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One of the world truly great pieces of Marshall amplifier history and folklore. We road test this 31 year old gal. This 1959 Super Lead amp (or Plexi as they are affectionately know as due to their screen printed Plexi glass instrument and back panels) is my baby. It was manufactured in 1968 according to the piece of paper glued to the chassis and signed by the Marshall workers as they went about checking off their work. It was an import into Australia and thus came with some EL-34's in the power amp side. On the preamp side of the equation it comes with 3 12AX7 pre amp tubes, interestingly when you take the back off you can see a space where the original Valve rectifier tube would have sat before Marshall changed to silicon rectifiers. This is the classic Marshall amp with the circuit based on the Tweed Fender Bassman amp, hence it has 4 inputs, no master volume, 3-band EQ and a presence knob and 2 volume knobs. It does not really have two channels, rather one is a normal input (with high and low inputs just in case the organ player in your 1960's band was going to use it) and the other is a treble boosted channel ala Tweed Bassman. I find that the old trick of linking the inputs together so that you operate Vol 1 and Vol 2 together gives you just the right blend of beef and cut when using humbuckers. But experimentation is the key to getting different sounds from this amp, rather than today's amps that come with pre programmed channels to produce clean, crunch and lead sound,with this ol' gal you have to use your guitars volume and tone controls and the different inputs on the amp itself. Don't be fooled into thinking these amps have a lot of clean headroom all up the gain scale like modern amps clean channels. Up around 3 on the scale the sound is only semi clean and very Hendrixy in a "Wind cries Mary" / "All along the watchtower" sort of way. If you want to play louder but keep it clean you have to juggle amp volume with guitar volume, there's that experimentation I mentioned. Around 4 on the Volume knobs it starts to dirty up, now you are starting to hear AC/DC coming out the amp, great for crunch rhythm work. After about 7 the Volume knobs don't really get any louder or dirtier they just seem to build in weight of sound, now you are into lead territory and Beck, Page, Angus Young can all be copied. Around this point it will hit a really sweet spot where it will only get "rattier' if you push the volume knob, it won't get any more distorted or louder. A lot of people ask me what does this amp sound like? Well the sounds that it produces are like most of the traditional rock and blues albums you have all heard a million times. Take out you old Cream, Page, Kossoff LP's and give them a spin, or check out Hendrix LP's for a great example of this amps clean sounds. Personally this is what this amp does best IMHO, that great semi clean sound, for crunch rhythm just turn up your guitars volume knobs. For lead sounds step on a distortion box of your choice just like Jimi did. To get Metal high gain sounds you really need to put a distortion unit inbetween you and your amp. This is the setup that provides the most versatility from this amp. People comment on Marshall's (especially the old ones) being unreliable, but I beg to differ. This amp is built like a brick with good old fashioned wires, and not printed circuit boards, soldering up all the parts. This makes for some more noise and hum depending on how neatly laid out the wiring is, but you can always take out the chassis and move the wiring around to reduce hum. This amp has been great for reliability, but then I have had 3 sets of power tubes in it in the last 6 years, so the local Marshall Tech here in Adelaide has had it on his bench and checked it over every time the new tubes went in. But still considering the old girls age, made in 1968 that makes her 31 years old, I would say she's doing great. Lets see how many mass produced printed circuit board amps will still be deafening people in the year 2030.                                                                                   
   
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  MLH-2203KK 100 Watt All Valve Signature Head rrp$2999  
$2369
 
           
   
NEW Marshall Randy Rhoads Signature 1959RR NEW
     
  1959RR 100 Watt Randy Rhoads Signature Head Very Limited  
$4,499
 
  1960A W Matching Quad Box Very Limited  
$1,499
 
       
VINTAGE MODERN SERIES *New Series
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  VM2466 100 Watt Head In Stock
$2,699
$2,399
 
    Special with matching 4x12 Bin  
$3,699
 
  VM2266 :50 Watt Head
$2,399
$1,895
 
    Special with matching 4x12 Bin  
$3,199
 
  VM2266C 50 Watt 2 x 12 Combo In Stock
$2,899
$2,299
 
  VM425A 100 Watt 4 x 12 angled cab (stereo switchable)
$1,699
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  VM425B 100 Watt 4 x 12 straight cab (stereo switchable)
$1,699
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NEW Marshall JVM Series Amplifiers NEW
 
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  JVM410H 100 Watt Head
$3199
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Head & Box, 1only Special $4,898
 
$3,699
 
  JVM410C 100 Watt 2 x 12' Combo 1only Special $3799  
$2999
 
  JVM210H 100W head
$2899
   
  JVM205H 50W head
$2599
   
  JVM210C 100W 2 x 12 Combo
$3499
   
  JVM205C 50W 2 x 12 Combo
$3199
   
  JVM215C 50W 1 x 12 combo
$2899
   
       
 
   
Marshall 40TH Anniversary Stack
 
 
   
     
  JTM45/100 Limited Edition 40 Anniversary  
$9,999
 
  Super 100JH Hendrix Limited Edition  
 $9,499
 
         
   
MG SERIES
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  RockBox MG15DFX amplifier and accessories package
$499
$399
 
  MG10CD MG10CD - 10w 1x6 Practice Combo  
$169
$129
 
  MG15CD MG15CD - 15w 1x8 Practice Combo  
$229
$195
 
  MG15CDR MG15CDR - 15w 1x8 Reverb Combo   
$259
$220
 
  MG15DFX MG15DFX - 15w 1x8  Combo With Digital FX  
$329
$279
 
  MG30DFX MG30DFX - 30w 1x10  Combo with Digital FX   Special
$599
$499
 
  MG250DFX MG250DFX - 2x50W 2x12 Combo With Digital FX  
$999
$849
 
  MG50DFX MG50DFX - 50w 1x12 Combo With Digital FX  
$749
$699
 
  MG100DFX MG100DFX - 100w 1x12 Combo With Digital FX  
$899
$759
 
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  MG15MSII MG15MSII Stack Head & 2 x 10inch Single Cabs
$579
$499
 
  MG15MSZW Zakk Wylde Signature Micro Stack
$679
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  MG100HDFX MG100HDFX - 100w Guitar Head Amplifier With Dig. FX  
$799
$679
 
    Speaker Cabinets      
  MG412A MG412A MG Compact 4x12 Cabinet Angled  
$599
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  MG412B MG412B MG Compact 4x12 Cabinet Base  
$599
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    Bass Combo        
  B25 B25  - 25w 1x10 Bass Combo  
$399
$339
 
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VINTAGE MODERN SERIES *New Series
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  VM2466 100 Watt Head In Stock
$2,699
$2,399
 
  Special with matching 4x12 Bin  
$3,699
 
VM2266 :50 Watt Head
$2,399
$1,895
 
  Special with matching 4x12 Bin  
$3,199
 
VM2266C 50 Watt 2 x 12 Combo In Stock
$2,899
$2,299
 
VM425A 100 Watt 4 x 12 angled cab (stereo switchable)
$1,699
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VM425B 100 Watt 4 x 12 straight cab (stereo switchable)
$1,699
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MODE FOUR SERIES
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  70/MF350 MF350 350W Amplifier Head
$2,499
$1,979
 
70/MF280A MF280A 280W 4 x 12 Angled Cabinet
$1,799
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70/MF280B MF280B 280W 4 x 12 Straight Cabinet
$1,799
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70/MF400A MF400A 400W 4 x 12 Angled Cabinet
$1,799
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70/MF400B MF400B 400W 4 x 12 Straight Cabinet
$1,799
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MARSHALL AVT SERIES
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AVT20 AVT20 - 20w 1x10 Reverb Combo   $599
$589
 
AVT50 AVT50 - 50w 2ch 1x12Combo w/ Reverb 1 Only  $1099
$899
 
AVT100 AVT100 - 100w 3ch 1x12 Combo w/ DFX  1 Only $1,399
$989
 
AVT150 AVT150 - 150w 4ch 1x12 Combo w/ 2 DFX Sections   $1,499
$1,289
 
AVT275 AVT275 - 2x75w 4ch 2x12 Combo w/ 2 DFX Sections   1 Only $1,599
$1,289
 
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AVT50H AVT50H - 50w 2ch Head w/ Reverb $849
$839
 
  With AVT412A Cabinet 1 Only  
$1289
 
AVT150H AVT150H - 150w 4ch Head w/ 2 DFX Sections   Special 1 Only $1,299
$1099
 
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AVT412A AVT412A - 200w Angled 4x12 Cabinet $899
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AVT412B AVT412B - 200w Base 4x12 Cabinet    $899
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AVTC112 AVTC112 - Extension Cabinet for AVT150 Combo   $499
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MARSHALL JCM 2000 SERIES  
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TRIPLE SUPER LEAD  
       

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TSL-60 TSL60 - 60W Valve Amplifier Head   $2,199
$1,799
 
TSL-100 TSL100  - 100W Valve Amplifier Head  Special $2,799
$2,299
 
  Speaker Cabinets      
TSL-C212 TSLC212  - 2x12 Extension Cabinet   $999
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  Combos      
TSL-122 TSL122  - 100W Valve Combo   $3,399
$2,685
 
TSL-601 TSL601  - 60W Valve 1x12 Combo   Special $2,299
$1,889
 
TSL-602 TSL602  - 60W Valve 2x12 Combo   Special 1 Only $2,599
$2,089
 
         
 
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DSL-50 DSL50 - 50W Valve Amplifier Head   $2,199
$1,699
 
  With 1960A Cabinet 1 Only  
$2,699
 
DSL-100 DSL100  - 100W Valve Amplifier Head   Special $2,399
$1,899
 
  Head & Box, 1only $3,898
$2,999
 
 
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DSL-401 DSL401  - 40W Valve 1x12 Combo   Special 1 Only $1,799
$1,429
 
         
  MARSHALL VINTAGE & HANDWIRED SERIES 
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  Amp Heads      
MLH-1959SL 1959 SLP - 100w Classic Valve Super Lead "Plexi" Head     $3,499
 
MLH-1987X 1987X - 50w Classic Valve Super Lead "Plexi" Head   $2,899
 
MLH-2245 JTM45 30W Valve Head   $2,699
 
MHW-1959HW 1959 - 100w Handwired "Plexi" Head $4,499
 
MHW-2061X 20w Handwired Head $2,799
 
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MVC-1962 1962 30W 2 x 12" "Bluesbreaker" Combo   $3,499
 
MHW-1974X 18W 1 X 12" Handwired Combo $3,599
 
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MHW-1974CX 1 X 12 Extenstion Cabinet for 1974X $1,299
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MHW-2061CX 2 x 12" Cab to Suit 2061X $1,399
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MHW-1960AHW 4 x 12" Handwired 1960 Angeled Cab $1,999
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MHW-1960BHW 4 x 12" Handwired 1960 Straight Cab $1,999
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  MARSHALL JCM800 / 900 SERIES
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  JCM900 Valve Amp Head- Hi Gain Dual reverb   $2,599
 
  JCM800 Valve Amp Head- Master Volume $2,999
 
               
  
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MC-412A MC-412A - 4x12 200w Celestion Speakers $999
$849
 
MC-1960BX 1960BX - 4x12 100w Classic Base Cabinet (Greenbacks)    $1,750
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MC-1960AX 1960AX