The PLEXI is a HARSH MISTRESS
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- There's a lot of reverence for the Marshall Plexi, or things that claim to sound like it. Have you ever played through one? Have you ever owned one? Do you know how to get a sound on one?
I'm here to share some of my experience with owning and using this amp for over 20 years. It's been a great experience and I highly recommend it.
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You are 100 percent spot on about this amp making you a better player. When a mistake is made- it’s OBVIOUS with these amps (unless you have loads of effects running) .... so my opinion is that you better get used to it before playing out ... because it can make a good guitar player sound not good at all!!!
For example , a player may sound like a 10 on a Princeton reverb, but sound like a 5 on a plexi!!!!! I know 😉😉
I think they take time to adapt to. When I switch to a more forgiving amp I find myself working to try to pull the Plexi tone.
That's the tone for me. It's great there are so many Marshall's out there. They really made a lot of these amps and you can get this tone like you do without buying a vintage amp. I also really love the M160 mic.
Plexi always have that in our face tones ... i used to be a high gain amp player for 25 years, but switched to the angry growl of the Plexi.
Yeah Baby, back when amps were amps, and men were men. Damn, love that chunk chunk on the strings, I get it!
A plexi is like playing a Fender Twin. By itself it is ugly, brash and very unforgiving! Listen to AC/DC’s first album up to even Powerage. Raw. Closed miked. What most people think is the Plexi sound has been compressed in the studio and had effects to tame it. Still I LOVE my Marshalls! One trick is to dime the bass and the treble! Very open yet the bottom tames the highs; the mids are what defines the tone. The LOUDER you push a Plexi the eq changes drastically as the tubes heat up. Used to jam in the attic as a kid and we used FULL stacks! Two 412’s! A beast to control! Want even more? Try a Hiwatt Custom 100 watter with both 412’s!
I subscribed to your channel because you’re a New Yorker. I have a plexi clone, the bugera 1960. It sounds great but it’s WAY TOO LOUD. Plexi amps should be at most 50 watts. You need to turn plexi’s up for them to sound good. The bugera is 150watts! Whyyyyy!!!
chiiitmeng amen brother!! 150 watt plexi-style amp - that’s like a Marshall Major!! Too beaucoup!!
I agree with you, 50 Watts is the way to go. Rock on and see you around!
I nodded mine with a master volume and SUNN tone stack. It dooms hard now!
I have a Marshall DSL1 that sounds like a cranked plexi.
It is almost 4:am & I can't sleep! It is because I am getting a new Marshall plexi tomorrow! It is a Marshall 20 watt Studio Vintage & it is Limited Edition Snakeskin finish!!! OMG I can't wait!!!
2 mos later. How is it?
Dope
Have a 1987 small box jmp Plexi from 68 with a 69 cabinet. Sweet stuff. Amazing how all the Plexi players in 60’s all sounded different on the same amp. And at the same time sounded fantastic.
Absolutely right; with a plexi there’s nowhere to hide lol
Practicing with an acoustic helps
Why is that??
there’s no place to hide on an acoustic either!
@Eric Tasaico why are they harder??
@Eric Tasaico normally I use a Fender Hot Rod...
@@rasmuss2239 They are more dynamic, i.e. more pick sensitive. If you pick a note too quietly or too loudly everyone will know.
God that tone is like hot sex!
That sounds beautiful!
I've played a Plexi, a 100 watter and that bitch is loud AF but sounds fantastic with a Les Paul.
I'm about to build a 1970 jmp 50 in an origin 50 donor amp..
I keep thinking of all these cool mods and tweaks . Then I see videos like this.
The stock pkexi is more than enough for bliss!
A ppimv and pentode triode will be more than enough
I’ve owned three plexi type amps. They were hand wired 50 and 33 watts, and a Marshall VS20. They are all unholy loud, and live, they highlighted every mistake in a big way. There was no reverb, gain, or compression to hide behind.
Same with the origin. Every mistake was heard by everyone
with higher volume the air pressure waves are much stronger, yes even a 20 watt marshall is loud as hell
but get allot of bodies in the crowd, they soak up that volume and all of a sudden you arent so loud
so the more audience bodies, the more watts you need.
Good demo....The reissues sound really good! Used to have an original 1969 Marshall 50 tremolo head that was amazing. I bought it for a steal when I was 20. I just got sick of playing it clean with the volume on 3 and still getting yelled at to turn down. Ended up selling it and buying an original 68 deluxe reverb that's great for clubs. Would love to get that Marshall back someday though....
Playing a Plexi isn't irrelevant, just ask JD Simo. You rock!
I thought he switched to a fender something. I witnessed a show with his Plexi and my ears were ringing for a few days.. Rock n Fucking Roll!!!!!
It's always fun playing with another guitarist and watching them set up an elaborate pedalboard only to have their jaw thrown to the floor with Super Lead growl.
I always enjoy hearing boogies getting crushed by an old Marshall, in any 2 guitar player band situation iv'e ever encountered. That buzzy, bullshit, lack of midrange, high gain boogie sound looses every time 👍🤣
John Rossi preach!
@@johnmarshall3903 mehh, love me a marshall, don't get me wrong, but boogies rock but you gotta know how to tweak one...
Get a Matchless and never look back👍🎸🐕🇺🇲
Yeah but you gotta play something that will make their jaw do that. My jaw is in the same place.
I came across the late, but I full heartily agree. I went from a 100 watt JCM 2000 to a 1987X and the plexi made me a cleaner player. It also had a amazing feedback and harmonic that I havent heard since. Its worth noting many years later I have a awful case of tinnitus 😂! Great review of a iconic amp
Those old plexi's are SO expensive!
Thank you for the tip: plug into the normal chanel alone and raise the treble channel volume to get some treble back, I am going to try it on my Marshall SV 20W combo, the smallest brother of the SL family (which sounds great but is still TOO loud! can you believe that?)
Great vid man, exactly what I was looking for 😎🎸
most youtubers make me look to the sky, hoping for an asteroid the size of Texas but you seem real cool and you're a good story teller which is rare . The other thing is that you are actually funny. so many youtubers have that hot girl funny syndrome. They think they r so funny but they are about as funny as cancer. Like kinison said to rodney dangerfield "i like the way you think, I'm gonna be watching you "
I played that loud for 12 straight years still have my hearling, we just didnt stack the cabs.
I'd love to hear and see more videos like this. Articulate, knowledgable and chops to boot!
I own a JTM45 and while it sounds wonderful it doesn't have that Plexi "thrak" you've got going on here.
Also, is that a split channel 800 out of shot on the left?
Thanks! I think the Rangemaster or similar treble booster is the move on the JTM 45, it’s a warm amp, a completely different animal.
Yes, the split channel is the BOMB! I’ll do a vid on that one later this year.
@@AngusClarkGTR awesome, can't wait to see that one. I have a 2210 that doesn't get played a lot anymore but it's super loud and punchy.
All the legendary sound comes from marshall amps of the sixties. They were all based on the jtm 45!! All the amps were the same basic circuit just more power. The plexi from 67 and 68 were the best.
Russell E Simonetta thanks for the info!
Mercury magnetic’s transformer and choke have a great name with amp and guitar techs alike if you get a chance invest in upgrading your amp.
Early 90's are good, the newer ones from around 2010 up sound terrible.
As a restorer, I am forever yanking out the old tube bases in favour of ceramic new ones.. as the late 60's early 70s versions suffer from corrosion deep in the socket.
"pathetic whine of a manacled gnat"
lmao
and there's nothing like the sound of an sg or les paul through a real marshall
Amazing video. I owned a 72 small logo hand wired (one of the last) 50 watt Bass head a few years back. Wish I’d never let it go!! Most touch sensitive amp I’ve ever played
man that sounds sooooo fucking good. So that is a vintage one?
It’s a reissue from the 90’s. So it’s vintage but not original.
this is one of the best demos/ explanation of Plexi style amps. Thanks. 🤟✌👆🤘
Thank you!
Nothing like a Plexi! Sounds great!
🔊🤠👍I was surprised by the sound and feel of the first plexi stack I played through. It was not what I expected. You feel totally exposed. I completely agree that you become and must become a better player. Nowhere to hide.
I'm not a fan of putting an fx loop on a non master volume Plexi which is crancked up from 7 and 10 because the effects will npt sound as clean since your getting distortion form the power amp section. I rather use a load box so you can get a signal to your effects. Besides, I use a 100 watt 68 Plexi and to crank it to 10 is impossible. I also use a Fryette Power Station for my studio that has an effects loop so I can play my Plexi up to 10 or a Suhr Active Reload for live performances with a splitter for effects and an RJM mini mixer into a stereo tube power amp into either 2 Marshall cabs or a stereo 2 x 12 cab for smaller gigs and it sounds amazing. Out of many great amps that I own(Suhr, Freidman, Fender,Vox, etc) I like my Plexi the best!
nice set up.
@@AngusClarkGTR Nice guitar tone and playing! I see you have some nice heads behind you. .'m using an Ampete 444 amp switcher to switch between amps in my studio and sometimes if my back feels up to it, I bring it to rehearsal or a gig so I can switch between them via MIDI. It's great to be able to switch between a Plexi, a 5150 or a BE100 without any glitches or a Fender Vibrolux to get a nice clean tone.
"The guy who plays a Plexi" will never be irrelevant to me. Big fan of the tone here.
Amen!
I find marshall jmp 50w 1985 of 1971 please can i send you pictures is it a plexi can i make it slaved with my mesa dc5 combo
are you sure it’s not a model number 1987? Just a jmp badge on it. You can dm photos to me on instagram @angusclarkgtr
The name came from the plexiglass front in the Marshall head. That's what I know about it. 😁✌️🎸🎼🤘
frans venrooy you are correct sir!
I love plexi and modded plexi amps, like Friedman and Metropoulos. Dave and George make Amazing Amps. I have a few Friedman Amps....BE-50 Deluxe, Twin Sister, Jake E Lee 20 Watt Amphead (newest amphead).....A while back I bought a Metropoulos DVL-1 Modded Plexi Amp 100 Watts. One super badass amp, that George originally made for William Duvall from Alice In Chains...Sounds great through my 2x12 Friedman Cab with 2 UK Made Greenback Speakers....Greenbacks sound droolworthy through Plexi and Modded Plexi Amps.
Thanks!
One thing that is really overlooked is the 4X12 cab and speaker type and the microphone/s type/s and position/s is ....super critical to the sound especially when everything is distorting. It can get too bright and ugly fast. then theres the room
I was lucky enough to own one of these in the seventies, I also had a 100W bass head and a regular 100W plexi too, sigh... don't have any of them now. And yes my hearing has suffered.
I had a 1966 JTM45 and a 1968 50 watt Plexi and they were both glorious. They are both gone now but they were incredible amps.
What model was the one made in 1968? I thought the JTM-45 was the 1st plexi?
Michael Craig It was a 1968 50 watt JMP. The ‘66 JTM45 that I had was from the studio of Herbie Herbert (Manager of Santana and early Journey). The ‘68 was an amazing amp. I have a video on my RUclips channel of the JTM45 but I don’t have any clips of the ‘68 plexi. I sold those two amps and then had a 1978 100 watt JMP which is hard to beat for a bare bones rock amp, which is also on my channel.
What you said at 8:25 is EXACTLY how owning my Plexi relatively early on in my musical adventures made me feel. There’s just a certain vibe and attitude that gets added to your playing when you’re used to playing a real Plexi. Peace man.
Soldano are the same...so clear and articulate, nowhere to hide. Forces you to raise your game.
This video is almost 11 minutes long and the total playing time is under a minute. I know why. It's cause this dude plays like a little kid. He's so worried about the tab and the notes he forgets to groove and play musica musica! It's more about talking about something. Anything? People just talk. Gotta talk about something instead of just backing yourself up. I never had to listen to people talk when I went to see them play. Jeff Beck never sat down and talked gear for 11 minutes and then played a minute of lifeless souled out riffs! And had 39,000 people watching (embarassing) Same with any great musician. Michael Jackson didn't talk about his microphone and then sing like he was a little kid who needed autotune. What's with the world now? I'm not embarrassed by my stuff and actually really proud of it and I get 66 views? I back it up: CURTIS REID KINGSPORT search that nublings!
In the minute he's is playing it's a non goovis HTH and then next it's the solo (or the notes of the solo) to YSMANL? OK. I repeat myself....I repeat myself. Groove...................Most of the time younger people play with groove and they mess up the notes which I would personally like to hear more than the lack of it.! Groove is fun!
BTW ....A 1987X is NOT anything like an old plexi marshall. They are not hand wired and they have a PCB board like it was made in China. The PCB board probably was. And the "plexi" doesn't have anything to do with the tone.
His tone is that mushy tone that an old Randall sounded like or one of those late 70 Fender master volume designed amps sounded like! Not open and clear like an old Marshall. Or any great hand-wired amp opened up! Hard to tell. I've heard great players do something with that tone and again, it's up to the driver! At least I didn't have to listen to an ad ..... Rock on dude. My girlfriend Shelby Church thinks you're cool!
thanks man!
Thanks for your video loved it and love to own a plexi one day best wishes Mick Australia
Michael Haller right on mate! There’s gotta be some decent used 50-watters around in Aus!
Mick, check out some old Wasp amps. Many good plexi clones for cheap! Made in Aus/NZ
The Plexi and metal panel superleads are the end all be all of guitar amps PERIOD!The most recorded amp in rock!
Larry Johnson amen brother, preach!
+1 to that. I still amaze my friends by -plugging the guitar straight into my 1987x and cranking the volume! No OD, no Compressors, no reverb or pedal board, just output tube breakup by the dump-truck load!
Theres 5150 and the rectifier too, and fenders
Fredrik Svärd fine amps to be sure but I’m gonna stick with Larry on this.
Superlead and plexi. The two I will always use for anything.
i use mine with a Fryette Power station. cant beat it. Also have put two transformers in it over the years
I have a 1974 mk2 and an mid 70ties Stramp which is a Plexi Clone. Both are without Master and insane. With a good Pedal you can really get this incredible ACDC Sounds. Love these kind of amplifier.
Harsh mistress indeed! I've had a 1974 metal panel 50 watter for about 10 years now. Coming from being a JCM800 guy I had a bit of a learning curve, but once I got used to it I'm in love. It's impractical and loud as all hell and I really have to be on my toes to sound good through it....but when I'm in the zone it's an amazing feeling.
Kevin Standridge yeah man, it takes commitment! Thanks for sharing and checking out the vid!
I've owned a re-issue 50 watt Plexi and I loved it. The only problem was you need to turn the channels up to 5-6 for it to really sound good. Bridging the channels, of course. I also blew the transformer on mine, replaced with the same one you did. Aside from that, it's the second best amplifier I've owned. First being a Traynor YBA-1A, which I currently own. Thanks for the video!
What causes transformers to blow? Is it too much bass, or the way their stock transformers are designed? I hear a lot of Marshall owners talk about blown transformers. My amp is a Ceriatone Plexi.
"it takes from you any hiding place" Truth.
For an even more "no place to hide" experience, play a Telecaster through a Plexi. Or a Hiwatt.
One thing that lots of players don't know is that the old 50 and 100 watt plexi panel amps get very nice clean tones at low volume.
If an amp allows you to hide its usually lacking in some key part of a sound your looking for. What ever that sound may be, or it just doesn't sit in a band mix well. Some genre's don't need the guitar to sit perfectly in a mix but it is alot bets when it does. It's that old saying I ain't saying it will make your pecker grow an inch but I ain't not saying it will make your pecker grow an inch.
You are so right. They are magnificent!!!!!!
Nobody buys a Marshall for it's clean tones..
@@simonvanderheijden432 True. The plexi panel amps do have them, though. Hidden down below "3".
But again, who buys a plexi to play it on "3"?
What is the difference between the 1987x and the JTM-45? What types of musical differences are there?
@Moby Dick that’s a great question. The JTM45 is only visually different from a small box 1987 or 1987x (the reissue) in that the “Marshall” logo on the 1987 is white, while the JTM 45 is gold (white plastic with the face painted gold).
Tonally I think the 1987 is brighter and has more gain, particularly the metal panel models which came later than the plexi-panels. I don’t know the technical differences in the circuits, but I always found the JTM45 to be a really dark amp. So I think there’s probably something regarding the bright cap in the 1987. I also think the JTM45 has a tube rectifier while the one in the 1987 is solid state. I hope that helps!
Angus, loved you're playing on Kitaro's live album, pure greatness. Loved you and Kitaro together as well, your polished aproach against his organic aproach is amazing to hear, it worked so well.
Thanks so much!
"don't look for it" lol
Angus you are so right! I had to wait until the family was out and no neigbors home, all because my playing was so average. But whenever I did, it felt like getting getting a recharge. Id be happy as for days after. Last year I got an Ox box. Best investment ever - those cabs take up so much space too.
Your Plexi sounds great btw. You def got that Angus tone happening. Rock On!
I need one in my life
Finally got my plexi today. HOOOLLY SHEEET it sounds AMAZING !
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I can't believe I've owned a JTM45 for so long and never knew about/tried that low input trick for playing at low volumes. With a pedal, it sounds AWESOME. Life changing. Wow.
Johnny Navarro glad I could help!
GCKelloch I’m sure, and as I say in the video, there are a lot of great builders that make amps that sound “like a Marshall Plexi” but they’re not. Actually showing up with the genuine article comes with a certain aura, and hearing loss, financial woes, and heartache. That’s the point of the video, right?
I’ve had quite the number of Marshall amps over the years. Metropoulos, Germino, and the usual suspects. The 1987x is a great amp. Probably one of my favorites along with an old 2204.
Gary Jarvis how was the Germino? I’ve heard nothing but great things about them. So expensive though
With your head down, playing at the end, you kinda look like Malcolm... ;-)
Nah he’s clearly Angus
So your Name is Angus , play an SG &Marshall , very apropiate
Fantastic vid! Thanks for sharing. Love that tone.
Erik Truss thanks man!
Absolutely amazing description of the Plexi. I'm not up to snuff to safely operate my SLP100 without a crash helmet.
Absolutely true about revealing every little mistake in your playing! I have a 1980 1959 MKII Superlead NMV that was getting some weird ghost notes and weird phasing sounds when doing long slow bends etc. Figured the original capacitors were shot so I replaced the big power section caps & while I was in there put a Point to point turret board in it with all fresh Sozo preamp caps, new resistors, set the bias etc etc.. the thing is So clear, warm, crunchy, sensitive to touch and natural sounding... it hides NOTHING. Painfully LOUD amps!!
Jim Hinson It’s a journey with these amps but when you give it some love its all worth it, as you know!
If you watch live classic rock videos, you’ll see what makes them sound good is how cleanly they play, and they mute well
Great tones and explanations. I have a JMP 2203 head that I had Lee Jackson (of Metaltronix amps) do a tube buffered effects loop mod on, I use the "4 cable" method with my pedal board for amazingly clean delays and modulations while in the high gain input; something that was not possible before. So now I can get all that organic Marshall tube overdrive crunch yet with wonderfully ambient multi-dimensional and undistorted delays and reverbs! Simply phenominal!
@el guitardo that’s so cool, I’d love to hear it!
@@AngusClarkGTR great, I will do a demo of it on my channel then I'll post the link here, as a reply. Please stand by thanks.
Great Marshall. I had a 2100SLX that was awesome. It was stolen..
two45triox that sucks!
I also had a non-MVolume JMP in the late 80's made in the 70's. I got it with a blown power transformer. Good amp but one dimensional even tho it did that one sound great.
The actual plexi was not an original Marshall product but made by Ken Bran, Jim Marshall's repair man. The design was stolen from late 50's Fender Bassman. Check the old schematic and compare. They are identical. Fender amps were very expensive in England so Marshall had Ken making them in the repair shop of his music store.
Fender changed the topography of their preamps in the early 60's to a cleaner sound by putting the EQ after the first triode stage rather than after the third triode as in late 50's. They also got rid of the emitter follower feeding the EQ section. The sonic differences are notable. The original design is very basic. Almost anyone with soldering and able to read a schematic can easily build one.
Love me some Plexi!! I had a 74 pre voltage drop, but with circuit board...the hybrid!! I loved it...regret moving it!!
Through being able to model amps on an axe fx and on a line6 pod go, I have discovered plexi's and pedals are the way to go I was all about 800's and I still love them, nothing sits better in a band and gives you the feel of an 800. But discovering that a plexi and pedal or pedals of your choice is perfect has swain me to the plexi side. I don't currently own one but the origin model I've recently grabbed is damn close and the price is ridiculous I am really happy with my rig. Sooner or later I'll get a plexi but I'll keep using the origin so I don't have to be concerned with damaging a plexi.
That’s funny . Youde better not though ., you better play that plexi when you get it..
and pedals . Yes everyone has noted the lack of forgiveness the plexi can assault us with ., but absolutely pedals is the answer. To taming the beast
4:55 Matt Wells! He did a master volume mod on my ‘73 SL100 so I would actually play it! It sounds killer now.
Great video Angus. Im using the studio vintage, great to have a smaller 1959 type amp. Works great and sound great. Love your tones 😎
Tore Knutsen thanks so much!
A bit of advice for anyone owning a Plexi, or planning on owning one.... Remove the rear panel from the amp head. Why? These amps run a bit hotter than most, and are poorly vented without top vents. The ventilation grill on the back is small in comparison to other Marshall amp heads, and don't allow for good convection air flow. After playing mine at moderate volume level for an hour or so, I noticed that the rear and top of the amp were hot. After removing the rear cover I placed my hand on the output transformer, and you could fry an egg on it. Smoking hot. Have since been playing it without the rear cover and everything (other than the tubes of course) has been just warm to the touch. Night and day difference. No doubt this has an effect on the life of these amps.
Solid advice
Good call. Don't blow a fan at them though, the tubes should still be pretty hot.
How does the BlackStar head compare?
It doesn't. It's kind of an affordable stand in for my JCM 800 2205 - which is a 2-channel amp like the Blackstar. I've used that Blackstar head on some recordings and it holds up pretty well, it's light, and reliable. It just comes across a bit more sterile and with a lot less character. And for that reason it can be really useful on recordings, as it'll blend in and not cause you a lot of headaches. I should demo it, I just tried it with a 2x12 cab with real, UK Vintage 30's and it sounded pretty awesome (vintage, vintage 30's?).
Hey dude, thanks from all of us on the heart felt rundown. Many of us bedroom rockers want to hear the realities of gear and how to get those tones. Its not as simple as it had seemed when I was young and couldn't afford anything. Thanks again.
My pleasure! Right now the reality of recording this thing at my home studio involves a $2k soundproofing of the crawlspace beneath my kitchen! And I'll still probably have to use a Fryette PS2 or similar modern attenuator box just to take it down to where it doesn't rattle the floors if I want to play it for any real length of time. Still love it. Can't help it. Rock on.
I owned an old Marshall head back in the 80s….I’m sure it was made in the 70s. And it was 200 watts.
I only had one cabinet. A unmarked Bass cabinet with 4 Electrovoice SRO 12s. Ridiculously heavy. What….would you use that for?
It was nutty.
It had a single gain control, and wouldn’t break up until 7.
Living in a trailer park at the time, it was of course almost never used.
The amp had a plug that could let the amp run on different voltages.
I did get a chance a couple times to really let loose with it albeit not having a lot of chops at the time. “Wild thing” was truly…..wild.
nos and all the harshness goes away
vintage spec nos preamp tube sets for marshall jtm 45:
1962-1965 : v1 ,v2 ,v3 1959-1964 mullard i61 shortplates
1965-1975: v1,v2,v3 1964-1975 mullard i63 shortplates
enjoy
Nice video! At 07:12 U talk about channel bleed. First time I heard about that was in an interview with Yngwie Malmsteen’s former sound guy (Pontus Norgren). Pontus said that Yjm uses the treble channel only but turns up the bass channel which bleeds in with sound.
Sorry man, i didn't understand if you made a mods in your plexi or not? if yes, which one mods you've got? it's sounds amazing
thmz83 hi! The basic circuit is original. It is modded in that I had to replace the transformer and rather than getting an original transformer I went with a Mercury Magnetics transformer and choke (I have no idea what the choke is or does but it comes with the MM Transformer). Everything else that has been serviced for wear and tear has been kept to originals specs. The only other mod is the FX Loop, which is bypassed for the bulk of the video. The Metro loop is great, but the new 1987x comes with an fx loop already.
Great demo, you’re a gifted player, and nothing beats that AC/DC classic rock tone.
Gibson SG + Marshall = Rock n Roll Heaven.
Cool vid, Angus--- love Marshall's too. But, MM trans. in a Marshall is a cardinal sin! lol- overpriced, overrated. they sound glassy. Call Merren Audio for Marshall units---> #1 Tell him "Uncle Tom" sent you. And, yes....volume controls are "interactive". some of the signal actually travels over to other channel.
Tube Junkie thanks for the tip!
Agreed, Mercury would be my last choice.
This dude & i have a very different opinion of a bone crushing tone! In this day & age just pick up a JVM for "that" Marshall tone! It pretty much covers every relevant Marshall amp!
Well you’re right up to a point. But a as they say a jack of all trades is master of none. All that extra circuitry is taking away from the signal.
I went down the channel switching amp route but they never sound quite right. Now I use a Jcm 800 and just the guitar volume. Best tone I’ve ever had.
PatientMental to clarify: I say the “volume” jumps to bone-crushing - which obviously doesn’t translate via youtube. The tone is what it is, vintage power section and speaker breakup. Classic for sure, not as brutal as the modern amps. But it will rattle walls!
50 Watts ? were you take the 20 watt more. i have the MK2 JTM 30 watt. this AMP is the HELL ON EARTH.
You are correct sir they are so loud that any mistake is out there!
Great explanation I hear you. I want to get one. I had two in my life but when I'd play gigs they'd fail and never make the whole job. I still wants one bagginses!
Great video, Angus. I'm a long-time Hot Rod Deville player and it's sort of defined me too. and I don't really like me ;) Now I'm thinking of getting back into Marshall (this or the SV20) as I love the cleans as well as the "concussive" punch you talked about. But tell me, is that "concussion" the plexi or is it perhaps a 4x12 cab going with it? In other words, pushing it through a 1x12 is more likely where I'd want to be... Thanks!
Tony Knight hey, if you want to use a smaller cab I think the Studio Vintage is the way to go. While I haven’t played it myself all the clips sound awesome. I think you could get a great result with a 2x12 bluesbreaker type cab (I have a mojotone one) and Celestion Heritage G12’s. I think a one twelve lacks low end, it doesn’t get you there.
@@AngusClarkGTR Hey Angus, thanks for you response. I have pretty much decided on the SV20 (unless I try to build my own Plexi). I agree that every video I've seen shows a great tone, including cleans and edge-of-breakup which are important to me! I'm actually building my own 1x12 cab right now, experimenting with some different tone woods I have hanging around, and eventually when I can actually access other woods, I'll build a an out of baltic ply for comparison.I absolutely agree that minimal a 2x12 would be ideal, but for health reasons I'm focusing on reducing the weight of my equipment, starting with my amps and cabs ;) On the other hand, if I can make a 2x12 cab light enough without using neodymium speakers I might just try that! Stay safe and healthy -- my thoughts are with you and New York, I spent 12 years of my life living around there!
sounds like a typical shitty sounding marshall amp....
no wonder I went to hk
Yes, there's no where to hide. I had a '68 Plexi and it was very harsh and loud, even for a 50 watt. It was not the best sounding one. My brother had an early '69 metal panel and it was way better sounding and user friendly. It had that Electric Ladyland Voodoo Chile Steve Winwood tone. So all Plexi's do sound and behave differently. I've never heard a reissue that sounds like an original Plexi.
Mike Marsh !!
at MARSH AMPLIFICATION !
Mike is known by Jason Newsted also George Lynch !
thanks for the tip!
btw MARSH builds a TS-808 that works really nice for that HI gain pimp slap !
or leave it on Bridging between channels . MARSH builds a sweet PLEXI too!
The sound in low inputs, but high vol turned up, is creating a cascaded sound
You "blew the transformer twice" ....? Impedance miss match, or you used a guitar lead instead of a speaker lead. ?
thats what Plexis do.lol the best tone Ive ever heard was from my 50w '67 before it blew. there is a distinct change to the sound because even at low volume it goes full saturation and the sustain is unbelievable. mine blew 3 times but it went: tubes, trans, then both. the tone only stayed a couple days cuz i left the amp on. then the place i shipped it too for a full rework lost my phone number and then changed theirs
30th Street Guitars was the best guitar shop in NYC...is still great, and have a great boutique pedal collection, but when they moved to 27th street they had to downsize and no longer have much of an amp collection.
I use a 1959 reissue (2007) attenuated with a Rivera Rock Crusher and it sounds beautiful, RC does a great job of holding the tone and taming the beast. The difference between the Lead (1987) and the Superlead (1959) in volume difference is nominal, about 3 dB, that's it...the difference with the 50 watt Lead is it has less clean headroom, that is: it takes less volume before you saturate the tubes and it begins to overdrive. Plexis are just tone beasts...sweet spots all over them. I like the effects loop in the back of the reissues, I run a rack mounted reverb through it...but it takes pedals in the front beautifully.
Sound that hits you in the chest! That's how you know you're doing something right.
I built a jtm 45 clone. At least I think I did. I just bought a bunch of parts online and slapped them together. I nearly shit myself when it actually worked.. It's got it's quirks. Very bassy but cranked the mofucker will drown out a drum kit and make your hair stand up. Never played an actual plexi but I'd like to just to compare and see how mine stands up. There's definitely a reason why so many great guitarists play them from Angus to frusciante.
I have a 1987x David Hopkins modded it just kills ..
Ahhhhhh, I remember now. Marshall Major was the name on the back.
I've owned and played about everything and I knew as well as all my friends telling me "dude get a plexi and be done with it".🤘💪🎸
I really love the VS series that came before the AVT series which was poor.
GuitarFreak I’m not familiar with those designations.
@@AngusClarkGTR it was Marshalls Valve pre amp into solid state series amp. But the AVT all valve technology which followed later was also valve pre amp into solid state but the gain when cranked had this horrid fizzy sound to it that no one liked it also used cheaper controls cheaper built. The VS series where the last of the "proper marshalls" in terms of sound and build quality. They sounded great but not a high gain amp. Good for classic rock and blues.
@@LeeKirkman88 I've had both the VS and the AVT. Currently have an AVT50h head and it sounds great and better than any of the VS amps I've owned. Underrated amp and not fizzy if you set the eq properly.
@@jakedibiase7404 Others that have owned it have said the same its got a great clean sound but anything past 1 oclock on the gain and it becomes fizzy you can really hear it you cant eq it out at all.
When i had one i only used pedals on it as the distortion was crap David Simpson on youtube aquired one and found the same so he sold it. No fizz on the VS and the AVT series is cheap they started using plastic potentiometers and lower quality cirçuit board etc.
This why I bought a metropoulos metroplex, you get the plexi tone at low volumes, you don't have to crank it all the way up.
Own two SLP100w reissue's .1992 93 love them .....just plug in a Rockman X-100 into both in stereo . Game Changer !
Rare Form As much as I loved my Rockman, and the Boston albums, that would not be right for me.
Great info, we need more of these videos.Thanks man!