Ceriatone 2204 mod clip

This is a demo clip of my modified Ceriatone 2204. Mods include channel switching, effects loop, and some tone tweaks. The original amp is a clone of the Marshall JCM 800 50 Watt 2204 amp. The camera has clipped the signal, but it still offers some insight into the overall tone. What I love about this amp is that the 2 channels match up very well, the 'gain' channel is just an extension of the clean, it doesn't sound like a completely different amp (like a DSL 100 does). In the video I think I said that I built this, but really Nik did and I just installed the mods.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Marshall
• Ceriatone
• 2204
• JCM
• 800

[fmassaretto]

Why sensitive and low input?

[dsdjb]

@fmassaretto That is just the standard labeling on an 800. You can't really see the 'High' since the cabinet cuts it off. On a standard 800 the high input has 3 gain stages and the low input bypasses the first stage (2 gain stages). In this amp I got rid of the low input and use that as the footswitch jack for the channel switching.

[fmassaretto]

@dsdjb Thank you!

I forgot to ask: What's the cabinete?

And nice amp!

[dsdjb]

@fmassaretto Thanks! This is a standard Marshall 1960A 4x12 with the stock Celestion G12T-75 speakers.  I have since swapped out the speakers in favor of some green back clones . . . an improvement for sure.

[willeng84]

@dsdjb Hey man, love the amp but even more I love what you have done with it. Did they offer the mods and the schematics at ceriatone or where did you get them and was it difficult to mod? I am pretty comfortable digging around in amps and am pretty good at soldering, I have never bought an amp I didn't improve the sound just from resoldering the joints. Just wandering, it doesn't seem to my mind to be too dificult as its really just disconnecting the low input and wiring it to a switch correct?

[dsdjb]

@willeng84 This was a mod that I came up with.  I think Nik is offering his own version of this concept now. What I did was had Nik make a custom chassis with an extra set of gain/mv controls. I then used a 4PDT relay to switch the input and output of each knob. I did disconnect the low input and used that jack for the footswitch to trigger the relay.

[dsdjb]

@PlayBlyaLoud Stock Ceriatone transformers.

[dsdjb]

@CRANKYONE100 I think Nik's Plexi Brown Mk2 100 is supposed to be a replica of that amp. You'd have to crank it to WWIII volumes or use an attenuator though. Ask Nik via email and see what he says. He's very good about responding quick.

[CRANKYONE100]

@dsdjb Hey man which Ceritone model will cover the Vanhalen Fair Warning tone do you think?