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    Team,

    I have a Marshall JVM410HJS 100 watt head that has crapped out on me. I have owned it for less than a year and it never sounded right but it was fully functional. I got it from Musician's friend as a restock (first flag) and failed for some reason (probably money) to get the gold coverage they offer (2nd flag). So, here I am in Okinawa Japan with no certified service available and perhaps a very long wait at a non-certified shop to get this beast diagnosed and repaired. So here is the question...do you know of a shop I can send it to in the states that can troubleshoot this brick and bring it back to life? I have looked for Marshall USA Service Centers online with not too good results. I found an e-mail for one but no response after over a week of waiting (The heads are supposed to be under warranty for defects for 5 years) so I was hoping to no avail that they would respond back to take a look at it.

    other info...
    1) yes it was retubed and biased to try and get a decent tone (EL 34s) but still sounded crappy
    2) tubes still seem to be good but clean and crunch channels are completely out
    3) OD1/OD2 on green/red etc...work but there is alot of popping and static/hiss (still sounds like crap too)
    4) The amp is unmodded and all switching functions work correctly or at least the LEDs light up like they are supposed to to include using the footswitch.
    5) I have about 10 hours total on this amp in a bedroom setting (never gigged) at low to medium volumes (but I rock hard! lol)
    6) I have never jacked into the wrong OHMs port for the cab and consistently run a 16 OHM Marshall 1960A
    7) Although I sometimes wish it had been, it has never been hit by lightning!

    Thanks in advance for your thoughts and assistance in finding a reasonable place to get this thing repaired.
    "Rule number one: In my van, it's Rush. All Rush, all the time. No exceptions. Rule number two: Nobody touch the red button. And I mean never touch the red button. Most importantly, rule number three: There's no jerking it in my van!"

    Kemper 600 watt Profiling Amp
    ENGL Powerball II
    Peavey 5150 4x12 Slant Cab
    Mesa 4 x 12 Slant Cab
    Marshall 2x12 Cab

    2010 Jackson SL2H Trans Blue
    1988 Charvel 750XL Trans Cherry Burst
    1989 Charvel 750XL Trans Cherry Burst Hardtail
    2011 Jackson DK2M Blue
    2011 Jackson DK2M Black
    1987 Charvel Model 2 White
    2012 Charvel Dimartini Crossed Swords
    1991 Charvel Dinky 080-SH Blue Crackle
    1990 Grover Jackson Dinky Trans Purple
    2010 Jackson Mutt Slime Green
    2012 Charvel Jap Pro Mod Candy Blue
    2006 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black
    2003 Gibson Les Paul R9 Custom Shop Reissue
    2013 Gibson Les Paul Studio Pro Silverburst
    2013 Epiphone Plus Top Pro w/ Bonamassa pups
    2014 PRS SE Custom 24 Emerald Green
    1987 Tokai Silver Star Strat

  • #2
    Wow, nobody has a go-to shop to fix their amps? I may be screwed until I get back to the states...
    "Rule number one: In my van, it's Rush. All Rush, all the time. No exceptions. Rule number two: Nobody touch the red button. And I mean never touch the red button. Most importantly, rule number three: There's no jerking it in my van!"

    Kemper 600 watt Profiling Amp
    ENGL Powerball II
    Peavey 5150 4x12 Slant Cab
    Mesa 4 x 12 Slant Cab
    Marshall 2x12 Cab

    2010 Jackson SL2H Trans Blue
    1988 Charvel 750XL Trans Cherry Burst
    1989 Charvel 750XL Trans Cherry Burst Hardtail
    2011 Jackson DK2M Blue
    2011 Jackson DK2M Black
    1987 Charvel Model 2 White
    2012 Charvel Dimartini Crossed Swords
    1991 Charvel Dinky 080-SH Blue Crackle
    1990 Grover Jackson Dinky Trans Purple
    2010 Jackson Mutt Slime Green
    2012 Charvel Jap Pro Mod Candy Blue
    2006 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black
    2003 Gibson Les Paul R9 Custom Shop Reissue
    2013 Gibson Les Paul Studio Pro Silverburst
    2013 Epiphone Plus Top Pro w/ Bonamassa pups
    2014 PRS SE Custom 24 Emerald Green
    1987 Tokai Silver Star Strat

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    • #3
      Can't say I have any experience with him, but I've heard good things about Dave Friedman. Probably outrageously expensive, but....

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      • #4

        I've used them for warranty work on my old TV and we used them at my work for our equipment for our 299 seat theater(30 miles away and there's a place closer in the city). I even heard a manager suggest them yesterday at the local Sam Ash.

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        • #5
          Thanks guys! I am waiting on a call back from Musician's Friend as they are running interference on some potential warranty work through Marshall. I can never get them to answer but the reps says they are in constant contact with them on repairs...I am hopeful this will fall under the defect warranty...
          "Rule number one: In my van, it's Rush. All Rush, all the time. No exceptions. Rule number two: Nobody touch the red button. And I mean never touch the red button. Most importantly, rule number three: There's no jerking it in my van!"

          Kemper 600 watt Profiling Amp
          ENGL Powerball II
          Peavey 5150 4x12 Slant Cab
          Mesa 4 x 12 Slant Cab
          Marshall 2x12 Cab

          2010 Jackson SL2H Trans Blue
          1988 Charvel 750XL Trans Cherry Burst
          1989 Charvel 750XL Trans Cherry Burst Hardtail
          2011 Jackson DK2M Blue
          2011 Jackson DK2M Black
          1987 Charvel Model 2 White
          2012 Charvel Dimartini Crossed Swords
          1991 Charvel Dinky 080-SH Blue Crackle
          1990 Grover Jackson Dinky Trans Purple
          2010 Jackson Mutt Slime Green
          2012 Charvel Jap Pro Mod Candy Blue
          2006 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black
          2003 Gibson Les Paul R9 Custom Shop Reissue
          2013 Gibson Les Paul Studio Pro Silverburst
          2013 Epiphone Plus Top Pro w/ Bonamassa pups
          2014 PRS SE Custom 24 Emerald Green
          1987 Tokai Silver Star Strat

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          • #6
            Send it to Soldano, dosent matter that it's a Marshall.

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            • #7
              I've only got Randall modules modded from them but Jaded Faith in NJ is a full service shop. Rob is the owner and good guy to talk to. jadedfaithmods.com
              Every man dies... Not every man really lives!!

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              • #8
                Awesome! Thanks for the leads!
                "Rule number one: In my van, it's Rush. All Rush, all the time. No exceptions. Rule number two: Nobody touch the red button. And I mean never touch the red button. Most importantly, rule number three: There's no jerking it in my van!"

                Kemper 600 watt Profiling Amp
                ENGL Powerball II
                Peavey 5150 4x12 Slant Cab
                Mesa 4 x 12 Slant Cab
                Marshall 2x12 Cab

                2010 Jackson SL2H Trans Blue
                1988 Charvel 750XL Trans Cherry Burst
                1989 Charvel 750XL Trans Cherry Burst Hardtail
                2011 Jackson DK2M Blue
                2011 Jackson DK2M Black
                1987 Charvel Model 2 White
                2012 Charvel Dimartini Crossed Swords
                1991 Charvel Dinky 080-SH Blue Crackle
                1990 Grover Jackson Dinky Trans Purple
                2010 Jackson Mutt Slime Green
                2012 Charvel Jap Pro Mod Candy Blue
                2006 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black
                2003 Gibson Les Paul R9 Custom Shop Reissue
                2013 Gibson Les Paul Studio Pro Silverburst
                2013 Epiphone Plus Top Pro w/ Bonamassa pups
                2014 PRS SE Custom 24 Emerald Green
                1987 Tokai Silver Star Strat

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                • #9
                  I am lucky in that Savage Audio is local to me. They build really nice amps but they also do repair work on any tube amps. Turn around time was only a week or so when I took my JCM 900 SL-X when it was having problems.

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