From The Guv’nor’ Jim Marshall* ENGLISH I would like to personally congratulate you on choosing the all-valve, 100 Watt, JVM410HJS Joe Satriani Signature amplifi er. Joe worked very closely with my top R&D chap, Santiago Alvarez, on this amp for a number of years and the result of this collaboration is fantastic. As is the fact that Joe has quite literally road-tested the prototypes on tour all over the world and also in the recording studio. I’ve followed Joe’s career ever since his self-fi nanced debut album, Not of This Earth, came out in the mid ‘80s. I’m delighted that he recorded many of his classic instrumentals using Marshall amps. In fact, some of the sounds the JVM410HJS’s modes are capable of pay homage to many of those great old amps he relied on – from JMPs to the 30th Anniversary 6100 that he used for so many years. Like Joe, I’m extremely proud of the amp that he and Santiago have developed. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you every success with your new Marshall JVM410HJS. I’m sure it will bring you countless hours of playing pleasure. Welcome to the Marshall family. Yours Sincerely, Jim Marshall *Footnote: this intro was the fi nal one Jim worked on before making Heaven a much louder place! Here’s what Joe had to say on hearing of Jim’s passing: 1 ENGLISH First and foremost, thanks for getting ones and eventually, by the end of that tour, I’d I was playing through mine and we both realized as a result of the JVM on the “Get Your Buzz On” realized that using a distortion box into a clean that our amps weren’t up to it. So we contacted live DVD [fi lmed on one night in 2009]. It’s a very my new Marshall Signature Amp – it’s channel was really helping me do the show. At the Marshall about helping us out for the subsequent fat, rich tone which we’ve since taken several steps something I’m very proud of. Having a end of the tour I went back into the studio to “real” tour as neither of us had confi dence in our further to make it even more of an organic rock and Signature Marshall is an elite fraternity start recording what would become “The Extremist” rigs. Marshall set us up with some JVM and some roll sound - which is the hallmark of my signature album, and Marshall had sent over this new head – Vintage Modern heads and we just loved them. They amp. and I feel honored to be part of it. the 30th Anniversary 6100. The fi rst thing I did was literally transformed the sound of the band. I was When I look across at the names of the go in to the clean channel and seeing how my box using a JVM and the end of that touring cycle I’d Thanks to a really long and fruitful R&D period, guys who’ve got and have had signature sounded and it was like: Wow – that’s amazing.. And realized exactly what it was I was looking to get I’ve been able to record, rehearse and play live with that was really the beginning of me just depending out of the amp. Then came the offer to work with all the prototypes while Santiago and I fi ne tuned models it’s very impressive to say the on that head. I’ve got 5 of them & I even have a Marshall on a signature head… the amp…not just with Chickenfoot but on my least. They’re all players I greatly respect full stack with the polished brass chassis and logo solo stuff too. I’ve really put all the prototypes that’s very cool. I was not only fl attered by this gesture but also through their paces in “the real world” – well, in and listen to. The amps that bear their very excited because I had real, practical experience “my real world” anyway. To my mind, the original names are very cool and I like the fact I played “hooky” from the brand for while but with the JVM and I had some things I wanted JVM410H has a sizeable chunk of Marshall History that they’re specifi c, they do something when Chickenfoot formed a few years ago, I came to change about it – specifi cally, make an already encapsulated within its 12 modes. I feel that back to Marshall because I was looking for a great amp even bigger, bolder, more punchy and more Santiago and myself have capitalized and expanded outrageous and when you plug in to one bigger, more organic, more complete sound. The dynamic. To me the JVM410H’s four channels were upon that fi rm sonic foundation and, as a result, you get really inspired. So, for all those great thing about a distortion box into a clean amazing but what was even more mind-blowing was the JVM410HJS contains a lot of classic Marshall channel is that if you’re playing melodies and solos that it had three switchable modes per channel. So tones as well as a few fresh ones that people will reasons it’s really an honor to be part of back-to-back, when you put it in-front of everyone it wasn’t merely a 4 channel amp, it was 4 by 3. It regard as new classics. the group. else in the band, it creates the illusion that it’s the was fascinating just to sit there and play through biggest, loudest thing. But, if you’re playing through it. I felt that the designer, Santiago Alvarez, had I sincerely hope JVM410HJS gives you as much As you may know I’m not new to Marshall – we a rig like that and you’ve got a very dynamic drummer really made a huge step forward in amplifi er design playing pleasure as it gives me. I can honestly say have quite a history together. Back in 1988, when like Chad Smith, a bassist like Michael Anthony and by being able to pack so much into a head while that I’ve never had this much fun or derived this I started touring for “Surfi ng With The Alien” I a vocal powerhouse like Sammy Hagar, you quickly making it so elegantly designed and functional. This much inspiration from an amp before. Enjoy! was taking out the old Marshall heads I’d recorded fi nd out that your sound really isn’t that big and amp gets you in and out of all the different eras of with and then somewhere along the line the guys dynamic at all – it’s smaller! rock music, no questions asked. at Marshall started lending me gear in different territories which was really nice of them because So, before the fi rst proper Chickenfoot tour, we So that’s how myself and Santiago started working we were touring with such a shoe-string budget! I did a couple of warm-up runs in small clubs. on the JVM410HJS. I think you can hear a good Joe Satriani wound up playing though a whole lot of different Sammy (Hagar) was playing through his old rig and example of how Chickenfoot’s sound blossomed 2 3 OVERVIEW Presenting the 4 channel, 100 Watt, all-valve NB: Please note that the supplied footcontroller lead is the signal following its dynamics. The individual Gate unscreened and not suitable for guitar. Threshold control for each of the amp’s four channels is JVM410HJS Joe Satriani Signature head. Its specially tailored for it and allows very slow decay times for 4 channels boast 3 modes each, giving you The 6-button footcontroller features 7 LEDS marked slowly moving guitar signals thus maintaining the natural CLEAN/MID-SHIFT, CRUNCH, OD1, OD2, MASTER, GATE sustain, plus very fast decays for staccato rhythms and THE BASICS a total of 12 modes and no fewer than nine* & FX. The LEDs for each of the 4 channels are 3-coloured short pauses. WARNING: Before going any further, make sure your Green, Orange and Red, visually telling you which channel unique gain structures to choose from. Even amplifi er is compatible with your electrical supply. If and mode is selected alongside the status of Master, Noise One of the most instantly noticeable differences you have any doubt, please get help from a qualifi ed Gate and FX loop. The CLEAN LED also doubles as a visual though its front panel contains a total of between the JVM410H and the JVM410HJS is technician - your Marshall dealer can help you in this indicator for when the MID-SHIFT option on the OD1 and respect. 28 control knobs and 9 LED switches, the OD2 channels is activated. that I’ve replaced the original Reverb section with independent Noise Gates for each channel. JVM410HJS is simple to understand and The correct value of mains fuse is specifi ed on the rear The footcontroller enables you to assign any of its 6 Reverb is a very personal thing and I’ve found panel of the amplifi er. NEVER attempt to bypass the operate thanks to its extremely logical front switches to instantly recall any front panel function (Switch that for me a built-in reverb never works as fuse or fi t one of the incorrect value. Store Mode) or complete channel setup (Preset Store well in a professional setting as one you can and rear panel layouts.