TC Electronic Ampworx JIMS 800 Preamp Pedal Reviews

I had been considering an "amp in a box" solution for some time, but shyed away from them because of price. When this went on sale, and after watching a few videos reviews, I decided to pull the trigger. I was impressed by the video reviews I saw, but once I played it myself I was completely sold.
I'm the type of player who likes to dial in a nice, thick, chunky yet chimey, overdrive sound that can clean up with volume roll off...and that's my core tone. I don't need several different amp/cab models. The Jim's 800 fills this role perfectly. I absolutely love that they just built in all the most desirable Marshall mods. The treble bleed and gain mods really shine and help get that nice saturated but tight tone and feel. It's super articulate. Plenty of gain on tap, and even when using quite a bit, you can still make out every note of open chords. The Presence setting works very well and adds sparkle without harshness. The pre/post boost option is very welcome and useful. Then there's the cab sim. Wow. What a perfect choice with the GT12-65 impulse response. It's just, exactly what you want a Marshall to sound like.
I will be totally fine using this in place of a physical amp, and in certain live situations, actually prefer it. As far as recording, to me it sounds better than the Marshall-y amp models I've tried with plugins. Home run, TC Electronic!

My back wins because it doesn't have to bear the weight of carrying around a full size amplifier head which of course will be in a case for added weight, and my wallet wins because I don't have to spend an exorbitant amount of money to obtain said amplifier head, since I purchased this outstanding TC Electronic JIMS800 pedal through Sweetwater.

I have owned a 1978 JMP 50 MKII and JCM800 back in the 90s and early 2000s, and own Carvin and Peavy builds based in similarities.

When I fired up this pedal, I immediately recognized how the tone circuit reacted like the 'real' thing. I really found the gain staging realistic and impressive. Especially for something coming out of a pedal at this price point. But I suppose I better get used to such innovations. I have no complaints about the IR cab out. It sounds faithful to the source. I own SEVERAL examples.

All told, it's exactly what I was hoping it was going to be, and I'm going to make good use of it. I tried my baritone guitar with it and it sounds glorious!

It really is a JCM800 in a box. I am upset because it is so good it could almost replace my $ V4 The Sheriff Amp pedal if it had a few more features. The video reviews you see of this on the YouTube do it exactly all the justice it needs. It really sounds stellar. Send the DI straight to a PA and you got a perfect mic'd tone. The only minor con about the pedal is the headphone out sound is eh. I would recommend this more for people looking for their same rig tone but smaller for cramped small, or underpaying shows where room and how much equipment you lug matters. It's just crazy how good this is for the price.

Finally getting the tones I've been looking for forever. The DI out with the simulated cab sounds awesome, and it sits perfect on my pedalboard. It's like having a full stack wherever you want to jam. The clean channel takes pedals very well, and the built-in boost is actually really nice to have. Amazing piece of gear for the price!

I really enjoy this pedal. It creates some great JCM800 tones. I have mainly used it for direct recording into my interface. I also use it with headphones for quiet playing. I gave the pedal 5 stars because it has met all my expectations. I was able to get my old guitar tone I had when I had a Marshall JCM800 amp in the late 80's and early 90's.

This pedal does capture the Marshall tone. I do feel it's a bit bright though. I had to roll off almost all of the hi end to get it to sound natural. The direct out/speaker cab simulation is nice for recording. But I have to say to use it in a pedal board situation is confusing. Can't seem to get the bypass mode to function correctly. It's a bit convoluted in that application. But a nice pedal for the price although somewhat limited in my view.

Marshall JCM 800 with all the cool features this pedal has in a small and portable stompbox? I could not not buy one to try it out. this box does a few things well enough, but I was hoping for far more. at this price point, this pedal is an excellent value and will likely satisfy many users. I was hoping to use it as either a main amp to build my pedalboard around or a single solution fly rig, and hopefully both. unfortunately, this pedal fell way short for both of those for me. at $ I considered keeping it anyway, but I already have plenty of gear that suits my needs better than this did so I did end up returning it. I think some people will get what they need out of this pedal but for me, it was a miss. Sweetwater's customer service is outstanding and it was no problem or issue at all to return.

I really wanted to love this pedal, My plan was to use it as an "amp in a box" and go right into my interface using the direct out with cab sim for an easy Marshall recording tone. I just couldn't've get the sound I was looking for using this direct, or for that matter using it direct into my FRFR powered cab, it was too bassy and muddy in both instances,maybe the IR is not ideal even though its an official Celestion V30 IR.
That being said when I used the amp out into the effects return on my Orange Dark Terror, I was easily able to get solid JCM800 tones. The problem is that i already have a Marshall amp.

So in conclusion this could be a great pedal depending on how you use it, I just found it lacking through the direct out.