I bought my 4010 new as a punk kid thirty-seven years ago. I’ve pawned it a few times, nearly lost it several times… I sit here looking at it fondly and gratefully, as my lifelong friend. Grazie

My favorite era of Marshall. Still searching for the right 2204.

What a great sounding amp. And the guitars were stellar too. There is an appeal to a small self contained amp that you can take anywhere and sound great with.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I agree

The Drake Transformer is the secret mojo about this amp...it makes sound MAGICAL!

@cherrysunburst1959

Жыл бұрын

That amp doesn’t sound magical. Marshall’s vary widely in sound, tone from one to the next, even identical years, models.

@filipedoria9561

Жыл бұрын

@@cherrysunburst1959 and?

@cherrysunburst1959

Жыл бұрын

@@filipedoria9561 Eddie Van Halen's Marshall was magical.

I love the G12-65 speaker, that’s one of the key components here. Cheers

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Glorious tone through the les Paul.

Really is their best ever combo IMO. Never ever heard an 800 sound bad though. The 900 was such a different sounding amp, so much so that we were all massively disappointed

Hi Johan, I have to say your JCM800 is a very clean looking amp inside and out for an 1983! I love that Marshall sound can't beat it. Great review thanks

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad to hear it!

you might be 1 of 2 guys on the tube that has a good room sound for these great amps. loved the tele.

Yes it is great. Inspired me to play my '77 2204 through my 4x12 with g12-65s. Really nice.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Love the veritcal input 800s and 65s are my favorite celestions.

That was my first proper amp, purchased new in 1983. All my savings and a little help from mom were in it (I was 13). Followed in '87 by a Kitty Hawk Supreme I and in '89 I got a '67 Super Lead, Black Flag, which I use to this day. Those 4010's are great little amps though. The fun bit: I sold to the 4010 to someone who has it to this day. I bought the Black Flag from a former bandmate for dirt cheap (fl 75 = abt €35) and that former bandmate insisted on buying the Kitty Hawk from me and also uses it to this day.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

😃

g12-65 used on late 70’s ac/dc records. hwh bnb. my rockitt retro 76 sounds dead on to that sound. the cream back 65 and g12-65 together sound really great too

This is Marshall's 2nd best combo ever, coming in after the Bluesbreaker. The Celestion G12-70 is a great sounding speaker in this combo as well. Underrated for sure, with a smooth greenbackish tone.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s got an undeserved bad rep

I'm glad you play that telecaster in a lot of your videos! That's a great looking telecaster! Sounds great too!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank! Glad to hear it, I love that guitar.

Fantastisk lydende forstærker. Det er svært at slå en god JCM800.

Another great Marshall video @johan I love my poor mans JCM 5210 COMBO!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Harry! I really like the Solid state versions too

Sounds great (as always), but you're right: This 4010 can do a lot of good stuff! Nothing beats the LP/Marshall combination, but I must say that I really like your blond Tele. Some of the best single coil tones I've heard. Thanks Johan!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bengt! Glad you like the Tele. I also think it’s a very special guitar

I have a 1982 4010. Mine has the lower B+ voltage that these amps had until sometime in 1982. Very "brown" and bluesy sounding! The G12-65 speaker is awesome in these amps!

You got that right. This is a great amp! Thank you Johan. Cheers from Hawaii!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Darrell!

Good to see the Les Paul back on the channel. But man, that Tele is just phenomenal!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear it

I got my 4010 with a mod, (claim was that it was done by Demeter). It was basically a channel switching mod. I made a diagram and yanked it out and put it back to stock. I then modded the treble peaking circuit and I found this input switching PC board, (I forgot the maker). I put in some dual concentric pots for the preamp and master . Now I can set a true clean and gain channel and switch between them. Awesome amp.

Great tones and playing! I never thought a Tele could sound so good thru a Marshall. Marshall JCM800 combos are definitely underrated amps. I have a 1984 4104 that my amp tech has done some modifications to in order to make it sound more like my '72 Super Lead with a1960BX cab. The tubes were changed to JJ KT77's, the bright cap was clipped and he did something to the treble tone stack which I didn't understand. It sounded better than stock but not yet what I wanted. I thought the speakers needed to be swapped from the stock M70's. I tried WGS Reaper's which sounded lifeless, WGS ET65's which sounded ice-picky, Celestion M65's which were better and then G12-65's which were even better. I finally settled on a pair of limited production G12-35XC's which you have reviewed a few years ago. Those speakers sound incredible with in this combo having characteristics of a closed back cab and sounding very similar to G12-65's in a closed back cab. I actually have G12-65's in a 1936 cab (that I normally use with my 2210 head), but in combination with the 4104 may be my best sounding set-up.

I bought so many Marshall amps. Sold so many after I cleaned them up, fixed and retubed them. I didn't modify any of them. I still have a few.

Hi, Johan! I am very excited about the amp - doing it's job excellent. Telecaster sounds like Blackmore's one! I really like the traditional stuff! But this is a great combination of technology and passion! Great 👍! See you! Siegfried

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, glad you like it! Cheers

Absolute amazing amp, extremely underrated.

I have a 1989 JCM800 4010 combo I absolutely love with the exception, mine came with a Celeston Wolverine speaker was absolutely horrible high end would just rip your head off lol. I actually replaced my speaker with a Eminence DV-77 Mick Thompson speaker, absolutely amazing in this amp, especially when the volume is around 3 , holy crap, super nice! I also had mine autographed by Zakk Wylde back in 2007 , it's absolutely a prize for me.

Been using the low input on my 2204 and getting really nice high, headroom, true clean with the neck and middle positions on my LP w 57 p/u. Theres an immediacy (the probably turns some ears off with lots of gain) that’s really nice on clean sounds.

I have a 1982 combo … I love it !!!

@JohanSegeborn , please do a comparison between the vintage 4010 and the new/reissue line. Would be a great video since there is no comparison on KZread yet(!! 😮) Cheers from Berlin

VERY versatile amp! They NEVER sounded like that to me back in the 80s! Only squealing FIZZ boxes! \m/

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks DMS!

@DMSProduktions

Жыл бұрын

@@JohanSegeborn Well it's true!

@charlesbukowski9836

Жыл бұрын

They sound that way to me now 😅

@charlesbukowski9836

Жыл бұрын

​@@DMSProduktions maybe a speaker change

@DMSProduktions

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesbukowski9836 Haha!

what a great amp, I have a 1982 4104, basically the same as this amp with 2x12 and I love it but will trade it for a 4010 because of the size. The 4104 is a killer to carry at 2AM after a gig. Excellent demo and facts about the amp, thank you, Johan. Have a great weekend, let's go!

@goobiecaro8135

Жыл бұрын

True. 78 lbs but sweet sounding.

@clovergrass9439

Жыл бұрын

I use a foldable dolly if I need to, my arm and back thank me for it.

@mohamedtlass3842

Жыл бұрын

You weaklings would die if you had to carry a super reverb then!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, have a great one you too!

Great amp and you showed all it could do. No offense to the Tele, but I love the Les Paul through the Marshall the best. Great desert island amp if you had to choose just one. God bless and rock on 🎸👍

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks J! Yeah Marshall and Gibson is the magic combination

You've inspired me to fire up my stock '85 4104. Cheers.

@doc_matter

Жыл бұрын

You should be playing that everyday!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Cheers!

@goobiecaro8135

Жыл бұрын

​@@doc_matterI switch off with a JTM45 and TV cab from '89, '93 SLX and JCM 800 head and cab.

I have one of these and it's great!! It has black grill cloth though, not the super cool check cloth like this one. Mine has a V30 someone put in a while back. I tried both Creambacks in it and they sounded good but the V30 sounded a little better playing with the band so it went back in. Also don't sleep on the Low input! Lots of good stuff there too!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jim! I actually changed the grill cloth myself so it’s not stock. But it looks really cool. Cheers

After years of searching, around 5-6 years ago I got a hold of the 1984 Marshall JCM800 4010 50W Combo (verticle input w/original green back speaker etc). I put a Lynch Mod in the pre amp tubes. Without using any pedals, just plug into the amp straight from the guitar, you get the vintage late 1970's early 1980's sound Aerosmith, Metallica, Van Halen sound. I'll never sell this amp.

Johan, I like the early 65's 1777 a whole bunch They are kinda between the GB Pulsonics and the Early Vintage 30s. TheEarly 80s 260w 412's are highly coveted in the Southern States. I would say that you will have better chance to find Pulsonics than the speaker in this combo.. Thank You for your teachings. Slowly but Shirlee a highly desirable shows up and I do my best to Pounce. The Wreck is starting to stretch me a little thin, but thanks to you I am good.. Cheers from the Festering Karst

It actually does get that sound! The '82 G1265 sounded closer to the Greenback than the '79. I'd take the G12M70 personally or a 2001 V30 from Mesa UK.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

i have a 1983 4010 and it's fantastic. Put a 75w Creamback in it and stand back :D

Awesome thanks, I just bought a 4210 again.

@ericandrews1661

Жыл бұрын

Those are great sounding amps. I'd love to get one again myself.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

It sounds great! Now we only need to find the desert island guitar, haha.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha! That’s a tricky question

Love your clean arpeggios, they're soothing my heart, that is tone-therapy! What about the 4104 with two G12-65, ever tried one? 😊

Glorious!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Emil!

I have that very same amp. I believe it's the best amp of all times

Marshalls + Les Paul is seriously one the best fucking tone ever, every time!

Hi Johan -- I would love to see you compare this one to an SC20; in fact, I would love to see your in depth review of the SC20 like you did for the SV20 (if you did one already and I missed it somehow, apologies)

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Hi! I’m gonna do the SC20 and compare it to this one first chance. Cheers!

I bought one of these for about £500 as the first thing I did when my band got a record deal 20 years ago. Had to sell it about 6/7 years ago when suffering with depression and needing to make rent. Still utterly heartbroken :(

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that

@JGStonedRaider

9 ай бұрын

Good news, I've just picked up a SC20C and life has been much better now for a long time@@JohanSegeborn

I had a 4020 from the later 80's that I got cheap almost 30 years ago and sold a few years ago. I didn't love it. It had the 75's, and the clean sound was a bit cold.

Classic Marshall tones!! Master, please, more vintages Marshall’s reviews…

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Mote Marshall is coming up !

I have a 2204 and 2205 into an early 80’s 1936 with two g-65’s.

Hi Johan, I've been watching your vids for years now, first time commenting and asking....😊 All your videos are inspiring and i always wanna grab my guitar and play. I had a 4010 and sold it 2 years ago and everytime i watch your vids I regretted it!!! Can i ask you what are your settings? I cant play at high volumes at gigs and it sometimes sounds very thin even if I take off the treble....maybe i did something wrong... Is there a huge difference with 2 speakers? thanks Mike

Greetings from Tennessee, so...let's go!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Cheers From Gothenburg!

@roncarter2188

Жыл бұрын

@@JohanSegeborn I need to come there for a visit and you need to come to the US, We will go guitar and amplifier shopping....

Lot of people misunderstand JCM800 amplifiers. Lot off people think they are loud amplifiers for 90's metal only. While sure they are good in that role and they are very loud, JCM800 amplifiers in many versions use very similar schematics as legendary Marshall amplifiers before them. They still have great Drake iron, too. They are a bit more edgy and bit less refined but they can sound very good. Combo versions came with both G12-65 and G12T75 speakers. Personally I have had such hit and miss relationship with G12-65 speakers. Some sounded awesome and others sounded dark and middle heavy. On the other side G12T75 always sounded familiar. Sound I very much recognized as Marshall JCM800 and JCM900 cabinets in 4x12 version was the sound of the G12T75 for me. They were sold on extremely high numbers and they have powered decades of guitar music played on stages in the whole world. So yeah One coild say I like the JCM800 product. Though with repairing last one of them I have learned to dislike them. Not only them but all Marshall amplifiers using that same PCB. That PCB was used in metal panel "Plexi" amps as well. Those that are also related to AC DC sound as well. Marshall just dud different components or have omitted somd components on the same PCB for different models. And it is not only me issues with the PCB's in amplifiers in general. I dislike wires used as well. As those amps are getting old they are falling apart nowadays. Cold solder points, cables isolation getting bad from tge age and heat. Generally not the best components used on those PCB's. And worst offender thst comes with the age a gact that they were repaired many times before. Some were just botched baddly. Traces on the PCB delaminated or broken peaces of it due to much heat used when being repaired. Last one that broke the Camilles back was modified from the top sude where someone just cutt off components leaving their legs in the PCB and soldered new components onto those stumps using blobs of solder. Leaving all burned resin to. Amp was also very moded with sone silly mids to. Took me days to put it in the old glory. Finally I send it back and friend gets it. But it got broken in the transport. It developed buzz and sounded weak. Got it back in just to find a snapped ground wire between input jack's and one other wire gaving bad contact. So transport vibrations were enough to do that 😞 Anyhow nasty things to repair that can byte you back even when you do your part really good. On the other hand I have never had this kind if the issues wirh turret board versions of Marshall amplifiers. Those are built like tanks.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, thanks for the info!

it would be nice to hear a comparison between those three guitars the original 70s Hamstrom Swede and Gibson les paul. and 70sGuild bluesbyrd

Hello , i am big fan of ur channel

Nice -- Small gig use the 12, larger gigs add the bigger cab. I can imagine a 4x12 cab would move more air and give you 2-3DB more volume.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@aronhallam6449

Жыл бұрын

And sound much better. I think these sound good through a single speaker but when compared to a bigger cab it's nowhere near as good.

Wow my amp !❤

@doc_matter

Жыл бұрын

Is yours g12 65 as well?

@ZIMBY66

Жыл бұрын

@@doc_matter yes !

We seem to have similar tastes in amps, being Jcm800s and Lead 12s 👍 Which speaker would you put in a Lead 12 combo? Mine needs a new speaker and I'm kind of of the fence between a couple Celestions

I love the mids of G12M-65 ! The iron on this amp gives it more low mid girth ! 1983 ?

I have a 1983 800 1x12 on Reverb right now. Pick Up Only in Los Angeles CA.

Dude, I have an old Epiphone Studio 10S plugged into a 2x12 open back cab with vintage 12" alnico Eminence black basket speakers that would blow that amp away, and it only cost 35 dollars used. Too many people buy things based on a "name".

Hi Johan, thanks for this wonderful video! Which speaker would you reckon works best with the 4010? I bought one second hand and it has a V30 in it, but I'm finding it a bit fizzy... Cheers from Italy!

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really like it with G12-65, G12H-100 and G12-80 from the 1980s. Marshall branded V30 from the 1980 have sounded great in it. I often use it with a T1281 Greenback but then you need an attenuator dialled back 4-5 dB. Cheers!

@lkz125

Жыл бұрын

@@JohanSegeborn Thank you so much! Have you tried the Heritage G12-65? It's not easy to find speakers from the 80s over here unfortunately :(

I have this same amp model and year. Found the G12-65 too spikey for me. Put in a G12M75 Creamback and it sounds much fuller. Would love to see your tone settings on yours, Johan!

@jb-im1ii

Жыл бұрын

I thought so too when i got one for my 4010. didn't like at all at first. But 12-65 really benefits from "breaking in" and sounds great when done. .. easiest is to play some pop radio through the amp at ~10-15 watts for a few hours while you go grocery shopping

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Hi, it’s basic all knobs on five actually

Hi Johan! Some really nice tones in there 😁What is the main difference between this one and the 4210 JCM 800 combo?

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The 4210 gets it’s gain both from tubes and from Diodes and it’s got reverb. It does a great mid scooped trash metal tone

Did you end up leaving the 4n7 cap on the mod pot ? I remember from one of your earlier vids. I tried adding the cap to my ‘15 2203x and felt like it held the amp back a little. Just curious ! I used to own one of these when I was younger and of course wish I would’ve kept it 🤦🏼

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Hi! It’s back in now. Here’s that comparison kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYt_u5qmmrS2epc.html

Sounds amazing. What preamp and power tubes are you using?

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, those GMF branded EL34. The preamp tubes are 12AX7 don’t know the brand though I’m afraid

Another great video, Johan. I never heard of this amp until I came across this video! I think the amp is cool, and sounds good with you playing it. But I think it could sound better with a different speaker.

Bags of punch. Fantastic. What's your desert island guitar Johan?

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Eddie! That’s a great question. It would be one of these two. Probably the Les Paul

Great video Johan. How does it sound at a lower volume?

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David! This actually is at really low volume using the Fryette Power station. It actually also sounds great dialled back by the master as well. A bit thinner than this though.

Could you do a 1968 plexi vs jcm800. The jcm sounds like a high gain 68 to me and I want to see if you can make your jcm sound like a 68 or a 68 with boost sound like a jcm.

83 was the best year for the 800 and 78 for jmp

I don’t think you can improve the sound of that amp I have a 1980s 50Watt Combo which has an Alnico Blue, Awesome cleans and Gain. Love it. Have a Bluesbreaker too Love that as well 800 would have to say is the more versatile amp.

Hey Johan is it possible to modify a 4210 to 4010 specs?

Has that metallic sound that turned me off to JCM800's, but I'm not a Metal guy. Does it have 6550 tubes?

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

No EL34

@cherrysunburst1959

Жыл бұрын

Agree. Jangly bright. Some do sound better than others.

Now watch the prices shoot up online😉

JCM 2204 and JMP 2204 have different preamps. Its not just B+. While 2203 JMP and JCM versions are the same.

@trapland7102

2 ай бұрын

Not really, but sort of. The first year or so of the 2204 had both sides of the preamp 12ax7 in parallel and made way less gain. After the first year (1977?), the 2204s had the same preamp all the way until the jcm800s of about 1984. Then the preamp stayed the same but filtering changed.

@GolecLuka

2 ай бұрын

@@trapland7102 Good to know.

👍

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :-)

i went to a desert island; there were no electrical outlets. i came back

Is this the same exact unit you often used towards the beginning of your channel?

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

It is indeed!

@gil_evans

Жыл бұрын

@@JohanSegeborn Sweet amp! Inspired me to buy a 2203 and later a 2204 clone that I modified.

Can you review a 4211 if possible?

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

First chance!

I have the bigger brother - the 4104.

If it’s got more than six knobs and one channel then I don’t want to be near it.

Hello Johan,I am in the market for a new amp,what would you recommend for 1000 dollors or less,thanks.

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

Hi! I think you can still get a used 1987x for under 1000 dollars. That’s a great amp.

@matthewstearle7395

Жыл бұрын

@@JohanSegeborn thank you,will look for one

How about a shootout of this with your SIR #34?

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

It’s the same amp actually. It’s restored to stock

@astro2069

Жыл бұрын

@@JohanSegeborn did you prefer the stock tone over the modded tone? How much of a gain difference is there?

2x12 version

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

That’s the 4104

Ok. So 'desert island'. One question. Where are you getting power on a desert island?

@tiuskilin2573

Жыл бұрын

Solarpanel and powerconverter 🤘🏻

@mohamedtlass3842

Жыл бұрын

Lacking that you make a water wheel to generate power or have a slave to crank generator or ride stationary bike

A little roo bright on the top end ...hrmm 😮

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

It is indeed very bright. But I like it

@charlesbukowski9836

Жыл бұрын

@@JohanSegeborn as long as you throw some ACE in there, we are good 😊😁

Pfft JCM 800 glad I sold it was a 4210 sound only hmm good with Effect pedals,now I have a Boss Katana MK2 100 Watt and I loved it,no more Marshall for me

When god created the earth he said let there be sound and then the jcm800 appeared 😊

@JohanSegeborn

Жыл бұрын

😁🤘

Dude you need to make up your mind, every video is "greatest Marshall amp" or "holy grail" it's a '78 JMP50 one day, a '68 SLP the next day, now it's this. Make up your mind Swedish dude.