Your first Marshall was...

[jcm800gridlock]

In my teens, I ordered a brand new 1977 JMP 2203 and a 1960B cab. I think that I paid $1000 (with my own earned money) for both head and cab (more than I paid for my first car).

The store where I ordered the 2203 didn’t have the amp in stock, so they gave me a new 2204 as a loaner. I had the 2204 for a few months until my 2203 arrived. I can’t imagine a music store giving a loaner like that (for free) today.

Both amps sounded great and developed my Marshall sound. I think that I’ve been trying to replicate the sound of those two amps ever since.

I probably should have just bought and kept the loaner 2204 amp, because I think that I liked the 2204 a little better than the 2203. Back then though, a 100 watt amp seemed to be was the one to have.

Now, a 50 watt Marshall’s would be my preference over a 100 watt amp. I wish that I had some better pictures of my first Marshall amp. You can barely see the amp behind me.

 

[Browneyesound]

My first Marshall was a JCM800 50W 2x12 combo…not sure of the model, maybe early 80’s, with the vertical inputs, 65W celestions.

Replaced my first amp, a Mesaboogie studio22+.

Sold it after getting my SLP reissue and 4x12, and fully inducted into the NMV cult.

 

[jcm800gridlock]

My first Marshall was a JCM800 50W 2x12 combo…not sure of the model, maybe early 80’s, with the vertical inputs, 65W celestions.

Replaced my first amp, a Mesaboogie studio22+.

Sold it after getting my SLP reissue and 4x12, and fully inducted into the NMV cult.

Most likely a model 4104. I had the same model amp about 10 years ago.

A Marshall that always sounded great at band volumes.

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

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At the far left you can see my 2104, with my stack on the right

 

[marco_giampa23]

Had the Slash SL5, I regret selling that amp. I bought it dirt cheap off of some doctor guy that was running a mic through it and sold it for 3x what I paid so I cant complain too much. But would be great to have now as a practise amp along with my 100w heads. an EL34 and 12AX7s, vintage 30, did all the AFD100/ Jubilee marshall tones at 5w or down to something like 1w or 1.5w. They are selling now for way too much, almost the price i paid for my 2555x

 

[KidBlast]

This, bought in '96 still going 26 years later.

 

[dslman]

79/80 2203 JMP

 

[DJGranite]

My first Marshall was the micro stack with the faded grill cloth all the way to the left in the pic, bought it from my downstairs neighbor.
A couple months later I bought the 2- 4x10 cabs all the way to the right from him too.
I used the lead 12 head "line out" into the "power-amp in" on a Peavey Classic 212, and to the 2-4x10 cabs. Head on top of the cabs and the Peavey hidden behind them... I got a lot of questions.
6 months later the other guitarist in my band sold me the 3210.

 

[Dr.Twang!]

Also a 77 2203! Cabs had blackbacks, IIRC.

 

[D-Max]

A Marshall Valvestate 80V (8080) combo.
Sold it to fund a JCM900 4501, but later got it back for less than I sold it.
I still have it, I am keeping it for the OD channel’s Contour control…

 

[devnulljp]

Mine was a 1972 Super Bass. Had belonged to a guy from a punk band and he had stencilled the band name on the front. I took it off with some solvent.

 

[Troy T. Blues]

Marshall 4100 head and 1936 cabinet was my first. (90's)

When I was a kid, I couldn't afford a Marshall, but I had no clue about the Mosfet. That would've been just fine. (80's)

 

[Len]

Lead 12 in 1984. Carried it home 6 miles on the handlebars of my bike when I bought it.

 

[JazzBrandee]

Always remember my first Marshall - it was a MG100FX head and cab which my dad bought me by total surprise when I joined my first band, thought it was the bees knees at the time! Ended up part-exchanging it for my first valve head, but in hindsight I should have really kept it for sentimental value.

 

[Ray Baker]

My first Marshall is a 2555 I got at Thompson Music Center in Lewes, DE in 1988.