JVM210H 100-watt 2-channel Tube Head Review

DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS

I'VE HAD MINE JUST ABOUT A YEAR NOW,AND NO COMPLAINTS. I WANTED SOMETHING NEW,WITH NO ISSUES,THAT COULD REPLACE MY BELOVED JCM2000 TRS. THE DSL'S JUST DON'T CUT IT WITH ME,BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GO FROM CLEAN TO CRUNCH WITH THE FOOTSWITCH;JUST FROM CLEAN TO OVERGAIN,OR FROM CRUNCH TO OVERGAIN. THIS BABY SHINES,AS IT DOES EVERYTHING,AND EACH SETTING CAN BE STORED.JUST LOVE IT!SOUNDS BEST,TO… read more ME,THROUGH VINTAGE 30'S,FOR SURE.

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It is a musical beast.

So far it is a freaking monster. I love it.

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I sold mine because was paranoid being too loud, now I wanna die.Will have to buy another, I miss it.Darn it.Emulates Plexi and JCM like gold.

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From Kitty-Cat to Fire Breather!

The 210H is flat out AMAZING! Pretty much any Marshall tone you could ever want is inside this thing just waiting to be discovered! At full roar, the buildings/homes around you will rattle. But no need to PO your neighbors, it sounds GREAT at bedroom volumes too...BONUS!!! This one amp can (and will) cover all the bases from really nice,shimmery cleans to balls out metal… read more (and all at the tap of a footswitch). It's super easy to set up too. Setting up the channels, modes and footswitch took about 30 min, and it is now "gig-ready" (C'mon COVID, we need to jam!!!) Also, worth mentioning, it will hold it's own against my Fryette Sig X...and then some. Plus it is WAY more user friendly! I went with this over the 410H simply because I don't really need all the other functionality of the 410. The 210 has everything I need, and more. A special shout out to Jon Mostacato for all your help and dealing with me...lol. Thank you for everything! ~Troy

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I'm typically not a fan of Marshall... until I heard this thing!

I've never really been a fan of the Marshall sound, a lot of the Marshall tones I hear in recordings that I love are drastically pushed or heavily modified amplifiers. A natural JCM800, while a good Rock amp, is not a great Metal amplifier in my opinion. Enter the JVM series of amps. This is Marshall's proper metal line as far as I'm concerned. They are all tube amps, loaded with… read more EL34's and have that glorious tube tone I love so much. Now, if you're interested in this particular series of Marshall amps, I've tried the 50 Watt and it is quite comparable to the 100 Watt. The major difference is the amount of headroom, of course, but that little bit seems to give the 100 a bit more oomph in the overall sound compared to the 50, but the 50 is an awesome choice if you aren't going to be pushing the amp much. The 410H is by far the flagship model in the JVM line and a friend of mine has that amp. I've played it many times and it sounds awesome. However, if you watch the demo videos Marshall market's this as basically 12 amps in one, so that makes the 210 about 6 amps in one. To be honest I never use the middle channels or any "crunch" channel on a lot of the amps I own, so the 410H is just option overkill as far as I'm concerned. The 410 is certainly a great amp, but if you just want cleans and high gain, the 210 is really what you're after. The JVM series is the heaviest and highest gain Marshall I've come across that sounds amazing. It definitely puts the coveted JCM series to shame, as far as I'm concerned, and it costs a lot less. It might not exactly hit those JCM classic rock tones in the same way, but it will definitely exceed the JCM's in the field of high gain. So, if you're a Metal player I highly recommend checking out the JVM series. They even hold their own against some of my best boutique amps from the likes of Driftwood, Mezzabarba (admittedly these are the king of amps as far as I can find), and Soldano.

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