The marshall 1987x plexi head gives you real tubeamp tone in perfect size for playing smaller clubs and venues and for recording and practice. Unlike most of the nylon bobbin versions currently on the market, ours is a vintage constructed, paper layer wound choke like the early originals. Their sound has been compared to bands such as bauhaus, sonic youth, the cure, bailter space, swervedriver, the psychedelic furs, my bloody. The word plexi is often used in reference to early marshall amps. Produced for ua by softube with mic selection, mic placement, and presets overseen by acdc engineer tony platt, this plugin nails the iconic amps signature sounds. Take a look at the schematic and its basically a classic marshall four input front end into a 4 x 6v6 power section, w post pi mv. I am a marshall guy myself and my main amp since the mid 80s is a 1959 and i wouldnt trade it for any amp. It has the tone and feel of my customized marshall 100 watt head circa. Get the best deals on cracked magazine when you shop the largest online selection at. The marshall 1959hw hand wired 100 watt plexi head is considered by many to be the definitive rock amp and is the main reason artists started dubbing marshall as the sound of rock back in the late 60s. Angus is famous for using marshall amps, typically old school plexi style amps. That concludes this first installment of the marshall shoppers guide. Review of the marshall 1962 bluesbreaker combo amplifier.
As with every amp in marshalls handwired series, all of the original components and materials were used or reproduced in the 1959hw. The marshall jmp mkii super bass is the best bang for the buck of any marshall. The plexi100 is a 100w powerhouse that will blow your clothes off and if youre lucky some of those in the audience. Ive been lusting for an el34 sound and the soldering iron was looking pretty lonely.
The premier source for marshall amplification product purchases. The 1959 marshalls identifying numbers are not years of manufacture, produced from 1965 to 1981 when it was replaced by the jcm800, is an amplifier in marshalls standard series. Dont be fooled by the simple control layout there is a continue reading british style plexi100 super lead. Universal audio marshall plexi super lead 1959 amp. From jimi hendrix to jimmy page to eric clapton, the plexis punishing melange of snarl, sustain, smoothness, and raunch defined the sound of rock.
The marshall plexi 1959slp guitar amp delivers 100w of power from 4 el34s and 3 ecc83 tubes in the preampthe exact configuration of the original. Next time, well cover the metal panel years, including the start of the master volume series and some of the other interesting changes that occurred in the models from the time of mid 1969 through the jcm 2000 series. Magazine, our gpm 45 has an ease about it that made it feel like a brokenin. As you can see, we love it, but is it the modern day plexi or. Ask any amp aficionado which amplifier led the rock revolution, and youll get a nearunanimous response.
The undisputed alpha dog of rock and roll guitar amps, the marshall 1959 super lead amplifier is as legendary as the music it helped create. It was introduced in 1967 as the marshall 200 in reference to the wattage of the amplifier. Marshall plexi for sale in uk 53 used marshall plexis. Marshall 1987x plexi vintage reissue 50w valve hea. See more ideas about comic books, magazine and mad magazine. Pix show missing rear bottom corners and cracks in the cooling vent on top logo is cracked. Legendary tones the marshall shoppers guide part 1. According to sinigalliano, this particular marshall model was an original designa departure from the companys first fender bassmanbased amplifiers. Though the 50 watt marshall plexi 1987x shares the same front and rear panel features as its big brother, the 1959 slp, it does have its own. Marshall 1987x plexi vintage reissue valve head selling as it is, the amp works fine but has been unused for the past two years. Kruse kontrol amplification marshall modslife time.
Since the amplifier was a prototype, it is very likely that jim marshall or one of his top guys actually labored and constructed this specific plexi. Little brother to the 1959slp, but with the same front and rear panel features, the same vintage look and the same sweet, singing tone that has made marshall the premier rock amp for decades. The ceriatone british style plexi100 lead is our take what is likely the most famous and widelyused design in rock music. The studio vintage takes that legendary tone and packs it into a 20watt head. There are plenty of pleximimicking amp simulators, but the new marshall 1959 emulator from universal audio may be the best yet.
Marshall plexi super lead 1959 plugin softube youtube. Marshall plexi super lead 1959 amp with channel strip. If you decide to go for a full stack, like jimmy page used to, the amount of noise you can make is. Dont be fooled by the simple control layout there is a myriad of tones available. Marshall 1987xl plexi guitar amplifier head 50 watts plug into an icon. The 1959 is one of those amplifiers called an plexi. Marshall plexi discussion in amp input normal or bright started by zeeter, jun 25, 2015. Triode electronics 1987 50w plexi layout speaker output notes. For authentic historical vintage marshall plexi reproductions, i have to give it to george metropoulos. I love the cleans of fender princetons but ive resisted the purchase because 90% of the pedal driven od tones ive observed on youtube for such amps seem to suck.
The following marshall super lead tone tips and tricks will enable you to get much more versatility out of this legendary amplifier. Take a les paul with a gibson ttop or custommade replica in the bridge and paf replica in the neck, flip your pickup selector switch to the middle, string up with ernie ball super slinky strings those are 8s, use 9s at the most, plug into a plexiish amp with those settings running into a marshall cab with celestion greenbacks, and you should be well on your way to getting a page woody. Joes 1968 marshall plexi settings page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. The term, however, doesnt officially refer to any one specific marshall model. Buy products related to cracked magazines and see what customers say about cracked magazines on. El34s are smoother sounding tubes but still get super crunchy, just a lot smoother and sort of grindy with creamier cleans than the 6550, better for blues rock stuff. Plexi or plexiglas as stax stated was the perspexlike material used on the early amps up to 1969, all the subsequent models had brushed alumimium gold fascias and a steel chassis, as far as i know only the 90s jtm series were made to emulate the jtm45 sound and had plexi style fascias but im not sure if they are true plexiglas.
Among all marshall amps, this plexi is among the more authentic ones. The 1959 slp head is everything you need from an amp. The plexi50 bass is a sweet companion to both the lead series and 100w amplifiers. Guitar interactive the free online guitar magazine. Just like its predecessor, the plexidrive deluxes gain structure closely mimics the sound of old marshall plexi amps. It merely refers to the acrylic plastic material plexiglas the company often used for its front and back faceplates from 1965 to 1969. It was designed by ken bran and dudley craven after the whos guitarist pete townshend asked marshall for a. Our version of the classic marshall 1987 lead 50w amplifier, circa 1969. Commonly referred to as the plexi, due to the plexiglass faceplate. The marshall plexi is a series of amps with a plexi glass front and two inputs and two outputs. Marshall origin 20 vs 1971 marshall jmp plexi youtube.
Plexi was an american gothic noise rock band consisting of michael angelos vocals, songwriting, bass, michael barragan guitar, echoplex, moog and norm block drums, percussion. If you want pure rockin marshall tone, plus a great boost feature up to 20 db then this carl martin plexitone pedal is the best ive have ever heard in 40 years of professional playing. The great choke for use in most 45w, 50w and 100w marshall plexi style amplifiers from the 1960s era. Those looking for the true marshall sound only need use an original, unmodified super. You may need to lightly sand the back of the potentiometers to be. Find great deals on ebay for marshall plexi and marshall jmp. I would say that the 6550s are grittier, tight and huge sounding on the bottom end. One thing to note none of these involve modification to the original marshall circuit. For instance, my vrx22 started out as a plexi 18, but jeff wanted to add more gain with the second channel, so he added another gain stage that acts as a tube overdrive thats always on, went from el84s to 6v6s, and what he came up with is an absolutely superb amp that has vintagestyle marshall dynamics, but a sound all its own. Marshall 1959hw handwired plexi 100watt tube guitar amp. I just pulled the trigger on all the parts needed to build a marshall 50 watt plexi not sure if ill go bass or lead spec yet, but i bought extra sozo caps to make the switch. It had a plexi panel and two inputs in one channel, but in contrast with the 100 watt heads made by marshall, the first series had split tone controls similar to the sound city amps. Obviously a subjective topic but would you say marshall plexis shine any better in such contexts.
You see, this was marshalls key differentiator in the market. Uhf magazine has it lost credibility page 2 of 2 30 posts go to page. Marshall 1959hw 100watt handwired tube head 100watt 2channel tube guitar amplifier head, handwired, with 3band eq and highlow sensitivity inputs the 1959hwtm is a line right back to the celebrated era of the mid to late 1960s, the original was born when pete townshend asked jim marshall if he could make it louder. Legendary tones marshall super lead tone tips and tricks.
Marshall jtm45 4x10 bluesbreaker 100% original vgc photo. Was hoping to get some pro advice when dialing it in. Gaz and dick take a look at the new marshall origin series demod through the origin 20 head. The affordable, digital frontend, combined witha solidstate power amp and software. With 50 watts of power delivering that classic plexi tone, the marshall 1987xl head is a faithful reproduction of the original 1959slp. I think the 2 french magazines are better than either inner ear or andrew marshall. Marshall 20w 2x12 plexi basketweave combo 196869 rare photo. The marshall super lead model 1959 is a guitar amplifier head made by marshall. Do you know if marshall plexi style amps tend to take to pedals well.
What is it about the tone of a plexi or plexistyle amp. In this clip we this amp with a number of vintage marshall greenback cabs as well as gibson les paul, sg, flying v. Uhf magazine has it lost credibility general audio. May sound funny to use a plexitone on a plexi but the combo sounds killer. Marshall plexi style kits discussion in ampscabs tech corner.
Founded in 1958, cracked proved to be the most durable of the many publications to be launched in the wake. Fulltube amp head whether its alongside jimi hendrix or many other guitar heroes, this amp was and is constantly found as a companion the 1959 is. The 1959 marshall s identifying numbers are not years of manufacture, produced from 1965 to 1981 when it was replaced by the jcm800, is an amplifier in marshall s standard series. Jim marshall was implored by the rockers of the time to come up with an amp that. Here is a nice portable, great sounding marshall that wont break the bank. Im trying to find my mix, will usually dime the master and then keep bass 10oclock, treble 9 oclock or off, and mids usually around 1030. The marshall major model 1967 was a guitar amplifier made by marshall. If you decide to go for a full stack, like jimmy page used to, the amount of noise you can make is just about enough for full on concert performance. With some minor tweaking, the pedal can reproduce overdriven tones in the style of vintage 68 super lead amps, and can even go up to jtm45 style crunch distortion. It was designed by ken bran and dudley craven after the whos guitarist pete townshend asked marshall for a 100 watt amplifier.
Plug in, and youll experience saturated blues grit and biting leads the iconic plexi tone. The affordable, digital front end, combined witha solidstate power amp and software. I have a marshall 100w reissue plexi and im playing this one more its nice that it has a master volume, my wife is great full. This may be continue reading british style plexi50 bass. Marshall plexi mod more gain page 3 metropoulos forum.
Just wire output to input and now two preamps are paired to overdrive the end amp to give what has become the plexi sound. The college is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world. Hi i play a lot of metal, sludge, postrock, doom and that kind of stuff. Marshall 1959hw the ultimate marshall plexi reissue. For over 40 years cracked was the bestselling humor magazine in the world. The ceriatone british style plexi50 bass is our take what is likely the most famous and widelyused design in rock music. This amp isnt like the best classic tones, it is hendrix at monterey, marshall.