Marshall Amplification JCM800 Series - Manual (Page 16)

“I love my Marshall amps: I am nothing without
them!”
Jimi Hendrix
Right:
Super 100JH Head
1982JHA Cab
1982JHB Cab
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100JH Jimi Hendrix Amplifier
Super 100JH Limited Edition Head • 1982AJH/1982BJH Cabs
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“Jimi Hendrix was my greatest ambassador without any
doubt at all,” states the Guv’nor, Jim Marshall. “In my
book his playing is still the best ever and his showmanship
was fantastic. I can still remember him scaring the living
daylights out of all the big name English guitarists
because they’d never seen or heard anything like Jimi –
no one had.”
Super 100JH Head
In close conjunction with Authentic Hendrix, the family company
established by Jimi’s father, the late James Al Hendrix, and after many
months of painstaking research, we are proud to announce the limited
edition, handwired ‘Super 100JH’ 100 Watt stack. This is the latest
addition to our ongoing series of handwired re-issues. It celebrates the
40th Anniversary of our world famous association with the late, great
Jimi Hendrix and pays homage to the legendary guitarist.
“Anyone who truly knew Jimi was well aware of how seriously he took his
instruments and equipment,” states Janie Hendrix, the President/CEO of
Authentic Hendrix. “To achieve the sound he heard playing inside, he
had to have the right tools. Gauging from his performances, he clearly
embraced Marshall amps. We too, embrace Marshall because it allowed
us to hear Jimi as we never would have before, with the truest sound and
most feeling. We are happy to see the past reborn in the form of this
Jimi Hendrix amp stack. It is our pleasure to partner with Marshall
Amplification in giving volume to the legacy of Jimi.”
After hearing and then playing through a Marshall stack for the first time
while in London during the Autumn of 1966, Jimi Hendrix wanted to meet
the man who created these amplifiers and coincidentally shared his first
and middle names – James Marshall! Thus, in October of that year, the
guitarist visited Jim’s shop in Hanwell and a lasting friendship and
association was immediately struck. “Despite his somewhat wild
appearance and his incredible, larger-than-life on-stage persona, Jimi
was a very softly spoken and extremely polite young man with a fantastic
sense of humour,” Dr Marshall recalls. “We hit it off right away and
became good friends.” On leaving Jim’s shop, Jimi had secured an order
for his 100 Watt Marshall stacks and, as the saying goes, the rest of the
story is now history . . .
“Meeting Jim was beyond groovy for me,” Jimi was quoted as saying
about his visit to the Marshall shop in Hanwell. “It was such a relief to talk
to someone who knows and cares about sound. Jim really listened to me
and answered a lot of questions. I love my Marshall amps: I am nothing
without them!”
The Jimi Hendrix stack consists of the Super 100JH head, the angled
1982AJH 4x12 ” and the extra-tall, straight-fronted 1982BJH 4x12”
cabinets. The original versions of this iconic, tall, pinstriped stack were
built in 1966 and the Super 100 head was the immediate successor to
Marshall’s first ever 100 Watt head – the famous dual output transformer
JTM45/100.
Extensive research and discussions with technicians and roadies of the
period has indicated that Hendrix’s Super 100 Marshall heads were
completely stock except for tonal enhancements requested by Jimi
himself. Slight circuit modifications in our main reference’s tone stack
support this. The limited edition Super 100JH head is a meticulous and
totally authentic handwired re-issue of these heads, complete with the
aforementioned modification which adds slightly more treble and bass.
The Super 100JH is an extremely straightforward amplifier. Its two
channels – High Treble and Normal – each have two inputs (High and
Low sensitivity) and separate Loudness (Volume) controls. Both channels
share the amplifier’s four tone controls: Treble, Middle, Bass and
Presence. It contains three ECC83 (12AX7) valves in the pre-amp and a
quartet of KT66 valves in the power amp, the latter being standard issue
in mid-sixties Marshall Amplifiers. The all-important transformers are built
by the original manufacturer Drake.
The Super 100JH stack’s two 4x12 ” speaker cabinets – the angled
1982AJH and straight 1982BJH – have been reintroduced to complete
the majestic look of the original pinstriped stacks that Jimi used. The
1982BJH is nearly 7 ” taller than a standard Marshall 4x12”, adding
further to the impressive look of the stack. Both JH cabs are loaded with
FEATURES 1982AJH 1982BJH
Speaker Configuration 4 x 12” 4 x 12”
Power (RMS) 100 Watt 100 Watt
Impedance 16 Ohm 16 Ohm
Dimensions (mm) 754 x 741 x 355 754 x 914 x 355
Weight (kg) 36.4 41.5
CABINET SPECIFICATIONS
FEATURES Super 100JH
Head ✓
Output (RMS) 100 Watt
Channels 2
4 Band EQ ✓
Pre-Amp Valves 3 x ECC83
Power Amp Valves 4 x KT66
Dimensions (mm) 741 x 270 x 210
Weight (kg) 22
AMPLIFIER SPECIFICATION
Celestion G12C 25 Watt speakers, which have been specially developed
by Marshall and Celestion to duplicate the sound of the original speakers
found in authentic reference cabinets from that era.
A limited run of 600 Super 100JH Jimi Hendrix stacks will be available
worldwide. Each head is individually numbered and comes with an
exclusive certificate, personally signed by Dr Jim Marshall OBE. The
certificate and handbook will come housed in a unique presentation
folder. Also included are a full set of heavy duty ‘script logo’ dust covers.
Each head and cabinet set bears the official Authentic Hendrix logo.