Marshall JCM800 2203 Vintage 100W Tube Head Amp

One of the most famous Marshall amp and one of the most representative of Marshall sound. Slash mainly played on this head during the early Guns N' Roses years. "We changed out the tubes in this for 6550's, other than that, it's stock," Slash's guitar tech Ace says in this video at (7:30).

In this photo John is clearly using Marshall JCM800.

Marshall JCM800 2203 Vintage 100W Tube Head Amps are used in Green Day guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong's live setup.

This article says that James used a modded Marshall JCM800 in conjunction with a Pro Co Rat distortion pedal.

Zakk Wylde uses a pair of Marshall JCM800 heads on tour with Black Label Society. He and his rhythm guitarist each run through a pair of Marshall amps and cabinets, creating a quadraphonic stereo space. "Basically we have four live cabinets running," Wylde says in this Guitarist Magazine video at (2:10). "It just gives you that wide [sound]...especially when you hit the chorus pedal...everything gets super wide," he says at (2:44).

Although it’s hard to say for sure, but Dave most likely used a lot of different JCM800s during the Megadeth’s first three-four albums. He was playing them through DeCuir Cabinets with Celestion speakers.

Used on the first two Alice in Chains albums, Facelift (1990) and Dirt (1992). The amp was modified by Reinhold Bogner, who later worked closed with Jerry on most of his amps.

At 0:30 minustes, you can see that there is a JCM800 head sitting on a cabinet. in this clip, Tom explains that he used the Marshall and a Mesa Boogie for Blink 182's studio album "Dude Ranch".

McCready used countless different Marshall's in the early 90's but his main go to was the JCM 800.

An image pulled from [spfc.org](http://www.spfc.org/band/equipment.html?equipment_id=26&img_disp=img&img_id=944) (Smashing Pumpkins Fan Club dot ORG) with the following caption: BC w/ the Marshall head, labeled "SOUL", and slant cabinet, Marshall logo modified to say "Mars" Some supplemental tidbits taken from a notable blog, [Ain't No Sleep When You're Living The Dream](http://glittercop.blogspot.se/2009/10/body-and-soul-behind-guitar-sounds-of.html): KB to Billy Corgan: What are your memories about the amp? Billy Corgan: When I first bought the amp in 1989 from this stoner guy, I thought it sounded ok but I think I was more excited to just be playing thru a Marshall. I realized after a time that I wasn't that crazy about the sound so I asked Mike to look at it and see what he could do. After he changed the tubes to the KT88s the amp just sprang to life, and it was the body of the amp that I used to drive insane amounts of distortion into to get 'that sound'. Butch Vig and I were so sold on the sound of the amp that outside of a few select parts, I would say that 98pct of all guitar parts on the first two albums were done thru this amp/speaker combo. In order to change the sound, the Stratocaster parts would be recorded through a shure 57 on the bottom right speaker, and the Les Paul parts would be recorded through a Sennheiser 421 on the top left speaker. This subtle difference between what speaker we would use created the sense of playing thru a different amp set-up even though obviously I wasn't.

"Random Vigier Shred by Rob Chappers of Monkey lord". You can see in this #product-demo that Rob is shredding through a Marshall JCM800 (2203).

when he gets to his maxon over drive he says he used it for all hope is gone mixed with his kr7

On [Guitar Geek](http://www.guitargeek.com/kevin-shields-my-bloody-valentine-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-1991/), this gear diagram shows that Kevin Shields uses two Marshall JCM800 amp heads.

Kerry here holding a Marshall JCM 800 2203 head.

As told in his interview to Premier Guitar.

At 0:52, and throughout this video, Lee Malia's Marshall JCM800 can be seen.

Brad Delson used it while recording 'Meteora'.

In this video Billy Corgan says, "We had the issue where we were both playing Marshall JCM800s", refering to James Iha and himself.

This amp goes all the way back to the early Exodus days, and Gary still uses and loves it today.

On [this message board](http://jasonbeckerguitar.com/board/read.php?22,1383,3148), someone asks Jason what amp he used on Perpetual Burn, and he confirms that it was a Marshall JCM800.

Jeff used two Marshall JCM800 amp heads in his 2002 rig, according to Guitar Geek's [rig diagram](http://www.guitargeek.com/jeff-hanneman-slayer-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2002/).

The amplifier head on the left hand side stack of Orange 4x12" cabs as seen at 2:58 in this video of Catfish and the Bottlemen playing at Reading 2015 is a vintage Marshall JCM800 as denoted by the just visible name stamp, but also more obviously by the number of controls on the face of the amplifier head.

Steve Jones & Marshall JCM 800 head

Jake uses the amp during the 80's with Ozzy

In this picture, Andreas is posing next to two JCM800 head amplifiers.

"Hale is a no-nonsense woman, happy with the simple things, like a 2013 Marshall JCM800 special made for Lzzy in her signature white and gold," reads [this article](https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22482-rig-rundown-halestorm)

“At the moment, I’m getting my JMP sent over from Australia because my JCM800s are not doing what I need them to do. They’re great, but for the schizophrenic kind of dual world, it doesn’t quite work. So I’m tandem-ing at the moment; I’ve got a 100-watt bass Marshall head behind it that’s giving me the power to my JCM800. But normally, it would be a JMP 100-watt Super Lead - hopefully from somewhere around the late 60s to early 70s - and then a Fender DeVille.” - excerpt from his Music Radar interview.

John McGeoch says, in this interview, "The output is a split mono line which goes to a Marshall 100w stack, a JCM800 on one side and the other side is a Roland JC-120. The Marshall gives me the power and the Roland has a nice clean-ish sound without being weak." John can be found pictures with his Marshall JCM800 [here](http://images1.bonhams.com/image?src=Images%2Flive%2F2010-05%2F28%2F8054152-7-1.jpg&width=640&height=480&halign=l0&valign=t0&autosizefit=0)

On the [Gear page](http://www.billyduffy.com/gear/marshall-jcm800-amplifier/) of Billy Duffy's website, he says, "After the ‘Electric’ tour Jamie moved back to bass and I ended up having four Marshall amps, which are the JCM 800s... I still have those four Marshalls today, they’ve pretty much lasted through all the years of abuse, all the tours we’ve done and they’re pretty much all still running."

Ian described the JCM800 as his primary head amp in [this rig rundown](http://www.guitargeek.com/ian-mackaye-fugazi-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-1999/) with Guitar Geek.

Euronymous was quoted as saying he used a Marshall stack, and in this picture you can tell he is using a Marshall JCM800 amp head by the white line on the front, and the 4 1/4 jack inputs.

The amp head can be seen in the background of this pic

At 5::53 he explains how he runs his guitar through the "awesome" JCM800's power section with a headrush board in the loop.

I use a Marshall JCM800, and it’s got an extra circuit in there with extra distortion, a built-in gate and built-in delay and reverb. I usually have that for the leads to boost them a little bit.

According to Guitar Geek's [rig rundown](http://www.guitargeek.com/guy-picciotto-fugazi-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-1999/), Guy uses a Marshall JCM 800.

This 2007 photo from "Young Guitar Magazine" shows a young Ohmura standing with his THEN new ESP Ohmura Custom Snapper in Eclipse Gold and his Marshall stack which features a Marshall JCM800 2203 Vintage 100W Tube Head.

A Marshall JCM800 amplifier can be seen behind Eddie in the photo.

"When we recorded with Joe (Crash Love Producer), I used my modified Marshall “Plexi” mixed with a Marshall 800, a Custom Audio OD -100 and a Bogner Shiva, which is a big part of my sound on this album. I’d never used that amp before, and it sounded great with a Les Paul"

Do you have any ‘secret weapon’ gear in the studio that you won’t risk on the live stage? I do! I have a great Marshall I pulled off the road because I was afraid to ruin it. It’s a white 20th Anniversary 2203 JCM 800, 100 watt from ’82. There’s something about the head that is intangible. It has real ghost mojo.

Marshall amps: Usually a Plexi, or a JCM800 (as seen here.) Greg's main touring amplifiers in the later years were rented Marshall heads, which he ran with a singular 4x12 cabinet. Greg hated these amps because they sounded very generic and colorless to him, so he ran his homemade preamps into them.

In this picture you can see a Marshall JCM800 2203 Vintage 110W Tube Head Amp behind Jeff on stage

"...I think my Marshall 800 was on everything."

At 2:52 in the video "Q&A Steve Cradock" you hear Steve say, "In the 90's i used to use Marshall stacks, sort of the JCM 800 series, and the more the better really. I also had them covered purple for some reason.... mabey i was going through a "Jimi Hendrix thing."

Interview with the artist.

Look at the photo

On one of the photo's of Lee Kiernan's rig, posted by official Marshall page, Marshall JCM800 can be seen.

in this photo you can see jason everman on the left of the stage using a marshall jcm800 head on a marshall 1960a 4x12,and a fender twin reverb 2x12. he used this amp set up for all of the 1 month he played shows with nirvana.

Schwarzenbach used this amp with Jawbreaker from about 1990 to 1995, right after the recording of "Dear You", then switching to Plexis. The amp has "BLAKE" written in white on upper right corner of grill cloth. Blake bought it from Ian Mackaye of Fugazi fame and then sold it to Kristopher Roe of The Ataris, who eventually has auctioned it off Ebay.

I use mainly Wizard amps live. In the studio, it varies, but the Wizards are always there. They are custom built in Canada by Rick St. Pierre who has been with AC/DC for decades. They are pretty unmatched when it comes to clarity, volume and tone. They’re not an easy amp to play; they force you to be on your game and really show the player themselves.

This Marshall JCM800 was used by Rosas at Eric Clapton's 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival along with a 1960B cabinet.

The video rafael uses his marshall with a 4x12 box.

As told in an interview to the Dunlop blog.

"We always use anything that we think is necessary. There are plenty of Les Pauls on a lot of tracks, but there are others as well. The live approach and the studio approach are two totally different animals. You treat them differently. There are things that we would use live exclusively. When we’re in the studio we use whatever we think is going to add to the part. I didn’t just go in there with my (Marshall) JCM-800 and use it exclusively."

At 0:48, Matt explains that he used to use a JCM800 before switching to a Backstair Series One 50

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"This has been my main head for 10+years now. It's the master volume version. Absolutely one of the best JMP model Marshall's I've played through. It does everything I need it to do and it's always been reliable. Crank up the pre amp knob and that's all you really need!"

Used during live shows.

"I have a ’64 Gibson SG with one P-90 pickup in it, and that’s pretty much it for me. I love that guitar. I use a JCM800 with split channels, because that’s what I was doing back then when we did It’s A Shame About Ray. And and Ampeg bass cab I have tonnes of guitars. I’ve got one from 1918!"

Amir uses modified Marshall JCM 800 amp heads in the studio, according to Guitar Geek's [rig diagram](http://www.guitargeek.com/amir-derakh-orgy-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2000/).

Used on the I Am Gemini tour and Kasher's Adult Film tour.

It’s based on the Marshall JCM 800, which is what I usually play at fly out gigs. Read More: A Conversation With Electric Wizard’s Liz Buckingham | http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-liz-buckingham/?trackback=tsmclip

Justin can be seen playing a Marshall JCM 800 with matching Marshall cab.

Es un ampli usado para potenciar los agudos en sus toquines esto se menciona en el minuto 1:47 del video antes mencionado

In this photo of Mike Hranica's rig, posted to his [Tumblr](http://mkhrnc.tumblr.com/post/52062309805/my-rig-big-thanks-to-first-act-verellen), a Marshall JCM800 can be seen on top of an Orange Amplifiers cabinet.

"It's pretty simple, a JCM 800 for clean, and a JCM 900 for distortion," Mike says, at 1:20 in this video.

Shim explains his rig at 6:04 - "the live rig is designed to be a rock show, so it's a Marshall JCM800 with very little in the chain".

"Oh, man! I have a Marshall JCM 800M that's from the '80s, and it's 100 watt."

Bottom right hand corner, both Farriss brothers and Kirk Pengilly used Marshall heads and cabs throughout INXS's entire history for every area of performance and recording

Explains in the video, and is seen playing live at shows.

"I have my JCM800 at home," Monte says, at 1:14 in this video.

"For most of the songs I used three different amps that we blended together; I didn’t use a direct signal at all this time around. I used an Ampeg SVT Classic with an 8x10 cab for warmth and body, a 100-watt Fender Bassman and 4x10 cabinet for my midrange, and a Marshall JCM800 and 4x12 for my top-end gain. We mixed those three amps differently for each song to get different tones. It was all about getting crazy, aggressive sounds that were in some cases deeper than anything I’d gotten in the past."

At 0:46 you can see a Marshall amp which is plugged into Joakim's Tele.

For almost all of his musical career Reis has relied on Marshall JCM800s, modified by having the head shells stripped open in the front and back and the amplifier chassis reversed in the shell so that the rear plate is facing the front of the stage. Reis has explained that this allows the heads to run a bit cooler—essential for the sweaty marathon shows for which Rocket From The Crypt were known.

Siempre lo usa en vivo

He uses this for his dirty tone

On the Toy Dolls' 'Ask Olga' webpage, Algar states that he prefers the Marshall JCM800 2203 amp for live use. This seems consistent with photos and videos throughout the Toy Dolls' career. Algar also seems to favor a 4x12 Marshall cab with the JCM800 head, though some live photos show some unbranded or customized 4x12 cabs.

Lori used a jcm800 (666),Marshall cabinet and unkown cab on the 20th anniversery Busse Woods

In this video, Larry was seen using a Marshall JCM800 head.

"en vivo siempre use el 800"

A JCM800 head is viewed on top of Marshall Cabinets in this video

Blackie uses a JCM 800 Marshall head as seen in this photo from November 3rd, 2015 at the Bendigo Hotel in Melbourne.

You can see the amp head at 1:32

At 2:21 you can see him playing with a Marshall JCM 800 full cab and a JVM full cab

You can notice it in this videoclip...

Obviously using a JCM800 and 1960B cabinet setup

in this post, Chris shows his Marshall amp head that he used during a RHD video shoot

In this interview he states that he uses the amp, though John owns it

[Ryan Ferguson] played through a Marshall JCM800. I'm pretty sure he used no pedals either except maybe a tuner.

"Live has always featured the JCM800 that I eventually bought with some other amp..."

During the recording of Frodus' final album and during their reunion tour, Shelby used a JCM800 amp head.

En este video se ve al Guachi usando un Marhsall JCM 800 Head

You can see Damo's JCM 800 in this photo taken on August 11th, 2018

Amp: Marshall JCM800

Mike mentions using a JCM800 2203 at 3:10 in this video. He says he's "always been a Marshall man".

"A fan of his Marshall amps, using JCM800 heads and 1960BX cabinets, Ricky Warwick noted: “Guitar + Marshall = The Sound of my Rock 'n Roll!”"

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He uses a Marshall head and cab in this picture.

> I played most of the basic tracks on the album through a Marshall JCM800 combo.

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