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JCM 800 100 watt channel switching head
I bought this amp about 7 years ago when Marshall’s were relatively cheap.  I think some work was done on this before I bought it because it is the loudest JCM 800 I’ve ever heard.  It has gorgeous distortion and an oddly clean, clean channel pending the volume is not too high.

1965 50 watt Fender Bassman with 2 x 15” cabinet

The amp by itself sounds decent.  It tends to get a bit distorted at higher volumes.  To compensate for the sound I attached some rack effects to it.  I have an Alesis Nano Compressor, an Alesis Nano Bass which gives me some interesting Bass Synth sounds, a Rockman Noise Reduction unit which takes the hiss away without compromising the tone, an Alesis Midiverb for reverb effects and a rack power strip.  When it all works, it’s a dream.

 

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1978 Fender Twin Reverb.  A real work horse.  What the hell does that mean?  A great amp, clean tones, cool reverb.  This one has a funny buzz to it.  Someday I'll get it fixed.

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