What is a Marshall Super Lead?

The Marshall Super Lead Model 1959 is a guitar amplifier head made by Marshall. One of the famous Marshall Plexis, it was introduced in 1965 and with its associated 4×12″ cabinets gave rise to the "Marshall stack".
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What is the Super Lead?

The SuperLead is a two-channel amplifier design that incorporates four inputs. All four inputs can be used simultaneously if one desires and channels can be linked or patched together to explore different sounds.
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Is a Marshall Super Lead a Plexi?

The name originates from its shiny, Plexiglas panel, commonly used on Marshall amps between 1965-1969. Although many amps are referred to as 'Plexi's' The 100 Watt Super Lead (model number 1959) is most commonly associated with the name.
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When did the Marshall Valvestate come out?

The Advanced Valvestate Technology series (better known as AVT or Valvestate 2000) launched at NAMM 2001 and featured an ECC83 valve in the preamp stage, rather than the 12AX7.
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What is a Marshall Super Bass?

The Super Bass 1987 was released as a high-watt bass counterpart to the iconic 1959 Super Lead. Although intended for the bass, this amp was also used by a number of guitarists who appreciated its somewhat less driven tonal character.
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1971 Marshall Super Lead



Who used Marshall jtm45?

The JTM 45 became the basis for many subsequent Marshalls, most notably the Marshall 1962 combo (later referred to as the "Bluesbreaker" due to its use by Eric Clapton with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers).
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How many watts is a Fender Bassman?

Fender '59 Bassman LTD 45-watt Guitar Amplifier Features at a Glance: 45-watt tube guitar amplifier. 4 x 10" (Jensen P-10R) 2 channels - normal and bright.
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Why is it called a Plexi?

The Plexi gets its name from the early Marshall amps that used a plexiglass front panel during the '60s, before this was replaced by brushed metal in 1969. So really, when we talk about the Plexi, we mean early Marshall amps.
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How does a Marshall Plexi work?

The Phase Inverter creates two mirror image signals that are 180 degrees out of phase to feed to the Power Tubes. The "Plexi" came with two distinctly voiced channels each with two inputs. These two channels parallel one another and meet up at the V2A second preamp gain stage.
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What tubes are in a Marshall Plexi?

Preamp tubes: three ECC83 (12AX7) for first gain stage, cathode-follower tone stack, and “long-tailed pair” phase inverter. Output tubes: initially two EL34; Class AB, fixed bias.
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Is a JMP a Plexi?

At its heart, and in terms of its aesthetics and power, the JMP 2203 — which eventually became the JCM 800 — is very much in the same spirit as a 100 watt Marshall Plexi with four EL34s in its power section.
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What kind of amp did Peter Green use?

That's the case with this month's featured amp: a 1964 Marshall JTM45 4x10 combo that was owned and played by Peter Green during his years with Fleetwood Mac, and potentially with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
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Did Hendrix use a JTM45?

In addition, the nature of the components suggests that this was likely to be one of the first Marshall amps that Hendrix ever owned and could have been one of three Marshall amps purchased by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on 11 October, 1966. Jimi Hendrix's Marshall JTM45/100. Photo source: Christie's.
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Is a Marshall JTM45 a plexi?

Marshall JTM45 2245 30-watt Plexi Tube Head.
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Is the Marshall Super bass a bass amp?

Marshall's bass amps were arguably more popular with A-list bassists than the Fender Bassman ever was – Jack Bruce, Chris Squire and Lemmy were fans – but the Super Bass has always been revered by guitarists too.
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What Marshall head did Lemmy use?

The amplifier head Lemmy used for 30 years (yes, really) was a model 1992 Marshall Super Bass Head (1976 build) that he nicknamed “Murder One”.
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What amp does tool use?

Adam Jones' Amplifiers

His modified mid-'70s Marshall Super Bass 100 has been a mainstay since the very beginning, with its two channels wired together to create a more aggressive and saturated high-gain sound. This Marshall was used extensively for recording on Tool's debut album Undertow.
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Is the Marshall ValveState a good amp?

It's probably one of the best solid state amps out there, it actually sounds pretty good at gig volumes. It's probably one of the best solid state amps out there, it actually sounds pretty good at gig volumes. Especially the older models (8100, 8040, ...).
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Is a Marshall ValveState a tube amp?

Well-Known Member. Yup, that's what a Valvestate is...tube preamp and solid state power amp. They are made to get distortion through the preamp tubes.
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What does ValveState amp mean?

Valve state means they use a single valve in the pre amp section to get that valve tone when evrything else is solid state.
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Is Bose better than Marshall?

The Bose supports voice assistants, unlike the Marshall, and it's better-built with longer continuous battery life. However, the Marshall is a bit better for videos and movies as it has a better soundstage and lower latency with Android and iOS devices.
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