Gear / Amp

Marshall Super Lead

On 6 sourced rigs at ToneLineage.

Who uses it

• Angus YoungSignature gear (career overview) career

  Marshall Super Lead (Plexi): Named in the article's equipment section: “…slinky guitar strings (.009-.042) and fender "extra heavy" picks. young mainly uses marshall 1959 100-watt super lead plexi heads and model 1960 ax and bx 4x12 cabinets with celestion g12-65 speakers. later amplifiers included…” Wikipedia: Angus Young ↗

• Billie Joe ArmstrongSignature gear (career overview) career

  Marshall Super Lead (Plexi): Named in the article's equipment section: “…f his signature gibson les paul junior in 2022. armstrong's amplifiers consist of a pair of marshall 100-watt 1959 super lead reissues he acquired sometime before green day's woodstock '94 performance and had modified for increase…” Wikipedia: Billie Joe Armstrong ↗

• Tony IommiSignature gear (career overview) career

  Marshall Super Lead (Plexi): Named in the article's equipment section: “…cabinets, 2554 silver jubilee combo, 2558 silver jubilee combo, paul reed smith modded jcm800 head. marshall 1959 super lead modified by john "dawk" stillwell for heaven and hell and mob rules. *laney supergroup heads: his main a…” Wikipedia: Tony Iommi ↗

• Dickey BettsSignature gear (career overview) career

  Marshall Super Lead (Plexi): Named in the article's equipment section: “…re it was refinished and one based on its red repainting. betts typically played through two 50-watt marshall super lead amp heads, each running into a pair of 4x12 marshall cabinets loaded with jbl-made lansing 120 speakers. for…” Wikipedia: Dickey Betts ↗

• Mick JonesSignature gear (career overview) career

  Marshall Super Lead (Plexi): Named in the article's equipment section: “…e gate as well as a roland chorus or space echo effect. during his days with the clash, jones used a marshall plexi amplifier and occasionally a fender twin with a 2×12 cabinet. he later changed to a mesa/boogie amplifier with two…” Wikipedia: Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist) ↗

• Richie KotzenSignature gear (career overview) career

  Marshall Super Lead (Plexi): Named in the article's equipment section: “…ey amplifiers before switching to fender guitars and marshall amplifiers in the early 1990s. he used marshall super lead, jcm800 and jcm900 models as well as yamaha dg series amps in the late 1990s. yamaha dg1000 preamp with marsh…” Wikipedia: Richie Kotzen ↗

Affordable clones & alternatives

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• Marshall MG15G Guitar Amplifier Combo (1x8", 15 Watts)~$120 new approx.
• Boss Katana 50 Generation 3 Guitar Combo Amplifier (50 W, 1x12)~$350 new approx.

Budget clone

Marshall Studio Classic / Plexi-style drive pedal

Boutique clone

Metropoulos / Germino Plexi-style

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