Marshall 2555 SL Jubilee

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Let's cut right to the chase here. Plugged straight in with a paul reed custom 22 with relatively low output dragon II's, (very les paul) a 4X12 cab with two celestion v-30's and two weber blue dog's, the sound is as follows (to my ears): SWEEEEEEEET!!
More adjectives that come to mind are tasty, ballsy, thick, woody, defined, brown, dark, rich. It's made for a blues/rock sound with attitude. To be more specific, let me cite some recorded sounds you can perfectly dial in (assuming you know how to play a tube amp), and let me say that some of my favorite tones are early 80's 'metal', before the downfall, David Grissom, gary moore, michael schenker, angus .... so let us begin; there is a low E chunkkk which you can replicate exactly what is heard and felt on early metallica (orion), queensryche (road to madness), scorpions (the zoo). It's got a quality to it i just cant put into words, kind of a squeel/squak/shimmer/edge of pick type thing that is so classic and musical. You've heard it a million times. So many classic 80's rock songs use a driving low E or Low A pedal that hits you right in the gut. Gotta have it, and this is the first amp I've played through besides a 2203 (which came close) that could achieve that. The second sound you can get is early ted Nugent (stranglehold, free-for -all). Big sound. Third, chords played 'round the 5th to 12th fret such as AC/DC , like "have a drink ..", "C.O.D." etc. is so smooth and detailed. By changing the settings, you can get any of the slight variations is angus/malcom's sound. Also, get your michael schenker and UFO, Scorpions right here with no pedals baby. Ever heard of Y&T (Dave Menniketti). Get his sound here as well. My way or the highway!! oh yes. And these are NOT approximations of these sounds, you can actually get them EXACTLY. I could name a hundred players' sound you can get but they're all similar in that they are based on a smooth, power tube driven overdrive that is easy to listen to, yet ballsy, thick, and rich with character. The only catch is like all great tube amps, you must let it warm up for at least 1/2 hour to 1 hour and set master V up to at least half to 3/4. Otherwise you might as well not be using this amp.

bought it used, no problems. Hear it's handwired and built to last. Not a bunch of circuit boards tide together. But I'm no sparky.

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The only way I can sum up is to second what another reviewer here said. This 2555sl is the marshall sound I've always been looking for, but was unable to find until now. I've wasted so much time trying other shit, including many marshalls, different combinations, pickups, guitars, speakers etc. that could have been used enjoying the instrument and becoming a more accomplished player. I came close with a 2203, even close with a laney AOR, and a marshall reissue slp/50 but it all fell short, was too limiting and required lots of fiddling with knobs and/or pedals. Plug into this baby, stand up, feel something, and you'll remember why you started playing guitar in the first place! It has ended my 15 year long search for the sound since I began playing and I now feel I can begin to 'quit the search and play'. Sure I may tweek now and then with a pickup or speaker change, but I believe the basic sound is all right in that head when matched with a quality guitar and some skill. If you need the sound i've described or anything resembling that sound, I would suggest hunting one of these down, or the original 2555, beg, borrow, or steal and buy it sight unseen. You can also be assured it will hold it's value. Rock on my funk soul brothers!

i actually got the deal of the century when i bought this amp new! $1300 for the head and the angled cab (slash sig as well).

features are limited as this is a REISSUE!!! if you want something with thirty knobs and the tone of a resonator, go buy a crumby SLX, TSL, DSL, or practice amp.

going down the list of specs is useless since they don't make these anymore.

ya like GNR? get this amp. like KORN? get a CRATE. this amp's tones are closer to those of early Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, and Rolling Stones albums. no metal distortion, just lots of smooth gain that warm and thick.....when played with a Les Paul that is. who would plug a PRS into one of these things, anyway?

the clean channel leaves something to be desired but as someone mentioned earlier, you don't by this amp to play out your Adrian Legg fantasies.

i've got two Pauls right now (both Standards) and the flexibility is fantastic! if you ever see Slash live (non-stadiums), you'd know his tone is NOTHING like what you hear on the albums. think Dywane Allman or a muscled-up Dicky Betts playing the solo to Blue Sky.

the clean channel maxed out is more remenicent of The Black Crowes type tones. southern rock rythyms.....that sort of thing. turn it up and it just gets better and better. seems to really "cook" around 7 and 8.

bought it new when it came out and haven't had a single problem yet. the snakeskin cover ripped a bit but that's ok cause i filled out the warranty card and got another......for free. see, it pays to fill those out.

i worked at a shop so getting through to them wasn't a problem. now that i'm no longer there i can see why a bunch of folks slam Marshall's service. i guess there is only one phone over there. hehehehe

again, if you like GNR and Slash then there's no reason to botch your rig with pedals and stomp boxes that "nail" the tone. just get the real thing and save yourself the expense of buying batteries for those little junk boxes.

if you play a Paul then you'll probably LOVE this amp. i know i couldn't stop playing it for a year after it first showed up on my doorstep. smooth gain, warm tomes and round fat notes. maybe i'll look into a Bassman for my clean channel.

if it's a 7 string Ibanez then you probably are so "extreme" that no amp with 10 distortion pedals could ever satisfy you, so just give it up and admit that your favorite bands are made up of entertainers NOT musicians. look at me, I'M CRAZY!!!! yeah....ok.

This baby is a simple, basic unbelievable monster. Read other's submissions for the features. We all know the story...3000 of 'em, only official artist endorsement Marshall has ever granted, blah, blah, blah. HANDWIRED...reread...HANDWIRED!!! Kickass transformers...this bitch is 250 lbs. of quality amp building at it's greatest. Please read on for the lowdown.

Simply awesome. Let me preface this by stating that I've never been a fan of Marshall amps. Why? Because I've never really played through a "real" one. Until now...and my life has changed. I've owned various 800's and 900's, (complete thinsounding shit!). This amp has a clarity and feeling beyond words. NO reverb, no dedicated channel swithing garbage. No adjustable FX loop. Just incredibly sensitive EQ and the most natural warm kickass distortion I've ever heard. I owned a Jubilee 50 watter 1/2 with matching silver cab and it sounded like hell next to this amp. And GAIN? I've seen elsewhere in these reviews where people complain about lack of gain? My dual recto is now for sale. Between tunes theres no need for standby, the amp as quite as the day is long! No pops, hissing or weirdness....just tone-O-licious sound! I wish this rating scale went to 11!

What's to break? This thang runs cool as an October nite!

Why?

I've been at it 20 years plus. Had a shit load of amps and guitars. I wanna buy another just to stick under the bed. Wanna deal on a slightly used tremo-verb, email me!

Simple, plug and play. Tweak the knobs for a couple of minutes and you're done.

Enough features for what it's intented...Slash tone !

Using a '82 Les Paul Sandard with this amp. This just sounds KILLER ! I owned a few Marshall Half Stacks since i play (15 years), including a couple of JCM 800. This thing is a 800 with more gain and a bit better EQ section.

For Slash tone, just use a boss GE7 (EQ), like he does, changes a whole lot for the leads. Boost the mids a bit and here comes the feedback, harmonics and sustain...

Clean channel sucks unless you just want the amp to play clean, then you need two head (that's Slash's setup, two halfstacks).

"In your face" type of sound.

had it for 4 years now, no compaints. Had several Marshalls, from the '80s, and they sounded indestructible...

never dealt with them

Awesome amp. Like i said above, i use a LP standard that just suits the amp. I use also the little boss GE7 EQ and a Dunlop 535Q wah. The sound is one of the best i managed to have, but you have to play it LOUD (read master volume around 7-8) or use a Marshall powerbrake. At low volumes, you just get a tiny sound, but crank it up and it opens to slap you in the face !

If someone stole me this puppy, it would be a very sad day for me, but worse for him if i put my hands on him...

This is realy hard cos the features on it are seriously limited compared with the other marshall amps on offer, having only one eq 4 the clean and overdriven channels is a bit of a pain in the arse, and also the lack of reverb does piss me off a bit, however since buying it ive found that the features on the amp are more than capable of coping with the sort of stuff most people are gona play through it, i.e punk,rock,metal,indie. so compared to most amps the features are a bit crap but they more or less do the job

I play a Gibson sg special, i cant remember wot picups its got, jus ur bogstandard gibson humbucker sort. However even with my basic picups THIS THING ROCKS!! itll do more or less anythin u want, if wot u want ranges from rich clean rythem, to full on fat heavy distortion. Ive found that the clean chanell cracks up a little at VERY high volumes but apsrt from that the amp responds pretty damn well, especially when ur nockin about 7/8 on the master volume

Marshall break down? wot????

never dealt with em

Ive been playin 4 only about 4/5 years but this is my second marshall stack, the previous was a valvestate, which wasnt bad, but compared 2 this is a total joke. this things so god damn heavy i think ud need a fair few people lendin a hand to steal it, so if any one did try ud probably catch up with em cos they wouldnt get very far. id have another if i had that sorta cash!! i love the sound, its absolutely incredible, especially if u get the slash 4*12 greenback speaker as well, its just beautifull when u turn it on when uve not played it for a while, u forget how good it is. if ur thinkin about buyin this and ur not sure THEN JUS DO IT! i looked at all these reviews before i bought mine, and it took me ages, but if i was in the same position again i would deffinately buy it, its just an incredible peice of kit

Decent features, not very versitile....however, there are some pretty cool dirty sounds to choose from, (by using Input Gain and Presence)

I love this sound. I would have to agree with everyone else when they say this amp is one of the best Marshalls out there. I also have a Silver Jubilee and the two are identical. I also own a Plexi, JTM45, and JCM 800. I can get all of those sounds out of this amp. This is THE rock guitar amplifier! I get all the classic Marshall sounds and some higher gain stuff too. PERFECT of Guns N Roses (Obviously! Duh...)

I think it's very dependable, however, you can never tell with all of the Marshall horror stories out there.

never had to deal with them

Like I said I have a Plexi (1987 reissue), JTM 45 and a JCM 800, this amp is just as good as those amplifiers. Like someone else said this IS THE LEAD GUITARIST'S AMP. It is great quality and

I'm sure if you are interested in this amp you know all of the features:
Slash Signature Model
Made in 1996 (only 3,000 produced)
Exact re-issue of the Marshall Jubilee 2555 (1987)
Comes with Snakeskin Cover
Only amp to bearing a signature other then Jim Marshall's
50/100 WATTS
2 channels
Clip feature on rythym (clean) channel
Basic E.Q: Bass, Mids, Treble, Presence, Input Gain, Output Master, Lead Master
etc.................

I think this amp is without a doubt one of (if not ) the best Marshalls out there. It is really unbelievable the sounds you can get out of this thing . The distortion is quite rich and pure. Much better then any Mesa, Soldano, or Fender I have ever played through. Though many say that this amplifier isn't versitile, I would have to disagree. There are SO many clean/dirty sounds at your disposal. No, you won't be getting country or jazz out of it, but that's not why you are looking at a Slash amp is it? Like i said the distortion is out of this world. I can get anything from early Metallica (Kill Em' All, Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets), a good punk (think Lit and Offspring) AC/DC, and of course,
Guns N Roses. I am using Alnico 2 pickups which do have an effect on the sound. (Very sharp and gets rids of some unwanted noise such as squealing in high gain situations) Excellent amp in both tone and qualtiy. THIS AMP SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD, LIKE A $1,400 HEAD. Very classy, to a high gain raunch that'll certainly turn heads. Also, to those who think this amp doesn't have enough gain, crank that input gain and presence DAMMIT!!!!! Total Zakk Wylde and Kirk Hammet.

This thing is tough....pretty heavy too! I doubt that I'll have any problems

My experience with Marshall, unlike some others' has been excellent.

Best Marshall out there, period...does what it's supposed to......EXCELLENT LEAD GUITAR AMPLIFIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, the features of this amp have been dissected by previous reviews already so all I'll say is that is an exact reissue of the Marshall 2555 25th anniversary Jubilee head from the '80s except it isn't silver and has a tacky Slash's Snakepit logo on the front. It is basically a JCM 800 that has been slightly modified. This amp is a one sound amp really so for features it only gets a five.

I use a Les Paul copy with a Seymour Duncan 'Pearly gates' bridge pickup, straight to the amp. I put the head through a JCM900 1936 2X12 Cab, with the original speakers.
I bought this amp because my two favourite guitar tones are Slash and Van Halen, as this is the amp that Slash uses and Van Halen's sound is a hot rodded Marshall anyway, I figured this was the one to buy. It is often described as the 'Warmest' sounding marshall made, and as I have heard the utterly crap, weedy fizzy distortion of the JCM900, this was important to me.
The clean channel is quite frankly, crap. At high volume it just breaks up with distortion. If you adjust the EQ it fucks up your rythym/lead sound so just buy a Fender combo or something if you want clean.
The clean channel with Rythym Clip, gives a very dry, compressed blues sound, very Page and absolutely PERFECT for AC/DC. I was suprised by how little gain this channel has and still wonder how Slash gets that "Don't Damn me" tone with this amp.
The Lead channel also suffers from very little gain and is even a little brittle, you really have to play hard to get sustain from this amp. Adding the Rythym Clip to this channel boosts it well and improves it, but I recommend an EQ pedal or Marshall Guv'nor to boost for leads.
In short, this amp is fantastic for hard rock but expect to be dissapointed by the lack of gain, this sounds like an old Marshall.
To get the Slash sound you either need to wring the neck of the guitar or turn it up VERY loud. Because of this, the amp is very unforgiving if you are a sloppy player,so be warned!
But a true collectors item, buy one now.

Only just bought it, works well! Power cord needs a little wiggling to get amp to turn on though. Socket doesn't accept the cord very tightly. Minor niggle.

No need to contact yet

I would buy this amp again if it were stolen. I think it is the best Marshall head for Hard Rock/Blues out there. It was a tad expensive for waht is basically a modded JCM800 but it is unique and a collectors item. Use with a booster and a reverb pedal if you need added versatility. Because this amp allows the guitar to come through so well without much gain, it WILL make you a better, cleaner player or make you look stupid.

Bare Bones E.Q. Plug n Play. Half power switch.
Definitely change to Groove Tubes !

I use it with a Les Paul loaded with 57 Classics, as well as a
Stratocaster with Texas Specials. It suits me well from classic
rock to Blues. This amp distorts as a Marshall does Phaatt and Loud!
The Clean Channel is about what you would expect from this Model
Marshall it ain't a Twin !!

I have had this amp since it was issued, and have had to replace a
power tube. I then changed all the tubes to groove tubes,( good move).

I have been playing for over 20 years, This amp gives me the 70's sound all the way up to limp bizkit. It's a Marshall whats not to love about it. The Guitar Player's Harley!! If stolen I would replace it. The only complaint is that I wish it had a seperate e.q. for the channels.

CHANGE THE MARSHALL TUBES TO GROOVE TUBES!!!!!

From GunsNRoses to ANY Metal......THIS AMP ROCKS!!!!!BIG TIME!

Knocked amp off speaker cab (while reviewing different beers).....A COUPLE OF TIMES!!!! Still plays, sounds the same.

Never tried.

I use this with a Gibson Les Paul with Seymour Duncan Pickups, a GE-7 EQ, Groove Tubes. 1960BV cab. THIS IS THE BEST SOUND ON EARTH!!!!