Jackson tube amps - any good?
Mvsik
>of a rack mounted 50w Master vol Marshall head kinda thing.
>
>Any one know about these?
>
>How do they sound?
>
>How are they built?
>
>Information is appreciated.
>
I have a Jackson perfect connection preamp that I bought for $50 and it has 3
12ax7s and a torroid transformer (fun),
but it has a goofy sounding overdrive circuit so I'm thinking about making it
into a 2203 style preamp with a couple of mods to increase bass.
My guess is that "stock" it would be good for a late 80's metal sound but you
could mod it however you like.
Richard Worrall
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or if you want a real selection of tones I can do ya a Laney Chromozone for
about £400.... class A valve amp sonny
well that's my bit
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"Richard Worrall" <r.wo...@softhome.net> wrote:
>
> Mvsik <mv...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> > > saw a Jackson Tube amp - something that appeared to be on the
order
> > >of a rack mounted 50w Master vol Marshall head kinda thing.
> > >
> > >Any one know about these?
> > >
> > >How do they sound?
> > >
> > >How are they built?
> > >
> > >Information is appreciated.
Jackson (Grover Jackson) did not make there own amps. But the ones
I've played have been pretty good, They are usually all tube type
amps. Lee Jackson (not grover JAckson) made his own amps for a while,
they also tend to be pretty good. There is in fact I think a JAckson
(Grover) designed by Lee Jackson, it has a black carpet, black
faceplate, Jackson logo RG2, and just a single channel. Jackson RG2's
have a lot of midrange and are loud!!! Jackson References are more
trebbly, Both are high-gain for the eighties(pre boogie), RG2's have
two gain stages, But references saturate more quickly(like todays
amps). Lee JAckson amps are deluxe, power attenuators, self-biasing,
all features/eq/fx-loop/multichannels/multigain/eq-boost/cut/speaker
emulators the works.
> > I have a Jackson perfect connection preamp that I bought for $50
and it
> has 3
> > 12ax7s and a torroid transformer (fun),
> > but it has a goofy sounding overdrive circuit so I'm thinking about
making
> it
> > into a 2203 style preamp with a couple of mods to increase bass.
Fuck I payed $119 shipped. I think the dist circuit sucks but turning
the distortion off is really high gain. Pull mid-boost/shift as always
for Lee JAckson.
The lee Jackson Grover JAckson has a three frequency shift dial and mid
pull boost. He has that on all his amps. The extra preamp tube and
mid boost is a common mod on Marshall heads that celebrities had done
by Lee Jackson. So you see "Marshall" and hear "Lee Jackson." Lee mid
shift helps I think a lot for custom eq. I dont feel I need the boost
but someone will find it a good option. BTW. the mid-boost is a fet
not tube, which is one reason I bypass it. -But nice power tube correct
this nicely. I run it into another tube preamp in my Marshall plexi
and viola!
I think Lee should just do a deluxe amp and sell very few with, his
frequency boosts modded to be extra tube preamps and added to other
frequencies.
> > My guess is that "stock" it would be good for a late 80's metal
sound but
> you
> > could mod it however you like.
> Just buy a fecking marshall, you know it makes sense
You and the whole fecking planet!
I have a fecking Marshall plexi, I don't think people realize that
other amps sound different. Lee JAckson amps don't sound like
MArshalls, and neither do Grover JAcksons either. I'd like to have a
Reference 50 for part time character, but I don't think I want that
amps tone all the time. Perhaps today KITTYHAWKS and soldano's sound
better than new Marshalls. I'd trade my plexi for an old HIWATT
straight. The BIg guys are just habituated, sellouts or Modded if they
stay on Boogie/Marshall kicks.
> or if you want a real selection of tones I can do ya a Laney
Chromozone for
> about £400.... class A valve amp sonny
Yeah Laney is a bit like Crate, some really good amps and just enough
crap to make people weary of them. The Korean Marshall solid states
are going to due in Marshall rap a bit. Not to mention the JCM 900's.
> well that's my bit
> bye
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Before you buy.
Mark
however, that I'd clear up a bit of mythology around these Jackson (the
guitar company) amps. I owned a JG-2 50 watt head and managed to get a
schematic for it from the company. I no longer have either. First off
Jackson amps had nothing whatsoever to do with Lee Jackson. They were
designed by a guy who is now a VP at BBE. I can't remember his name now, it
was a while ago, but I researched him and found out that he left Jackson and
joined BBE sometime in the early 1990's. He's credited with the design on
the schematic. My amp said "Made in England" on it, and it looks (to my
untrained eye) almost exactly like a Laney 50 watt head (huge transformers).
Anyway, that's about all I know. Jackson will give you a schematic for any
of their old amps if you get past the guy that answers the phone and says,
"Amps? Are you sure you're calling the right place? We never made any
amps."
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> > about Ł400.... class A valve amp sonny
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"Mark" <m.sc...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Hi! I'm not an amp guru or anything, I just come here to learn. I
thought,
> however, that I'd clear up a bit of mythology around these Jackson
(the
> guitar company) amps. I owned a JG-2 50 watt head and managed to get
a
> schematic for it from the company. I no longer have either. First
off
> Jackson amps had nothing whatsoever to do with Lee Jackson.
While I specifically stated that lee Jackson and Grover Jackson are
completely different companies there is "one" Grover Jackson amp that
has a typical Lee Jackson design, with the mid-pull-boost and midshift.
> They were
> designed by a guy who is now a VP at BBE. I can't remember his name
now, it
> was a while ago, but I researched him and found out that he left
Jackson and
> joined BBE sometime in the early 1990's. He's credited with the
design on
> the schematic. My amp said "Made in England" on it, and it looks (to
my
> untrained eye) almost exactly like a Laney 50 watt head (huge
transformers).
Grover Jackson Amps were made both in USA and England.
> Anyway, that's about all I know. Jackson will give you a schematic
for any
> of their old amps if you get past the guy that answers the phone and
says,
> "Amps? Are you sure you're calling the right place? We never made any
> amps."
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Before you buy.
A. Wanker
There were TWO Jackson amps. Lee Jackson amps, made by Lee Jackson.
And Jackson (the guitar guys) amps who were made by Laney.
On Sat, 30 Sep 2000 14:45:23 GMT, "Mark" <m.sc...@worldnet.att.net>
wrote:
>Hi! I'm not an amp guru or anything, I just come here to learn. I thought,
>however, that I'd clear up a bit of mythology around these Jackson (the
>guitar company) amps. I owned a JG-2 50 watt head and managed to get a
>schematic for it from the company. I no longer have either. First off
>Jackson amps had nothing whatsoever to do with Lee Jackson. They were
>designed by a guy who is now a VP at BBE. I can't remember his name now, it
>was a while ago, but I researched him and found out that he left Jackson and
>joined BBE sometime in the early 1990's. He's credited with the design on
>the schematic. My amp said "Made in England" on it, and it looks (to my
>untrained eye) almost exactly like a Laney 50 watt head (huge transformers).
>Anyway, that's about all I know. Jackson will give you a schematic for any
>of their old amps if you get past the guy that answers the phone and says,
>"Amps? Are you sure you're calling the right place? We never made any
>amps."
>
>
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