Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 (Page 2 of 3)

That means we better grab them up while they can still be had at a reasonable price!

Hi Alex nice looking amp , I have 50w version and love it . I would be interested how you would compare it to the budda superdrive 30 . what do you think of the clean channel on 2555 .
              D.

"Everybody's entitled to my opinion.

Hi
   
sorry did not realise you dont have amp yet I will let you
experiment and come to your conclusions and let you report back.
if you have any questions about jubilee ask as I have spent some
time messing about with speakers and settings to get the best
sound (for me) out of the jubilee I have 5 speakers that I am
currently trying to pair to get best sound- evm 12l , celestion 25w greenback.
eminence redcoat, celestion vintage 30 amd celestion heritage 30.

D.

"Everybody's entitled to my opinion.

Hi--I'm resurrecting this thread because I wondered if anyone had any further insight or comments into which channel Joe is using on his Jubilee.  I got one recently which I love--both channels are fantastic IMO--best clean I've heard from a Marshall.  Anyway, I have Joe's "Tips & Tricks" DVD from when he was still using two Jubes as his big solo sound, and neither of them on the DVD have the red LED lit to indicate the lead channel.

Yet when using his Strat in certain sections of that DVD, the sound which has the DD-3 delay to it (left channel of my headphones) is super crunchy and REALLY sounds like the Jubilee's lead channel.  Joe's quoted Jubilee amp settings in this thread show that the master is dimed so would be fairly overdriven anyway, moreso with a Les Paul, but when I play my Strat through mine even with those quoted settings, it's a lot cleaner than Joe's sound on the DVD. (Again, only trying to listen to the amp that's echoing).   Yet when I switch my Jube to the lead channel and play my Strat, barring my technique of course, it really sounds like Joe's thang. 

Just curious.  I did try to watch several youtube vids of Joe and in some shows it does look like that red LED is lit, and in others it doesn't.

And while we're at it--if it is the clean channel--is it with the "rhythm clip" engaged or not? 

I'm into getting my own sounds too so it's no big deal, but since listening to Joe was one of the inspiring factors in adding a Jubilee to my rig, I'm just interested to know for sure.  Thanks for anyone who can offer further insight... maybe even Joe? 

OK
    Heres my take on Joes silver jube set up he used 2 silver jubes on ANDY , one always on with the settings he told us,
on the lead channel LED ON. he then mixed it with the budda
superdrive 30 or 80 for his clean (sd80) semiclean/crunch (sd30)
or both silver jubes together for his lead sound .1 jube was set higher input gain than the other probably set around 6.5 while the other about 5.0.with DD3 in effects loop, this would give him a saturated lead sound with plenty of gain
I think he also used the guitars volume amd tone pots to get different sounds.
I have found that on my jube if you switch to the clean channel
using JOEs settings and bring the channel volume to about 3or4 so the output valves give a nice  crunch then switch to your lead channel (LED ON ) you get close to JOEs sound I find using a Les paul, bring the input gain to about 4 as the humbuckers dont need as much gain but using a strat with single coils put the input gain up to 6.5

I also found a neat trick to get the effect of 2 silver jubes using only 1 Silver Jube. using another amp preferebly one with a good clean channel ,6L6 tubes with reverb either built in ( or boss rv3 in  loop)

Split the signal in the effects loop (ON THE JUBE) using a Y splitter ie the send to the boss dd3. then send it to the input of the other amp. Use the second amps tone controls to boost the mids.to your taste This is effectively using the pre-amp of the silver jube to drive the second amp (which is set at a similar volume but with clean sound ) this gives you a nice big saturated glob of sound with the mixture of el34 tube and 6l6 which is a nice combination.
You also have one amp with reverb and the other with delay.
when you switch the lead channel off on the jubilee it gives you a nice big clean sound from both amps .

This setup is definately THE POOR MANS JB RIG BUT IT WORKS
and is extremely versatile.

And dont forget some EVM12Ls

"Everybody's entitled to my opinion.

I am making this assumption because of what I hear, also
  the lead channel in my opinion is what makes the silver jub such a great amplifier I dont care for the clean channel much

"Everybody's entitled to my opinion.

Here's my theory on the whole 50 watt vs. 100 watt Jubilee "midrange" thing.  The two amps are identical except for the extra 2 EL34s and perhaps larger transformers.  I think what Joe was trying to get across is that he needs a 100 watt amp PERIOD to drive the midrange as hard as he has to given the venues and volumes that he plays at.  He has mentioned that he doesn't feel that any amp really drives the mids the "right way" unless they are at least 100 watts.  My experience with this was at a Sam Ash one day where my buddy was Marshall shopping.  I was just admiring the guitars on the wall and he was jamming on a DSL50, fairly cranked.  It sounded pretty good, but I really wasn't paying too much attention.  Then suddenly he stopped.  Soon he started again and it really caught my ear.  The tone was GREAT, just FAT and reaching my ears perfectly from where I was standing 50 feet away.  I walk over and ask what he was playing and it was the DSL100.  The volumes were set the same, EQ the same, just the 100 watter had more mids and balls.  That's why I prefer 100 watters if at all possible.  If you are playing very small venues or in a small bedroom then the differences are less important.  Just my 2 cents.

        -Justin

I'm looking for the same amp  us model would appreciate any help thanks,JRP