Marshall JCM 800 2203 KK Playthrough
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Playthrough of the Marshall JCM 800 Kerry King Signature amp. This is basically a modded 800 with KT88 power tubes instead of EL34s. Its got a Kerry King signature mode called 'The Beast' with two adjustable controls: 'assault' and 'gate.' The assault knob controls the amount of the built in Kerry King signature EQ boost. The gate knob is a built in noise gate, which does a good job and comes in handy for sure. You can hear the noise gate working around 2:30. When The Beast mode button turns red that means the noise gate is clamping down. You can set it according to your preference and it doesn't cut off your lead guitar sustain unless you set it too high.
I personally like to get as much drive as I can from the Preamp gain and use a little bit of the Assault control for a boost. I think it sounds better that way but thats just my taste. You can use an overdrive pedal with the regular JCM 800 mode to boost as well.
Anyway, please let me know what you think...
Recorded at Studio 77 Bahrain
Recto cab into a 57
Riffs by Prasad Jayaruwan
If you can afford one....get one. These things are beast.
One Marshalls best heads.
And the louder it is, the meaner it gets.
My 2203 KK and my TSL are the only heads I'll ever need.
This thing sounds badass here. This is what a Marshall should sound like and more people would be using them today! Marshall rarely does well with modern metal tones but this seems gr8!
A boosted JCM800, DSL100, and a bone-stock JVM say otherwise. The JVM is one of the most brutal amps I tried.
i found they might not sound the most impressive right away, but in a live setting they cut through the mix really well.
Crazy how many legendary death metal albums used these JCM800s, I never really knew that until I started looking into it. Every time I’ve seen Nile live they’ve had the old JCM800s, I’m sure they boost them but couldn’t see well enough to tell.
Got mine when guitar center was blowing them out when they were discontinued. Been through a dozen Marshalls thru the decades. Only two I have kept is the KK and a Langner mod 800.
Just bought a used one off reverb. this amp is way underrated.One of, if not only Marshalls most brutal amps.This amp could easily compete with a Mesa Rec ,or Peavey 6505, Engl.
It is a brutal amp.
saw one at my local pawn shop, thinking of getting it. What did you have to pay for a used one?
I have this head ( original,not re-issue),and absolutely love it.
guitar player is smokin and on fire .nice and clean very accurate amp is killer can hear everything but its in death mode . lol . im a JMP kinda fellow , thats the tone I can dig . great guitar skills
Would love to hear this boosted with an OD0808 with the beast mode off, and compare it boosted with an SD-1. Thank you for making this video though there aren't enough high quality demos of this amp on youtube it sounds great.
I don't even think this monster needs a boost with the Beast Mode.
It projects like mutha!
Maaaaaaann i love my JVM410H, and its a total beast that dont need the gain over 12 o'clock on the OD2 channel in red mode for metal but im definitely gunna chase down a 2203KK!!!!
I couldve had the halfstack for a steal about 6-8mths ago but i didnt want the hassle of getting the cab freighted with the head and he wouldnt split them and im fuming i didnt just get it now 😫
So this is my favorite amp..
Solid amp
Hey Hani, great Demo of this Beast -)
Do you think it needs some sort of Booster to get really tight ? I mean that sounds already pretty nice but i think my JVM and EVH5150 are a bit more tight !
It depends on your style but its always good to have a tube screamer handy in case you need it. Those amps you mentioned are probably tighter. Thanks for your comment!
I'm no expert but it seems those EQ knobs actually do something unlike the original JCM800. Has anyone compared the 2203 against the 2203KK?
this amp should always be in beast mode......
Sick playing and demo! Still have this amp? just wondering what your thoughts on it are now
Thanks for your comment! Yes I still have the amp and I'm glad I bought it. It does traditional metal to thrash very well. You can get some great classic rock tones too if you switch off the assault mode.
amazing amp..
+erszebet I agree
im using it with an 2x12 orange cab. i get the slayer tone but i wish i had the recto cab. what do you think about it using with the recto cab?
im a die hard slayer fan
+erszebet The Orange cab is good but a little darker sounding. Recto cab is brighter but has a lot of bass too if that makes sense. It works fine with the Recto cab and obviously with a Marshall 1960 cab too, which I use also.
man can u put a comparison between the recto and the marshall for this amp???
Miced with just one SM57? Sounds excellent! I have to get this amp. Shame on the stupid tribal decorations, but you can propably get this cheaper than regular 2203 because of those.
Yes always one 57. Yeah its a little cheaper. I will do a comparison with a regular JCM 800 (with the assault mode off of course).
Have you use an overdrive on This amp? Like horizont precision drive. Maybe can do well modern metal?
I've used a Tubescreamer. It sounds good with one. I think it can do modern metal no problem.
Hani Taqi Many Thanks dude. And excuse My bad english. =S
Hey man do you know what pickup was in the guitar you used?
+Archie Macfarlane EMG 81-7
does anybody know if kerry put his eq pedal in the front of the amp or does he put it in the fx loop?
I'm guessing he put it in the front. A lot of Kerry's 800's are surely of the older variety, without a loop. I could be wrong.
do you use an overdrive pedal? post processing etc? because this is the angriest sounding marshall ive ever heard
This is a stock jcm800 KK no pedals.Yes the amp is that brutal.
I have no experience in this kind of guitar tuning, can you explain me what guitar/pickups and strings I should use to get this kind of tone with my jcm800?
This is a 7 string guitar tuned down a half step. EMG pickups. Nothing special really. Do you have a regular JCM 800 or the KK version?
I have a stock '89 800 that I boost with an sd1 and a ge7...and I use a dp100 pickup
That's a cool setup. This amp is a modded 800 so it has a lot more gain on the Assault channel. You can get an amazing tone out of your amp with your setup, but not exactly sure how to get this exact tone because this amp sounds different than a regular 800.
+Hani Taqi no worries, I just wanted to know about lower tuning and a more modern sound by tweaking the guitar, since I've always played standard 6 strings and standard heavy metal-death metal tunes. check my videos if you want.
Sounds mean as fuck my dude
what's your signal chain bro ?including the mic
+khero123 Recto Cab - SM57 - Focusrite Octopre. Cheers
+Hani Taqi nothing before the amp!?? impressive
+khero123 Doesn't need it. Yeah its a great amp
What does the assault do?
assault.
midrange gain boost
Knobs don't seem to do much ?
Are you hard of hearing?
I was amazed how MUCH those knobs affected the sound vs. regular JCM 800