Marshall Teased Modded SLP1959 and 800

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Mr. Chainsaw said:
Studio 900, modded plexi, and modded 800 up at sweetwater

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SN20H--marshall-studio-900-20-watt-tube-amplifier-head - $1300
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1959MS--marshall-1959-modified-100-watt-tube-head - $3700
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JCM800MS--marshall-jcm800-modified-100-watt-tube-head - $3300
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Ok, I know I said take my money BUT 3700 USD lol... 5300$ CAD. That I just can't do. 5K+. I will mod my own or hopefully this brings the price down on the regular line and i can find one used and mod it. Amazing that they finally listened to people though!! Nothing beats the look of a Marshall.
 
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fek said:
Ouch. Those seem pricey. I will stick with the Pandora modded JCM800 2203X that I have on the amp shelf.
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I also have to point out that for a modded amp, they seem to have gone with the bare bone basics. Not hard to figure out how their mid and tight switches are done. The gain boost seems like a safe bet vs something more involved like using half a preamp tube or wiring in something Jose like but let's see what it looks like as they mention it being able to get gainy for "modern" use.
 
Is it because of Greenday, or is there something specific about that mod that appeals to people outside of the band?
 
Kapo_Polenton said:
Ok, I know I said take my money BUT 3700 USD lol... 5300$ CAD. That I just can't do. 5K+. I will mod my own or hopefully this brings the price down on the regular line and i can find one used and mod it. Amazing that they finally listened to people though!! Nothing beats the look of a Marshall.
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Same. If I'm going to pay that I'll just buy one of Jeremy's amps that I have wanted for awhile.

I know I was one on here who said give it a chance but the price, seriously? Not sure why I had any faith in Marshall but bringing those things in under 2k or 2.5k they really could have put a dent into things but at that price. Again I'd much rather have something in the Marshall linage with a designers own take ala Ground Zero. Not to mention the market of guys willing to pay that, most already paid that for mods and higher gain amps.

I don't maybe I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about but I really thought we'd see something from them that showed they understood the market. The mods, great idea, way long past due but damn I just don't see the point in this with the price.

Anyone feel free to correct me if they think I'm off kilter on this.
 
SonVolt said:
Is it because of Greenday, or is there something specific about that mod that appeals to people outside of the band?
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Mostly because of Green Day. To my knowledge the first time that mod was heard was on Dookie, so a good album, good guitar tone, and the mainstream appeal all at once. The "Dookie" amp has been used on other non-Green Day records, but those albums don't generally get recognition for the guitar tones. Some of it is also just blind cult-following.

My appeal for the mod is that Jerry Finn had a '97 anniversary SLP modded in a similar way, and that amp was used on a lot of my favorite 90s-00s recordings.
 
Mr. Chainsaw said:
Studio 900 DR, modded plexi, and modded 800 up at sweetwater

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SN20H--marshall-studio-900-20-watt-tube-amplifier-head - $1300
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1959MS--marshall-1959-modified-100-watt-tube-head - $3700
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JCM800MS--marshall-jcm800-modified-100-watt-tube-head - $3300
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These links got taken down. I was only able to see the 800 and then poof gone.

Not only did Marshall listen to their customers, they also got the memo of their competitors to charge $3K+ for the amp. I guess it is what it is…
 
PurityS.L.G said:
These links got taken down. I was only able to see the 800 and then poof gone.

Not only did Marshall listen to their customers, they also got the memo of their competitors to charge $3K+ for the amp. I guess it is what it is…
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Yea was wondering if Sweetwater jumped a bit too early as no one else had anything up. Idk if archives are allowed or not just have the SLP, I'll take it down if asked to:

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/du23c
 
So for fun I thought of Ceriatone and went to look at their prices. If you make the argument that all Marshall iron comes out of Vietnam anyway, for half the price, you have an amp that is doing Superlead or JCM800 ( w boost and tone altering caps) and sounds pretty damn good to my ears as long as you don't max out the gain into mush mode. Not sure who this hippy is, but it's a good look at the amp's features.

 
when does NAMM actually start? I thought tuesday but they were still building booths and stages.. what?
 
Mr. Chainsaw said:
My appeal for the mod is that Jerry Finn had a '97 anniversary SLP modded in a similar way, and that amp was used on a lot of my favorite 90s-00s recordings.
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Just about every album that Finn and Cavallo touched in the late 90’s and early 2000’s used one of suhr’s mods in one way it seems. I have a 79’ JMP with the crunch mod and it does everything from GD to blink and sum 41. That circuit through a good quad of G12M 25 watt Greenbacks seems to do most tones from the 60’s to early 2000’s.
 
Looks cool. Plexi RI has 2 gains, a master, mid boost, bright switch, no loop(best tone IMO)....3700. The 800 is 3300 with the same features, also 100w.
 
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