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1994 Marshall 6100 LM Anniversary Series Amplifier - $1,500 (SALIDA)
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Marshall billed the amp as something like an all-in-one Marshall package: something that could get Plexi sounds, JCM800 sounds, JCM900 sounds and even JTM45 sounds. And it definitely has a sound and character of its own!
· Complete Restoration! – Unlike many 32 yr. old vintage amplifiers on the market, this amp has been professionally restored including all preamp electrolytics, Mos-FET switch transistor, power supply caps, B+ power resistors, rectifier diodes, midi-controller, channel switching ICs, improved bias circuit, and of course, diagnosis and test. Everything works! And it’s nice and quiet. In essence, you get a vintage amp that sounds like it did when it was new.
· Condition – Excellent: I would sell this as “Mint,” but there’s corner damage on the top heat vent.
· Power Tubes – comes with a matched quad of low-hour, pre-Gibson Mesa Boogie SRT 5881 Power Tubes.
· Spare channel selector chips – Extra set of professionally pre-programmed midi-controller and channel switching ICs packaged in ESD bag. These chips can be an issue with this amp as they can be damaged if a power tubes shorts. Not only are all the chips in this amp new, you have a brand-new backup set with the Marshall software loaded on the controller chip.
· Footswitch – 3-way Marshall factory footswitch for channel switching between all three channels.
- CHANNEL 1 – Clean: The clean channel, versatile “Fender Voiced,” has a mid-shift button that adds a glassier tone to the classic rich Marshall sound. There is also a bright switch for added shimmer.
- CHANNEL 2 – Crunch: Channel 2, the Crunch channel, features 3 modes, each representing an iconic predecessor. Mode A has a tone similar to a Super Lead/JTM45, Mode B gives the amp a classic JCM800 sound and Mode C brings the heavy metal sound from the JCM900 amps.
- CHANNEL 3 – Lead: Channel 3 provides unparalleled levels of gain with contour switches and gain boost. Lots of Marshall Overdrive.
· User’s Manual: Please review the attached user manual to get a feel for how robust this amplifier is and all things it can do.
Other cool stuff.
· Pentode/Triode Selection Switch: “Triode” operation gives half the rated power output (~50W) and “Pentode” operation provides full rated output (~100W)
· Effects Control: Allows control of the balanced effect and dry signal when using external processors from the front panel.
· Series/Parallel FXS: Series is your typical pedal set-up, most suitable for EQs, compressors, limiters, etc. Parallel suits delays, reverbs, chorus effects. I run my delay in Parallel, and I can use the effect control to set the volume of the delay you here. I love this
· Impedance Selector: 4Ω, 8Ω, 16Ω
1992 Advertisement:
“What’s black, has 17 knobs, 22 switches, 3 channels, variable damping factor, effects loop, 11 tubes and sounds like God?”
– U.S AD Headline, 1992
Most people dread turning 30, right? Well not us. By the time we reached our 30th anniversary, we had long been a household name, celebrated by rock legends from across the globe. We'd set the bar pretty high with the Silver Jubilee to celebrate turning 25, and we knew we had to do something special to mark 30 years of being in the amp business. So that’s exactly what we did.
The development of the 30th Anniversary series began during the production of the JCM900s. The initial plan had been to release a third amp in the series, a three-channel variation. Unfortunately, with production demands for other amps being so high, this was postponed, and the triple channel variation was launched for the anniversary instead.
The amp was praised for providing almost all Marshall tones in one. Each channel featured different modes modelled after previous Marshall success stories. Whether you were after the sound of a JTM45 or a JCM900, this series would fit the bill.
When the 30th Anniversary series was launched at Winter NAMM in 1992 it was met with huge critical acclaim. Not only did it sound great, but it looked good too. With blue or black vinyl finishes, all brass plated panel and Marshall script logo, this was an amp that screamed glamour. The valve and transformer covers were also brass plated.
Despite it being 1992, the amp also featured many forward-thinking technological advancements, many of which are still utilized today. These include an effects loop, midi controls, separate send levels, and balanced output control features which provide a real direct to board guitar sound.
The amp itself was a 100 watt, all valve, triple channel beast. The head housed 11 valves: seven ECC83s and four 5881s. All three channels were independent, each with their own controls for EQ and volume and individual gain controls for Crunch and Lead channels. The tone of each channel could be sculped even further, making this amp a showstopper.