The Truth About Vintage Marshalls

The Marshall Plexi (JTM45/100) is considered the holy grail of high gain amplifiers. But most people don't realize just how clean they are. The argument that these amps are inherently high-gain monsters could not be further from the truth, and today I’ll be demonstrating that. Using my 1969 Marshall Superlead 100, I’ll show the true characteristics of the vintage Marshall sound. I’ll also show you how famous players (e.g. Hendrix and Van Halen) used external devices to get the high gain sounds we associate with Marshall "Plexi" sound.

If you learned something in today’s video or have qualms with the findings of our test, tell us in the comments below!

Table of Contents
00:00 Intro Jam
00:27 The Plexi Sound Is Not What You Think
02:32 What Does a Plexi ACTUALLY Sound Like?
06:53 Recreating Hendrix's Plexi Tone
08:37 Recreating EVH's Plexi Tone
12:05 What Have We Learned?
13:20 Support Us!
14:26 Thanks For Watching!

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CREDITS:
Host/Co-Production: Mason Marangella
Video: Nico Sotomayer
Video Editing: Mason Mejia
Co-Production/Design: Mason Mejia
Audio Engineering: Hunter Harrison

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