It features four independent, footswitchable channels (Clean, Crunch, OD1 & OD2) with three footswitchable Modes per channel, yielding a total of 12 different 'amps.'
JVM410C
Reviewed by:
gboyz78, on july 27, 2007 2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: Here we go. It's made in 07. I've had this amp for 2 months now. I actually own the head (JVM-410H) paired up to a 1960A (4x12). 4 main channels, with 3 gain settings on each, plus 2 volume controls on each channel. Add them up, 24 channels. The foot pedal is programmable to control each volume, reverb, effects through the loop for each of the main 4 channels. You can also hook up a midi and program the foot pedal to control your rack mount effects through the loop. Great feature, even thought I don't own rack effects. For the versatility and price, you can't beat it. // 10
Sound: Brown tone, Satch and Vai leads, thrash metal. You have it, except for that nu metal sound. I put a Boss GE-7 through the loop, good enough to satisfy the metal heads out there. Also, that clean GREEN channel tone is amazing, I fell in love with it. So crisp and clear. I mainly use a Fender 50th Anniversary American Strat for blues and clean tone and a Prestige Ibanez RG2550E for those soaring leads and chug, chug sound. A few issues. It's a little noisy using the RED channels (high gain). I've eliminated most of the noise by using good cables, yet a noise gate is the ultimate solution. It's a high gain amp. What do you expect from it. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I've had it almost 2 months now. No major issues so far. I did find 2 pots that were scratchy. I used some electronic cleaner to fix the problem. As far as the Marshall Brand, no problems throughout the years. Tubes are tubes. They will have to replaced down the road. // 9
Impression: I've been playing for 15 years and I just wanted to upgrade. I was reading the comments so I decided to add this. I own a MG100DFX. The amp is great for what it is, but it isn't a tube amp. Marshall or not. Harmonics, tapping, sustains, etc. are easier to achieve on great amps. You will sound and play better on great tube amps. I looked at Mesa's Dual Rects, Peavey 6505 and Soldano. My friend owns the Mesa Dual Rectifirer, so I am fully aware of what it can do. That thing is a beast, heavy and dark. Like what I said. Every amp is different. We all have different tastes. I chose the JVM for it's versatility and price. I don't have the money to spend on 4 amps to dial in all the tones out there. The JVM gave me the clean tone that I've been looking for and gain to play my leads. I hope my review helps. // 9
JVM410C
Reviewed by:
jafman, on february 21, 2007 2 of 4 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 2013
Purchased from: Soundcontrol
Features: The amp was made towards the end of 2006/early 2007. Marshall's new flagship amp and probably most versatile to date. Features 4 channels, each with 3 different modes which basically means you have 12 channels! Channel switching is a breeze with the programmable footswitch. 100w of all tube power (5xECC83, 4xEL34) means there's more power than I'd probably ever need. The reverb control for each channel is a great feature, as is the ability to store whatever settings you like in the 6 channel footswitch. I could go on and on about the features but that would take ages so check out the Marshall website if you're interested. Definitely a 10 for features! // 10
Sound: I play through my LP standard and the sound is incredible, I reckon this amp could make virtually any guitar sound good though! I play mainly rock, metal and a bit of blues. Amp has no problems with any of these. The clean channel on it's lowest (green) gain setting is brilliant! Probably one of the best clean sounds Marshall has ever produced. The amps second channel is the crunch channel which is very similar to a plexi. OD1 Is where I'm most comfortable, classic Marshall hard rock tones! Think of Angus strumming out 'back in black' and this is where you want to be!! As you go the to other 2 gain (Orange & red) modes in the OD1 channel you start getting into some great metal tones: think Metallica, Pantera. Finally try OD2 and you're into some seriously high gain stuff here! Enough to please any nu-metal/death metal head. There are so many great sounds in this amp that it had to have a 10! // 10
Reliability & Durability: Only had it a couple of weeks, I'm one of the first people to own it as it has only been released in very limited supply until the end of next month I think! Stoked. Looks as durable as any other Marshall of similar size. Will hopefully prove to be dependable. Don't really like the little plastic mode/channel selection buttons on the front panel, they seem a little bit small and delicate to me. Suppose it doesn't matter anyway, the footswitch does everything for you! Can't really rate it yet I'm afraid. But I'll put a 10 as I can't submit this review without entering something! // 10
Impression: Perfect for the music I play, with the ability to adapt to most styles thanks to the 12 modes. Definitely would replace it as it's got huge sound and great tones and is compact enough to transport (although it does weigh 35kg). Favourite feature, the programmable pedal. For value for money, tones and features this will be a hard amp to top. A classic combination: a Marshall valve and a Gibson LP, what more needs to be said! // 10
JVM410C
Reviewed by:
gibbfg, on january 26, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: £ 750
Purchased from: Bairds Sound System Belfast
Features: Everybody has already outlined the features so I'll do no more than say that they exceeded my expectations. Having played a Peavey transtube for a few years I wanted to upgrade so researched Marshall amps as I realy wanted a Marshall, and having tried some in the shops I chose this one and haven't regretted it. Far as I can gather it's a 2008, maybe 07. I got it for this price as it had been bought and used for about a week by a reliable customer Who found he just didn't have a need for it. Features are fantastic and I can easily find light rock tones which suit my band and also heavier g'n'r/ Muse kind of tones for playing about in the house. silent recording feature was great for work in the recording studio. excellent // 10
Sound: I'm using a Gibson BFG with all the standard pickups etc and also a PRS Santana SE2. Limited use of pedals, but I sometimes use a Boss ME-50 for mod effects like delays and flangers etc. Sounds great at bedroom volumes and at practice volume too. Suits any style I play, and I really love the clean on it along with the od sounds. Currently have it set up with clean green, crunch and od1 Orange, and od2 green. and these provide a great range of tones which work well together with smooth switching. however haven't realy fully cranked it. never needed it above 4or so.. 100watts is a lot of power. // 9
Reliability & Durability: yes I would gig it without a back up. I've had it a few months now and haven't had a single problem. I've heard there are reliability issuses, but these have improved in recent years. it's a heavy bugger and I'd say it could take a beating, the valves are well protected and are apparantly not too difficult to replace, but I've little experience of replacing valves. // 8
Impression: Love it. Been playing over 10 years and is easily the best amp I've ever played through with the widest variety of sounds. In the shop I was also testing a messa 50:50 which I really loved, but I opted for the Marshall and don't regret it. The band love the sound and our other guitarist used my gear more than his own when we recorded our latest few tracks. I would be raging if this was stolen, but any thief wouldn't get far because it's heavy as hell. would certainly buy another one // 10
These reviewes suck ass. Everyone gives averything 10/10 on everything. The scale starts at 9 here. 9.1 Is absolut ****ing crap and 10 is pretty average.
if you cant rate a section of the review properly then dont wright the review i dont want to hear biased opinions on products, i bet this amp is a 10 out of 10.... but its also a brand new piece of equipment.... start rating properly or dont rate at all
you spelled write wrong! Learn to spell, or don't comment at all! Just kidding man, I'm sick of everyone rating everything at 10 'cause they haven't owned the gear long enough to find faults.
no, your MG50FX is not good, you lie. it is a solid state piece of crap.
The amp on the review is a beast! i have played it, and it is the most versitile amp i have ever played on, and its a marshall, so it has that awesome marshall tone.
no, your MG50FX is not good, you lie. it is a solid state piece of crap.
The amp on the review is a beast! i have played it, and it is the most versitile amp i have ever played on, and its a marshall, so it has that awesome marshall tone.
The Marshall tone is about their Plexis, Silver Jubilee and JCM 800 2203, not some other modern crappy Marshall ball-less amp.
i personally never really liked marshalls for the price, but i especially dont like the dfx. it's the amp all the new metal heads at my academy get just to say "ive got marshalls, im cool, ive got my fender guitar, im cool."
nothing against fender though (props to the nashville telecaster), but they treat it like a god. and it's annoying. you've gotta step out of the boundaries one time or another.
Firstly, I've written about this amp after only a couple of weeks because I'm sure a lot of people are keen to get an opinion from someone who actually owns it! It's one of the newest if not the newest amp on the market (so does this mean it shouldn't be reviewed just because it's new?! that's ridiculous!), so a lot of people will be interested.
My opinions are what I believe at this point in time - so why not give it a 10 if I think it's warranted?! I tried many other amps by many other companies before deciding on this one - I don't think you'll find many other contenders for versatility and features at this price! Who knows? Maybe my opinion will change after I've owned it for a while - I doubt it, but you never know! So why shouldn't I post a review? If you don't think it's been out long enough for a review then simple - don't read it! The same to all you Marshall haters - you knew the review was about a Marshall, which you hate! So why waste your time reading it?
I agree with flyingjello, you do have to step out of the boundaries. This is the first Marshall I've owned - although I've played many. I went into this purchase with an open mind of amp manufacturers - I thought the Orange Rockoverb 50 sounded great, but the Marshalls classic rock tone was the sound I wanted. Wasn't a matter of what was 'cool'.
Try it first - then make an opinion. Everyone's got their own particular taste when it comes to tone.
Well said Jafman, I am gettin so sick of listening to whiny, snoby, guitarist bitching and moaning on sites that are inevitably there for constructive purposes and to help others. This is a great amp, and so what if someone thinks the MG is good, what difference does it make to you! On a constructive note, dont get me wrong, i love this site but anyone wanting some real feedback on this amp should check out jvm410.com!
no, your MG50FX is not good, you lie. it is a solid state piece of crap.
The amp on the review is a beast! i have played it, and it is the most versitile amp i have ever played on, and its a marshall, so it has that awesome marshall tone. The Marshall tone is about their Plexis, Silver Jubilee and JCM 800 2203, not some other modern crappy Marshall ball-less amp.
The JVM circuit is identical to a JCM 2203...Kids these days jumpin on the bandwagon before they even test somethin out..
well to start off my original guitar was a mex strat...with a fender deluxe 112.....then a boss gt8 multi effects, then a 07 iommi epiohne sg, then a marshall jvm410c.....the amp was the best buy, but the guitar with its gibson pickups definetly help, as the first educated post stated this amp does it all and does not dissapoint....i find my self not using the mutli effects nearly as much because the amp has such beautiful tone for all types of music....buy a good guitar and this amp you'll love it
To be fair it is worth the 10s but mabie not all the 10s because for instance you don't have too many effects and the clean channel can get distorted but its still my top amp out there
they need to make a review for the Mode Four. i wonder how that thing sounds, its 350 watts all tube
The mode 4 has no tubes btw, its solid state. no valves.
Anyways to add to the discussion ive been lent a JVM by the music shop while my TSL122 is being fixed and I much prefer the TSL, it sounds so much better for big ass rock solo's eg Paul Gilbert etc...
I was checking out the Marshall DVD about the JVMs, they seemed nice. Just the whole 3 channels per channel kinda put me off a bit. I'm not sure why, it just got me a bit.
they need to make a review for the Mode Four. i wonder how that thing sounds, its 350 watts all tube
The mode 4 has no tubes btw, its solid state. no valves.
Anyways to add to the discussion ive been lent a JVM by the music shop while my TSL122 is being fixed and I much prefer the TSL, it sounds so much better for big ass rock solo's eg Paul Gilbert etc...
The Mode Four is not totally solid-state. It uses preamp tubes like the valvestates. The power section is solid-state
These reviewes suck ass. Everyone gives averything 10/10 on everything. The scale starts at 9 here. 9.1 Is absolut ****ing crap and 10 is pretty average.
UG, remove this crap.
It's giddy retards that are so excited they got a shiny new (sometimes expensive) amp/guitar/whatever that they have to write a review on UG and praise it until it sparkles. If they reviewed the damn thing after 3 months of using it, they'd actually note the flaws.
I own the 410h{head}, for 3mos. now, and I gotta tell ya I'm just as "giddy" as I was when I finally decided to purchase it. And, I'm glad I did....! Tried a few others first: Mesa, Engl, Peavey JSX; just to make mention. For the record: "there's a reason I've played marshall's for 30 years...." And this 410 is the culmination of all their experience producing top quality amplification. So, if you can, do it; you will not regret the investment.... Tonal range is phenomenal. In my experience, Marshall's have been quite reliable, just remember it is a valve amp; and down the road will need some replacing. If it is about the MUSIC and TONE, Marshall's will definitely get you there!
that amp sucks hardcore, I tried it, within the first 15 minutes i played with it i was starting to hate it, then i tried pushing the tubes with an od pedal, you couldn't even hear a difference, not a note came out punchy and I would definitely compare it to a MG on steroid, I'm sticking with JCM's thats for sure!
this amp seriously owns. i played it the other day at my local shop and it was so versatile and just so wonderful. but, i'm biased. IMO, you've gotta try it to understand how wonderful it is.
marshalls are great amps dude they have so much old school tone compared to mesas marshalls are all about tone at least the good tube amps are which is what there best known for sure mesas are good high gan recto amps that would satisfy any metal head right next the randalls or the peavy 6505 but marshall has been around and making all the old school guitar gods sound great like jeff beck, angus young, jimmy page, zakk wylde, malsteen, lynch hell even trivium used them and metallica did at one point to bad they switched to mesa but hey not everyone can be satisfied with a marshall tone but all in all if you want a great tone then go with marshall i think everyone should have a marshall some where in there rig backing them up
iv played in a band with marshall combos all my days...iv had my jvm over two weeks now.. my views are its ****ing heavy as **** for lugging around..apart from that everything just fitting into place... the sound iv been looking for all my days. the easy to use and control volume boosts n dips clean channel is somthing else... best i ever heard . not really sused the modes out yet i just been usein the clean green mode to the crunch red mode with the master vol 2 for boosting lead lines etc..so far so ****ing good..clean mega.. distortion mega..what more ya want ? a must for any guitarist ! i love fender twins...but now theres no need for one cuz i got better now....hail hail for big jim ..he's cracked the whole packege clean and the beast yaasssss
Ringo oh cost me £950
Now I play through a GNX4 over a 180W SS Behringer Keyboard amp. The MG30DFX sounds like the case is full of wet mud when using the built-in distortion instead of a pedal. Even with DiMarzio D-Activator pups. Maybe I shouldn't have bought the floor model from Guitar Center : There ought to be a law against letting nOObs buy gear. We're not all as instintively smart as Koalabacon. Funniest thing is I thought it sounded good on its own until I played the GNX4 through the clean channel. And if I become a pedal snob, I'll think it was funny that I liked the GNX4, especially through an SS keyboard amp along side Roland drums!
how are the overdrive channels on here? and on other marshalls in this case.. like im looking for a new amp, and im mainly lookin at mesas and marshalls, i like the fact that mesas have some dope distortion as they are, but ther soo ****in expensive. the only marshall iv owned is an mg 30fx. dont laugh at the tme i didnt do my research, but does marshall have some good distortion and clean? i want to use the least amount of effects as i can, i mostly play heavy rock/metal and a little soft stuff that involves clean sound help me ouut
I played it at my local guitar store, and even though I used a shit schecter, it still sounded very good for my taste, infact it remined me of jcm series. And now to all the trolls
yes, MG series suck, but that doesn't mean they're tube amps also are shit, can't you understand that ? You kids probably developed your dislike to "Marshall" when you first played your shit MG's, and of course you'll be saying the same thing about every marshall amp from now on, even though you never actually played it just like you never tried your MG before you threw your money away...
Yes, they're marketing department sucks balls, but on the other hand not everyone has enough for a decent tube amp... and if you don't like the sound of someting of it then don't get it, simple as that.
how are the overdrive channels on here? and on other marshalls in this case.. like im looking for a new amp, and im mainly lookin at mesas and marshalls, i like the fact that mesas have some dope distortion as they are, but ther soo ****in expensive. the only marshall iv owned is an mg 30fx. dont laugh at the tme i didnt do my research, but does marshall have some good distortion and clean? i want to use the least amount of effects as i can, i mostly play heavy rock/metal and a little soft stuff that involves clean sound help me ouut
I think you'll be very pleased with this amp as it is very versatile, but you have to hear it for yourself before you get it, at least watch some videos of it on youtube.
why does everybody hate on marshalls man not all of em are shitty most of em are high quality all valve monsters that sound completely mesmerizing in almost every way, just cause they have the crappy MG line doesnt mean they all automatically suck so stop jumpin on the "I hate Marshall!" bandwagon it signifies that you're mildly retarded and a tool
Hey guys, an amp that costs over 1000 $ and people give it all 10 is not the same thing as people giving Marshall MGs all 10. But still I wouldn't give any product all 10 because I always find something that could be better. This amp seems like very versatile, I haven't tried it but yeah... I think it could deserve something like over 9. But I really can't comment because I haven't tried. And about The Marshall sound: Every Marshall has that Marshall sound, even MGs. They sound like Marshalls even though they don't sound that good. But you can tell that even MGs have that Marshallness in their sound. They just can't do nothing but one sound no matter how you tweak the knobs. But we are not talking about how bad MGs are because this is a JVM, not an MG review! But I mean that every Marshall has the same sound characteristics.
I don't know why people rag on them. I played one a few months ago and it was certainly an amp that I felt would have been great to own. Of course, I have more than a few on my list to own.
actually the second reviewer says that he has the head version.
There ought to be a law against letting nOObs buy gear. We're not all as instintively smart as Koalabacon. Funniest thing is I thought it sounded good on its own until I played the GNX4 through the clean channel. And if I become a pedal snob, I'll think it was funny that I liked the GNX4, especially through an SS keyboard amp along side Roland drums!