C. 1981-1990 MARSHALL JCM800 2203 
Guitar World|December 2022
CATEGORY: AMPLIFIER HEAD
CHRIS GILL
C. 1981-1990 MARSHALL JCM800 2203 

MARSHALL INTRODUCED THE JCM800 series in 1981, eventually producing 15 different amp models that included 50- and 100-watt lead and bass heads, various 1x12 and 2x12 combos and channel-switching models. However, when most guitarists mention a JCM800, they usually are referring to the model 2203 100-watt master volume head, which dominated the Eighties as the amp of choice for probably 95 percent of the hard rock and metal bands who recorded and toured with Marshalls during that era.

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