Simply put, I never knew these amps existed!
Man, I'd love to get one!!
A 1997 2203 that is NOT a reissue!
Man, I'd love to get one!!
A 1997 2203 that is NOT a reissue!
Check this out: A *1997* JCM 800 2203
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LPMarshall hack
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Interesting....How is it not a reissue if made in 97? Did they make a few that year for the hell of it?
It technically was the first reissue of that amp, a special edition made for guitar center. I've seen a couple for sale online, but never seen one in person.
There's one for sale locally but the guy's asking 2G. I know thats current market value but not for me.
HNAD, Congrats.
Newer seen one before.
Cheers
Not mine...
DreamerDeceiver
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GC was around in 97?
Yep. If you search there's other threads here on that amp. Apparently they found 200 unused original pcbs and made that many units, so I would say a pretty rare bird.
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GC goes back to the '80s, at least...
according to this, '50s as "Organ Center" & changed in the '60s to Guitar Center....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Center#History
Yep. I clearly remember in the 90s..man u couldn't give those things away, now? Crazy...
johan.b
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What says it's not a reissiue?
... just when i left my tech job at the Scandinavian agent summer of -96 we got a shipment of the first reissues of 2203... I'm not arguing with you, just wondering what make this different?
J
It's a final production run of the late 80s 2203. The Xers are reissues of the early 80s 2203s...but equipped with an FX loop...and a few other small changes namely the transformers. Imo the originals are better...
Wet behind the ears there grasshopper! Lol.. I bought my first custom shop Explorer in 1986 from GC in Chicago.
Where??
DreamerDeceiver
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Northeast where I am, didnt have any GC until 2003 .... 98 in mass
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FB marketplace Minneapolis.
Must be sold...cannot find it there!
Harlequin tusk
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I have one of these, bot it from a former member about 10 years ago, it's missing the GC badge.
Harlequin tusk
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According to the "Jim Marshall: The Father of Loud" book by Rich Maloof:
"In 1997, 200 virgin 2203 circuit boards were discovered - and used for limited amp run for the Guitar Center chain. Each head bore a plaque with the GC logo, Jim's signature and the legend "1997 LIMITED EDITION JCM800, FINAL PRODUCTION RUN OF MODEL 2203."
"In 1997, 200 virgin 2203 circuit boards were discovered - and used for limited amp run for the Guitar Center chain. Each head bore a plaque with the GC logo, Jim's signature and the legend "1997 LIMITED EDITION JCM800, FINAL PRODUCTION RUN OF MODEL 2203."
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