I played a JCM 800 for years. It's a lot more versatile than most people think.

Dude so many people are demo’ing amps through UA Ox boxes now with simulated cabs it’s really hard to get an idea of what things actually sound like. Love your channel because you don’t do that and what we hear in your recordings even though it’s through KZread, is authentic and pretty much what you are going to get. Just want to say thank you man and you rock brother! 🙏🏻💪🏻🤘🏻

@amaurythewarrior

Жыл бұрын

i completely agree... but i think what it mostly means is recording a cab properly is not that. you see some demos with a 57 right in the center of the cone which sound horribly bright, etc.

@bce3210

Жыл бұрын

Thats because the aux is authentic as heck, ultimately.

@amaurythewarrior

Жыл бұрын

​@@bce3210 the what

@bce3210

Жыл бұрын

@@amaurythewarrior apologies. Correction: The UAD OX

@Sep45

Жыл бұрын

Exactly right!

man drown sounded great on this thing, it was nice hearing that awesome pumpkins song!

Took me forever to figure it out, but JCM800 and 800-style tones are where it’s at. Perfect for clean and gain.

@andrewgarcia3136

Жыл бұрын

I've had mine for about ten years. In that time I've bought other amps and drifted around a bit but I always keep coming back

@AtTheSourceStudios

Жыл бұрын

I mean I don't know about clean but gain for sure!

@PainterDans

2 ай бұрын

Best Part of the clean is when you hear that volume knob roll up

I bought one of these a couple weeks ago but I'm still waiting for my new cab to arrive so I'm just living vicariously through youtube demos until I can play it 😩

You always pick the best riffs to play. You're like a kindred spirit for my musical tastes.

Zach my guy, you always play THE RIGHT RIFFS and dial in THE RIGHT TONE! Love your channel!

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Aaron!

@spaceburger80

Жыл бұрын

What A-A-Ron said 🤜🤛

@elcowboyspace

Жыл бұрын

I know right. Never watched this channel before but fuck me it's nice to see thing used for what it's supposed to be used for. I get tired of everyone playing blues licks and talking about how well amps clean up. It's not that kind of amp! Yet 90% of reviews do just that

Sounds awesome. And that Gretsch Falcon Richard Fortus' signature looks and sound great too. Love your playing on all this, I like how tight you play the rhythm stuff.

Your playing and tones sound absolutely killer! That gretsch is something special.

Love that Mastodon riff!! Awesome vid as usual

Never watched this channel before but fuck me it's nice to see the thing used for what it's supposed to be used for. I get tired of everyone playing blues licks and talking about how well amps clean up. It's not that kind of amp! Yet 90% of reviews do just that *Edit. I picked up one of these a few months back and was just looking for videos for tone setting tips when I came across this.

Sounds glorious! Awesome playing too as usual

I had never heard of Drab Majesty before but loved the chords and tone so much I looked up Dot in the Sky and now have gone through their whole catalog and am hooked!

Cool intro. ☮️ I gotta get one of these! I’m digging the mini-versions of these classic amps coming-out. Perfect for project studios.

Awesome playing as always! A big heck yeah for Dot in the Sky, sounds great on the Gretsch

Fantastic demonstration of an amp I bought a couple weeks ago and need time to dial-in...thanks a bunch Zach!

That 'Give Me One Good Reason' playthrough 👌

That deftones riff got me. It’s the first song I heard from them back in the day and I was hooked. Great playing as always dude

Imagine how good that couch is on the guitar. It learned by osmosis.

Cool video , Thanks for doing the low input stuff towards the end.

Always a pleasure to the ears to hang up on your channel

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I just love listening to you play iconic riffs through all these great amps! Your tone always sounds freaking amazing!!!

@ZachWish

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words!

Great video, as always!

Killer vid man! Always know there is gonna be good tones here. Well done.

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Brett! Really appreciate it. Hope you're doing well.

the Gretsch tones were absolutely perfect. Awesome playing too dude!

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack! Really appreciate it.

Amazing, as always!

Sounds great, as usual. You always get amazing tone. 🤘

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Craig!

Drab Majesty ❤ Amazing playing, man!

I have one. They’re awesome. Also chiming in to say, I Love your work Zach.

Great demo!!

Loving the darkness tunes! Cool little amp for sure

One of many things that attracted me to buying my Friedman BE and SmallBox is being able to get those great tones at a manageable volume, even with 50 and 100 watt amps. Although I've always wanted a JCM 800 and have had my eye on this amp for the reasons you mentioned. It's on my radar, but I haven't quite committed yet. Nice playing and good information. Amp sounds real good.

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words. Friedman amps have the best master volume on the market in my opinion. Good stuff.

Excellent video showing a wide range of this amp's capabilities! I have one and i'm very happy with it. Your drummer must pound like the incredible hulk because these are pretty loud, almost a little too loud for a basement. I absolutely love that beautiful black Gretsch, and it sounds killer through the SC20.

Commented just because you played Riff Raff. Awesome sounds!

Totally caught me by surprise when you played Give Me One Good Reason.. such a catchy riff though 👊

Killer as always dude! Man, I'd love to see what you can do with the Orange Rockerverb 50 MkIII, the old Thunderverb and so on. All of the Mastodon riffs... Also, slow car fast anology = best analogy.

Perfect timing. I’ve been thinking about the little fella since all retailers can’t seem to get the big boy.

You did something that VERY few other people have done with this amp, and that's show off the clean channel, which I thought was non-existent until this video. WOW. It sounded great with that strat! I'm trying to get the Nuno Bettencourt tone (from the 1st Extreme album) at bedroom volumes, which he apparently go by hitting a JCM800 with a RAT pedal. I can handle that part of it (if it truly has those 800 characteristics). That said, he didn't say anything about whole "learning how to play" thing....so I may have a slight hangup with that end of things. But, the JCM800 and a RAT pedal I can definitely handle. Thanks for the great demo, brother!👍

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Nuno is such a monster player. Thanks so much for the kind words Phil! Really appreciate it.

Sounds like it's bigger brother to me.🤷 Always wanted to try one of these as it would be the perfect size for my small home studio. Excellent riffage, as always. 👍🤘

Even as mainly a hard rock and metal guy, I have been in love with Dot The Sky since the first time I heard it when it came out. I’ve seen them a few times live.

Love that AC/DC Riff Raff thing you threw in there!!!

That sounds so crazy awesome!

Excellent demo!

It sounds awesome, indeed, great video ! 🙏😽❤️

Really appreciate the talking part!

Killer demo!!

Incredible playing and sound!

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Brilliant Zach. Cheers.

Great hand tone!

Bro, that Jazzmaster is SICK!

I have this amp and really like it. I like your videos Zach because you set the amps in their sweet spots. This amp comes alive when the pre-amp is set between 6 and 8. I’ve seen other reviewers including a big one in England that set the preamp at 12oclock and say it’s just a good amp…. But they aren’t even hitting the sweet spot.

I’m late to this party, but as a sub > your channel, you’re band’s lucky to have you & that FMan GPearl nearly stole the show, THX for turning us onto that! 👏

that blink riff was heavenly

Around The Fur sounded menacing, I have the mini Jub version of this 20watt series but I love this JCM 800 version. I tried it at GC once and loved it. (Even if it wasn’t my gear/pedalboard with it)

Killing it as always. Hoping to hear some Opeth on the next one! Maybe something from the new album ICV?

Didn’t expect to hear blink 182 in this haha but great sounding amp and super tight playing as always!

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Nate!

@mountainssea9642

Жыл бұрын

Love that song and love his diversity across so many decades and genres.

@kurdtjohn

Жыл бұрын

After growing too old, I found that it's not a surprise. When I was younger, I really thought his studio sound for Enema and TOYPAJ was his Strat with an SD Invader through a Triple Rectifier - turns out they're mostly Les Paul's through a Silver Jubilee. Not many probably know this.

@andrewmasterman2034

Жыл бұрын

@@kurdtjohn interesting! I always thought some of Tom’s tones on that record were a jcm900, very iconic.

@guitarexpert2245

Жыл бұрын

Blink uses Mesa Boogie amps

nice guitar collection. amp sounds great

DOOD. I did not expect a Drab Majesty riff in a JCM 800 demo but hell yeah sounds awesome!

That is one of the coolest Fenders I've ever seen.

Frickin-A, Shiner @ CME and now a Deftones cover by you. 😁 I obsessed over his tone and finally got it, but it never felt right when I tried to play along to the album with that particular song. Now I've got inspiration to try again! A pleasure to watch, as always.

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

I checked out that Shiner video as well. So awesome. Thanks for the kind words Christian!

Thanks for the demo! I love this amp. I just wish it could also do the band practice thing also. It would be an absolute dream.

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Definitely! I think it could hang in a band practice situation depending on the band, but if your band is pretty damn loud, it's asking a lot of the amp. When I tried it out, I could see it working in a pinch, but the volume was maxed out and it wouldn't have been able to clean up much when you're pushing it that hard. Still a killer amp, and for playing at home, I'd rather play this 20W than the 100W head. Thanks for checking out the video!

@jldkrank

Жыл бұрын

@@ZachWish would putting more efficient speakers help with that? It's amazing how much more volume you can get with the right speaker

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

@@jldkrank Sure! More efficient speakers definitely pump out some additional volume. I was playing it through an EVH 4x12 cab with Vintage 30s.

The Drab Majesty sounded so good!

@lovecraftmusic8717

Жыл бұрын

Criminally underrated band.

Sounds amazing

you make me want to buy this amp RIGHT NOW!!!!

Beautiful 👏🤘

Dude, fine taste in gear and riffs. Came for the amp but subbing for the future. Really wish this amp came in a 50w version though......

@anthonybelladonna5675

Жыл бұрын

JCM 800 2204

@soundstorm9508

7 ай бұрын

Like the above comment says, there's been 50 watt versions floating around for 40 years now.

Yum! Been eyeing that amp for some time now. Might just pull the trigger on it. Hey, a request: How about a studio tour of your setup (gear)? Would be fun and informative!

@Iskaral_Pust

Жыл бұрын

Seconded! You've got an awesome collection.

@dangiampietro6606

Жыл бұрын

I third this!

@braunsonlalonde3546

Жыл бұрын

I fourth it!

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lars! I'm in the process of changing up a few things at the moment (have a dying computer and a supremely shitty desk) but I'll see what I can do. Appreciate you checking out the video!

Жыл бұрын

@@ZachWish Ah best of luck w the upgrades and hope to see something studio related when you're done and happy :)

Better than the 100w- I don’t know it depends on what you need but that amp sounds awesome! I’m still loving that Gretsch, too. So cool. And the black custom LP w uncovered buckers always makes me smile.

12.6k subs only? Truly criminal. Zach you deserve so many more. Always enjoy your stellar demos.

Always throwing in those Darkness songs! 👊🏻

I am personally not knowing a lot about those amps, but I just keep coming back and watch this video because of his amazing guitar solo. the way he played make me fall in love with Marshall.

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Appreciate the kind words.

We need more mgl videos. God I love that amp.

I've never seen that Jazzmaster before, so beautiful.

sick crunch tone

that Gretsch sounds so good

Love that silver burst

Zach, one of the best demos of sc20h, even low imput… no doubts…. I wish to see your demo of sv20h….

Man i love these demoes! Can you do one with the Marshall DSL1 pls! 🙏

sounds great

Great playing! My channel was a guitar channel as well, before I switched to buying cameras instead of tube amps 😉

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Hah! Small world. 📸

You had me at “Blood and Thunder” 😏 🐋

everything sounds amazing through that thing!!

Welcome to my home. In my living room are two giant stacks of amplification and a rack full of guitars. (Oh, and behind them is my fireplace) 👍🇨🇦

Sounds amazing! Kids live these videos.

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man! Hope you're doing well.

Priest tone with the hollow body was spot on incredible bite and fat tone

Love your videos man. Doesn’t matter what you play through, you always find a way to get killer rock tones. Any tips and/or experience with the Marshall DSL series? I find that they are a little harsh. Do you think that greenback speakers would help? Thanks

@ZachWish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Grant! I've had a few DSL's and JCM2000's over the years. Great amps. My favorite sounds out of those amps were always from cranking the gain on the "Classic Gain" channel with the Crunch mode engaged. That gets you into pretty solid JCM800 territory that'll clean up nice with your volume knob and then just hit it with a boost from there like a Tube Screamer, SD-1, BB Preamp or something if you need more gain. The Ultra Gain channel on those amps can be cool for certain tones but can also be kind of buzzy and like you said "harsh." Greenbacks have a softer high end than the typical G12T75s found in a lot of Marshall cabs, or V30s and they're lower wattage as well, so it can help tame some volume and top end. Thanks for checking out the video.

@ryanteacher8134

Жыл бұрын

Roll the treble back and push the presence knob higher, that's a good tip for DSLs. But yeh, waht Zach said. Crunch mode on the clean channel, and put an overdrive in front of it with full volume + a little bit of gain.

Hey Zach thank you for making some of the best guitar videos out there. Your tones are unmatched. I was wondering if you think I should get this amp or the pink taco v2. I have a mesa badlander and I'm looking to get something a bit different. Thanks!

Finishing with Drown 😍🖤

Reminds me of my Lovepedal Redhead tone, delicious.

that deftness riff at 5 mins. good taste

Dude that guitar is so pimp!

Man, that Fender is beautiful.

@xalk311x

Жыл бұрын

Yeah what model is that?

@gab_ale

Жыл бұрын

@@xalk311x Fender Made in Japan Modern Jazzmaster

Incredible playing. Finaly a demo, that doesn't just show ultra metal but actually clean and melodic playing.

Nice and informative review I enjoyed listening through the playing and then the verbal conclusion. Flirting with the idea to save up for one as the 20w head possibly suits what my band does: when we play unmiced it is a small venue and in larger places microphones do the heavy lifting. Currently running a 20w tube head so got some experience this way. However I use a L6 POD GO with 4 cable method purely to add boost or fx to my tone. With this unit I would have the possibility to set things up bypassing the amp's preamp and going into the poweramp with a let's say clean preamp of my POD GO. How good would that work in your oppinion, how clean would it stay? This way I might have the possibility to turn this perfect little monster into a two channel one which would be a huge thing for me!

Wow, excellent selection of riffs and phrasing! Love the tone, but I have a suspicion it's mostly your fingers, not the JCM800 🤣. Btw, if anyone got a tight budget and want to get into the Marshall tube tone, I cannot recommend the DSL series enough.

The JCM800 is a classic schematic that never will fail, even this little 20watt Marshall sounds great.. :D Also there is a ton of JCM clones out there..

That first guitar. Greenish…. Jazzmaster shape guitar in olive. Ohhh dear… what a beautiful guitar.

Nice to hear a bit of Judas priest in there! Awesome video

Would love to see you play through an EVH 5150 iii stealth 50 watt

Hell yeah ❤️❤️❤️❤️