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  • November 12, 2009 at 1:47 am #79305
    BlueSteel
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    I’ve been looking to buy a tube amp, one that i can get a sound similar to John Frusciante. and he uses a marshall silver jubilee, but i’m not sure if he uses the 25/50 or the 25/55 because i’ve read on some websites that he uses a 25/50 and on others that he uses a 25/55. so does anyone know which one he uses and if theres a difference between them?

    November 12, 2009 at 5:01 am #103683
    electro-melx
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    The Jubilee amps were called 25/50 because they were made to celibrate Jim Marshall’s 50th year in music and 25 years in amp manufacture in 1987.

    to be honest I don’t know anything about a 25/55 model, if you do a google picture search for ‘marshall 25/50’ you get loads of results, if you do one for ‘marshall 25/55’ you get 2 results (both the same site, both commenting on John Frusciante’s gear) ….. I think it might a mistake.

    November 12, 2009 at 8:05 am #103686
    cabomano
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    The Jubilee amps were called 25/50 because they were made to celibrate Jim Marshall’s 50th year in music and 25 years in amp manufacture in 1987.

    As I’m reading this, you have exactly 1987 posts… Don’t you just love coincidences? :)

    November 12, 2009 at 8:23 am #103687
    electro-melx
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    The Jubilee amps were called 25/50 because they were made to celibrate Jim Marshall’s 50th year in music and 25 years in amp manufacture in 1987.

    As I’m reading this, you have exactly 1987 posts… Don’t you just love coincidences? :)

    ha, that brilliant (although, I’ve just ruined it by posting this) :(

    November 12, 2009 at 8:25 am #103688
    electro-melx
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    btw Bluesteel, I’m pretty sure those amps were just fancy JCM800’s so you could probably get the same kind of sound from one of those.

    November 12, 2009 at 11:43 am #103692
    BlueSteel
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    mmkay, thanks electro-melx. i’ve done a little more research and i’m sure that he does use the 25/50 because most sites have that on it.

    November 12, 2009 at 2:35 pm #103693
    electro-melx
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    here you go….

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MARSHALL-SILVER-JUBILEE-2550-AMP-CAB-1987_W0QQitemZ150385731496QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2303b027a8

    November 12, 2009 at 11:24 pm #103701
    BlueSteel
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    here you go….

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MARSHALL-SILVER-JUBILEE-2550-AMP-CAB-1987_W0QQitemZ150385731496QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2303b027a8

    The only problem is that i want just the head, because i want a 2×12. i don’t need a 4×12 because i’m not really in a band or anything. Also, John Frusciante uses the 1960 cabs, but does anyone know the 2×12 equivalent to them, or ones similar?

    November 13, 2009 at 12:58 am #103702
    electro-melx
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    yeah, the ‘1936’ is the standard full sized 2×12 cab for a head.

    it would look like this.

    http://home.online.no/~prannug/marshall.jpg

    November 13, 2009 at 2:42 am #103706
    BlueSteel
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    mmkay, i was thinking either that or the mc212, but i’ve read a lot of reviews that say it isnt very good, and sounds bad.

    November 13, 2009 at 8:09 am #103712
    electro-melx
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    mmkay, i was thinking either that or the mc212, but i’ve read a lot of reviews that say it isnt very good, and sounds bad.

    Well the MC range are Marshall’s ‘entry level’ cabs, I’m sure they aren’t that bad but they have much cheaper speakers in them than the standard range. I’d go for the oldest most battered cheapest 1936 I could find over a new MC myself.

    November 14, 2009 at 7:48 am #103726
    TenSecondTed
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    Anyone had a look at the MA Series yet? Considering an affordable Marshal valve combo (MA50c or Haze40)

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