Stage 1: Research and Development Initial Amp Investigation

Two days after the AFD100 project was announced at the 2010 NAMM show in Anaheim, Marshalls Senior Design Engineer travelled to a Hollywood recording studio to examine Slashs highly prized JCM800 amplifier. Voltages were measured and circuitry was scrutinised to provide the tonal foundations of the forthcoming AFD100 amp. There he met with the man himself Slash and producer Eric Valentine to discuss, among other things, the JCM800s modded circuitry, amazing tone and the famous Number 39.

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Music

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• Slash
• AFD100
• AFD
• Marshall
• Amplification
• Eric
• Valentine
• 39
• JCM800

[5digits6strings]

If Slash can't even remember what amp he used...

[Wrangler4Life]

i hope its not going to cost a bomb!

[SixStringHarmonies]

This is friggin maddening! Slash, the guy who recorded the friggin' album, played the amp for months, is telling you it was a jcm800. This guy is gonna stand there and tell Slash what amp he used during the pinnacle of his career? Forget the faceplate text, don't you think Slash would have a pretty strong recollection of the number of inputs on the historic amp he sat there and tweaked for months? It's astounding what lengths Marshall is going to in order to ask top dollar for these repros.

[lespaulman1]

@5digits6strings of course he cant remember. Slash recorded Appetite about 25 yrs ago, AND he was doing a crap ton of drugs and drinking a lot back then. You wouldnt be able to remember either.

[jakemk21]

I just love how it simply says "Slash-Rock Legend". Anybody have any idea how much this amp will cost?

[VH5150MetallicaFan]

@Wrangler4Life it's not it's $1200

[amalienworkshop1]

that motherfucker called Slash a liar, i cant go for that

[62SG]

@emeraldstudio Well the Randy amp is just his head. Its identical to his amp, but he also had the Altec speakers instead of the Celestians you probably have as well as an MXR Distortion+ for a clean boost, an EQ to shape it his tone and of course his guitars Not to mention that there is no one consistent Randy tone. What he sounded like in the studio is different from the live album which is different from his actual live sound which depended on the venue and the soundboard.

[CMajor5th]

But that what it said on it..haha this really isnt funny....marketing at its best,

Buy a 900 dollar jcm send it to me ill charge you 200 to mod it and youll save yourself the extra 2k marshall is going to charge for this thing....and ill even write Slash's name on it for you...ill write my name on it if you want

[KAPICEK]

@strabbs1 *facepalm*

[mikebecker330]

From all accounts, the original AFD amp was a JCM800 Marshall modded by Frank Levi at SIR. The original #39 was modded by Tim Caswell at SIR. From what I've been told, the #39 was being used by Warren Demartini during the recordings for Dancing Undercover in '85 - '86...Slash didn't have access to it; however, Frank Levi modded a JCM800 based on Caswell's designs. The entire story behind this amp is stuff of myth and legend. Somewhere in a dusty closet is where #39 is sitting.

[strabbs1]

snake oil, fairy dust and roswell alloys!!! its a fucking amp!! how much more accurate can it sound to my mg 30 practise amp?? cranked with a boos overdrive and an american tele is close enough for me, what next, shall we discuss what he had for breakfast on the morning of the sweet child of mine session?