NAD: 12 years in the making... JMJ-30

davidespinosa · Jun 4, 2020

gulliver · Jun 4, 2020

davidespinosa said:
@Masco

So what's the story ?
You have a day job and a 12-year waiting list ?

There's a lot of demand for boutique AC30's:

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/i...hat-sounds-like-one-from-1962-65-era.2063991/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/i...-current-vox-lineup-nails-that-sound.2064585/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/which-boutique-amps-are-ballsier-ac30s.2028325/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/wanted-an-ac30-forever-but.2011794/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/low-watt-ac30.2108920/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/what-are-the-top-ac30-clones.2111918/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/thicker-sounding-ac30-style-amp.2034931/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/looking-for-a-good-modern-vox-builder.1947256/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/best-modern-take-of-vox-ac30-style-amps.1961992/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/i...-ac30s-clones-and-those-that-love-em.2084738/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/who-makes-the-best-ac30-clone.2121285/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/who-makes-a-good-vox-ac30-clone.79655/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/the-ultimate-vox-ac.1935010/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/reliable-high-quality-ac-30-alternative.2023572/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/ac30-in-a-1x12.1940347/#post-26413317
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/1x12-or-head-alternatives-to-a-vox-ac30.2023609/

Thanks, now he's going to raise his price. :hide2

fiveightandten · Jun 4, 2020

Nice amps! Clips sound great.

ebenezer · Jun 4, 2020

I had one for a bit, amazing amp! It’s the “one” that got away as I sold it in a fit of insanity.

Dennis E. · Jun 4, 2020

I was lucky enough to get a used one several years Ago. That amp will be THE last piece of gear i part with only because I’ll be dead.

I’m just really glad to see that @Masco is still making these amazing things, however fast or slow he makes them!!

jerrylee · Jun 4, 2020

starvingartist said:
So a few weeks back I received a response to an email thread from 2008. Apparently I emailed JMJ amps and asked to be put on the list for a JMJ-30. For those who don’t know this is a handwired version of a JMI era Vox AC-30 with all the preamps you’re could want built in. Normal, Top Boost, and an EF-86 “Brilliant” channel. I had entirely forgotten about getting on this list, but I’m so glad I did, and I’m very glad I had the spare cash lying around to pick up this amp.

Now I don’t have the appropriate cabs for this amp. I played the chassis through a Mesa recto 4x12 with the Mesa style V30s (very well broken in) and a crappy Marshall 4x12 with Vietnamese Marshall-branded Celestion speakers.

Despite not being the ideal conditions for this amp, I simply cannot believe how good this thing sounds. It has an incredible chimey clean all the way up to a very juicy, snarly hard rock tone on the EF-86 channel.

I didn’t want to keep this amp. I thought I would get it, try it out, and flip it here for a small profit. But this thing absolutely blew me away. Dynamics unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. This thing absolutely sings.

I don’t know what kind of pixie dust Matt puts in these things but I’m mainly a metal guitarist and I can’t see myself ever getting rid of this amp. For cleans through fairly heavy gain tones this amp is unbelievably good.

You are a lucky man! DON'T SELL IT! You'll regret it. I was running mine today - normal channel. just about 3/4 vol... pushed with a Gaspedal Carb (my Unicorn rig)...thru Blues...it just slays!

Axe-Man · Jun 18, 2020

What happened?

ebenezer · Oct 7, 2020

Just got back into the JMJ club, and I’ll never leave. Got one coming in for my bday!

Axe-Man · Oct 7, 2020

I believe the thread crashed and posts were deleted in June.

ebenezer · Oct 12, 2020

Bummer about the thread! Well, I played the amp for the 1st time the other night, and its as good if not better than I remember. I had a JMJ about 5 years ago, and in a fit of insanity, I let it go. I've been jonesing for it ever since. The way this amp compresses and moves with your playing, it's truly not like any other amp I've owned. Anyways, full disclosure, I'm in the honeymoon period, but I've owned enough good amps to know a great one. This is one of them.

Robal · Nov 1, 2020

What's up with the JMJ website? There's virtually no content on it now. https://jmjamps.com/
In any event, I am another very happy JMJ owner. It was well worth the wait. The build quality is exceptional, the features are great, and the sound is all I could hope for in an AC-30 type amp.

Zach.drummond · Nov 1, 2020

I'm a total Vox fanboy, and this is awesome. How much was it?

starvingartist · Nov 20, 2020

The chassis was around 2k, once you get a cab and speakers you're in 3k range. A truly magnificent amp though. The Vox to end all Voxes

earthmud · Nov 21, 2020

I have number 16. I posted a WTB thread years ago after playing a buddy's 64 AC30 and got lucky. As other have said, I will never sell it. It is truly one of the best amps I have ever played. If you haven't tried channel jumping yet I highly recommend it. So many great combinations. I usually jumper the TB and normal channel through a set of 30 watt Scumnicos. As far as Vox is concerned, JMJ30 is as good as it gets. Congrats to anyone who owns one.

earthmud · Nov 21, 2020

Leonc said:
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?posts/1619008/

Your review, plus Moods, plus the owner of Morgan amps, are the main reason I bought this amp. When you hear some of the best builders out there rave about an amp they didn't build, you should pay attention. So glad I did.

earthmud · Nov 21, 2020

blackba said:
That JmJ 30 looks awesome. Is the ef86 channel in phase with the top boost or normal channel that you can jumper them?

Mine has all three in phase.

Roccorobb said:
Beautiful! Who makes the trannies?

Mine has Mercury Magnetics

gulliver said:
I'm curious as to how compressed you find this amp? Some of the clips sound a little compressed, but might just be the recording production.

I don't find mine to sound compressed at all. I usually run it with the power scaling wide open and it has plenty of headroom. The amp itself sounds monstrous through my Peterson 2x12 diagonal.

earthmud · Nov 21, 2020

JMJ-30 good and hot!

Listen to JMJ-30 good and hot! by minorinjuries on SoundCloud

m.soundcloud.com

Here's a live clip with just a room mic. All lead work is the JMJ30. This was a first take on a new song so forgive the gratuitous noodling.

ebenezer · Monday at 9:14 PM

earthmud said:
JMJ-30 good and hot!

Listen to JMJ-30 good and hot! by minorinjuries on SoundCloud

m.soundcloud.com

Here's a live clip with just a room mic. All lead work is the JMJ30. This was a first take on a new song so forgive the gratuitous noodling.

Dude, your playing sounds great! That lead work is great. I love how big the song gets during the chorus!

earthmud · Monday at 10:51 PM

ebenezer said:
Dude, your playing sounds great! That lead work is great. I love how big the song gets during the chorus!

Thanks man I appreciate it. I wish we were still together! It was one of my better days for sure. Way back you had a clip or song of your JMJ30 that was one of the reasons I bought the JMJ30 in the first place so thank you!

ebenezer · Tuesday at 2:48 PM

Yeah, I've done a couple recordings with the amp. I did some about 5 years ago, when I had my first JMJ, then in a fit of insanity I sold it. But I got one back recently, so I'm back to recording with it.

NAD: 12 years in the making... JMJ-30

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