Marshall JVM Series JVM210H 100W Tube Guitar Amp Head Black

Great amp. The only problem I have with it, is the design of the front controls. All the writing on the individual controls, is underneath the knobs. It's really hard to see, if you need to make adjustments, on a 2- 12, or 4- 12 cabinet.

I apologize to Marshall and everyone else who have been misinformed by my last post. This amplifier is in fact, pretty fantastic, as most people say. The "poor quality tone" I was complaining about in the last review, was actually caused by a bad interaction between my first-gen Line 6 DL4 Delay Modulator, and the Effects Loop of this amplifier. Upon switching out with a different delay pedal, or bypassing the FX Loop, the tone got much better, and sounds excellent. Anyways, the great thing about this amplifier is that it has finally accomplished what Marshall has been trying to do since the original JCM 900: A tube driven head that can deliver quality high gain sounds at low volumes, without pedals or mods, and clean up just fine when needed. Granted, I'm sure a real JCM 800 with some boost will sound even better, but that's at house leveling volumes.

I kinda prefer a 1980's style high gain sound for my main tone, and this amp sounds too "solid state like" and "compressed" when I try to get my favorite sound out of it. It's not very "tube amp like" or "organic" like I assumed it to be. However, it does do very well for super high gain metal tones, such as those found on Tool's 10,000 Days album. The clean channel on this amp suffers from the same "lack of organicness" I have described. I may return this amp.

I can pretty much duplicate my warm bluesy tones I get with my HotRod Deluxe, then go Metal with a click on the footswitch .

I use this at a church sounds amazing I can get many tones with this JVM 210.

I Purchased this knowing what I was getting. Then it came and it was even more than I thought. Please don't hook any effects to this machine, it is just ruining such pure distortion. I put this head on top of a Marshall 2X12 1936 Lead cabinet. Sounds great. I Play both of my Gibson SG's through it and there is a Sabbath vibe. You can let it grind and play hardcore and punk through it. Lets' just say it does it all. Camparable to an Orange or a Mesa. I personally love Marshall's crunch and overdrive over its competitors. Great amp, But it if you can.