Dude so many people are demo’ing amps through UA Ox boxes now with simulated cabs it’s really hard to get an idea of what things actually sound like. Love your channel because you don’t do that and what we hear in your recordings even though it’s through RUclips, is authentic and pretty much what you are going to get. Just want to say thank you man and you rock brother! 🙏🏻💪🏻🤘🏻
i completely agree... but i think what it mostly means is recording a cab properly is not that. you see some demos with a 57 right in the center of the cone which sound horribly bright, etc.
I know right. Never watched this channel before but fuck me it's nice to see thing used for what it's supposed to be used for. I get tired of everyone playing blues licks and talking about how well amps clean up. It's not that kind of amp! Yet 90% of reviews do just that
I bought one of these a couple weeks ago but I'm still waiting for my new cab to arrive so I'm just living vicariously through youtube demos until I can play it 😩
Never watched this channel before but fuck me it's nice to see the thing used for what it's supposed to be used for. I get tired of everyone playing blues licks and talking about how well amps clean up. It's not that kind of amp! Yet 90% of reviews do just that *Edit. I picked up one of these a few months back and was just looking for videos for tone setting tips when I came across this.
I had never heard of Drab Majesty before but loved the chords and tone so much I looked up Dot in the Sky and now have gone through their whole catalog and am hooked!
After growing too old, I found that it's not a surprise. When I was younger, I really thought his studio sound for Enema and TOYPAJ was his Strat with an SD Invader through a Triple Rectifier - turns out they're mostly Les Paul's through a Silver Jubilee. Not many probably know this.
One of many things that attracted me to buying my Friedman BE and SmallBox is being able to get those great tones at a manageable volume, even with 50 and 100 watt amps. Although I've always wanted a JCM 800 and have had my eye on this amp for the reasons you mentioned. It's on my radar, but I haven't quite committed yet. Nice playing and good information. Amp sounds real good.
Yum! Been eyeing that amp for some time now. Might just pull the trigger on it. Hey, a request: How about a studio tour of your setup (gear)? Would be fun and informative!
Thanks Lars! I'm in the process of changing up a few things at the moment (have a dying computer and a supremely shitty desk) but I'll see what I can do. Appreciate you checking out the video!
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@@ZachWish Ah best of luck w the upgrades and hope to see something studio related when you're done and happy :)
You did something that VERY few other people have done with this amp, and that's show off the clean channel, which I thought was non-existent until this video. WOW. It sounded great with that strat! I'm trying to get the Nuno Bettencourt tone (from the 1st Extreme album) at bedroom volumes, which he apparently go by hitting a JCM800 with a RAT pedal. I can handle that part of it (if it truly has those 800 characteristics). That said, he didn't say anything about whole "learning how to play" thing....so I may have a slight hangup with that end of things. But, the JCM800 and a RAT pedal I can definitely handle. Thanks for the great demo, brother!👍
Even as mainly a hard rock and metal guy, I have been in love with Dot The Sky since the first time I heard it when it came out. I’ve seen them a few times live.
Sounds awesome. And that Gretsch Falcon Richard Fortus' signature looks and sound great too. Love your playing on all this, I like how tight you play the rhythm stuff.
Killer as always dude! Man, I'd love to see what you can do with the Orange Rockerverb 50 MkIII, the old Thunderverb and so on. All of the Mastodon riffs... Also, slow car fast anology = best analogy.
Sounds like it's bigger brother to me.🤷 Always wanted to try one of these as it would be the perfect size for my small home studio. Excellent riffage, as always. 👍🤘
I’m late to this party, but as a sub > your channel, you’re band’s lucky to have you & that FMan GPearl nearly stole the show, THX for turning us onto that! 👏
Definitely! I think it could hang in a band practice situation depending on the band, but if your band is pretty damn loud, it's asking a lot of the amp. When I tried it out, I could see it working in a pinch, but the volume was maxed out and it wouldn't have been able to clean up much when you're pushing it that hard. Still a killer amp, and for playing at home, I'd rather play this 20W than the 100W head. Thanks for checking out the video!
Better than the 100w- I don’t know it depends on what you need but that amp sounds awesome! I’m still loving that Gretsch, too. So cool. And the black custom LP w uncovered buckers always makes me smile.
Around The Fur sounded menacing, I have the mini Jub version of this 20watt series but I love this JCM 800 version. I tried it at GC once and loved it. (Even if it wasn’t my gear/pedalboard with it)
I am personally not knowing a lot about those amps, but I just keep coming back and watch this video because of his amazing guitar solo. the way he played make me fall in love with Marshall.
Love your videos man. Doesn’t matter what you play through, you always find a way to get killer rock tones. Any tips and/or experience with the Marshall DSL series? I find that they are a little harsh. Do you think that greenback speakers would help? Thanks
Thanks Grant! I've had a few DSL's and JCM2000's over the years. Great amps. My favorite sounds out of those amps were always from cranking the gain on the "Classic Gain" channel with the Crunch mode engaged. That gets you into pretty solid JCM800 territory that'll clean up nice with your volume knob and then just hit it with a boost from there like a Tube Screamer, SD-1, BB Preamp or something if you need more gain. The Ultra Gain channel on those amps can be cool for certain tones but can also be kind of buzzy and like you said "harsh." Greenbacks have a softer high end than the typical G12T75s found in a lot of Marshall cabs, or V30s and they're lower wattage as well, so it can help tame some volume and top end. Thanks for checking out the video.
Roll the treble back and push the presence knob higher, that's a good tip for DSLs. But yeh, waht Zach said. Crunch mode on the clean channel, and put an overdrive in front of it with full volume + a little bit of gain.
Excellent video showing a wide range of this amp's capabilities! I have one and i'm very happy with it. Your drummer must pound like the incredible hulk because these are pretty loud, almost a little too loud for a basement. I absolutely love that beautiful black Gretsch, and it sounds killer through the SC20.
I have this amp and really like it. I like your videos Zach because you set the amps in their sweet spots. This amp comes alive when the pre-amp is set between 6 and 8. I’ve seen other reviewers including a big one in England that set the preamp at 12oclock and say it’s just a good amp…. But they aren’t even hitting the sweet spot.
Frickin-A, Shiner @ CME and now a Deftones cover by you. 😁 I obsessed over his tone and finally got it, but it never felt right when I tried to play along to the album with that particular song. Now I've got inspiration to try again! A pleasure to watch, as always.
Hey Zach thank you for making some of the best guitar videos out there. Your tones are unmatched. I was wondering if you think I should get this amp or the pink taco v2. I have a mesa badlander and I'm looking to get something a bit different. Thanks!
The JCM800 is a classic schematic that never will fail, even this little 20watt Marshall sounds great.. :D Also there is a ton of JCM clones out there..
I always preferred single channel JCM 800s. I also preferred the 50 watt to the 100. I loved the Jubilee when they released it in '87, especially the 50 watt. 100 watts is seldom ideal, 50 is much better, and sometimes even 50 is too much.
Can you do: Presense : 6 Bass : 0 Middle : 0 Treble : 5 Pre-Amp : 7 Master at you prefered loudness. Tell me what you get with your 2 x 12. Appreciate in advance.
I played a JCM 800 for years. It's a lot more versatile than most people think.
Took me forever to figure it out, but JCM800 and 800-style tones are where it’s at. Perfect for clean and gain.
I've had mine for about ten years. In that time I've bought other amps and drifted around a bit but I always keep coming back
I mean I don't know about clean but gain for sure!
Best Part of the clean is when you hear that volume knob roll up
Dude so many people are demo’ing amps through UA Ox boxes now with simulated cabs it’s really hard to get an idea of what things actually sound like. Love your channel because you don’t do that and what we hear in your recordings even though it’s through RUclips, is authentic and pretty much what you are going to get. Just want to say thank you man and you rock brother! 🙏🏻💪🏻🤘🏻
i completely agree... but i think what it mostly means is recording a cab properly is not that. you see some demos with a 57 right in the center of the cone which sound horribly bright, etc.
Thats because the aux is authentic as heck, ultimately.
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@@amaurythewarrior apologies. Correction: The UAD OX
Exactly right!
Zach my guy, you always play THE RIGHT RIFFS and dial in THE RIGHT TONE! Love your channel!
Thanks Aaron!
What A-A-Ron said 🤜🤛
I know right. Never watched this channel before but fuck me it's nice to see thing used for what it's supposed to be used for. I get tired of everyone playing blues licks and talking about how well amps clean up. It's not that kind of amp! Yet 90% of reviews do just that
I bought one of these a couple weeks ago but I'm still waiting for my new cab to arrive so I'm just living vicariously through youtube demos until I can play it 😩
man drown sounded great on this thing, it was nice hearing that awesome pumpkins song!
Imagine how good that couch is on the guitar. It learned by osmosis.
That 'Give Me One Good Reason' playthrough 👌
Never watched this channel before but fuck me it's nice to see the thing used for what it's supposed to be used for. I get tired of everyone playing blues licks and talking about how well amps clean up. It's not that kind of amp! Yet 90% of reviews do just that *Edit. I picked up one of these a few months back and was just looking for videos for tone setting tips when I came across this.
I had never heard of Drab Majesty before but loved the chords and tone so much I looked up Dot in the Sky and now have gone through their whole catalog and am hooked!
Didn’t expect to hear blink 182 in this haha but great sounding amp and super tight playing as always!
Thanks so much Nate!
Love that song and love his diversity across so many decades and genres.
After growing too old, I found that it's not a surprise. When I was younger, I really thought his studio sound for Enema and TOYPAJ was his Strat with an SD Invader through a Triple Rectifier - turns out they're mostly Les Paul's through a Silver Jubilee. Not many probably know this.
@@kurdtjohn interesting! I always thought some of Tom’s tones on that record were a jcm900, very iconic.
Blink uses Mesa Boogie amps
That deftones riff got me. It’s the first song I heard from them back in the day and I was hooked. Great playing as always dude
You always pick the best riffs to play. You're like a kindred spirit for my musical tastes.
One of many things that attracted me to buying my Friedman BE and SmallBox is being able to get those great tones at a manageable volume, even with 50 and 100 watt amps. Although I've always wanted a JCM 800 and have had my eye on this amp for the reasons you mentioned. It's on my radar, but I haven't quite committed yet. Nice playing and good information. Amp sounds real good.
Thanks so much for the kind words. Friedman amps have the best master volume on the market in my opinion. Good stuff.
Love that Mastodon riff!! Awesome vid as usual
Yum! Been eyeing that amp for some time now. Might just pull the trigger on it. Hey, a request: How about a studio tour of your setup (gear)? Would be fun and informative!
Seconded! You've got an awesome collection.
I third this!
I fourth it!
Thanks Lars! I'm in the process of changing up a few things at the moment (have a dying computer and a supremely shitty desk) but I'll see what I can do. Appreciate you checking out the video!
@@ZachWish Ah best of luck w the upgrades and hope to see something studio related when you're done and happy :)
Your playing and tones sound absolutely killer! That gretsch is something special.
You did something that VERY few other people have done with this amp, and that's show off the clean channel, which I thought was non-existent until this video. WOW. It sounded great with that strat! I'm trying to get the Nuno Bettencourt tone (from the 1st Extreme album) at bedroom volumes, which he apparently go by hitting a JCM800 with a RAT pedal. I can handle that part of it (if it truly has those 800 characteristics). That said, he didn't say anything about whole "learning how to play" thing....so I may have a slight hangup with that end of things. But, the JCM800 and a RAT pedal I can definitely handle. Thanks for the great demo, brother!👍
Nuno is such a monster player. Thanks so much for the kind words Phil! Really appreciate it.
The Drab Majesty sounded so good!
Criminally underrated band.
Perfect timing. I’ve been thinking about the little fella since all retailers can’t seem to get the big boy.
that blink riff was heavenly
Always a pleasure to the ears to hang up on your channel
Thanks so much!
Even as mainly a hard rock and metal guy, I have been in love with Dot The Sky since the first time I heard it when it came out. I’ve seen them a few times live.
Sounds awesome. And that Gretsch Falcon Richard Fortus' signature looks and sound great too. Love your playing on all this, I like how tight you play the rhythm stuff.
Killer vid man! Always know there is gonna be good tones here. Well done.
Thanks so much Brett! Really appreciate it. Hope you're doing well.
Killer as always dude!
Man, I'd love to see what you can do with the Orange Rockerverb 50 MkIII, the old Thunderverb and so on. All of the Mastodon riffs...
Also, slow car fast anology = best analogy.
DOOD. I did not expect a Drab Majesty riff in a JCM 800 demo but hell yeah sounds awesome!
I just love listening to you play iconic riffs through all these great amps! Your tone always sounds freaking amazing!!!
Thanks so much for the kind words!
Sounds like it's bigger brother to me.🤷
Always wanted to try one of these as it would be the perfect size for my small home studio.
Excellent riffage, as always. 👍🤘
Loving the darkness tunes! Cool little amp for sure
Fantastic demonstration of an amp I bought a couple weeks ago and need time to dial-in...thanks a bunch Zach!
Totally caught me by surprise when you played Give Me One Good Reason.. such a catchy riff though 👊
Really appreciate the talking part!
Awesome playing as always! A big heck yeah for Dot in the Sky, sounds great on the Gretsch
Love that AC/DC Riff Raff thing you threw in there!!!
Commented just because you played Riff Raff.
Awesome sounds!
nice guitar collection. amp sounds great
Priest tone with the hollow body was spot on incredible bite and fat tone
That is one of the coolest Fenders I've ever seen.
the Gretsch tones were absolutely perfect. Awesome playing too dude!
Thanks Jack! Really appreciate it.
Would love to see you play through an EVH 5150 iii stealth 50 watt
I’m late to this party, but as a sub > your channel, you’re band’s lucky to have you & that FMan GPearl nearly stole the show, THX for turning us onto that!
👏
Thanks for the demo! I love this amp. I just wish it could also do the band practice thing also. It would be an absolute dream.
Definitely! I think it could hang in a band practice situation depending on the band, but if your band is pretty damn loud, it's asking a lot of the amp. When I tried it out, I could see it working in a pinch, but the volume was maxed out and it wouldn't have been able to clean up much when you're pushing it that hard. Still a killer amp, and for playing at home, I'd rather play this 20W than the 100W head. Thanks for checking out the video!
@@ZachWish would putting more efficient speakers help with that? It's amazing how much more volume you can get with the right speaker
@@jldkrank Sure! More efficient speakers definitely pump out some additional volume. I was playing it through an EVH 4x12 cab with Vintage 30s.
that Gretsch sounds so good
Man, that Fender is beautiful.
Yeah what model is that?
@@xalk311x Fender Made in Japan Modern Jazzmaster
Better than the 100w- I don’t know it depends on what you need but that amp sounds awesome! I’m still loving that Gretsch, too. So cool. And the black custom LP w uncovered buckers always makes me smile.
Cool video , Thanks for doing the low input stuff towards the end.
Dude, fine taste in gear and riffs. Came for the amp but subbing for the future. Really wish this amp came in a 50w version though......
JCM 800 2204
Like the above comment says, there's been 50 watt versions floating around for 40 years now.
Great video, as always!
I've never seen that Jazzmaster before, so beautiful.
Welcome to my home. In my living room are two giant stacks of amplification and a rack full of guitars.
(Oh, and behind them is my fireplace)
👍🇨🇦
You had me at “Blood and Thunder” 😏
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Bro, that Jazzmaster is SICK!
12.6k subs only? Truly criminal. Zach you deserve so many more. Always enjoy your stellar demos.
Reminds me of my Lovepedal Redhead tone, delicious.
Incredible playing. Finaly a demo, that doesn't just show ultra metal but actually clean and melodic playing.
Around The Fur sounded menacing, I have the mini Jub version of this 20watt series but I love this JCM 800 version. I tried it at GC once and loved it. (Even if it wasn’t my gear/pedalboard with it)
Man i love these demoes! Can you do one with the Marshall DSL1 pls! 🙏
Love that silver burst
Always throwing in those Darkness songs! 👊🏻
I am personally not knowing a lot about those amps, but I just keep coming back and watch this video because of his amazing guitar solo. the way he played make me fall in love with Marshall.
Thanks so much! Appreciate the kind words.
Cool intro. ☮️
I gotta get one of these! I’m digging the mini-versions of these classic amps coming-out. Perfect for project studios.
Zach, one of the best demos of sc20h, even low imput… no doubts….
I wish to see your demo of sv20h….
Killer demo!!
Great hand tone!
Brilliant Zach. Cheers.
We need more mgl videos. God I love that amp.
Sounds glorious! Awesome playing too as usual
Amazing, as always!
Finishing with Drown 😍🖤
Love your videos man. Doesn’t matter what you play through, you always find a way to get killer rock tones. Any tips and/or experience with the Marshall DSL series? I find that they are a little harsh. Do you think that greenback speakers would help? Thanks
Thanks Grant! I've had a few DSL's and JCM2000's over the years. Great amps. My favorite sounds out of those amps were always from cranking the gain on the "Classic Gain" channel with the Crunch mode engaged. That gets you into pretty solid JCM800 territory that'll clean up nice with your volume knob and then just hit it with a boost from there like a Tube Screamer, SD-1, BB Preamp or something if you need more gain. The Ultra Gain channel on those amps can be cool for certain tones but can also be kind of buzzy and like you said "harsh." Greenbacks have a softer high end than the typical G12T75s found in a lot of Marshall cabs, or V30s and they're lower wattage as well, so it can help tame some volume and top end. Thanks for checking out the video.
Roll the treble back and push the presence knob higher, that's a good tip for DSLs. But yeh, waht Zach said. Crunch mode on the clean channel, and put an overdrive in front of it with full volume + a little bit of gain.
Drab Majesty ❤
Amazing playing, man!
That sounds so crazy awesome!
sick crunch tone
I have one. They’re awesome. Also chiming in to say, I Love your work Zach.
Great demo!!
that deftness riff at 5 mins. good taste
Killing it as always. Hoping to hear some Opeth on the next one! Maybe something from the new album ICV?
Excellent video showing a wide range of this amp's capabilities!
I have one and i'm very happy with it. Your drummer must pound like the incredible hulk because these are pretty loud, almost a little too loud for a basement.
I absolutely love that beautiful black Gretsch, and it sounds killer through the SC20.
everything sounds amazing through that thing!!
Sounds amazing
I have this amp and really like it. I like your videos Zach because you set the amps in their sweet spots. This amp comes alive when the pre-amp is set between 6 and 8. I’ve seen other reviewers including a big one in England that set the preamp at 12oclock and say it’s just a good amp…. But they aren’t even hitting the sweet spot.
Sounds great, as usual. You always get amazing tone. 🤘
Thanks so much Craig!
Finally someone playing a gretsch the way it’s meant to be played!
Excellent demo!
Great playing! My channel was a guitar channel as well, before I switched to buying cameras instead of tube amps 😉
Hah! Small world. 📸
Frickin-A, Shiner @ CME and now a Deftones cover by you. 😁
I obsessed over his tone and finally got it, but it never felt right when I tried to play along to the album with that particular song. Now I've got inspiration to try again!
A pleasure to watch, as always.
I checked out that Shiner video as well. So awesome. Thanks for the kind words Christian!
you make me want to buy this amp RIGHT NOW!!!!
Incredible playing and sound!
Thanks so much!
Giiiiive meeeeee One goooood reaaasooOooOoooon 😊❤
Nice demo thanks 👌
Hey Zach thank you for making some of the best guitar videos out there. Your tones are unmatched. I was wondering if you think I should get this amp or the pink taco v2. I have a mesa badlander and I'm looking to get something a bit different. Thanks!
It sounds awesome, indeed, great video ! 🙏😽❤️
Beautiful 👏🤘
sounds great
That first guitar. Greenish…. Jazzmaster shape guitar in olive. Ohhh dear… what a beautiful guitar.
da homie playing riffs
The JCM800 is a classic schematic that never will fail, even this little 20watt Marshall sounds great.. :D Also there is a ton of JCM clones out there..
I always preferred single channel JCM 800s. I also preferred the 50 watt to the 100. I loved the Jubilee when they released it in '87, especially the 50 watt. 100 watts is seldom ideal, 50 is much better, and sometimes even 50 is too much.
Nice to hear a bit of Judas priest in there! Awesome video
Can you do:
Presense : 6
Bass : 0
Middle : 0
Treble : 5
Pre-Amp : 7
Master at you prefered loudness. Tell me what you get with your 2 x 12.
Appreciate in advance.