I haven't play my JMD in a little bit, I played it today. I am still so very satisfied with this amp. What gets my goat is that this amp deserved better, corporate totally blew this one. This head should have been made in the U.K. with proper tolex, wood and a face plate that wasn't so off colored compared to other Marshalls. It would have been nice to have a few more bells and whistles as well. I can't even imagine what Steve had for ideas for this only to have corporate cheapen it. Sure, this is merely conjecture but seeing the justice they have given Steve's Astoria Series, I don't think I am far off. Ok, rant over.
After buying a 6100 and recently a TSL 100, this amp clearly beats both of them. Granted I modded it ever so slightly but it is still a fantastic amp. The 6100 is second and the TSl 100 is third. I don't even have the time to type about how frustrating the TSL 100 is. That amp is kind of a disaster, IMHO. I will eventually mod this thing to get what I want from it though. It will be a backup for the JMD for now and maybe a long time from now. The 6100 will be well taken care of in my studio. It is a pretty great amp and I don't see them often locally for sale. I really don't want to ruin that amp gigging with it.
Thanks again Steve, hopefully your amp designing days aren't behind you yet.
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