Marshall 2550 Jubilee

[Big Mouse]

Hi! Does any of you own the Marshall 2550 Jubilee or played on one before? How does it compare to the JCM800 2204 or other Marshall amps? I spoke with Nik from Ceriatone and he said they are coming out with the 2550 clones. I want to know more about it, it might be of interest to me. Previously I was very interested in getting the 2204 because I think the tones are great but the single threw me off a little.

What do you guys think about the 2550? Any pros/cons? I appreciate all inputs.

Happy Halloween!!!

[Big Mouse]

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[brandondrury]

I've always heard these were really fun. I knob the Jubilee is the Slash model. So that's worth something.

Brandon

[Big Mouse]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

I've always heard these were really fun. I knob the Jubilee is the Slash model. So that's worth something.

Brandon

Yeah, some even say it's the best amp Marshall ever built.

Hey Brandon, since your a Marshall fan what's your opinion on the JCM800?

[brandondrury]

Which one? I forget all the damn model numbers. The 2203 is the one I really liked. It's a beast. I've played on some that were less fun, I guess. The JCM 800s don't have an extraordinary amount of gain and need a little bit of help if you have high gain aspirations, but they are great amps for the rock and metal world. They had quite a comback there in the mid 2000s with numerous modern rock bands using them again.

I'd take a JCM 800 over a Recto any day of the week.

Brandon

[Big Mouse]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

Which one? I forget all the damn model numbers. The 2203 is the one I really liked. It's a beast. I've played on some that were less fun, I guess. The JCM 800s don't have an extraordinary amount of gain and need a little bit of help if you have high gain aspirations, but they are great amps for the rock and metal world. They had quite a comback there in the mid 2000s with numerous modern rock bands using them again.

I'd take a JCM 800 over a Recto any day of the week.

Brandon

I really want a 2204. Do you know if any of the JVM can match with the JCM800s? I heard it's got more gain than the JCM but that's not an issue cause you can get that with pedals. I'm also looking at the JVM205. I don't like too much features or volume. I want to keep my ears in good condition.

[brandondrury]

I want to keep my ears in good condition.

Join a chess club. If you think a 50 watt amp is low in volume you are out of your mind. I'm guessing you've never owned a 50 watt amp. Take a 100 watt amp and turn it down from 4 to 3.7 and that's the volume of a 50 watt amp.

Do you know if any of the JVM can match with the JCM800s?

I've never even heard of the JVM. Granted, I don't keep up with the modern stuff (for a reason). It may be great, it may be horrible. You never know with this new stuff. Price seams to be of little indicator of how good the amp will be.

Brandon

[Sticker]

A used to own a silver jubilee. Good amp for any kind of rock. Plenty of gain on tap, the lead (more distortion) channel gets a bit muddy, but it's great for leads. Doesn't take pedals well though.

The jubilee has more distortion than the jcm 800's and two channels and an effects loop. Also, the distortion is produced differently since the jubilee has some kind of diode clipping circuit. If I was in the market for one of those today I'd probably get the 2203. It has less bells a whistles (good thing), it does the straight up "ac/dc" rock tone better than the jubilee and takes pedals better... and I like pedals. :P

They're all good amps though. In the end it's just personl preference.

[brandondrury]

So would you say the Jubilee really hits the Slash tone or is there more going on with that sound?

Brandon

[icarus579]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

So would you say the Jubilee really hits the Slash tone or is there more going on with that sound?

Brandon

Slash used 2555s. I had a Slash Signature 2555 which is the 100 watt version. It sorta does the Slash thing when it's cranked, but like everything else IIRC Slash had a rig built by Bradshaw during the "Appetite for Destruction" days.