Marshall JCM 800 2203ZW Zakk Wylde Head

JCM-800 2203, HIGH and LOW sensitivity inputs, bypass Effect Loop, No more needs.

HUGE soung, Zakk Wylde pure. I am using with MAXON TS-808 or SD-1, Tone heaven. It sounds different than JCM800 2203 REISSUE, bigger sound, better voiced. I am using with Gibson les Paul and fender USA Stratocaster which sounds through regular 2203 not so good.

Hand made Marshall. Everything else ?

No needs. Manual on WEB.

Very rare, only 600 wordlwide available, 200 in U.S.A, 400 in UK+EU+Asia, collectable. I have had all of Amps there /Mesa, Bogner, VHT UL, Engl/ nothing to compare. I am not a huge Wylde fan, but like a BIG guitar sound. Here I go !

If your here you probably know...
hi gain input, low gain input, bass, middle, treble, presence, master volume, gain, 100w, fx loop, voltage switch, ohm switch, DB boost/ cut for fx loop, 3x 12ax7, 4x 6550R, hand wired, graphics... limited to 600 units.

Massive sounding!
The 6550's are also used in bass amps... so u can be assured of a massive growl and tight thump.
Perfect.

Solid as a rock

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If you wanna sound like Zakk... you gotta own this amp.
Saying that with the FX loop and the different gain inputs... this amp is far from a one trick pony and could sit well in any situation.
Now that these amps have sold out... they are very very collectible... I think i'll will hide this one away for a few years :)

2002, 4x KT-88, 3x ECC-83, bypassed effect loop, HIGH and LOW input.

The BEST Marshall CRUNCH ever. Massive sound, very loud. I am using GIBSON LP CUSTOM, sound is BIG. Sound is different from ordinary 2203, bigger with better response.

Marshall.

Never had any prolem

Limited run of 600 pieces. The BEST Marshall crunch ever. I have owner all amps there: DUAL RECTOS, RIVERA, ENGL, SOLDANO...this beats it all up.

Made in England this amp cranks out tons of sonic meat! It's a single channel wonder that fits my needs nicely. I love the simple amps. To many of today's amp manufacturers try to give to many options. That makes it hard to choose a tone and stick with it. This amp can go from screaming rage to clean with a twist of one knob. Of course for me that knob is on the guitar, not the amp. Has a superb effects loop with bypass switch. Check out zakkwyldemarshall.com for a full and complete view of this amp in detail.

The sounds are from clean to brutal. The amp is great for us guitar players with the need for only one channel. However, it does have a wide range of tones depending on how you set the gain and eq stages.

I have gigged with the amp a few times but found that it's to valuable to me. I no longer want to risk damage to it. Never had an issue with it yet and I play it most everyday in the studio.

Marshall is very cool with support. Every email I have sent to them has been answered.

I paid $2500 US for both the head and matching cabinet. I have been playing for over 20 years and found this to be my favorite amp. I have owned a Peavey 5150, a Slash Marshall, a Peavey Ultra Plus and many others not worthly of listing. As a guitar player we're always searching for the ultimate amp. I think I've found it with the 2203ZW. Check out zakkwyldemarshall.com to see my amp in all it's glory.

1 channel of 100watt marshall brutality, presence, treble, mid, bass master and pre amp gain controls. switchable FX loop and hi/low inputs. 4x 6550 valves, which the amp had been rebiased for so, would need rebiasing to except any other vavles (but wouldn't that take the point out of owning this specific amp???) and thats it! Basic but brutal! this amp is a master volume style amp so requires other sound inputs to really make the most of it (drive pedals).
fx loop works suberb, with variable db settings.
Loud as you like (gigged it regulary and never got it past the 9 o'clock position, even in big venues).

Used with a variety of guitars but always found a les paul with emg's (81/85 combo) always sound that much better. I originally used this amp with a marshall bluesbreaker 2 pedal set on boost and max level, got a suberb lush overdrive, all from the valves. changed to a sd-1 and got a much more aggressive tone, ala Zakk! I seriously recommend using a noise suppressor or learning quick volume control on your guitar, because once shes being pushed she will feed back in a beat!. I originally bought amp due to being a huge fan and band at time had a BLS style, so it fitted perfect. The tone controls are pretty good but only really tweak it since most the tone seems to evolve from the valves.
Now new band has a more killswitch tone, so going back to a mesa recti. even with a power brake to push it hard it just wont cut it, even though i love the tone, its to 'mushy' i guess and flooded with over tones. had a lose retro feel about it.
Assuming you have the pre amp gain maxed out you wont get a clean tone from it, just crunch or flick in a pedal and it full tilt!

Gigged it numourous times, never ever had a problem, ever. build like a bomb shelter.

Never needed to contact them, so, no idea!

been playin 12 years and had a few different amps, newer marshalls (not good!) a mesa single recti head (suberb) and the zakk head, sadly parted ways with it now (holds it value well!) and have got a new dual recti, as required more versatility. The zakk marshall creates one tone (2 if u count switching off overdrive) and thats it. if you like it brutal, loud and unique (only 600 ever made) then this could be the beast for you. just dont expect a clean tone!!
expensive new, but good luck finding one! still go for higher prices second hand than a brand spanking new standard jcm800, so be prepared to part with some cash. if every other owner is like me, they wont let it go cheap! (#800 plus)

one channel, no non-sence, it really is all you need. i cant give this catagory a score because '10' means v versatile and its not, but giving it a low score would suggest it lacking in something and it is NOT.

i use a zakk epiphone LP with the 81/85 active pick-ups. (the stock EMG-HZ fitted in the epiphone sound shit compared with the active stuff, trust me, buy the zakk EMG pack, best #185 you will spend.
Sorry back to the amp, this is the best sounding and in the world ever. (along with the stock jcm800 aswell). i have owned lots of amps and people review them with a 9 or 10 and tell you you need to fiddle with the settings to get the right sound. bull shit! you can set all the settings to what ever you want on this amp, and it still sounds great, all right down, all right up, doesnt matter the sound quality doesnt change only the tone!!

woulndt use back up, every band in the 80's onwards uses this amp. all the biggest rock stars in the world cant be wrong, right?
look at the readers amps section on the marshall web site, there a guy that bought a marshall instead of an engagement ring and his girlfriend smashed the amp with an axe, the thing is wrecked, he put new tubes in it, and works!!!! and thats how he plays it!!!
another one fell of the roof of his car on the motorway, put new tubes in it and it works!!!

had problems with my mode4 in the past, very helpful and fast.

i will only use a jcm800 till i die, had to go through a few other makes amps to realise this. every marshall after the jcm 800 got progressively worse, the jcm2000 sound crap. other makes arnt in the running!
only one thing, the zakk uses 6550 output valves (stock jcm800 uses el34) these are like gold dust, and expensive, so iam going to modify mine to el34 valves.

100W, 3 ECC83, 4 6550's, 3 band EQ, Presence, High/Low sensitivity inputs, Effects loop and a DI....or maybe not. Lots of circle graphics and a BLS logo, with distinctive grill cloth. One and only one channel...you can only play one at a time, right? Not a whole else...keep it simple.

How do you spell scorching? I have a bunch of USA Jacksons...SL1, SL2 (with JB and '59 and one with EMG 81/85), Warriors with SD Invader/Full Shred, KV2T, SLATqH, and a few Gibsons' Explorer with 498 and 500 and a couple of LP's with BurstBuckers. I've tried them all with a number of pedals. Everyone sticks a SD-1 out front, which seems to work fine escpecially with chorus...gives nice burning tube distortion with good range. I've got to admit that my favorite rig is a Ibanez SM-7 out front....just plain wicked, really. I get good metal sound out of it no matter what I do...the 6550's are just plain raw. I run it into a 1960AV cabinet, which is hands down the hottest rig I've ever owned.

Never a single problem with a Marshall and this one has been more of the same.

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It's a winner...sounds great and LOUD, what more could you ask for?

This amp is a standard Marshal JCM 800 2203 with new valves, that and a cosmetic upgrade. It has nothing on it...and that's why I love it. It keeps your guitar signal clean of that digital crap. It does all a amp needs to, and sounds great.

As I just said this am sounds great. It's definatly for metal, but could be used for a lot. I spent a day with my mates just jamming, I was playing funk, punk, metal, lodes of stuff and it all sounded amazing through Zakk's amazing amp.

I would gig withought backup ans I can't pay for a back up. This thing is solid a titanium rock.

Never had to deal with them about this amp, but comeback with marshall is usually very good. Especialy with Cooks Band Instruments where I bought this, they usually just replace things that they can.

Amazing. I love this amp. There's not much else you can say about it.

This is an update to my 8/11/2002 comments. I've been using the Boss SD1 overdrive with this amp to get a good metal sound. Last week I purchased a Boss GE7 EQ pedal. Wow! It really brings the amp to life when you boost the middle 3 frequencies. I still use the overdrive for leads. Just thought I'd share this recommendation for anyone struggling to get a good "Wylde" type of tone out of this amp.

This is an AWESOME amp.

It was made in 2002 and it is versatile enough for the music I play. I play metal and classic rock. It has one channel and an effects loop. I use this amp at home and it DEFINATELY has enough power. It is 100w of 6550 tube power.

I'm using humbucking guitars with it. It fits my style perfectly(metal/classic rock.) It's not noisy. This amp is definately for all out rock, but don't get me wrong, if you plug into the low sensitiviy input, you can get a damn good clean sound. This amp with my SD-1(just like Zakk) is ubelievably brutal with it's distortion.

I've only had it for 2 days now so I can't say anything.

Never dealt with Marshall, five year warranty though!

I've been playing for 2 years and I play it with my Gibson Les Paul Studio mostly. If it were stolen I'd kill the person who stole it because this is #47 out of 600 and I just got one of the last two in the United States! So if you want this amp you better get searching for it, or order it from a foreign country for twice as much. I could have had a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, but this amp out did it by a mile. I love it, and if you own or owned one, you would know why I do.