Happy Friday. Nothing like a good Marshall is there?

I never heard a Marshall sound so good for a long time. Thanks for sharing this jewel.

What Jason touches, Turns to gold!. It sounds absolutely killer!.

Just want to say that I love the fact that you’re so grounded and appreciative of everything you have, Leon. It’s a breath of fresh air on KZfaq and will undoubtedly extend your life! ✌️

Aaaah! The mythical Marshall! It sounds like a LOT of fun to play

If you are fortunate enough to obtain a clean unmodded example of an old JMP 2203, the only thing to add is a good ole' Boss SD-1. I remember going down the road of modding my 2204 to hell and back, and found that it was best in stock form. Happy days!

Sounds beautiful and suited to so much variety too.

I NEED this amp! Great review, Leon!

How can you not love an old Marshall? Killer playing as always Leon.

Sounds glorious! Great playing fine sir and just an absolute beast of an amp. The best dry tone and you can color it to taste. Fantastic!

The second leon hit that first chord I realized it was a long way to the top. What a nostalgic sound!

Love hearing a lil Rock Bottom first thing in the morning after prayer time 👍

Very cool.. Sounds huge via headphones! Just too cool.. It sounds so chewy and juicy.. Very cool.. It's hard to describe such great tone! Ya gotta love an amp that has a "Pain " switch.. How cool is that.. ! haha.. The mods sound great too! I thought it came alive with the DGT PRS.. Very cool with that guitar sir! Like you I'd use it stock probably and could gig with it and a Tube Screamer and delay and some reverb and I'd be in heaven! What a cool amp.. Thank you sooo sooo much man for demoing this and tell Troy I said he's the man for loaning you this amp.. Troy did great getting this amp! We are so lucky to have you as a friend that takes the time and effort to show us these glorious man toys sir! Be well and safe and keep rocking my friend! Tim

Armed and ready love it 👍🤘

I own a 77 2204 that is returned to EL34 function. I used to use an older od1 in front but now I have the hot mod evo 2. Excellent beast

It sure is glorious! That tone is really happening

That’s the sound!

I could tell that you were enjoying the sound of that amp. Nothing beats that particular Marshall sound. It nails Armed and Ready.

My 'never sell' amp is a '79 JMP 2104 combo. Even at low volumes it sounds huge...and the low input is the best pedal platform ever. It had mods at some points in its life, but it was returned to stock by the previous owner, and it's perfect as is. 👌

Sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing

Mods, no mods-- doesn't matter. That amp is just glorious and a perfect high for Marshall junkies like me.

Wow that sounds incredible.

Sounds Awesome!! Love the JEL mod . I think Jason is about to have a lot more amps sent his way.

Incredible.. best tone ever

sounds so damn good

Hey, Leon, that song ‘Foot to the Floor’ is an awesome track. I pulled it up on Alexa and even my niece and nephew thought it was great. They were jamming out to it. Nice work you did there on the guitars.

Wow, even without the mods that is a killer sounding Marshall. The Jdke mod is my fave of the two mods.

Really cool demo and great playing with very appropriate song choices. I am quickly realizing that this era of 2203/2204 Marshall amps may be the sweet spot of the entire Marshall amp lineage. It's the most versatile having the best characteristics of both Plexi and JCM800 amps. I'm totally with you thinking that this amp doesn't really even need any mods as it is damn near perfect completely stock. The JEL mod seems to tighten the sound a little by cutting the low frequencies and boosting the upper mids, treble and presence a bit making the amp more aggressive. It is more noticeable then the Jose' mod which seems to just increase the gain a tad while goosing the presence. I didn't really care for having both mods on at the same time as it was a little too much and sort of overkilled the sound. Great call on the "Warren Mod" comment and "laying down" some killer Ratt!

Incredible sounding amp. I’ve got a modded 2204 JCM 800 that I’ll never sell. It just has “that” sound

Yes, nothing better than an old Marshall

Heck yes. Love this amp, doesn't need the mods but would be glad they're there depending on mood. Jason is great too, I've learned so much from his channel. Would love to have an amp modded by him someday.

Man, at 1 o'clock even I can hear the growl thru my crappy phone speakers. Must be goosebumps inducing in the room

Oh man that sounds gooooooood 😎🤘 Nice mods... was watching the video the other day. I'm really hoping Jason come up with an FX loop mod for the JVM... the satch loop is so much better than the stock one. This has put me in a jamming type of mood now.... if you can hear a Marshall... its just me 😂😂

No tube screamer, you have to use a tube screamer on an old marshall, modded or not !! PS, You made me remember why i have tinnitus...!!

A great M/V JMP is a truly great amp. My drummer has a nice late-70's 2203 he'll never part with. It has been through so much and finally given some TLC and sounds amazing. They are still relative bargains on the used market, but I have a feeling that will change. Wonder why Marshall hasn't had a reissue of these, since they do sound a bit more aggressive than the JCM's.

Less than half a year ago I finally acquired a 1977 JMP. My dream amp for so long. Electronics all bone stock. No holes, no mods. Had Svetlana 6ca7s when i got it. Retubed it. Had it looked over. Best amp ever! Playing it through an Atlas 4x12 with v30s and Greenbacks in an X-Pattern. Through a Fryette Power Station. Yes it sounds amazing. Power station allows me to turn the volume to 6 and with the gain at 6 as well its more than enough gain for that growly raunchy marshall growl! Boss sd1 and a tube screamer sometimes join the party and yeah its basically all this amp needs.

Great amp, Jason did a great job.

Could Rock that amp all day!

Damn that sounds good

No doubt, if any problem arises light the wick on a Marshall. Happy Friday

I see your point in the conclusion, but Steve Fryette is absolutely everything to me after the 2203. The VHT/Fryette Deliverance does everything I wish the 2203 would do (very much including the dual gain knobs).

Now that amp is a hard rockin monster, Troy must be wrapped!

Jesus the PRS tones were something else!

That sounds nasty good! I wish Marshall would reissue the '77 JMP in 100/50w (switchable).

+1 for Badlands! That first album of theirs/his is pure fire...

It's as old as me! good year

Sound killer...Maybe a tube screamer or a Boss SD1 upfront for leads..

THAT THING SOUNDS AMAZINGGGGGG ... i play my jcm900 mkiii in a apartment with the volume at 1 oclock ... thats the way to run a marshall

Maybe it's because I'm a NMV, power section break-up kind of guy, but I really dig the MV at 1 o'clock tones.

Glorious! forgive if you mentioned, however what is your Marshall TV cab loaded with?

🥰 yesssss... it's crazy how hot those JMPs could get! also LOOOOOVE lawsuit guitars! 😍

Oh my. Lordy lordy lordy \m/

Sounds clean no hiss noise.

That Whitesnake riff around the 7:30 mark sounds great. Hell, the whole thing sounds great!

I noticed a fatness to the tone when I put a 220uf cap across the resistor Friedman recommends. I made a Soldano Hot Mod with a 6k11 tube that fits into v2. Apart from that mines has no mods. I’m liking theJEL mod though. Saw you at Yngwie gig. Was right up the front. Your playing and Tone was articulate and not shrill. Seems like we have same taste in amps. I have a JTM45 RI, a DSL100 and a ‘77 JMP.

so i guess you're not going to give this back? 😄 sounds absolutely killer, response/clarity mods, ripping marshall tone, awesome

this sound makes me never want to use a modeller again

🔥😎🎸

How does the Jose compare with your Molecular? In general how much overlap is between those two amps?

LEONTODD< the Jose mod is adding clipping diodes to the input jack? and the jake e lee mod is adding more gain to the first V1 preamp tube?

It’s a fire-breathing BEAST!!!

Does it feel closer to a JCM800 or Silver Jubilee with the mods?

Head First Rules

Can you jump the inputs with a patch lead on this model? That sounds great getting a high and a low blend . Works well on my JCM 800 master 1 /2 model

Leon, when playing a head like this @ home (loud) connected to a 4 x 12 cab (& nothing else) & don't want to attenuate or use a load box... how do you monitor / experience the tone while the cab is in another room?

ill take one

Wow😮…sounds beatimus😝

“The Force is strong with this one.”

Love the Greco...amp is not bad either!

That. Marshall. Sound. 🤌 Troy is a lucky man.

Have '77 and '78 2204s. They're really sensitive to pick attack, so you can be super expressive just from that, but with all sections contributing to the distortion you get this really jangly but heavy tone I've never heard from any other amp. I stopped buying amps when I found these. Kind've sad, I used to love going to music stores but eventually I realized all the best stuff was at home.

Are yah Hiiiigh tonight...are ya Feelin all right!!! Dude.

What's the song you play after BATM?

Had 2 jmps 1 was stock with 6550s in the power section and the other had a lee jackson mod and an fx loop from granger, they where alot of fun. But honestly the 800 2203s I've played always sound more metal than the jmps. I suspect part of it to be the difference in the drake and dagnal transformers.

Would you please try to replicate that modded model on axe fx?

great tones but mate i love your playing

Sounds amazing! I have a Friedman modded JCM 800 Reissue and it’s one of my favorite sounding amps. Modded Marshall’s are the way to go.

So it was converted from a 1959 to a 2203 ? I only ask because of the 4 inputs. Sounds killer.

Rippin'

For me, this 2203 model is one of the best if not the best head Marshall ever made. I reached out to the company and asked why they haven't made a studio version of this model.

Damn, shoulda boosted it with an SD-1.

Achieves its final form 😂

You sure it's stock 2203? My 70's JMP 2203 has 2 inputs, I thought the 4 inputs were 1959 circuits?

I have so much fomo for a 2203.

Sounds great, bit too much treble for me, but it does sound good.

are you using a pedal?

Its a cool item to have. Its not going to be the difference between a record deal or not.... a good song or a bad song..

P-T-M-B all at 0 master at 3oclock. Pre between noon and 3. Trust me.

I had one of these and I sold it because I’m an idiot. Whyyyyy.

No matter how many digital modelers they invent, nothing beats those amps. Get a good 1x12, a boost and delay, a cab/speaker sim and you are good to go for touring.

Legendary amps, but unfortunately, the true magic of these old Marshalls only happens at 120+ decibels !

Not sure I dig the sound of those Greco Les Pauls.

a simple eq pedal in front can do more than any mods...

Hi leon im a guitarist and i love Your music and your channel its wonderful can i would be your friend i love 80s and cinderella i wish to play guitar with you its my dream can i play guitar with you it would be amazing i love your channel i watch your videos every day and play guitar with songs like nobodys fool cinderella i wish to play guitar togheter one day 🌞🌟🌟⭐🌟🎸🎸🎸🇺🇸🎸🎸🎸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎸🎸🎸

Sadly not for me. I was hoping I'd get to hear some awesome tones. I can't say they're bad, but I guess maybe my tastes just don't line up with this.