Marshall | JCM2555X Silver Jubilee
JCM2555X Silver Jubilee
- JCM2555SL Slash Signature
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The iconic Marshall Silver Jubilee was produced for a single year—1987. They now fetch ridiculous sums of money on auction sites when they come up for sale—which isn’t often. Several years after that first release, Marshall put out the Slash signature amp based on the same circuitry. That amp, too, became an object of lust. Needless to say, a legend (and a speculative collectors’ niche) grew—along with a market eager to see a reissue. Marshall has heeded the clamor with the new JCM 25/50 2555X Silver Jubilee.
Timeless Tones
The 2555X is not a down-to-the-last-woodscrew reissue, which is nice, because several design changes are clear improvements. Where older versions had two speaker jacks and an output impedance selector, now the amp simply has five speaker output jacks ranging from 4-to-16 ohms. The company also improved the switching circuitry to eliminate a relay flickering issue that plagued some originals.
In most critical ways, the 2555X is a faithful recreation of the original. A classic Marshall tube array of three ECC83 preamp tubes and four EL34 power amp tubes drives the works. The no-frills front panel consists of knobs for presence, bass, middle, treble, output master, lead master, and input gain. Two of the knobs have push/pull functions: The output master can be pulled out to change channels in lieu of a footswitch, and the input gain can be pulled to activate the rhythm clip function, which adds an extra gain stage for dirty rhythm tones. Next to the power and standby switches on the front panel, there’s a low/high output switch that gives you the option of pentode (50 watt) and triode (100 watt) operation.
- Suitable for all venues from the large arenas and using the power reduction feature from 100w to 50w you can gig at a smaller location.
- You can switch with ease between two channels and the lead channel will provide higher gain for that extra level of distortion.
- Add in extra grit and distortion to your sound by using the pull rhythm clip. At lower volumes you can hear the higher dirty gains.
- With a classic 80’s tone this amp will take you to another era.
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