This was actually the first "real" amp that I owned. I worked at a pizza place for most of a year and then paid cash at the old Santa Ana Guitar Center when I was 17. I didn't tell my dad what I was doing, I just showed up at home with the amp one day. He was not happy 
I sold the head for nearly what I paid for the whole half stack in 1992 so that I could buy a Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp and the materials to make my cheesy stereo rack system. Horrible decision.
I still have the 4x12 cab at the studio but it is in worse shape than the one below....someday I'll recondition it. I even have all new hardware and tolex that I bought 5-6 years ago. It's just not been a priority. Tomorrow I'll try and find some Youtube clips but I don't want to wake the kids tonight.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]To commemorate his 50 years in music and 25 years in the amplifier business, Jim Marshall introduced a limited edition collection of tube amps and cabinets in 1987. The amps, based on the 2203 and 2204 master volume designs, were known as the "25/50 Silver Jubilee" Series models. The products were distinctive, with their silver vinyl covering and chrome panels. They also featured a special commemorative plastic plate on each amp, a copy of which appears below.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica]As a special tie-in with the 25/50 theme, Marshall introduced a half-power mode so that the user could select either 25/50 watts on the 50 watt models, or 50/100 watts on the 100 watt models. This feature has been carried over into the JCM 900 series amps, but only on the 100 watt models.[/FONT]
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The Jubilee Series amps also featured quiet switching between lead and rhythm channels. When the 1987 sales year ended, the special models were added into the existing JCM 800 line-up as the Custom Series (although they were sold in the traditional black vinyl after the Jubilee year was over). The model numbers for these amps were prefixed by a "JS" (Jubilee Series) after 1987. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica]It's interesting to note that Marshall did not produce a 100 watt combo model during their 25/50 anniversary year. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]And of course, no story of the Silver Jubilee line would be complete without mentioning its strongest proponent. Guns N' Roses' lead guitarist, Slash, wholeheartedly endorses these amps. So much so, in fact, that Marshall reintroduced the 100 watt model (in black vinyl) as the Slash Limited Edition Signature amplifier in 1996. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]You may wish to view a summary chart we have prepared that lists the various Silver Jubilee Series amplifiers and speaker cabinets produced. [/FONT]
I sold the head for nearly what I paid for the whole half stack in 1992 so that I could buy a Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp and the materials to make my cheesy stereo rack system. Horrible decision.
I still have the 4x12 cab at the studio but it is in worse shape than the one below....someday I'll recondition it. I even have all new hardware and tolex that I bought 5-6 years ago. It's just not been a priority. Tomorrow I'll try and find some Youtube clips but I don't want to wake the kids tonight.
The Jubilee Series amps also featured quiet switching between lead and rhythm channels. When the 1987 sales year ended, the special models were added into the existing JCM 800 line-up as the Custom Series (although they were sold in the traditional black vinyl after the Jubilee year was over). The model numbers for these amps were prefixed by a "JS" (Jubilee Series) after 1987. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica]It's interesting to note that Marshall did not produce a 100 watt combo model during their 25/50 anniversary year. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]And of course, no story of the Silver Jubilee line would be complete without mentioning its strongest proponent. Guns N' Roses' lead guitarist, Slash, wholeheartedly endorses these amps. So much so, in fact, that Marshall reintroduced the 100 watt model (in black vinyl) as the Slash Limited Edition Signature amplifier in 1996. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]You may wish to view a summary chart we have prepared that lists the various Silver Jubilee Series amplifiers and speaker cabinets produced. [/FONT]
