JCM800 series in 1981, eventually producing 15 different amp models that included 50- and 100-watt lead and bass heads, various 1x12 and 2x12 combos and channel-switching models. However, when most guitarists mention a JCM800, they usually are referring to the model 2203 100-watt master volume head, which dominated the Eighties as the amp of choice for probably 95 percent of the hard rock and metal bands
