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Great review. To me the3 way switch makes a lot of difference. I got the mooer clone and the top setting is the mild one while the bottom one is more tight and gainy. I guess it changes compression, mid frequencies and gain character by using different diodes. I can see a red led behind the pots flashing when I play

very informative video, thank you!

cant believe i sat through this and there was no sound samples ;(

I have been looking for a versatile amp to showcase my products in vids when I open my shop at the beginning of the year. This video showcases that this may be an amp that I need. Thank you. Great video

This is a great video! Thank you for all the tips!

The sentiment that Marshall haven't done anything good since 1981 is probably a bit over the top . They've definitely done amps that suit certain players and music styles better than others. (For example it's pretty hard to play modern metal with a 2203). But with that being sad that JCM 800 2203 is a stone cold classic by any metric. It's probably one of the greatest ampa ever made if not the greatest. On the other hand the JVM is really just trying to imitate as many of Marshall's tones from over the years, and while it does it pretty well, especially compared to previous models like the TSL, it doesn't really do much unique that hasn't been done before . Also it's a modern amp that is super complex and full of the sort of stuff that makes your local tech shudder. The maintenance costs on these are through the roof because most techs will turn the job down and the only techs who will fix them charge a fortune. I'm a collector so I've owned almost everything there is to own made by Marshall at this point. The JVM was fun to own... Not many Marshalls have that much flexibility and can handle high gain. But I was never sad to see it go.

Missing my personal fave - EV RE20

What kind of explorer is that? It looks great!

You forgot to mention aliasing.

Excellent review. I’ve had one for a couple years and you hit on all the key points I’ve discovered.

Great video dude! it's really hard to find someone who had figured it out the treble control adds more gain on final sound. I'm mark V and Dual Recto owner. I love mark V, its my favorite compared to Recto but its absolutely true that mark V is not the easiest amp to dial in. In dual rectos (considering you have a TS plugged before the amp), in 10 seconds you can achieve such a unbelievable killer metal tone, great for rythms and leads at the same time. I mean, if you're in a store plugging your guitar for the first time in a Mark V amp, the probability your tone gonna suck is real high. Thats what happened to me. Its not supposed to happen with a "versatile" amp, isn't it? The amp should be able to deliver good tones in situations like that. Maybe "versatile" is not the word but flexible. The amp is versatile, i mean, you can play since the accoustic stuff to brutal metal tones but the way to get there is not flexible, you must know how the amp works otherwise it will sucks. Where in hell you will think the treble adds more gain if you're used to other amps? Anyways, i bought the amp at that time cause i knew its capacity, not because my tone was the best tone i ever got from an amp. In Dual Recto, you probably gonna get a good tones easier and faster. I think this is the reason why you rarely see people trying Mark amps on dealers.

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4 channel amp like the vh4

Unless I missed it, you didn't mention the Preset EQ at all? In my experience, some of the best sounds come from maxing the depth of that rather than fiddling with my own GEQ slider positions.

Mate your amp deep dives are really great. Your level of insight and detail is fantastic, and the overall production is top notch! Would love to see more amps covered in this way.

Haha, I love Metelliker!

Really well done!

Thanks for the video. Interesting you push the mids and bring the treble down, most people do the opposite on Mark amps.

sick bro

For live playing and jamming in a room, nothing beats a cranked tube amp. A small 20-50 watt tube amp is plenty for that purpose. But for ease of recording, travel and so forth, amp modelers like Fractal and Kemper win easy. Both are valuable.

I’m a bedroom player and I have the mark v I don’t use it for metal, not my thing but I use all nine modes and I live in the country and can play at any volume as long as the house still stands. But I can use the overall volume control if I need to be quiet. I play on the 45 watt mode for everything except tweed I use the 10 watt mode and the variac setting but for me it’s a great amp, I also have a Mesa express 5:50+ which is also a great amp. I’m completely sold on Mesa products. I use channel three for my smoother gain settings which works really well for me. This video was a great explanation for newcomers. I’ve had mine for a little over a year but the express for nine years so I understood the Mesa philosophy from that amp. It really does help to read the manual because the everything at noon and a touch of reverb doesn’t really apply to these amps.

i think the Background Music is needless and also a bit annoying ! I try to think my way into the subject and are constantly distracted by the music!

I don't know why people think they're hard to set up. There are so many tone options described right in the manual. Set one and tune to taste.

i would agree with most of these comments if i didnt own a 6100 LM. THATS the definition of a sleeper. three channels of individual controls. four modes of crunch channel. a rediculous number of knobs on front and back but they're all functional and useful. the creamy but tight high gain is the THE best you will EVER hear in any amp. i don't even use pedals other than an eq. yet its largely unknown and unmentiomed.

I want a silver jubilee or a jvm, but Marshall wants to r*pe US citizens for some reason and not only charge way too much, but also stopped doing the mains selectors so we cant even buy a non- us model anymore since they are all set to a single voltage basically just so we cant get around it so fuck Marshall. Friedman is king in the states.

Good explanation of how the JVM sits in the Marshall line-up. Volume is key - very true. Bit hard to do these days ... it would seem.

Nice Fx 400 there .. I have one

What a great review. Fantastic!

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very interesting. itd be cool to mention front end boosting

The Seymour Duncan sounds a bit more natural and organic wheras the EMG has a sort of synthetic compression and (bigger) bottom end.

I have been playing the jvm since 2010. I have been using the vintage 30 Marshall cab this whole time. Had no idea I could get a better tone yet, lol. Which alnico speakers are you using? I'd like to try them out

Downstrokes only

Great Video - Love the Humor - Looking at the Combo 2 Ch. 50 Watt. (JVM205C 2x12") 50-watt - Love the 2 12's. Why? cause 2 is more than one and double that of none.

What all you good musicians absolutely need to remember is this: Since the dawn of electric music a guitar's sound is no longer technically "pure" once the note you have plucked reaches the transducer (otherwise known as a pickup). Once your sweet sound gets converted from a sound wave based energy to an electric energy you have already begun a process of artificiality. A Techno-auditory fantasy of sorts. Electric guitar sound has always been the equivalent of a purring or roaring motor on an open highway whereas unplugged guitar has always been the sound of a man's feet walking or running on an open field. In the electric world the energy always has to make its way back to where it started so that someone can hear it with biological ears. Everything in between is a signal chain of manipulated electrical energy. Who is to say (without revealing their rank hypocrisy) which way of manipulation is best, with regards to digital v.s traditional amps? Everyone who plays electric guitar and tweaks his signal chain is simply putting upgraded parts in his car just the way he/she envisions and pleases.He/she is most certainly not cutting a trail thru a field however. Much like the invention of the electric guitar was an inevitable musical outcome of the industrial revolution the furtherance of the power of making music, and its Techno-allied nuances , continues into the digital age!

This review is so cool.

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yep, the sliders are like the Recto EQ pre amp controls. I know that frustration. Great vid mate, I'm thinking of grabbing bargain of a mk V.

They realize how bad emg's are and replace them with DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan's. I started playing because of Metallica and currently have 11 electric guitars with absolutely no room for active pickups in any of them..... Why even own a tube amp if you're using active pickups? They sterilize everything to sound like Metallica and average sevenfold.

24V mod will fix "lack of dinamics with EMG problem"

That's the best deep dive I've seen on the JVM410H. I have had my JVM410H for approximately 7 years and I love it. I never did understand why some don't like it. It did take me some time experimenting with it to learn all the possible sounds this amp is capable of but once you conquer it, there are no limits. This video has given me more ideas to experiment with. As you stated, this is a very loud amp and my favorite Marshall.

Never thought I'd live to see an Aussie Mason Marangella in the wild! 🤣

Passive JB pickups BY A MILE!! 🤘🏼

I have recently acquired a reverse/ backwards pedal and I'm not sure where I should put it in my signal chain. Would that be mod or rev/delay? Thank you,Michael.

Never apologize for Metallica Fanboy-ness!!! Interestin vid. I tend to always lean towards hot passives such as the Seymour Duncan Custom 5 or the Bareknuckle Warpig, but Im warming up to the Het set I have in my Snakebyte. Thanks for making this. Great playing too.

damn the marshall amp sounds flat

Ah, an LTD FX! Hold on to that thing and never give it away. They're pretty hard to find and usually very overpriced now. I think it's the most beautiful guitar ESP ever made. I got three of them - just in case the other two break or get stolen ... 😂

Own both liking high output pups, but as displayed in the demo, different guitars make is a tough compare. Nice playing as per usual!

Currently my pedal order is: Fuzz, Treble Booster, Wah, Tuner, Phaser, Boost, OD, OD, OD, Rat, OD, OD, Compressor, Chorus, Flanger, Delay, Delay, Pre Amp. Yes I know, Holy Overdrives Batman.. I like Overdrives. I don't use a whole lot of gain, so I like to use them in pairs.

Semi - pro guitarist here. Too many pedals to mention, but really enjoyed the vid. Thanks for your work; blessings brother.