Got Marshall JVM410H, need second amp at around USD$1,500

[poj]

I've already got Marshall JVM410H and Marshall 1960AX 4x12 cabinet.
Recently the JVM died, so I have to send it back to the delaer for repair.
I think I need another amp just in case the JVM will die again in the future.

My style - Rock, Classic Rock, Metal and Blues.

I play in my bedroom only, so it can be a low watt unit.
Higher watt unit is fine. But it need to have great master volume.

Budget - around USD$1,500 or lower.

It can be either Head, combo or mini stack.
If it's a head, it should be mathching with Marshall 1960AX well.
If it's a combo or mini stack, the speaker must be either 1x12 or 2x12.

Must be all tube , no solid state, no hybrid.

Brand, only these 4 brands.
Fender, Vox, Laney or Krank.
Reason - Because the dealers who represent these 4 brands has a good service.
Some dealers are very bad and many brands I can't find them locally.

So what's your suggestion?
Which model should I take a look at?
Thanks.

 

[dstockden]

Laney VH100 ? or the TT100 , i have a VC50 and its covers alot of ground, i have recently been looking at going back to marshall and had been looking at the JVM so thanks for the info that it may break easily by the sounds of it!

 

[Larry]

Orange Tiny Terror with PPC2x12 Cab.

 

[poj]

Laney VH100 ? or the TT100 , i have a VC50 and its covers alot of ground, i have recently been looking at going back to marshall and had been looking at the JVM so thanks for the info that it may break easily by the sounds of it!

Yeah, It died after just 2 months, lightly used in my home, master volume never passed no.3
I don't know how many JVM unit break like mine.

But it does sound nice, very versatile amp.

 

[poj]

Orange Tiny Terror with PPC2x12 Cab.

Not Orange, they never reply my mail.
I will never buy from anyone who didn't reply my mail. If this the best they can do when I'm trying to buy their amp, imagine when I need help from them.

 

[dstockden]

Yeah, It died after just 2 months, lightly used in my home, master volume never passed no.3
I don't know how many JVM unit break like mine.

But it does sound nice, very versatile amp.

i hope it all gets sorted really quickly for you, i gather that outside of the uk its a real pain to get anything done with marshalls

 

[poj]

I hope so. My local marshall dealer is not so good.

BTW, this Vox is interesting

Vox AC15 Heritage Head and Cab.

* Power Output 15 Watts RMS into 8 or 16 ohm loudspeaker load selectable via rear panel switch.
* Valve Complement 1 x EF86, 3 x ECC83/12AX7, 2 x EL84, 1 x EZ81 (rectifier)
* Loudspeaker VOX/Celestion Alnico Blue 12”loudspeaker 16 ohm

Flexible power. The O/P Switch adds even more flexibility to the AC15. This switch changes the power output valves from Pentode Mode, which is the normal operating mode of the power amplifier, to Triode Mode which halves the power output to 7.5 watts and at the same time offering smoother tonal characteristics.

 

[TimSz]

Y-e-s.

Laney VH100 ? or the TT100 , i have a VC50 and its covers alot of ground, i have recently been looking at going back to marshall and had been looking at the JVM so thanks for the info that it may break easily by the sounds of it!

I was going to say the exact same thing. The Laney line of amps is incredible. I have a VC50 and think that it's the most versatile amp I've ever owned. It doesn't compress the sound like Mesa does. I play blues and jazz, and the sparkling clean of channel one and the channel 1 gain are perfect for those two. Then if I want to go to a rock or metal tone for whatever reason, channel 2 covers every tone I can think of, from 70's rock to that nu-metal crap that the kids are on about. And from my knowledge of this forum, here's a big selling point: you can get an awesome EVH or Paul Gilbert tone out of it.

There simply is nothing more versatile and better sounding on the market. I've tried them ALL.

 

[dstockden]

I was going to say the exact same thing. The Laney line of amps is incredible. I have a VC50 and think that it's the most versatile amp I've ever owned. It doesn't compress the sound like Mesa does. I play blues and jazz, and the sparkling clean of channel one and the channel 1 gain are perfect for those two. Then if I want to go to a rock or metal tone for whatever reason, channel 2 covers every tone I can think of, from 70's rock to that nu-metal crap that the kids are on about. And from my knowledge of this forum, here's a big selling point: you can get an awesome EVH or Paul Gilbert tone out of it.

There simply is nothing more versatile and better sounding on the market. I've tried them ALL.

Jimmy, have you had any problems with your footpedal, changing channels by itsself?
its apparently quite common, mine was alright up until recently and then it had an occasional flip! also volume swells?
apart from that its my favourite amp but im thinking of trading for a TSL or JVM

 

[Sub1 Zero]

Check out Traynor, they have some good stuff

 

[poj]

Check out Traynor, they have some good stuff

No, I belive Traynor dealer is not good, may be worse than Marshall dealer.
I won't give my hard earn money to this kind of dealer ever again.

want to listen to my story?

I own a JVM410H + 1960AX.
The Fuse FS3 blown. My local dealer told me to buy the fuse myself. They didn't have any parts from Marshall for me to replace the old one. They told me to go find cheap , low quality fuse to replace it myself.

How's about that?
They said the marshall fuse cost too high, go buy the cheap thing in the market. It's the same.

The JVM died on me after I bought it for 2 months, lightly used, only in my house, master volume never passed no. 3

Now I have to ship the JVM to them for repair, because the fuse blown again. I think something is seriously going wrong with my JVM unit. And I can't even sure which kind of part they're gonna use to repair my amp.

 

[poj]

I was going to say the exact same thing. The Laney line of amps is incredible. I have a VC50 and think that it's the most versatile amp I've ever owned. It doesn't compress the sound like Mesa does. I play blues and jazz, and the sparkling clean of channel one and the channel 1 gain are perfect for those two. Then if I want to go to a rock or metal tone for whatever reason, channel 2 covers every tone I can think of, from 70's rock to that nu-metal crap that the kids are on about. And from my knowledge of this forum, here's a big selling point: you can get an awesome EVH or Paul Gilbert tone out of it.

There simply is nothing more versatile and better sounding on the market. I've tried them ALL.

Thanks guys, will check it out.

 

[TimSz]

Jimmy, have you had any problems with your footpedal, changing channels by itsself?
its apparently quite common, mine was alright up until recently and then it had an occasional flip! also volume swells?
apart from that its my favourite amp but im thinking of trading for a TSL or JVM

I've had absolutely no problem with this amp. Well, that's not true. When I bought it, it was set to 4ohm instead of 8ohm or something along those lines. Speakers blew within minutes. I dropped a couple hundred bucks and threw in Mesa Black Shadow speakers... then I set it up for 16ohm.

From there, it's been nothing but sweet sweet buttery goodness. The highs, the lows, the cleans, the dirtys... it's hands down the best amp for versatility and sound. I read that the speakers kind of suck and should be replaced anyways. I just made it happen in a different way than most.

AND I'll be throwing in EL34s soonish because it cuts down on the brightness of the amp. You lose a little bit of the clean in doing so, but there is soooooo much clean to work with I don't mind cutting a little off the top.

The footswitch works just great. I read that it sometimes doesn't work, or there's a delay in the actual switch. I've had none of that happen to mine. It switches channels when I need it to, and is exactly what a footswitch should be: a footswitch.

Hopefully that answers your question and further hypes up Laneys.

 

[JMB27]

hmmmm, that's a pretty small group of manufacturers to choose from ..... but think you should try something from Laney.

as for Vox and Krank? Get a pair of Tiny Terrors and a couple of cheap cabs and you will be rockin' the knot

Fender? only if you have a good have a good tech or if you are handy with doing the repair-work yourself ... don't get me wrong, they do make some good gear, but my experience has been full of the good, the bad and the truly ugly for brand new gear and vintage

just my .02, ymmv, etc. etc. etc.

happy shopping, eh!

Joel

 

[poj]

Thanks for input.

Orange is a NO.
I try to contact them several time, no reply at all.
So I gave up.

Fender ?
Too late, I've already bought Fender champ 600.
What a cute little 5w tube amp.
Clean is sweet.
Let's wait and see for its reliability.

I'm still hunting for my new amp though.

 

[Colin]

Can you wait till NI guitar rig 3 is released? (I'm a beta tester) it is brilliant and can be used live...

 

[poj]

Yeah, I guess.
But it's not an amp, right?
Just a software and hardware to use with computer.

 

[Colin]

Yeah, I guess.
But it's not an amp, right?
Just a software and hardware to use with computer.

but you wouldn't be able to tell the difference blindfolded...

 

[poj]

But that means I have to upgrade the speaker for my computer. And even after that, I'm still not sure about the quality of the sound.