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Chapter 15: Choosing Your Amp and Effects
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Figure 15-13:
The
Marshall
JTM 45.
Marshall Plexi Super Lead 100
Built in the late ’60s, the Marshall Plexi Super Lead 100 had changed from the
6L6 power tube (used in Fender amps) to the EL34, further distinguishing it
from its American rival, and establishing the Marshall crunch sound versus
the twangy Fender sound.
The Marshall crunch sound can be described as more distorted and clipped
than Fender’s distorted sound. The much-copied Marshall sound later
became more generally known as the “British sound.”
The Super Lead 100 wasn’t only loud, it sounded great, especially for blues
rockers looking for an edgy and distorted sound. Jimi Hendrix liked to rock
out on the Super Lead, and so did Eddie Van Halen on the first two Van Halen
albums.
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