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JCM 800 Model 2203

The 100W master-volume JCM 800 — the single most imitated hard-rock head.

Catalogue code
JCM-800 MODEL 2203 100W LEAD MV
Years
1981–1990
Type
head
Valves & speakers
100W, 4 x EL34, 1 x 7025, 1 x 6550
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
100
Speakers
Tubes
4 x EL34, 1 x 7025, 1 x 6550
Channels
How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number (plate), Transformer code, Speaker code, Born-on / QA sticker, Panel features (no code).

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1981; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-listing reading: fair $1,691, good $2,375, excellent $2,584 USD · 10 sold listings · as of 2026-10-14. the filtered page also showed a 'See More' block of other JCM 800 models (2205, 4104 combo, 4210 combo, 1936/1960A/1935A cabinets, 5501 Bass 12, 5005 Lead 12) which belong to other catalogue rows and were not used. One lot is a modded amp (Mike Morin mod) - kept (genuine 2203) but mods affect value. A tenth lot (unmodded 2203 100W head, excellent) was added later from the fallback block of the 'marshall jcm800 1959' query; the two other 2203 heads in that block were already present. Reverb exposes the price and condition but not the exact sale date, so asof = measurement date; no Fair/Poor sale observed; fair = lowest sold price in sample Condition tiers normalised to monotonic order (the source sample had a condition tier below the lower one).

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Evidence: Blue Book of Guitar Values — marshall · reverb.com · +1 more