Mr Scary Modded Marshall JCM800

[@JLP-333]

I recently found a Soldano modded '84 JCM 800 2203 (Vertical input) that supposedly was sitting in a storage unit since the 90s. The guy selling it didn't know much about it and I paid $850 for it. There were stickers covering the "JCM 800 " logo. It has an added preamp tube and revoiced preamp. It's a total monster.

[@PerfectCircle91]

Yeah Mike Soldano was doing mods before he started his own business. I've heard they sound glorious. Do you have a video demoing it??? That'd be awesome bro.

[@JLP-333]

@PerfectCircle91 Yes! I'm getting ready to record with it so I'll try and do a video of it miced properly soon

[@bradsutherland_writer]

It sounds great, both before and after the mod. I had two JCM800 studio amps but neither sounded as good as this. There is a lot of grit in the tone, which I love.

[@martinhensley2377]

I knew about the mod for Marshall, Mr. Scary but never used it. It's a good mod to have.

[@guitarexpert2245]

Yes bought the Hot Mod V2 3 months ago for my SC20h. Now this amp can keep up with my SL-X.

[@fadlyhans82]

I was going to sell my SC20H. Is the mod really gonna help with gain stage? Big difference? Cause I’ve been using pedals for that extra gain. It’s only 2 times I’ve cranked mine and I won’t want to wait a long time again before the kids and wife leave the house for their toys shopping spree sponsored by me only. 😜. I play in the living room always. Will boost it with the DOD250 or SD-1W. I play DIO, Metallica, Deep Purple and a bit of Santana. TIA for your inputs.

[@charleslowrey9309]

I got a fryette PS 100 that will get the tubes warm. Can either boost the sound our have it sound good at room playing levels. George was using a PS 100 at a Lynch Mob show I saw last summer. Been a little bit since I played through it, bought a couple of Friedman heads since then (PT V2 and JEL). Got a MR. Scary Guitar with an Arcane bridge pickup in it. Believe he told me it is 13.5 k ohm. He uses the EVH 500k ohm volume pots on his builds as well.

[@guitarexpert2245]

@@fadlyhans82 yes, it changes the amp completely. I was skeptical too but went for it and as soon as I hit the first chord i was hooked.

[@llnkv_]

@@fadlyhans82I have Mr Scary in my SC20H, with sd-1 it’s a beast, but even without the OD it’s amazing. It also takes 7-string guitars great, at least to my taste. More than enough gain for chugging

[@fadlyhans82]

@@guitarexpert2245this is the attestation needed from a hero that plays the SC20H. I’m gonna order mine on my next payday next month!

[@g_giac]

Dave's an awesome guy. He's been very helpful and he's very responsive to any emails. He builds a mean little mod too.

[@Burkhimself]

When I use mine, I put a 12AU7 and a 12AT7 in it…..then I can roll the guitar volume down and get a usable clean….all gain knobs all the way up, bass boost off. 🤘🏼

[@artytoney2057]

Sounds great , ive played for many years but never owned a Marshall, when I was teenager in 80s , a Marshall was the dream amp for us headbangers , but in 92 I got a 5150 and never looked back , but I do feel like I've missed a piece of history not obtaining one , keep rocking Jarod sounds great as always

[@voxpathfinder15r]

Great work Jarrod. Considering this for my Vox AC4 for shits and giggles.

[@runxzze123]

Excellent stuff bro. Loved the fact you spent the time to show how to install, I think many of us humans would be a lil concerned with the difficulty level, which is clearly very easy. I know I had to figure out the scary in my badlander on my own and it was rather ominous but David being one of the best guys ever made me feel very comfortable to get it done and he has supported me ever since with any questions I had. The mod to me sounds fantastic, almost like it did when u boosted but with more low end and clarity. With the boost is nice and squishy and even more aggressive.

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

@@runxzze123 thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I was happy to show you guys how it's done so that you can just do it yourself very easily without being concerned about breaking anything or getting shocked lol. The first time I did it on my badlander, I was a little skittish about it but I got it done. It's amazing how easy it is isn't it?

[@clydewilliams7061]

“It’s pretty dark in there” that’s what she said 😂😂😂 Great demo tho as usual. You’re a great teacher man. Thanks for what you do! 🤘🏽

[@planetearthify]

Been waiting for this video. Thanks for reading my mind lol

[@billyarbrough291]

Great review! Especially, showing the installation. Dave is super cool. I’ve reached out to him to see if the Mr scary mods fit into my 1989 Marshall 2210.

[@TheGazza83]

Another great video. Like calling over to a friends house, and talking about guitars and gear.

[@lukevontajikistan3929]

19:33 that's what yo momma said to me last night ;-) joking aside, thanks for the quality content! Your channel is one of the main reasons I bought a evm stealth 100 not long ago.

[@cwness4587]

I have had one in my JCM 2204 for a while now. Funny thing is I got it from Mark at Motor City. Tell Mark I am enjoying. Carter in SD. I would have used you but like I said I got mine a while back. Like you said it works on other amps also. Great video. CW

[@BrianClem]

Dave at legendary Tones is a good dude. The mod is very awesome. It's built well.... Doesn't feel like a toy. We are talking about some cool stuff here.

[@Colin.W]

Mine shipped yesterday and going to try it in my Friedman. Can’t wait.

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

Congratulations!!

[@donniejean]

Friedman JEL?

[@clydewilliams7061]

Can you imagine if Ultimate Sin was recorded with this mod?

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

That would have been awesome

[@borkophil6948]

Not gonna make it a modern chug machine but preamp should really be between 8 or 10 on this head. I have it on 10 + EMG 81 + SD-1 and only then its modern metal.

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

I need a ge7 too otherwise is classic metal barely. I have one of the last year bad sounding horizontal model unluckily. Very stiff, dead, brittle.

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

Oh me crazy but I think the j CM sounds great with the odd box! I Could rock that tone!🤘

[@thewrit6946]

I know you like lots of gain but the tone you got with just the boost has been my favorite on the channel so far

[@nickharper8145]

This sounds awesome! I am still waiting for someone to make a video with one of these Mr Scary Mods in a JCM 2000 DSL 100.

[@crilf5830]

I get that tone with my behringer ultra metal pedal and a champ. A full stack is a different story but similar if you want.

[@brooklynsoundgarage]

I wonder if you can plug a Mr Scary into the first or second tube socket of the Mr Scary, maybe David has already been asked this insane question?

[@shanealan2995]

You are king of the thumbnail titles!

[@mattvdh]

adds a lot of saturation for sure. I could see this being good for 80's metal crunch riffs. But for chuga chugas, it's not bad.

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

I can hear two distinct sounds: one is the amp tone itself and the other a frying noise (very loud with the nod and boost on)... I don't know if it's the speaker, the mic placement or just the ano "blowing" up due to all that gain.

[@Buica-4]

Use mr scary mod with a few amps especially my marshall jcm900 mkiii gain master 2100 but using my scary mod with my super kraken. Good piece of gear

[@johnfinlay4963]

My Badlander is a fucking beast now with that Mr Scary mod . Thanks Jarrod for that demo 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻yeah mine is set at 1 o’clock . Perfect Also thanks to Motor City Guitar for getting it to me in 2 days. Those guys are awesome

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

My pleasure! I'm glad you dig the mod. Thanks for commenting

[@donniejean]

Yeah they are! Bought my first used guitar from there in 1991. It’s a Peavey T-15. I still have it 😂

[@Eliphas_Elric]

I've always wondered if one of these would work in a VHT/Fryette Pittbull.

[@guitarexpert2245]

Does it really need it though?

[@Eliphas_Elric]

@@guitarexpert2245 not really but I’m still curious.

[@bjstein4242]

"You dont have to be a Rocket Surgeon".. I'm using that unless you trademark it.. lol.. awesome review and vid as usual.. you are my go to guy for all things brutal and aggressive.. however, maybe you discussed your Majesty in the past.. is it stock?.. are you using the Dreamcatcher in the bridge... which may be a high but not crazy high gain pup..?.. and do you use the 20bd boost?.. curious.. as EMG's seem to rock the JCM800 a bit differently and compress it more.. but you dialed this in very nice.. rock on man..

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate that. The pickups I'm using in this guitar are the Sonic ecstasy pickups. I love those things. The Boost I used is probably a 20 DB boost. It works really well with this amp. If I remember, I used the odd Box by warm audio

[@PetParadiseVB]

Just send it to Dave Friedman lol. He made mine a MONSTER

[@peterschaefer1665]

How does the hotmod sound with a plexi 1959HW

[@peterschaefer1665]

What pedal are you using for overdrive?

[@empirelight5477]

It would be interesting to see if this could be just as useful on other amps like the Kraken. Kyle Bull tried it on some rectos to great effect.

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

@@empirelight5477 thanks for commenting. In my opinion, the Kraken really doesn't need this mod. It has plenty of gain and saturation. To each their own though.

[@martinhensley2377]

I heard that George Lynch used it on his tube Randalls.

[@braxal6983]

Jarrod, does that Marshall smell when you run it? I know my 1972 50 watt Marshall has a old smell when I use it and it drives my wife nuts.

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

I didn't notice any smell

[@braxal6983]

@@TONEWARSgearshow Maybe mine still has smoke in it from the old days it was played in bars and gigs.

[@DEJ915]

@@braxal6983 see if it still makes the smell if you take the amp out of the head shell and run it on its own, if it doesn't smell then you could try cleaning the tolex or get it redone.

[@braxal6983]

@@DEJ915 Ack!! I do not want to replace the tolex. its a original 1972 50 watt Marshall head I have owned from 1984-1985.

[@keithclayton1271]

Can't you smell that smell?

[@Carroll-j9u]

How would this work on a Peavey 6534?

[@donniejean]

We still need to connect! It’s my fault for not making it happen. :/

[@kalisilot6010]

Since you put one of those in a badlander can you put one of those in a triple rectifier

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

@@kalisilot6010 good question, I think you actually can do that

[@Lesspaw41]

I never see you with the Kiesel much.

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

@@Lesspaw41 thanks for commenting. I'm addressing some issues with the brightness of that guitar right now. Hopefully soon, I'll have those issues fixed and I can start playing it again.

[@Lesspaw41]

@TONEWARSgearshow what pickups? I love Kiesels but not a huge fan of the pickups. To harsh to my ears...or bright and brittle. I had the Beryliums and just recently swapped for the Tone Zone and Air Norton. Much more smoother.

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

@@Lesspaw41 I have the Sonic Ecstasy pups. Same as my Majesty guitars. I don't know what it is, but there's something really bright going on with that guitar. It might be the pots. I'm doing some experimenting

[@panterametal333]

Boosts rule.I never go without one.

[@patriknessboLemoran]

can u do when added wih th the marshall origin? (if u have it)

[@LegendaryTones]

@@patriknessboLemoran Its not compatible with the Marshall Origin unfortunately because that amp doesn’t use what’s called a cathode follower tone stack circuit - which is what the mod needs to see in order to connect and add its gain stage.

[@patriknessboLemoran]

@@LegendaryTones ah thanks!

[@peterschaefer1665]

Does anyone know what a plexi sounds like with these mod units?

[@Polentaccio]

youtube is your friend. Just search it.

[@etrhythm]

whats hes saying??? odd box? mod box? referin to pedal

[@keithclayton1271]

Ox Box... it's an attenuator so you can drive an amp hard at lower volume

[@etrhythm]

@@keithclayton1271 Thanks fella

[@Lesspaw41]

Put it in the Stealth and let's see what happens😂

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

@@Lesspaw41 I think it would turn the stealth into a nuclear bomb LOL

[@jeffhirshberg5171]

My DSL 100 H with the Mr Scary mod not only rivals my Stealth 100, but in some ways bests it, which is saying a lot.

[@nickharper8145]

I would love to hear it. I have a JCM 2000 DSL 100 I have been dying to try one of these in.

[@LukeTurner-dg5zi]

Hey man, why don’t you finish the Dokken tune you play on every video? You have the first part right, then bosh the second part of it. If you’re going to play it, then complete the riff. It’s irritating hearing you play it wrong over and over again.

[@ChrisCleek]

umm...no, this amp essentially has a channel volume(front) which determines how hard you drive the PI tube and a master volume(back)which determines how hard you drive the power tubes and the rest of the power section, so the front is a pre PI MV and the back is a post PI MV. i prefer the tone of the stock amp that for me has plenty of gain how you had it set. didn't care for the amp with the pedal or the mod...it was too dark and compressed for me, and WAY TOO MUCH GAIN, again, for my taste

[@peterschaefer1665]

I guess you dont answer any of your comments

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

lol. 😂👍🇺🇸

[@clydewilliams7061]

“Boost Karen’s” 😂😂😂 I mean why even comment? If you like the boosts in front then watch something else. 🙄

[@eduphone1]

OX box is too digital.

[@braxal6983]

hahah boost Karen's!!!

[@b1gnutt]

I have the HM2 and a 83 modded 2203, I tried it in the jcm800 and I like the amp without it way more. The HodMod v2 is in my BadLander and makes the amp way better imo

[@LegendaryTones]

All good. Make sure you have the updated version of the HMV2 which uses a 12AT7 in the first position (above the word “Hot” and 12AX7 in the second position). Also I find in an 800 and many amps, that the down position with the gain switch is optimal. Up position is just full out compression. So gain down and bass switch up. Just FYI if you ever want to try it again.

[@clydewilliams7061]

“It’s pretty dark in there” that’s what she said 😂😂😂 Great demo tho as usual. You’re a great teacher man. Thanks for what you do! 🤘🏽