Marshall Handwired 1959HW Super Lead Plexi 100 Amp Demo 

What is the name of the "attenuator" you're using with this Marshall?

@@kimturnerbluesmusic2998 great tone man! You remember the speaker?

Nothing else needed. Total gear and tonal acquisition is acquired here!!! Beautiful !

Lamborghini?

Valarinan a real guitar, like a Fender? :P

100 Acres of land

@@yetivanmarshall1473 you could sell it and get 700 guitars

4 years later... did you get an attenuator? Which one?

I did! I got an AudioStorm HotBox 125i MkV. It really works right down to silent. Gets v hot doing that..!

@@5555paulkelly never heard about that one before, I'll make sure to look into it

Boss waza tube expander

4 years later... did you go and buy one?

@@onat-mi9fc i bought a clone and it sounds amazing but I never get the opportunity to play it so I’m trying to sell it haha

@@closertotheheart how much do ya want ?

​@@closertotheheart is it gone? 😅

This is the reason the Plexi is the best Rock amp ever made. Some people say its not high enough gain, they just havent turned it up!!

i have a jcm 800 and this amp puts it to shame

Kind of like a Twin Reverb too. To get that thing cooking you gotta blow the whole band away.

​@@bluehole6019or just play with a loud band with real gear that can keep up.

+Andy K Yes

My amp goes to 11

@@lesterpaul9657 mine goes to 69

it's basically a Fender Bassman afterall ;)

you and me both brutha LOL

Von Shredster Ok you two weren't together when this happened right ??

Me three

@@damon2a102 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yea dude, I think my ears just came.

I plugged into one at GC. Never been a fan of Marshalls. Always thought their clean tone was shit. Until I plugged into this beast. I couldnt believe my ears. Better than Fender, Friedman or any other amp I had ever played through. It was unbelievable.

The clean sound of a good Marshall plexi is one it's best featurrs!

@@johnmarshall3903 ....as well as being one of its best features!

@@landajimmy If everyone could experience the tone of a properly set up vintage Marshall , Friedman and the rest of the copycats would be out if business. Amazingly for how much they cost , you can actually buy a real vintage Marshall!

@@johnmarshall3903 The irony and hypocrisy of someone calling Friedman and other amps "copycats of a vintage Marshall" (which isn't true) is off the charts since vintage Marshall's are literal copies of Fender Tweed amps. Specifically, the first Marshall amplifier (JTM45) was a direct copy of the FENDER 1959 5F6-A Bassman *circuit* and everything Marshall produced after that up to the early JCM800's, were just minor modifications of that same Fender 5F6-A circuit. They literally stole the circuit from Fender. And yes, they stole it. When you directly copy someone else's intellectual property without compensating (paying) them, that is theft, period. Personally I'm not a big fan of Friedman's tone (and would never own one), probably because I never liked the "Jose" tone. He basically just took a lot of Jose Arredondo's modifications (and others) from the late 70's / early 80's and incorporated them into his amps (two examples right off the top of my head - the 2.7k cathode resistor being repeated in the preamp and the diode clipping for extra saturation / distortion). That said, a Friedman of equivalent price is a far more versatile amp than any vintage Marshall, offering 2-3 channels with a lot more distortion and more tone shaping ability. In regard to price, a vintage style Marshall is a MUCH simpler amp with far fewer components, which makes them cheaper to manufacture. That includes the 1959HW shown in this video. It's significantly overpriced for what it is. There is nothing about it that is superior in terms of quality of components or manufacturing. On the contrary, the boutique brands like Friedman that are made in the USA, are significantly better quality and cost the same or less than the Marshall 1959HW (which is $3,300). At least this new 1959HW is decent quality, unlike actual vintage Marshall's. Original early Marshall's (60's / early 70's) used the cheapest parts they could find and were some of the worst quality guitar amps ever produced. Their poor manufacturing quality also came from their lack of standardization of parts. When they ran out of a certain value, instead of waiting to resupply with the correct value, they would just use whatever they had on hand. That resulted in many inconsistencies in tone from amp to amp. That's why musicians of that era would go into a musical instrument store and play every Marshall they had to find a good one. That often meant going to more than one store! If you want a stellar Marshall Plexi (1987 / 1959) it's worth it to buy a made in USA boutique version that is better in every way. Bray, Suhr, Germino, etc. Paying more money just for the Marshall (for a circuit they stole from FENDER) name is retarded.

bloodbrother2204 Thanks! :)

lailer1975 Yup it is haha

+Roy Buis Correct

They're all pretty much the same circuit, if not very close. The only difference really is the wattage

@MaxMcPhersonOfficial Thank you very much!

More volume equals more overdrive so either knob will increase distortion

+Sidel Chris I use a Rivera Rockcrusher with my 1959HW no problem at all into a 1960B cab and can play at very quiet home volume. Great decision to get this amp. I was chasing a Plexi tone for years with various pedals, then thought why chase, just go out and get the real thing. Enjoy!

Kossofffan Congrats! Same here.

+Edmar Olympio JJ, G12H Heritage

"Tubejuice Max100" The uploader commented an older question so I quoted it here.

+bornhard17 The guitar was plugged into both channels.

Chris Davies no pedals bro. Maybe reverb at the end he said

Gatpig I actually prefer the Super Bass to the Lead...

+Ttato25 Yes

+Chris Angels Tubejuice Max100

+mindofown Tubejuice Max100 pretty loud.

It's 100w at 120v so it uses less than an amp of current, your wall power should be able to supply at least 10 amps so it's not necessary to have a separate breaker. Doing this, however, insulates the amp from interference by the other electronics in your house.

Tube juice Max100

Plexi...all day 🤘 golden tones

+Alex Leezer is the 100 watt plexi not way too much for home playing though? Even with an attenuator? I'd wanna be able to crank it and get those big classic rock tones, but useable at home without destroying my walls.

+Russell Roberts the attenuator should make the volume reasonable. Also, if your playing at home, a 4x12 isn't really needed. You can still get sweet sounds out of a good 2x12. So in conclusion, I would go with the plexi, an attenuator, and a 2x12. That should let you get great plexi tones without blowing the roof off. lol

+Alex Leezer that's awesome, thanks for the advice. I already have a 4x12 but ideally wanted to get a 2x12 to use with it at some point as it just seemed more practical. Maybe I'll spring for the 1959 then and hope I can make it manageable. lol. It was that or the smaller 30 watt jtm45. But I know I'd rather the 1959slp if I thought it'd work.

+Russell Roberts glad I could help man. Good luck with everything!

Yeah, I wanna know too.

Correct

No need with this beast, a boost can be nice though, or a fuzz.

+Andras Fekete No pedals. Added reverb after recording. Yes.

Isn't this the slp?

I meant the pbc

Helo Ruben. There is no mindblowing differences. I have old plexi's in pcb version, but played with PTB (older) versions too (have one of the swiss specialists in vintage amp sellings two towns away from me). The differences are subtle or greatly negligeable. There could be numerous factors that makes little differences. - Jim Marshall, sometimes, had to pick some different components at other stores. So you don't have exactly the same sound from amp to amp. - The original JMP's are now quite old. Some components could be in the end of their life, or already switching dangerously far away their ideal specifications. That changes the sound too. - Lots of them where modded. And sometimes, for selling with collection prices, where re-originalized. This changes the tones too. - Then, you have the tube factor. You have many different brands, with many subtle variations. Those tube should be operating "in their specs". But often, especially for today's brands, it's not the case at all. This makes the amps operate worse than it should be. So there will not be mindblowing differences between PCB and PTB versions if both are made correctly. Now, the right question would be : "does Marshall put better components in this 1959 HW than in the normal Reissue ?". - > Marshall freaks out there, could you respond to that ?

Tube juice max100

Piense que es la guitarra y amp solo

When he sets it to both pickups and clean at the end *weeps*

so it makes you wanna cry and lol at the same time !? That amp makes you crazy huh !? 🤣😆

+God of War Tubejuice Max100

+Steven Jernee Tubejuice Max100

00DirectorsCut00 Well, most likely not, because your cabinet will have a total wattage of 50 watts (if you're using the 25 watters) or 60 watts (30 watters), and your amp's 100 watts, with a good bit of volume you will blow your speakers...If you keep the volume pretty low, it should be safe though, but if you're not going to crank that thing and play clean, just buy a Fender Twin haha! Hope that helps!

The 72/73 super leads have more bite and are more aggressive. They have more gain . The pre 72 are warmer and rounder like Pages tone how the west was won. He had some early 69s plexis but didn't start using them as his main stage amps until February 72 but before the 75 tour he had them modded and they became much more biting and strident.. they became even cleaner sounding but less warmth.

Bobby C. Tentongun No pedals man, that's just a cranked Super Lead for you!