Marshall Super Lead Plexi Guitar Amplifier Full Stack with 1959SLP Head, 1960AX and 1960BX Cabinets

Manufacturer's Description for Marshall Super Lead Plexi Guitar Amplifier Full Stack with 1959SLP Head, 1960AX and 1960BX Cabinets

This is it! The Marshall 1959SLP 100-watt Super Lead Plexiglas, head of the late '60s/early '70s, as used by countless classic bands has been re-issued in all of its glory. The 1959SLP has been in production since the late 60s but with various electrical and cosmetic changes happening along the way. The models produced in the late 1960s/early 1970s however, were the ones that most tone gurus regarded as the finest examples. After much searching Marshall managed to track down 2 amps from this period that were the finest they'd heard, packed with all the tone and rich velvet overdrive. They gave these 2 tone monsters to their guitar-playing R&D experts and left them to create a re-issue that was so authentic that they couldn't tell the difference. They succeeded beyond their wildest dreams -- the 1959SLP re-issue came to life!

The Marshall re-issue models all are faithful reproductions of the originals, which shaped the sound of electric guitar as we know it. The main characteristic that these amps share is their simplicity of operation and superb natural valve tone. Achieving the beautifully organic and vibrant overdrive, which is their trademark, can only be done in one way - crank 'em up! The result is pure, majestic tone uncluttered by unnecessary circuitry. With solos this produces a big, round, warm, sustain, full of classic character. With chord work you get a bark and percussive attack with a natural sounding break up, which allows each note to ring out in a glorious musical crunch.

Nothing personifies the image of rock 'n' roll than a wall of Marshall stacks. Though often imitated, nothing compares to the original. The world's first ever 4 x 12 cab was designed and built by Jim Marshall in 1962, and with it a legend was born. Since then they have made many thousands, which have appeared on stages all over the globe. Following close on the heels of the immediate success of the Marshall 4x12, came the first ever stack -- namely, an angle-fronted cab on top of a straight-fronted cab, with an amplifier head placed on top. This came about after discussions with Pete Townshend of The Who. Pete asked Jim to build him an 8x12 cab with an angled front -- the Guv'nor agreed but warned the guitarist that the said cab would be extremely difficult to move. Nevertheless, Pete insisted, so six of these awesome cabinets were built. After being bombarded with complaints from his road crew, Pete returned to Jim to look for a more practical approach to building this wonderful sounding behemoth. "We'll cut the cab in half," was Jim's immediate reply and thus the legendary Marshall stack came into being! What happened to the six 8x12 cabs? Well, two went to Pete Townshend, two went to John Entwistle (The Who's bassist) and the remaining pair went to the Small Faces. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Marshall products.

1959SLP
Output (rms): 100 watts

Pre-amp tubes: 3 x ECC83

Power amp tubes: 4 x EL34

3-band EQ: yes

Presence: yes

Dimensions (mm): 750 x 310 x 210

Weight (kg): 20.5

1960AX/BX
Speaker type: G12M-25

Speaker configuration: 4 x 12 in.

Power handling (RMS): 100 watts

Selectable (mono/stereo): no

Impedance (mono): 16 ohms

Impedance (stereo): no

Dimensions (mm): 760 x 830 x 360

Weight (kg) 1960AX: 37.7

Weight (kg) 1960BX: 38.2