NAD - Marshall 1982 JCM800 4010 Combo

Neilybob

This is my new to me 1982 all original Marshall JCM800 4010 50w combo. This is the ultimate Marshall sound in a VERY loud 1 x 12 combo. It has it's original G12-65 speaker. 

My late friend who left this to me was very handy with a soldering iron so he pulled it apart and hand wired it!  Sounds nice with a Les Paul a low volume. Looking forward to cranking this on Friday at band practice. 

Anyone tried one or own one?

That amp geeza on YT Johan says this is his desert island amp!

Let's go! 

relic245

Nice score!

I borrowed one for a few gigs probably late 80's.

We were fortunate to be rehearsing in a big room within neighbours and I got to dime it for a while.

Lee Paul straight in, no FX and left with the biggest smile on my face.

It felt like the guitar was playing itself.

Ears have nearly stopped ringing now

Flanging_Fred

Ive been using mine as my main gigging amp for the past 10 years. It’s never let me down and sounds great. Mine is the later ‘horizontal’ input model.

TimmyO

Very cool 

shaunm

Wonderful. I love those amps. 

Neilybob

Thanks all. Seems to be a pretty special amp. 

Neilybob

@Jonathangus I wonder how it would sound alongside your JMP.  

Jonathangus

Neilybob said:

@Jonathangus I wonder how it would sound alongside your JMP.  

You read my mind.

Fight!  Fight!  

Neilybob

Jonathangus said:

Neilybob said:

@Jonathangus I wonder how it would sound alongside your JMP.  

You read my mind.

Fight!  Fight!  

Better warn the neighbours first lol 

Nerine

The amount of times I’ve nearly pulled the trigger on one of these. It’s just the no fx loop thing… (I know I could get it modded.) 

Neilybob

Nerine said:

The amount of times I’ve nearly pulled the trigger on one of these. It’s just the no fx loop thing… (I know I could get it modded.) 

That is one big downfall about it and especially with that much overdrive. 

Jonathangus

You're never going to sell it.  It's already been pulled apart inside (gutshots, please!).  I say mod it.

Neilybob

Jonathangus said:

You're never going to sell it.  It's already been pulled apart inside (gutshots, please!).  I say mod it.

What mod would you do? FX loop?

Jonathangus

Exactly.  Metro zero-loss FX loop is the one.  If you don't want to drill the rear panel, do what I did and get Modulus to make a replacement.

Jonathangus

Here's mine:



What I've done here is to remove/replace the old push-in connectors for voltage and impedance.  The voltage one has been removed altogether and the amp hardwired for 240V.  The impedance has been replaced with a chunky rotary switch (TAD in Germany sell a kit), which now occupies the chassis hole where the voltage selector was - there's a bit more room inside, as it now sits between two of the valves instead of right over one.  Then the loop has been fitted (not by me; big volts!) in the space where all the fancy script on the original backplate was, and which I didn't want to drill.  So it could all go back to original, and no-one would be any the wiser - not that I'll ever sell it.

Neilybob

Jonathangus said:

Here's mine:



What I've done here is to remove/replace the old push-in connectors for voltage and impedance.  The voltage one has been removed altogether and the amp hardwired for 240V.  The impedance has been replaced with a chunky rotary switch (TAD in Germany sell a kit), which now occupies the chassis hole where the voltage selector was - there's a bit more room inside, as it now sits between two of the valves instead of right over one.  Then the loop has been fitted (not by me; big volts!) in the space where all the fancy script on the original backplate was, and which I didn't want to drill.  So it could all go back to original, and no-one would be any the wiser - not that I'll ever sell it.

Who installed the fx loop? Can you recommend anyone locally if I go down that route? 

Jonathangus

Neilybob said:

Who installed the fx loop? Can you recommend anyone locally if I go down that route? 

I initially asked Stuart at Berkshire Amp Repairs, but he did his best to dissuade me, and in the end I decided he didn't really want the job.  So I took the opportunity to visit Andy, and took it to Mike at Amploft in Bristol.

Barquentine

I saw a mate of mine gigging in a small pub with the same model as yours and a few pedals and it sounded amazing even at a fairly modest volume. I had the channel switching model for a while and it was total crap.

Neilybob

What pedal is the weapon of choice to boost these beauties?!

@jonathangus;;
@FlangIng_Fred;;

Boromedic

Neilybob said:

What pedal is the weapon of choice to boost these beauties?!

@jonathangus;;
@FlangIng_Fred;;

SD1 or TS9 for me, when it comes to Marshall

The KHDK Ghoul JR is a thing of beauty into a Marshall type circuit. Or you could go full prime era Maiden....

MXR Distortion+, MXR 10 band EQ and either a TS or MXR Microamp!

Dibs on your JCM800 by the way!!

Jonathangus

Good ol' SD-1 here.  GE-7 works well, too.  If I ever get round to fixing my Guv'nor, I reckon that would be a good combo.