Anyone have any ideas about this amp? Seems to be an original 50 watt Silver Jubilee. I need to check the caps and probably replace them. Any idea what it is worth?
Inherited a Marshall Silver Jubilee.
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Inherited a Marshall Silver Jubilee.
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Re: Inherited a Marshall Silver Jubilee.
you're a few years early for the jube (made in 1987), the last two digits of the serial put er to a 1984 jcm800 2205. Still a great machine, has its own flava!
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Re: Inherited a Marshall Silver Jubilee.
So what is the "Anniversary Series" in the lower left on the cabinet?
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Re: Inherited a Marshall Silver Jubilee.
20th anniversary series. They must have wanted to throw a big party every 5 years over there! I recall working on one of the 100W 2210s a few years back, the lead tones crush the jubilee IMHO.
Re: Inherited a Marshall Silver Jubilee.
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Re: Inherited a Marshall Silver Jubilee.
No, not a Silver Jubilee which didn't come out until 1987 and featured exclusively silver mirrored faceplates. Not silver.
But you may have gotten gold. This is actually an even rarer 1982 "20th Anniversary" (Marshall started officially in 1962) with a 2103 circuit which means dedicated clean channel too. Reportedly only about 250 of these were made in this cosmetic configuration. Jubilee uses clipping diodes and anode-fed tonestacks, which results in a flatter, more compressed sound than your average Marshall.
This is an early JMP/JCM800 spec: prior to 1986 arguably are the best sounding Marshalls ever made; aggressive, hairy, yet slightly lower preamp voltage browns out a bit to get that "just perfect' amount of forgiving compression we all know and love. Not to mention you probably have early G12-65 speakers or even G12-80s - killer crunchy, punchy speakers especially really well worn in, sound fantastic.
I wouldn't say you won the lottery, but it is a hell of an inheritance and certainly epic and rare. Treasure it!
But you may have gotten gold. This is actually an even rarer 1982 "20th Anniversary" (Marshall started officially in 1962) with a 2103 circuit which means dedicated clean channel too. Reportedly only about 250 of these were made in this cosmetic configuration. Jubilee uses clipping diodes and anode-fed tonestacks, which results in a flatter, more compressed sound than your average Marshall.
This is an early JMP/JCM800 spec: prior to 1986 arguably are the best sounding Marshalls ever made; aggressive, hairy, yet slightly lower preamp voltage browns out a bit to get that "just perfect' amount of forgiving compression we all know and love. Not to mention you probably have early G12-65 speakers or even G12-80s - killer crunchy, punchy speakers especially really well worn in, sound fantastic.
I wouldn't say you won the lottery, but it is a hell of an inheritance and certainly epic and rare. Treasure it!