyb8078 8 лет назад +1

    SLP was my fav. Cool comparison!

  • @R3dbudd
    @R3dbudd 9 лет назад +1

    I think the Plexi can do anything the 800 can with an overdrive. Blind test would be hard to tell with both boosted. Just a tiny bit more saturation is all I can tell between the 2203. Strangely enough, the 900 DR isn't too bad either.

  • @garyslash7552
    @garyslash7552 4 года назад

    I know that the following will be considered sacrilegious by many, so I admit that it is higly subjective - but that's what MY ears hear: all three amps sound great in rhythm parts, but they only do so at volumes hardly anybody can really use (This was the reason why I sold my beloved 1981 JCM 800). Things change, however, when you play lead. Both, the Super Lead and the JCM 800 lack gain here in my opinion. This is why so many players use(d) some sort of overdrive or (treble)boost pedal to make up for this. For leads, the 900 sounds best to me in your clip, Maxime. These three amps represent an interesting development in (Mashall)amp history. Since players used pedals to give their amps more gain, companies reacted to this and built amps to meet the players' demands.

  • @monsterzero1587
    @monsterzero1587 3 года назад

    I struggle to spell "rhythm" too. Damn! That JCM 900 sounds awesome! I own a '93 100wt and used to own a 50wt...only Marshall heads I've ever used.

  • @turtleshell6181
    @turtleshell6181 7 лет назад

    I liked the plexi and 800. They actually seem the closest. Seems the 800 could do the plexi thing if you backed the gain off and some small tweaking. The 900 was more modern/squashed and great prolly for heavier players-which I am not so I say 1959 then 800. Excellent review

  • @TheNorthernChris
    @TheNorthernChris 4 года назад +1

    All three sounded great, but for me the 900 was the nicest sound.

  • @MarkPritchardGuitar
    @MarkPritchardGuitar 5 лет назад

    Nice comparison Maxime, I love the SLP, what an amp!

  • @matouscervenka7248
    @matouscervenka7248 8 лет назад +2

    I like all three models :-)

  • @moraesluthieria
    @moraesluthieria 4 года назад +1

    0:20 Plexi
    1:14 JCM 800
    2:07 JCM 900

  • @zackerthescar
    @zackerthescar 9 лет назад +1

    The 900 is quite fizzy, but I think it is perfect for rhythm guitar. I just ordered a reissue of the 900, along with a JVM410H for leads

  • @marinmarinov5510
    @marinmarinov5510 9 лет назад +1

    Of course, the Plexi always wins! :) But it's good to hear the JCM900 sound nice with a Greenback speaker, in my city it's probably the most popular amp in studios and rehearsal places but is always paired with the 1960A cab with G12-75, I don't like the pairing at all. (and the G12-75 speaker in general, I'd take almost any other Celestion over it)

    • @MaximePaulDegarie
      @MaximePaulDegarie  9 лет назад

      Thanks!! Glad you liked it! Yeah, I really like the G12M myself, and V30 are good too. I had a lot of G12T-75 in the past and it's not really my kind of tone - lack mid and too aggressive sounding for me!