The word ‘on the street’ is to keep an eye out for the release of the Joe Satriani Signature Marshall JVM410JS tomorrow (20th Jan) or the day after (21st Jan).
Update 23rd Jan 2012: Obviously ‘the street’ isn’t to be trusted! It’s now due for release in a few months.
Marshall has the first of the Golden Jubilee amps on their site.
Check out Marshall 50th Anniversary Amps
The Marshall JVM1 50th Anniversary is a Limited Edition 1w valve head based on Marshall’s current flagship model the JVM. It features all of the mod cons like dual footswitchable channels, presence control and speaker emulated line output
The Marshall JVM are the dirtiest Marshall amplifiers to date and likewise the JVM1 is the dirtiest of the 50th Anniversary 1w amps. 2 x ECC83 preamp valves and 1 x ECC82 power valve provide Marshall’s classic tone while the amp’s own voicing combined with Bass, Middle, Treble and Presence controls dishes up the most modern Marshall tone yet
The head version features 8 & 16 Ohm Speaker Outputs, and the combo also has an 8″ Celestion speaker.
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The Marshall DSL1 50th Anniversary is a Limited Edition 1w valve amp based on Marshall’s JCM2000 Dual Super Lead amplifier. The 1990s bought with them new technology and new technology meant amps could be more flexibile than ever. You didn’t have to settle for a single tone anymore, you could have variety! The DSL1 is a dual channel tube amp that (like its forefather) can be controlled from an included footswitch.
The DSL1 offers up an impressive amount of gain and the tone can be shaped by the separate volume and gain for each channel and an overall 3 band EQ. And that’s not all! Further sculpt your tone with ‘Shift’ and ‘Deep’ switches that allow the mid/bass voice to be altered.
This combo version has an 8″ Celestion Speaker
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The Marshall JCM1 50th Anniversary is a Limited Edition 1w valve amp based on Marshall’s sought after JCM800, considered by many guitarists to be the best amp ever made! The JCM800 was made to rock. Hard. And so is the JCM1! With 2 x ECC83 preamp valves and 1 x ECC82 power valve you can already tell the famous Marshall tone is going to be there, then factor in the Master Volume (They finally got there!), gain boast and the JCM1′s 0.1w all of which allow more and more gain at lower and lower volumes, you end up with a amp that gets the filthy saturated tones of the 80s at a volume that won’t cause the plaster in your walls to crumble.
The JCM features controls for Pre-amp volume (gain), Master volume, Bass, Middle and Treble, allowing you to dial in the exact tone you’re after.
This combo version features a 10″ Celestion speaker
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The Marshall JMP1 50th Anniversary is a Limited Edition 1w valve amp based on Marshall’s JMP series amps and includes just Volume, Bass and Treble (still no master volume in sight!)
There is a gain boost switch on back of the amp and a 1w/0.1w switch means you can get ear splitting gain at a volume that won’t disturb the neighbours!
This combo version features a 10″ Celestion Speaker and alternative speaker outputs
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Everyone has been dying to gets specs on these new Anniversary amps… well here’s the specs:
The Marshall JTM1 50th Anniversary is a Limited Edition 1w valve amp based on Marshall’s legendary JTM45. It features 2 x EXX83 preamp valves and 1 x ECC82 poweramp valve for classic 1960s Marshall Crunch.
The Mashall JTM1 features period correct details like the logo and styling that make this amp truly a miniaturised JTM45! Controls are simply ‘Loudness’ and ‘Tone’ (no master volume back in those days!).
Well Well! Here’s a little taster of what’s going to be released by Marshall to start their Golden Jubilee celebrations at NAMM. The pictures above show the JTM-1H, JTM-1C, JMP-1H, JMP-1C, JCM-1H, JCM-1C, DSL-1H, DSL-1C, JVM-1H and finally the JVM-1C. Obvioulsy they are respectively H and C for head and combo, and then based on a JTM, JMP, JCM800, DSL and JVM. All are 1 watt, but details have yet to be released on the exact poweramp specs. Most people are assuming they will be tube based, with something like 12AX7, or something similar (like some other popular 1 watt tube amps). The combo’s feature 10″ speakers, which means they will be good for some home jamming or recording… But unless you mic them, will likely be too quiet for any gigs.
It is said they will be released one every 10-12 weeks throughout 2012, and these versions will not be released again… Although the sensible consumer would take a guess that some slightly modified versions will be put into production in a year or two for less money… But there’s no guaranteeing that… So if you want one, you should place an order as soon as they’re officially released at NAMM (which is when you will be able to order one).
Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society need to introduction to any guitarist who keeps their eyes and ears open to modern music. From those crazy pinched harmonics, to the crushing phat guitar tone, most metal axe slingers would love to have Zakk’s sound in our arsenal. Well if you missed out on the first Marshall Zakk Wylde signature amp, the 2203ZW, then you might be able to get your hands on a 2203BLS, the new Zakk Wylde signature which may well be released in 2012. There’s very little info out about this amp yet, I just hope this is going to be a production amp eventually 
There’s some hints in a recent interview Zakk did, that perhaps may hint at what this amp will be based on. Check it out here.
Before you get too excited, the image above is a fake from marshallforum.com and so is very unlikely to look anything like the real Golden Jubilee when it finally arrives.
BUT there is some info filtering through… in Total Guitar edition 214 Zakk Wylde mentions the following: “Nick Bowcott from Marshall’s coming out to my studio in April [2011] and I’m taking my best amp, The Golden Child, and some other heads with me. They’re gonna model the new one after the best-sounding head I own. We wanna have that out for the next NAMM show, because that will be the 50th anniversary for Marshall.” Now take note that I’m not suggesting the Golden Jub amp will be a Zakk Wylde signature, it’s just that Zakk has a lot of vintage Marshalls for Marshall to pick from to find a great example to copy. Also note that although Zakk has a new signature 2203BLS amp might be out in 2012, the Golden Jub amp is a totally seperate amp and is NOT a Zakk Wylde signature. I do know that I saw Zakk play with Black Label Society in Feb 2011 and he had some 2203BLS (his new signature amp) on stage, although from other reports he would have been using his previous signature for the actual sound… With all that in mind, are Marshall listening to the Golden Child and his other amps to model the sound of his new 2203BLS or the Golden Jubilee…
Now take a look at the following article where Zakk is quoted for Tweeting about Van Halen’s original Plexi, and calls it the ‘Holy Grail’…. I wonder if this then means that the Marshall Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary) will basically be a clone of Eddie’s original Plexi.
Obviously I’m thinking his golden child and Holy Grail references are talking about the same amp… I mean how many amps can one person have that all are the best amp Marshall made…???
Holy grail reference: http://www.vhnd.com/2010/08/18/zakk-wylde-with-eddie-van-halens-original-marshall/
