Silver Jubilee or JCM800 - Which is the Ultimate Marshall Amp?

The Marshall JCM800 and Silver Jubilee series are arguably the pinnacle of Marshall amps. They have a lot of the Plexi qualities but with more gain and aggressiveness. In this video I compare them and also play them through each others speaker cabinets. Use the time tags below to skip to the segments you're interested in. Gear: 1987 Marshall Silver Jubilee model 2554 (Marshall V30) 1983 Marshall JCM800 model 4010 (G12-65) 1973 Gibson Les Paul Custom 1973 DiMarzio Super Distortion 1981 Boss Overdrive OD-1 1970s Unidyne IV 548 close mic 1981 Neumann KM84 room mic (panned left) Mic Pre Neve 1073 DPX Time Tags: 00:00 Intro 02:42 Circuit comparison 04:41 800 and Silver through 800 Cab 05:48 800 and Silver through Silver Cab 06:57 OD1 + 800 and Silver through 800 Cab 08:18 Solo riffs 10:43 Palm mute rhythm riffs 12:39 Conclusions 14:17 Tweaking the Silver 16:48 Conclusions 18:50 Tweaking the 800 20:02 Conclusions