its all the rage

marshall jcm800's seem to be all everyone ever wants for playing loud aggressive music, maybe for its simplicity (6 knobs), or maybe for its crushing tone. i've never been sure, all i know is while i have always loved its sound, i have hated it's cosmetics. its not that looks are everything because i can assure you they have no effect on the ton of the amp it self. i just have always loved how jtm cabs looked.

so for this recent build (which i almost finished last night until i realized i was short 1 singular resistor) i decided to do a jcm in my standard jtm style head cab. while this chassis is alot smaller. and i have to drill alot of extra holes i think asthetically it will be worth every ounce of frustration when it comes to fitting it all together. its also my prototype to make sure i have one for people to play when ordering.

this one is dedicated to tj for being such a supportive and rad dude.

the only thing that will change on ordered ones after this is that the head will look like a more traditional jcm, still my black on black scheme. just not a jtm cab, its to small and troublesome. and the new chassis will provide extra room for things like buffered effects loops.

i'll be done this guy by boxing day at the latest. maybe this time around i'll get some sound clips. its gonna be a heavy metal dream.

and by the time i come back to work on the 4th of january i hope to have also completed the 300 watt bass head. but thats another story with a lot of custom one off work going into it.

i'll post more pics soon.
k. good

parts

well i recieved another 6 boxes of parts today,
still waiting on the glass fronts. and turret board material, but at least i have some chassis' to work with now and i can start drilling holes and shit.
yes.

people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

well today i got a call. these etched glass face plates are on their way to me now... sure will look pretty on the front of an amp.
thanks marty and dave at woodcraftbydave for making this happen in all of the madness of the holiday rush!

parts arriving daily

well i got another shipment of parts today from mouser.
carbon comp. resistors.. sweet
mallory 15o's.... kinda bugged me a little... they use to all be yellow.. now they have started switch to white jackets. apparently hi temp. but still. they look different! maybe i'll switch again. i'll way the pro's and cons. its just aesthetics.
i'll start postin pics soon. this jcm is gonna look sweet inside a jtm cab. also i put all the best parts i could get for this thing. ohmite carbon comp resistors. sprague electrolytics, mallory caps, jj/tesla cap can cans, alpha pots. belton tube sockets. still undecided on transformers.