All user reviews for the Marshall JTM310 [1995-1997]

I bought this amp second hand off a friend for £150 (Pounds Sterling). This amp is now discontinued but I figured its worth reviewing as on the second hand market these amps is pretty popular. I use it with a Epiphone SG400 with dual humbuckers.

What can I say? 3xEEC83 valves in the Preamp for that lovely vintage creamy Marshall overdrive. I like the fact it’s pretty versatile in terms of the sound but for me it suits my style perfectly, which is vintage rock/blues. I like the set up where the boost channel has a gain control and then its own volume control so you can crank up the preamps volume for seriously loose vintage sounding overdrive. I also like the fact the clean channel has its own gain control so you can go from a lovely clean bite to a vaguely aggressive marshall style overdrive. Coupled with a 1x12 speaker, reverb tank for nice sounding natural reverb this is a killer amp and a good introduction to more serious sounding guitar tones! I personally typically set my gain to 1/4 way and preamp volume to 3/4 of the way round and this gives a really cool vintage crunch. It also has a emulated D.I output which is great for recording.

I know I should be more helpful and say what I dont like about this amp, but there isnt really anything. Its only 30 watts so obviously someone who needed more power for large gigs would want something with a bit more welly but this suits my purposes fine.


Typical Marshall build quality. I know for a fact this amp had had its fair share of kickings and its held up fine. Mega sturdy casing and reliable electronics. Its a little on the tatty side but thats just general wear and tear thats pretty unavoidable if your gigging something.

This amp is best suited to vintage sounds I reckon because the gain it provides doesnt really go as far as metal. In saying that you can get a pretty cool modern sound by scooping the mids and using all the gain on the boost channel you can. Its fairly basic with just two channels and reverb.
This amp as I said is fairly versatile and I've used solid state amps that are meant to emulated the valve sound and I was convinced, until I heard the JTM30. A brill little combo with bags of bite and that all important Marshall valve sound. If your after proper tube tone then this amp coupled to a Les Paul of SG will really give you what your after and a second hand one shouldnt cost you nearly as much as the latest Marshall valve combos.

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I picked this up for a tidy £275 when looking for an amp that was loud enough to gig with and is valve driven. I got it second hand and it looked pretty old but that does not mean it was it bad condition - it felt very solid and durable. Its a all valve amp with reverb and a nice bluesy feel to it. Mine came with with two 10inch celestions that sound very nice.

The warm valve sound, ease and simplicity of controls. The reverb effect is very good (I have a POD2.0 and I reckon the reverb on the amp sounds much nicer than the POD reverb).
It can go very loud for only 30 watts and sounds really nice when its's been driven for about 20 minutes.
Clean sound is amazing and I cannot fault it.
Overdrive is also really good but does not provide much distortion, this doesn't bother me but nu-metallers may want something with a bit more drive.
It also offers many features like footswitch, extension cab socket, effects loop and an emulated output so you can plug it straight into a desk when recording instead of having to mike up the amp.
Overall this is a brilliant amp - get it.

in short - nothing for the price.

Very solid feel, mines pretty old and I've knocked it about a bit and the amp is fine with not a resulting blemish anywhere. Valves are tucked nicely behind a grille where they burn away nicely. basket weave front makes it look great and overall - a very high quality unit.

A brilliant amp for the price from one of the finest brands. If you see it, get it.

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PART EXCHANGED MY JTM30 FOR A LANEY AOR50 & CAB(TOO HEAVY ROCK FOR BLUES!!) AT A GOOD SHOP IN FOLKESTONE, ENGLAND IN MARCH 2002.
NOT A VERY HEAVY AMP, WEIGHT-WISE. SUPERB SOUND ON CLEAN CHANNEL. IT OVERDRIVES BEAUTIFULLY WHEN CRANKED UP. OVERDRIVE CHANNEL IS FABULOUS. NOT A BAD SOUND TO BE HAD!! IT IS VERY LOUD FOR A 30 WATTER. I ALSO HAVE A PEAVEY CLASSIC 30 - NO CONTEST!! THE MARSHALL SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL STACK WHEN PUSHED. HAVE USED IT FOR A FEW OUTDOOR GIGS AND IT COPES EASILY. MY BIG RIG IS A LANEY WORLD SERIES 100 WATT BEAST. 30 YEARS OLD AND STILL STEAMIN'!!

ANYWAY THE JTM SOUNDS GOOD AT ALL SETTINGS AND VOLUMES A BARGAIN AT £350(INC. P/EX ON LANEY). IF YOU SEE ONE....GRAB IT!!!!!

DISLIKES..MMMM..DIFFICULT..MAYBE THE SINGLE EQ FOR BOTH CHANNELS. BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU WILL GET WITH MOST VALVE COMBOS UNDER £400

NOT TOO HEAVY BUT VERY SOLID. USUAL MARSHALL QUALITY. COVERED IN A BROWNISH/DARK GREY VINYL...VERY TASTY. CONTROLS EASY AND VERSATILE.

IF YOU BUY A SMALL VALVE COMBO, MAKE SURE IT'S THIS ONE!!

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30 Watt all-tube (prampli + amp).
Somewhat limited in terms of power, but hey, there are also 60 watts

UTILIZATION

Plug and play!
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SOUNDS

Marshall sound, with great warmth and precision, notament in the bass and treble.
A DLIC!

OVERALL OPINION

A small amp, all-tube. Great sound, but pluttddi blues. The sound is clear, crystalline, and the amp is reliable (I have one from about 6-7 years, never a problem). Small and lightweight, it goes everywhere an amp, ideal for playing at home, with a sound, but beware, its power does not place well in groups, if you use less-clear sound 'be taken in PA.
The sounds are warm, whether clear or saturated. Note that the spit prampli distortion that will make you quickly switch from your normal pedals.
IDAL this amp is to play at home, make small scnes (if included) but it is best to avoid groups with a heavy (though ...).
There is a beefier version of the same amp in 60 watt, but as usual we want to bring, it's an amp to get if the opportunity arises Submitted as it is reliable simple and the panel's on offer (from clean, sound "crunch", saturation complte) is widely interresting.
A rgal with guitars Telecaster or Stratocaster type (single coil), but also with a fte double (his big, powerful).
No regrets on this amp!

Tube amp: 2 6L6 and 3 12AX7

For a power of 30 Watt (watch it starts a serious blow!)

A single entry, an effects loop
Rear: 1 x Internal Speaker and External ... for a C12 cabinet . + 1 output register (its perfect)

1 Master volume, but only one EQ for 2 channels.
Overdrive channel: 1 volume + 1 drive.

Reverb: reverb spring, well made, but it's not the best personal ...

HP: Celestion Vintage 30 is the top! nothing to say on the speaker.

9 due to a single EQ and reverb.

UTILIZATION

Setup could not be more simple!

The pots respond on all their races, nickel.

Manuel cool on http://www.marshallamps.com

SOUNDS

I play mainly Rock, Blues, Jazz ... overall, the amp responds very well to any style. The Celestion Vintage 30 is really hell!
With a Gibson SG (for micro RT 496 I think), the clean sound is very jazzy (humbucker) round at will, this very low, on the overdrive channel, crunch sounds are a little bold, but always well-defined anyway , large loadings are a bit soft up front.
Fender Stratocaster with a 62, everything is fine too lol! slightly miss the crunch of attack, but the drive back to it quickly becomes a sound hendrixien.
The sound of this amp is still a bit "fat" (matter of taste!) With all the strokes.

I put 8 for the lack of attack and the overdrive a little slobbery.

OVERALL OPINION

This amp has a good quality / price ratio. I had the C12 extension cabinet, it's really good too but more cumbersome.
The clean sound is excellent even when, but it is not a Fender Twin Reverb.
If it again, I buy it for repetitions (about 20 kg lightweight and super sound), but is better for a scene in the back of the sound.

Finally, a very good amp, Marshall's, it's beautiful, it sounds!

Needless to regain dtail the technical specifications, they are clearly exposed in the trs view previous ones. Say it is more beautiful, vintage look small-but-modern-when-even enjoyable trs. Derrire, there is a direct output for connecting speakers supplmentaires and an XLR recording output, discussed below. Connectivity enough complte. Nothing dramatic is missing the call.

UTILIZATION

In simplicity unheard. 8 large knobs accessible and well used trs francs.

1) Volume playing the rle gain for channel 1
2) Drive channel 2
3) Channel 2 Volume
4) 5) 6) I find trsractive Eq.
7) Reverb
8) Master

That's classic. I do not know the manul (purchase of ... OCCAZ)
The output recording is boring because too prs trunk, which makes the XLR a dbranchage a bit tedious. So little ...

As for ease of obtaining a good sound, yes, DEFINITIONS. In every sense, a ring. The EQ is really excellent and allows a wide range of sound colors.

Regarding power, I jou without transplanting a small / medium room. Bah, would rev well. I find a good potato.

SOUNDS

Red means the channel is (my opinion and that of others bcp). Nasal, lack of fat, body ... However, aa a certain personality. Well, to be seen.

I love the clean channel. His "sandy" good mdiums trs, trs versatile, slamming the end, analytical, the volume knob to switch from its most crystalline crunch trs a "muddy".

The sound of this amp is trs trs analytical DEFINITIONS. Is any. I'm playing with a Vigier Excalibur and Lorqui a simple microphone is used j'obtient something slamming trs, incisive, prcis end. With the possibility of CONTRL of the EQ section, I can get all the clean sounds I want.

The note includes only the clean channel because it is the vocation of this Premire Marshall. And it russi.

Concerning the recording output, we must admit that render services in clean sounds, but none is quite saturated. Something pretty, coupled to the direct output, it provides cutting edge bcp and clarity.

Finally, the rverb renders services. Classic, it is no less enjoyable.

OVERALL OPINION

Used for more than five years. I can not get enough.

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
This amp provides great opportunities for clean sounds. The sound is analytical trs, trs EQs are good.
The distortion and the weak, but the amp is not in a.

Trs good report quality price (used only).
And yes, I do it again this choice. An amplifier that redcouvre every day for the intelligence / Clean intelligibility of his section. Ideal for the nuances of his instrument.

Leather-grip
Switch-input and
Single-equalization (bass, medium, high)
-Reverb
-30W all-tube power
-Possible extension (Marshall JTM C12 advice but another may also agree that tt!)
- "2 large and 3 small lamps" like the guy who told me I bought it
There exists 2 * 10 or * 12 for an HP. ditto for the extension jtm c12
He just needs a double equalization for channels 2 c if any good
Vintage-look that jadore!
It lacks the possibility to fine-tune the effects loop (available on jtm 60)

UTILIZATION

Very simple configuration, just plug in and let go!
attentio However, many models have problems like "the volume down pdt 2 seconds, then back off again, and returns ".... and then the solution is to plug the jack into the effects loop and you're SET (see forum on the subject, everything is described)
short, it is fragile, particularly at welds and power. but frankly, what a pleasure to play on it ... especially the manipulation to solve this will only cost you the price of the jack (and this is true only for some models jtm 312)

SOUNDS

For the price, you will get value for your money ..... its a marshall super (grains which my ancestors, some do dplaise, pff!)). course was not worth a 4105 JCM 800 series but hey, extra c already. The clean channel is very good too, not c regal fender but what !!!!!

OVERALL OPINION

Jai very much sought to have it (it is no longer produced, but looking on ebay and other playable c qd meme). if I had to lose, I would take the series JTM 60, but really by pure sham c (I confess). in addition, it is not even heavy! with a les paul, SG standard or custom tele dueselberg yum yum ..... jen-rre want!
jtm avecx an extension 12 c c the total look!

Amp 30watts lamp, connoisseurs of this type of amplifier will not contradict me:
matter volume, ca DGIG not bad.

lamps:
In pramp 12AX7 (I think there are 4)
2x5881 in amplifier.

pity that the lamps are lamps Chinese origins, I prfr "better".

UTILIZATION

I used about two years. (Concerts and rp)
lamps also make comments to me.
t as he said, the clean is really surprising for a marshall. Fans of big arms JCM800 tattoos tell a true clean is not the vocation of a marshall. Well this amp proves otherwise.
It is obvious that a front fender deluxe for example, more expensive all the same, the clean is much less critallin. But what I liked is the shuffled marshall clean with the grain. O On what his "sandy" as a call to another user.
Rglages are the "can not be simpler."
No manual unless you are mancho (oullllllllala valve 0.5)

SOUNDS

Amp clean sound as I call them, often accepts pedals distortion / fuzz. For my part, I used a Russian Big Muff Pi now l. In concert, the volume knob of the WB (not the car eh) was used as a booster. It even happened often over the battery and without (big) loss of momentum.

the red channel is really bad for cons, consider adding a distortion even when (50?)

OVERALL OPINION

8 / 10 because

- Effective
- Cheap
- Dynamic
- Simple
- Powerful.

-2 For a good crunch t have nice, the eq is not trsractive my taste (like any marshall ..), the blow lamps Chinese origin is a bit sucks and the loop facade, it's too cheap.

It was my first amp t lamp, I sold it for another and for a marshall head engl blackmore suits me totally. I made a mistake by selling it because I regret it today. Indeed, possder a head for the concerts as well as a combo for more functionalist (from dplacement) is trs INTERESTED.

I'll find a quick rev, I think even plugging in my synth.

All Tube amp with 3 12AX7 in prampli (or ECC83) and as the power tubes Sovtek 5881 (Russian origin), these lamps are fitted in the amp. Power 30 watts, 30 watts lamps dmnage. Rglages basic, a clear channel, a channel legalization a saturated 3-band bass, mid, treble common aus two channels, reverb and master volume. That's classic, but that has evidence. not to mention the very practical effects loop and line out to the rear XLR to dub sound directly on a table or for recording.

UTILIZATION

You plug the guitar and you sound. The configuration of the lamps is particulire for a marshall, who usually uses EL34. The sound is a little DIFFERENT especially saturated. For clean sounds you get closer a bit of a Fender. To get a crunch sound just push the channel volume to max and clear sound. Is saturated for the worse, with the original lights when you push the gain of the channel quickly becomes saturated in the slurry. But there is a radical solution, change the lights!
I did, but we need quality lamps such as Groove Tubes and we end up with another amp. The sound becomes more clear and especially its low saturated is hell. You can push the gain to max you will always have a perfect DEFINITIONS notes and superb music.

SOUNDS

This amp is made for playing rock, blues, country. A music teacher who is master-class style Marcel Daddy wanted me to buy it back. If you are looking for an amp to play trash or mtal, passes your way.

OVERALL OPINION

Bought ten years ago, nearly 4000 francs for the era (there were not selling online yet), it ft a more profitable investment. Since then he follows me everywhere, I made the scne, some recordings (amateur), and many cattle. This is an amp that unfortunately no longer in the catalog marshall, shame! There is more than any amp lamps that price home. It can be found on shopping sites to online enchres for a sum of around 500 euros. This is a great amp that you are never default. But it is essential to consider changing the original lamps, this is a profitable investment.

All-tube amp with 2 EEC83 (12AX7) in pramp EEC83 and 1 and 2 6L6 power WGC, originally up with Chinese lamps a little cheap but the majority of the amp does have an opportunity available in Retube. Electro Harmonix in the mine in the preamp and 2 TAD premium power.
JTM on 30 develops as the name suggests rather costaud.suffisant 30 Watts for a lumberjack or a repeated one small room.
It has an input and output effects loop and an XLR on the back and an output to connect an additional speaker in 16 Ohms.
the JTM 30 amp was a symbol of a homecoming for Marshall, not only the look of the cot (which personally I find mine in the most sublime setting with Tolex 2x10 beige), so no effect except a nice reverb and that's it!
To mark the cot remains of the beast, a comune in the two-channel EQ, a master volume convenient to play at home without waking the neighborhood and enjoy the crunch of natural lighting.
fine quality workmanship, made in england.

UTILIZATION

A 6 year old can use it. You branch, you scratch, and you got the sound is as simple as a. the manual is useless when the LED is green you're in the clear, when you saturate red, period. although a high volume (7 pass on the volume of the channel) you crunch a lot in "clear". LoL
the exact opposite of a modeling amp like Line 6 or the competitor's Valvetronic and 3000 buttons and combinations of sounds.

SOUNDS

The sound just because it's still has to buy an amp that in general, even when it is a lamp. So no mpris, it will not take a JTM 30 (or 60 for that matter) to have the JCM 800's! if you want the sound dsormais apparent JCM 800 Marshall like sound, it will buy one! although there is much to say about the ide that the REU is the sound of the Marshall JCM ... the seventies were lulled by the sound of a Plexi (no, not exactly the same something ..) and the noisy sound of the sixties by the JTM 45 Bluesbreaker common in both appeals (referring to clapton who used it in breakers blues of John Mayall ..). this is possible from me to sell you the ide that the JTM 30 is the reproduction of the legendary Bluesbreaker .. it is not the same but when it is his worthy offspring anyway. because if it was not the class of monstrous ancestor, he has in mind, and it is not so bad ...
then the sound ... the clean channel is a killer for blues, the sound of Love in Vain Stones Let It Bleed in your room, not less. Lower good bass, treble, which slaps, warm sound, a killer I tell you .. not crystal clear but no one bought a Marshall, not just beautiful.
voila, there it is derusted fingers, let's get more muscles then move on to boost the well-named channel. you go up a little sound and you turn the gain ... well, half of the knob is Premire the screaming sixties .. of the Bluesbreakers Mayall just a first period Hendrix Album. the creamy crunch that burned fat, who of the Magic Bus, The Yardbirds Train Kept A Rollin ', the stones still short, one size for the blues, garage, psych major barr .. YEAH! ! they grew bolder, and hop, second half of the knob, a starboard! His big, fat, well-hot, but still has the old, funny elsewhere to an amp not that old ... so all APRS, we swim the full glam trend Mick Ronson, punk the Heartbreakers hard rock, I mean hard rock (tendency AC / DC) and not heavy metal or ... because for those who want the sound back to the JCM paragraph ... for others it's all good, functional .
Personally, I play the blues angry white stripes tend to rock 70's Stones / Dolls, this amp is battery hair done for me ... my couple rivira signature it gives its best.
for I love all sounds with a slight downside for large saturations, it is really not for the cela.donc fan of metal, not too much for you, though with a good metal zone ... must see. .

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one week and it's love at first sight ... you going to do a bit of road together, as I already said ais in other post, I try a lot of amp for the pass and that is part of the very best.
I love the most, well it sounds good on its look and its all the same.
The report price is exceptional quality at this time because a Marshall all-tube, with 2 HP 10 'celestion made in England for around 400 euros (market price + or - 10 %)!!! you just dug up an MG 100 DFX or 50 AD in the vox .... and, there's no photo, it's not the same class. hurry up it does not dureras can be
Of course, I look so ais (found on ebay in Germany for 390 euros with shipping) I do it again rather than twice, even if more money I would probably opt for a home Rockereverb 50 orange, but the price is four times as much!! so yes and yes again, I take it back.

Brief comment on comment Previous: The JTM is the MODEL 30-312 Mount with HP 12-inch Celestion Heritage G12 often-30. This is the JTM 30 (210 words) which is mounted with two 10-inch HP, most often in Eminence Heritage10 MODELS.
For the rest: 3 ECC83/12X7 conventional lamps, and two 6L6-5881 amplification for the part.

UTILIZATION

Simple configuration in simple,
In faade:
Between an input jack.
A standard footswitch between two switches for Marshall type channel / reverb. A switch replaces the faade default footswitch for channel switching between Clean and Drive.
Clean: volume
Part Overdrive: gain, volume (the rglage bass / mid / treble is common to both channels. (Plutt sound is fat and gain more for classic blues as heavy)
Clean.
Two jacks send / return for effects loop.
Part rglage band Bass / mid / treble, common for both channels.
Masters, a potentiomtre Reverb, Master Volume a

Rear panel:
16ohms output connects to the HP combo
Booth output 16ohms collection outdoor
XLR output listing the Tagus prampli output for Connextion table or power amp

SOUNDS

Let's be clear: this amp is a nice compromise, a spirit Marshall 100%, but not make sparks n'esprez hard rock with, as it is. Tagus the overdrive is not a MODEL of the genre, it remains in the plan-the plan bluesy Marshall. However, using a pdalier distos with beautiful or good amp drives / simulation, using the Tagus clean, sends a thunder, especially on a 4x12 cab collection outdoor. I myself even rcuprer amplification portion for sliding into a box format amp head, and gives good head 30 watt lamps, connects one or two in 4x12 cab. I also recommend the G12M Greenback plutt that Vintage30 or G12T75. And a ring!
Combo version as is, with 12 inches, it's nice spirit blues / rock amricain. (The version in 2x10 inch is much less, I think ..

OVERALL OPINION

In recent months ...
In combo is a bit lightweight for my style, but the amp part of a cab is the collection's outdoor walk ..
I made the lamp heads, which do not exist on the march (in 60cm wide)

I will not repeat what has already been said ... clairemant

UTILIZATION

Could not be more simple ...

SOUNDS

Actually, I do not use in its clear, because the saturation does not suit me. It's too rough, too defined ...
For cons, the sound clear, wouahhhhhhh!! It is beautiful! High heat to go, good attack, the sound slap.
He said that this amp is the Marshall sound as Fender, and it is also my opinion.
For distortion, I pass by external pedals.
I put 8 / 10 because of the distortion, and the clear sound ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 11 years, 30 Watts can provide on stage next to a battery.
The advantage over a Classic 30 is that the lamps are very well protected on this amp.
The only downside, I had a problem with some time ago, the sound is cut off at times, I had an explanation on the web, it's a problem with these amps. This problem is solved by plugging in a jack made two loop effect. Since I did, I have not had any problems.
It was and remains my first tube amp before, I had a Marshall Valvestate 8080, and is not to say, but the heat lamps ...
I bought 4000 francs at the time, was in the price range of this amp.
If it again, I would do the same ...

You can hear the sound here: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq5ZJHtVLJE

30-watt all-tube amplifier
Speakers -2 10 "
-1 Channel and a clear channel boost
-1 Rverb
-1 Ball effect
-1 Exit baffle
-1 Between footswitch
-1 1 master volume and volume per channel

4000 no frills there's no buttons!

UTILIZATION

It's plug and play
The equalization rpond not need much to make the head too

SOUNDS

I play the varieties of the country, blues and hard rock (Led Zeppelin, ACDC, Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul Gilbert, Buddy Guy, American dog, Renaud and many other things !!!).
I have a standard piphone most overdrive pedals and a Marshall Bluesbreaker 2.

So, for sounds clear: I confirm that this is the most fendrien to marshall all, it has a lot of dynamics, cluck-cluck funky slap trs well but it's not a fender in fact c is between the lens and the fender round and fat funk marshall.Donc for his walk to the beautiful arpges its really good, for something a little more it's all good folk and blues as with hair and all its rverb hmmmagnifique with this lil trick vintage indescribable.

-Time to distorted sounds: So the whole is played with the gain knob, it feels the first quarter of Chuck Berry and duckwalk, half of knob you get kind of communication breakdown led zep, rock'n'roll and other pearls of its kind, with three quarters ACDC You Shook Me All Night Long, Highway To Hell and gain background ACDCien but it's still in a little over mchant, trs hardrock (personal love jou Highway deep purple star on this config). Just a pti his snoring problem drive on that channel when the gain is that it is the bottom and I use my pedals that has the same type of grain but without the hum (I think).
Note: the examples of music that I cit does not mean that you have exactly what it sounds but the grain approche.De when the gain is more background was a big overdrive but always with the characters prcis own vintage amp is excellent.

-The rverb: I t is trsdu trs slender one hears so little even the bottom may be a PDAL is not a luxury.

Level-power: 30watts is little ... o until the windows blew it! No problem to play in pubs and halls of FTEs for the wedding of Uncle! This amp has potato! but there is a big diffrence between the volume of the clean channel and boost so I use my pedals.

SMALL CHANGE: Just give me a gibson les paul black beauty and frankly I can say that the amp is hell Her explodes all do not be afraid to gain as follows (same for if he will miss the mtal low I think) but to burn its many rock and blues sends tortilla there's no clear or it is saturated it's good!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 months, I did some concerts with him.
I love it despite its small technical problem (which rgls t), all fawn considering the price (350 euros) eyeGO not complain! Just one thing prvoir a p dale of saturated to cover all the needs including the solos.Sinon anything.

The 312 features a combo cabinet with one 12 inch speaker. This is the most standard version of this guitar amp. This amp has a bit more of a buzzy sound in the distortion compared to the 60 watt models.

This amp is the same amp as the 60 watt amp but just in a 30 watt version. You get the same great tone and features as you would with just a slight variant in the tone since the wattage is cut in half. You powers tubes will be softer and springier since their is less power.

Back in the day when Marshall made amps that sounded good and took the time needed to build high quality amps not just fast quantity amps they build this little combo. This amp is a big surprise to me because I generally don't like the combos that Marshall has come out with. The sound is very sterile and boxy to my eras. However this amp sounds just as good if not better than many boutique amps out there today.

It boggles the mind why they decide to stop making amps like this and think that the MG series is much more worth the time and effect. Well the real reason is they make more money off the trash amps that fit to more people's budgets rather than sticking with quality amps and keeping their integrity.

UTILIZATION

JTM 60 312 Valve Combos Features

Twin Channel
ReverbEQ for Normal and Boost Channel Common
Emulated D.I. Output
Series Effects Loop
Speaker Outputs
Foot Pedal
Pre-amp Valves (Tubes) 2 x ECC83 (12AX7A)
Power Amp Valves 1 x ECC83, 2 x EL34

SOUNDS

I love the way this amp sounds with a nice Gibson Les Paul or Gibson SG guitars. It fits the rock tone and compliments my playing very well. This amp sounds amazing with a solid classic rock tone that can get anything from the 60's and 70's rock tones.

The tone is warm and rich full of great harmonics. I like the tone especially playing songs from AC/DC or Led Zeppelin. This amp nails those tones without any problem what so ever.

Another interesting thing about this amp is the effects loop on the front of the amp much like some amps from Peavey. To me this it too much going to the front especially if you are micing it up.

OVERALL OPINION

Marshall has seriously got down he tubes in recent years...no pun intended. Their amps has a bland cold tone that sound harsh and flat whether its in your bedroom playing or even on stage. I have played most Marshall amps that are currently in production and only a few amps sound anything like the old ones.

These are not new amps so you'd have to find them on the used market. I have no idea what the going rate for one of these amps are used, but I highly recommend picking one up.

Amp any lamp, see what has been said previously.

UTILIZATION

Everything is simple, the usual controls on this type of amp to 2 channels with tone control common to both.

SOUNDS

I agree with many previous opinions, the popping sound is average but perfectly usable, the reverb is very average but, BUT, what's clear, beautiful, a distortion pedal to C .. and there was an amp that is more than the road, apparently mine for 14 years!

OVERALL OPINION

Very nice amp, cheap second-hand and who, whether with my lespaul tokai, stratos my or my 335 copy Shumberg gives a clear lamp while well defined, although broad and supports impeccably od and the distortion coming out of the triac.
In short, I'll keep this one a while!