JVM Forum

It does say if some other gear creeps in......

so here it is some other gear
its my modded jcm800, Ive got a jvm205h but I havent recorded it yet doh !
so I will share this clip instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl-qarMyG40

i love the tone in your clip and all other fortin modded amps

i'd love to find out what you and mike could do with a jvm.
Do you have any suggestions?

Hi , glad you like it

just to clear up any confusion... the amp in the clip is my amp but...
Im not the guy who does the mods , the guy who did that mod to the amp is dan gower he made the clip he did the mod

I bought that actual amp in the clip directly from dan , I believe it was the very first cali mod.
its an absolutely unbelievably good amp capable of an astonishing range of tones and styles
not only does it have a shite load of gain , the tone is amazing

I understand that mike fortin is not taking in any amps for mods at the moment as he is completely snowed under with mods and his own production amps.

however.. I believe dan gower is still taking in amps for modding although he is also quite busy , he is based in essex in the uk
dan gower is a top guy and his mods are absolutely amazing , I believe he will mod numerous amps with different mods
it would be well worthwhile contacting him to chat about mods , he is great to talk with ,he is absolutely 100% committed to acheiving the best with his mods he is passionate about music and is also a killer guitar player. drop him a line maybe...

yeah I heard over at rig talk that Mike won't be taking mod orders for quite some time as he is busy building his own awesome amps and working on the Natas. I am seriously mauling over placing a Bones order, based on the yt videos.

How would you compare the Cali mod to the JVM, particularly the high gain "metal" settings? It seems to me that the Cali,Bones,etc are very tight and percussive, kind of like a Splawn Quickrod, but with slight more lower mids and hence a more modern voicing. Can the JVM get close?

I hope im not going to get flamed for this.... so just let me say first I have great respect for the jvm205h

The cali mod and the jvm205h share some similarities....
of all the tones that are in the jvm the cali mod can do most of them but not quite all and in a most cases I feel the cali can do them a quite a bit better, but.... the cali cant do everything the jvm can either

but... there are many more sounds that the cali mod can do that are simply immpossible to acheive with jvm and to be honest I think those are the best ones

I think the cali has much much better playing feel and way better tone at most settings also there is definitely a LOT more gain on tap with the cali and the gain is usable even at its most extreme settings
the jvm doesent handle extreme gain anywhere near as well , although im not sure how to compare metal high gain as Im not sure we have the same ideas as to what that is.

one of the biggest differences with the cali is the saturation switch which can be switched in or completely out of the circuit , this offers the highest gain levels and a produces a very very different feel tone and gain level to the jvm , it creates a compression as well as gain, the compression it produces doesent turn the amp to mush or interfere with playing feel in any way in fact it is amazing to play and is I would say my favourite setting , its phenominal..

the cali also has other switches one changes from spongy to tight the other changes from fat to punchy ,all are killer options ,there is one master and there are two preamp controls which both have three way bright switches, plus a resonance control.

the cali can be tight and percussive but can also be set for lots of other types of playing feel

Im sticking my neck out here but I believe the cali is a more versatile amp in terms of the range of tones and different feels it can produce and it has tones the jvm just cant produce
Ive tried beleive me.

the only amp ive played so far that comes close to the cali mod is the mark cameron cc-v and I prefer the cali over that

I havent heard the fortin bones first hand yet but Ive been told by mike fortin and dan gower that the bones and the cali are quite different

as good as I feel the cali is though ....I still love the jvm205h

I hope this gives you some insight and I genuinely hope no one here feels Im slating the jvm as Im not , they are just different amps its as simple as that

It would be interesting to see what that same Tech could do to the 205h. Have you considered of doing that?

I think it certainly would be very interesting , I do know there are other techs out there already doing this but..... Im not sure I would actually WANT to change the jvm205H

I dont really think there is anything wrong with the jvm205h, some things are fine just as they are , I wouldnt have a tech modify a vintage plexi or metal panel era marshall yet they will never have the same gain as most modern amps but that is fine ,they are what they are
I feel the same with the jvm205h

I think the jvm205h is an incredible sounding amp and If bought second hand or new is amazing value for money , I seriously believe the jvm205h puts a lot of boutique amp designers amps to complete shame....

what would be of much greater interest to me would what could be done to a jvm410h......