Its based on the idea first used by the mesa boogie mark i amp, and its fairly simple to do on a marshall 1959 super lead. Marshall mkii jmp 50 watt head 1972 amp for sale tundra. The 100w marshall plexi 1959slp alltube amp head cranks out fabulous lead distortion and tight crunch exactly like the original 67 to 69 amp that it emulates. Im trying to find the same victoria quality in a marshall clone. Marshall 1959 super lead 100w amp 1976 vintage tube amplifer used 2220. As with every amp in marshalls handwired series, all of the original components and materials were used or reproduced in the 1959hw. Dec 12, 2019 webmd health news by lisa marshall dec.
The marshall plexi guitar amplifier was an evolution of their very successful fender 5f6a bassman copy, the jtm45 but with just two preamp gain stages it cant really be considered a high gain amplifier. Come see our marshall room with a large selection of new and used. Update i had a quick crack at this based on the steps dave friedman outlines in petes vid. Sandiso sibisi accenture open innovation lead date 4. Dsl is an acronym for dual super lead, so it should come as no surprise that this amp has two footswitchable channels classic and ultra. The 2000 series started with the twochannel dual super lead then evolved into the new threechannel triple super lead. I did do some read up on this subject and found out that marshall shipped these amps over with el34s at first in the 70s until the states complained that the els where not holding up when shipped so marshall sent them over with 6550s. May 24, 2015 there are plenty of pleximimicking amp simulators, but the new marshall 1959 emulator from universal audio may be the best yet. Trouvez marshall plexi sur leboncoin, ebay, amazon et autres. May 30, 2016 these cover every classic marshall tone from the past 50 years including the jtm45, 1962 bluesbreaker, 1959 super lead, jcm800, silver jubilee and the jcm2000, right up to the current flagship jvm410, not to mention some classic american amp sounds as well. Come see our marshall room with a large selection of new and used marshall amps and cabinets. Celestion speakers of various power ratings have been used throughout the years and the most common modern cabinet design uses four celestion speakers rated at a power. Super lead tune in to our weekly podcasts for insightful. 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.
Marshall jcm800 lead series repair major power supply issues. Apr 08, 2014 im using the marshall 1960b 4x12 and sometimes a zilla super fatboy 2x12 with a v30 and a g12hcreamback really good cabinet. Just to be clear, super lead refers to the 100 watt models only made from around 1967 to 1980. Marshall 1959hw the ultimate marshall plexi reissue. Whether youre a guitarist, producer, engineer, sound designer, filmtvgame composer, or electronic musician, the helix native plugin is perfect for creating new and.
Ask any amp aficionado which amplifier led the rock revolution, and youll get a nearunanimous response. She is in very good condition and only has two cosmetic flaws a cracked grill slot and a small vinyl tear on the bottom of the amp. Simple amplifier, simple controls providing that raw natural tone. Tube amp shoot out marshall jcm 900 vs jcm 2000 vs jvm 205h vs splawn supercomp duration. Steve vais david lee rothera jose arredondomodded marshall. Correct 100 watt power transformer for 1970 super lead discussion in lets talk vintage started by matthews guitars, feb 19, 2020. Sounds based on fender 65 twin reverb and marshall super lead 1959 high treble channel incredible v also comes with a builtin cab simulation, which pairs each preamp model with the matchin cab, making it the perfect solution for a gig where there is only pa system, no guitar amps. The plexis topology is still very similar to the fender 5f6a bassman. For authentic historical vintage marshall plexi reproductions, i have to give it to george metropoulos. Im looking for the best sounding non master volume marshall plexi clone. Marshall date codes early marshall through the jcm800 series. Suitable for building replicas of 100 watt marshall from the 69 to 71 era with a laydown power transformer. Jul 21, 2010 john suhr, steve fryette, peter van wheelden, dave friedman and everyone else who knows amps and who has seen eds magic super lead have said its stock meaning no mods.
Im just trying to get it up and running safely and go from there. This is where the cracked up marshall power comes from. July of 1969 marshall introduced the date coding system. The 19651967 marshall super 100 amplifier aka jtm45100. Plug the guitar into channel 1s high sensitivity input top left. The reason i looked up this info was because my tech who was working on my ptp 73 super lead said that this amp had originally had 34s after it had been. Unbelievable this amp is almost 40 years old it has a few nicks, scuffs, very small tears in the tolex and a few small cracks in the plastic corners, but overall one of the nicest vintage marshall amps ive seen. George offers a jtm45, jtm 45100, superlead, superbass, 67, 68, 69, and master volume jmp heads.
Marshall 1959slp super lead 100w tube guitar head reverb. We all want the best sound, but getting a great guitar, amp, pedals and so on is quite expensive, so why break the bank when you can get some virtual instruments that will do the job. The first 100 watt amps known today as jtm45100s used jtm45 plexi faceplates and white super 100 amplifier backplates. With its vintage distortion sounds and signiature marshall tone i can see why. After 1973 marshall began the shift to printed circut boards.
Click here to head over to menu page for troubleshooting tips for your speci. He only uses a few presets, his heavier sounds modeled after his mesaboogie mark vs, and lead tones are more of a marshall kind of lead with delay and reverb. Whether its alongside jimi hendrix or many other guitar heroes, this amp was and is constantly found as a companion the 1959 is arguably the marshall amp with the most eventful history, with the most reissues and special series, that has ever existed in the history of the brits. The super leads channels can also be linked or patched together so that you can use both the high and low sensitivity channels at the same time. How the marshall plexi, 2204 and jcm800 amplifiers work. Marshalls new jcm2000 series was introduced last year and has been wellreceived by marshall fans and amp aficionados in general. The studio vintage takes that legendary tone and packs it into a 20watt head. Its important to note that, prior to 1984, this letter came last. This 1971 marshall super lead 100 watt was owned and used by buck dharma of blue oyster cult. If your product appears to be broken, fear not there are several troubleshooting tips that we advise you to try first. Designed by george at metro based on one of his originals. She fires up fine but v4 has zero bias reading when checking with a dual bias tester from amphead its your standard two octal tube socket switchable bias tester with dmm leads. Marshall triple super lead vintage guitar magazine. The marshall stack pete townshends guitar gear whotabs.
The marshall super lead model 1959 is a guitar amplifier head made by marshall. Cranked marshall super lead with stratocaster and les paul. Spark is a vstauaax plugin that models four marshall tube amplifiers, four guitar cabinets, four overdrive pedals and a set of the most common spatial effects. Plug in, and youll experience saturated blues grit and biting leads the iconic plexi tone. Marshall micro stack 15 watt guitar amp for sale online ebay. Vintage tube beast 1971 marshall super lead 100w model. One of the guitar magazines did a shootout between metro, metro kit, germino, marshall ri, and an actual 66 marshall jtm45. Now i need a hearing aid 1971 marshall super lead 100w repair finale duration. In 1986 this amp was bought by jim matus, who is a musician, bandleader, and studio engineer, who specialized in world music fusion.
Softube releases 2 new marshallbranded amp plugins. The jmp1 is a recently released 1 watt marshall amp. John suhr, steve fryette, peter van wheelden, dave friedman and everyone else who knows amps and who has seen eds magic super lead have said its stock meaning no mods. Legendary tones marshall super lead tone tips and tricks. The marshall shoppers guide part 1 legendary tones. The marshal superleade 2000 150 watt head now discontinued was the most popular amplifier releasd by marshall. Cranked 100w marshall super lead unleashed into one single. The marshall plexi guitar amplifier was an evolution of their very successful fender 5f6a bassman copy, the jtm45 but with just two preamp gain stages it cant really be considered a high gain amplifier the plexis topology is still very similar to the fender 5f6a bassman. Click here to head over to menu page for troubleshooting tips for your specific product. Rare vintage 1978 marshall jmp mk2 super lead 100watt. One of the famous marshall plexis, it was introduced in 1965 and with its associated 4. Iconic marshall tone this 1978 marshall jmp mkii super lead 100w amp head is in excellent condition. Since channel 1 is voiced for trebly bite and channel 2 features extended lows, this is a popular tone trick. Unfollow marshall jcm 2000 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
There are plenty of pleximimicking amp simulators, but the new marshall 1959 emulator from universal audio may be the best yet. The 1959 marshalls identifying numbers are not years of manufacture, produced from 1965 to 1981 when it was replaced by the. Helix native offers the authentic sounds of vintage and modern amps, cabs, mics, and effectsplus extensive signal routing functionality and an easytouse interface. He only uses a few presets, his heavier sounds modeled after his mesaboogie mark vs, and lead tones are. The victoria bassman is magic sounding and it is the best tweed bassman clone i have ever played through. Marshall, super lead model 1959, head 100w, 1971 buck. Mini cracked glass pedal plugin by shattered glass audio released. Travis stevers amps and effects travis rig is the same as claudios. Leadership and emotional intelligence with paul nyamuda part 2 date 7. With noise coming out of the speaker, cracking and cutout, i could quickly identify an issue in the preamp stage which turned out to be a failed. Default plugin settings are restored every 20 minutes.
This version of the chassis is now only available with the gold zinc chromate finish. Tone tips and tricks for the marshall super lead by david. Inspired by pete townshends unquenchable thirst for volume, the marshall plexi 1959slp guitar amp delivers 100w of power from 4 el34s and 3 ecc83 tubes in the preampthe exact. Of course, they will not sound exactly like the real thing, but close enough. Marshall used letters as a date code to represent year of production. These cover every classic marshall tone from the past 50 years including the jtm45, 1962 bluesbreaker, 1959 super lead, jcm800, silver jubilee and the jcm2000, right up to the current flagship jvm410, not to mention some classic american amp sounds as well.
There are many guitar vst 17 best free guitar vstau plugins that actually sound great. Starting in july 1969, marshall starting using official serial codes. Apr 26, 2014 tube amp shoot out marshall jcm 900 vs jcm 2000 vs jvm 205h vs splawn supercomp duration. The first 100 watt amps known today as jtm45100s used jtm45 plexi. It does a better job handling the output of the super lead when put in a 4 x 12 cabinet and helps give the super lead that famous smooth marshall crunch that many enjoy hearing. I know this might be the wrong forum but here goes. Marshall jcm2000 dual super lead 100 head music123.
This article tries to give an overview over the early marshall 100 watt amplifiers by piecing together available information and shedding new light on transitional models from 1967. Punchy 1976 marshall jmp superlead through an evm12l guitar speaker. Rare vintage 1978 marshall jmp mk2 super lead 100watt head. Just to be clear, super lead refers to the 100 watt models only made from around 1967 to.
Softube release two new marshallbranded amplifier plugins. Paul nyamuda leadership and emotional intelligence expert date 4. Vintage tube beast 1971 marshall super lead 100w model 1959 repair duration. Marshall jcm 2000 head 60 watt tsl super lead black. I picked a 69 super lead for christmas and everythings still there but its had some work done. A victoria bassman is hands down one of the best sounding amps i have ever played through tonally. As with every amp in marshall s handwired series, all of the original components and materials were used or reproduced in the 1959hw. But during that time of marshall manufacturing virtually every amplifier was different because marshall just used whatever they had as did gibson and others at the time. Im using the marshall 1960b 4x12 and sometimes a zilla super fatboy 2x12 with a v30 and a g12hcreamback really good cabinet. Vintage marshall plexi 6768 van halen, hendrix ebay. Some of the older amps have an inspection sticker on the top of the chassis and they usually have the day, month and year the amp was made or inspected.
Marshall 1 wire mod i first heard this mod in the early 1980s and didnt like the sound so i never installed it in my amp. I feel like an idiot asking this question but a friend of mine has an old marshall jtm45 amp with 4 inputs on it. 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. The premier source for marshall amplification product purchases.
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