Have a 1987 small box jmp Plexi from 68 with a 69 cabinet. Sweet stuff. Amazing how all the Plexi players in 60’s all sounded different on the same amp. And at the same time sounded fantastic.

Plexi always have that in our face tones ... i used to be a high gain amp player for 25 years, but switched to the angry growl of the Plexi.

It is almost 4:am & I can't sleep! It is because I am getting a new Marshall plexi tomorrow! It is a Marshall 20 watt Studio Vintage & it is Limited Edition Snakeskin finish!!! OMG I can't wait!!!

I'm about to build a 1970 jmp 50 in an origin 50 donor amp.. I keep thinking of all these cool mods and tweaks . Then I see videos like this. The stock pkexi is more than enough for bliss! A ppimv and pentode triode will be more than enough

Great info, we need more of these videos.Thanks man!

Great video. Very useful info. The JTM 45 is a bucket list amp for me. 🤞🏻 one day I’ll have one. Thanks for posting.

Angus, loved you're playing on Kitaro's live album, pure greatness. Loved you and Kitaro together as well, your polished aproach against his organic aproach is amazing to hear, it worked so well.

Fantastic vid! Thanks for sharing. Love that tone.

I came across the late, but I full heartily agree. I went from a 100 watt JCM 2000 to a 1987X and the plexi made me a cleaner player. It also had a amazing feedback and harmonic that I havent heard since. Its worth noting many years later I have a awful case of tinnitus 😂! Great review of a iconic amp

I’ve owned three plexi type amps. They were hand wired 50 and 33 watts, and a Marshall VS20. They are all unholy loud, and live, they highlighted every mistake in a big way. There was no reverb, gain, or compression to hide behind.

Amazing video. I owned a 72 small logo hand wired (one of the last) 50 watt Bass head a few years back. Wish I’d never let it go!! Most touch sensitive amp I’ve ever played

Playing a Plexi isn't irrelevant, just ask JD Simo. You rock!

Good demo....The reissues sound really good! Used to have an original 1969 Marshall 50 tremolo head that was amazing. I bought it for a steal when I was 20. I just got sick of playing it clean with the volume on 3 and still getting yelled at to turn down. Ended up selling it and buying an original 68 deluxe reverb that's great for clubs. Would love to get that Marshall back someday though....

Hey dude, thanks from all of us on the heart felt rundown. Many of us bedroom rockers want to hear the realities of gear and how to get those tones. Its not as simple as it had seemed when I was young and couldn't afford anything. Thanks again.

Your Plexi sounds great btw. You def got that Angus tone happening. Rock On!

Cool video. Good honest info. Great playing, sound and great solid advice. Thanks.

this is one of the best demos/ explanation of Plexi style amps. Thanks. 🤟✌👆🤘

Great Story, Tips and Demo! Thanks for sharing brother!

That's the tone for me. It's great there are so many Marshall's out there. They really made a lot of these amps and you can get this tone like you do without buying a vintage amp. I also really love the M160 mic.

🔊🤠👍I was surprised by the sound and feel of the first plexi stack I played through. It was not what I expected. You feel totally exposed. I completely agree that you become and must become a better player. Nowhere to hide.

I have a 1974 mk2 and an mid 70ties Stramp which is a Plexi Clone. Both are without Master and insane. With a good Pedal you can really get this incredible ACDC Sounds. Love these kind of amplifier.

Great vid man, exactly what I was looking for 😎🎸

Angus you are so right! I had to wait until the family was out and no neigbors home, all because my playing was so average. But whenever I did, it felt like getting getting a recharge. Id be happy as for days after. Last year I got an Ox box. Best investment ever - those cabs take up so much space too.

Love me some Plexi!! I had a 74 pre voltage drop, but with circuit board...the hybrid!! I loved it...regret moving it!!

Soldano are the same...so clear and articulate, nowhere to hide. Forces you to raise your game.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I can't believe I've owned a JTM45 for so long and never knew about/tried that low input trick for playing at low volumes. With a pedal, it sounds AWESOME. Life changing. Wow.

Great explanation I hear you. I want to get one. I had two in my life but when I'd play gigs they'd fail and never make the whole job. I still wants one bagginses!

I had a 1966 JTM45 and a 1968 50 watt Plexi and they were both glorious. They are both gone now but they were incredible amps.

Great video Angus. Im using the studio vintage, great to have a smaller 1959 type amp. Works great and sound great. Love your tones 😎

Absolutely amazing description of the Plexi. I'm not up to snuff to safely operate my SLP100 without a crash helmet.

What you said at 8:25 is EXACTLY how owning my Plexi relatively early on in my musical adventures made me feel. There’s just a certain vibe and attitude that gets added to your playing when you’re used to playing a real Plexi. Peace man.

Absolutely right; with a plexi there’s nowhere to hide lol Practicing with an acoustic helps

Aloha Braddah! Enjoyed your video and your comments and views! Just bought myself a Plexi....the newest and baby of the Marshall Plexi line, the Studio Vintage. Mahalo nui loa for sharing!

Great demo, you’re a gifted player, and nothing beats that AC/DC classic rock tone. Gibson SG + Marshall = Rock n Roll Heaven.

Absolutely true about revealing every little mistake in your playing! I have a 1980 1959 MKII Superlead NMV that was getting some weird ghost notes and weird phasing sounds when doing long slow bends etc. Figured the original capacitors were shot so I replaced the big power section caps & while I was in there put a Point to point turret board in it with all fresh Sozo preamp caps, new resistors, set the bias etc etc.. the thing is So clear, warm, crunchy, sensitive to touch and natural sounding... it hides NOTHING. Painfully LOUD amps!!

one of the best plexi videos.Gracias!

Awesome tone Angus...love the SG Custom

hey, Angus very cool video! cheers!

Great tones and explanations. I have a JMP 2203 head that I had Lee Jackson (of Metaltronix amps) do a tube buffered effects loop mod on, I use the "4 cable" method with my pedal board for amazingly clean delays and modulations while in the high gain input; something that was not possible before. So now I can get all that organic Marshall tube overdrive crunch yet with wonderfully ambient multi-dimensional and undistorted delays and reverbs! Simply phenominal!

Nice video man!

Nothing like a Plexi! Sounds great!

Done a lot of business with Matt at 30th and Blackie, both great guys.

Fantastic review mate..G'day from Australia

Played a JMP-1 with JFX-1 into a Valvestate 8008 power amp with a Marshall 1978 4x12 with black back Rola G12H30s. It was a good rig (the cabinet is amazing). I never fully bonded with it (lots of op amps in a JMP-1) but the flexibility was a nice trade off. Played it for ten years. Went back to tube amps. I have a 1990 JCM 800 Super Lead 1987. Great amp. I like it just as much as any of the classic or reissue Super Lead amps I have heard or played.

Haha fun to see here the same stack of Blackstar and Marshall standing at my home!!! :) I made the same experience with the jump on volume controls but later used a volume control on the fx-loop to get rid of it. To play a Marshall purely with a Guitar is unbeatable. Such sweet tones, dynamics and response, but it also rubs your fails directly into your face and forces You to play accurate, as You described it, I totally agree!!! That Marshall is a very good instructor... :) From the issues You explained, I'll be warned to play it cranked up completely for a longer time, thx for that!!! Btw: like AC/DC and from only listening to Your licks can't say its the original or not... :)

Awesome video dude!

Nice video! At 07:12 U talk about channel bleed. First time I heard about that was in an interview with Yngwie Malmsteen’s former sound guy (Pontus Norgren). Pontus said that Yjm uses the treble channel only but turns up the bass channel which bleeds in with sound.

Harsh mistress indeed! I've had a 1974 metal panel 50 watter for about 10 years now. Coming from being a JCM800 guy I had a bit of a learning curve, but once I got used to it I'm in love. It's impractical and loud as all hell and I really have to be on my toes to sound good through it....but when I'm in the zone it's an amazing feeling.

30th Street guitars - that's where i got my beloved LP Classic 1960 flame-top. Almost 20yrs ago, damn time flies

I've owned a re-issue 50 watt Plexi and I loved it. The only problem was you need to turn the channels up to 5-6 for it to really sound good. Bridging the channels, of course. I also blew the transformer on mine, replaced with the same one you did. Aside from that, it's the second best amplifier I've owned. First being a Traynor YBA-1A, which I currently own. Thanks for the video!

I think your commentary about buying used gear from a local retailer that also acts as a musicians hub being a place to give your business was absolutely spot on

All great advice & stories Angus. I got my first real amplifier back in 1976 (a brand new Fender Twin Reverb). The only reason I ended up with the Twin was because I didn't have enough money saved up for the Plexi Half-Stack sitting next to it on the display floor. I was 14 years old at the time and had worked multiple Summer jobs to save up the $400 for the Twin. I always wanted that Marshall though. Fast forward +40 years, I'm still playing through that Twin Reverb as well as a few other vintage amps but still no Marshall for me as I just didn't need one for the playing I do. So I decided to place the 1987x on a Bucket List and picked up a used/early 1987x with a nice Bluesbreaker extension cab loaded with a pair of greenbacks. I've since replaced the Transformer, added a PPI MV and in general just kick myself for not getting one of these decades ago! Couldn't be happier with this amplifier. She does really need to be played loud and in that respect I'm blessed with a home studio that allows both the Twin Reverb and Marshall to both be run dimed out. I laughed at your comment about being naked, so true. After all of these years of playing being naked is a somewhat normal feeling for me as this small box Marshall is every bit as loud as my Twin. Anyways, I've gone on long enough. I subscribed to your channel, thank you for the great content.

Very sweet man!!

Really cool story and very nice amp. Very nice overtones...

Thanks for the great low volume treble tip!!

Hi Angus, Cool video. I've been getting into The SG/Marshall thing too.(Dsl40cr) at one time I had a 1987x it was awesome but in my situation I couldn't use its dynamic range. The NMV Marshall are a completely different feel like you said!! The punch is massive! Keep rocking!

Good job Angus!!!

Greetings from Ireland, enjoyed the info, thinking of going for the 20w version, even that might be too loud for home use 😂

That thing sounds AWESOME

You are 100 percent spot on about this amp making you a better player. When a mistake is made- it’s OBVIOUS with these amps (unless you have loads of effects running) .... so my opinion is that you better get used to it before playing out ... because it can make a good guitar player sound not good at all!!! For example , a player may sound like a 10 on a Princeton reverb, but sound like a 5 on a plexi!!!!! I know 😉😉

Kudos to Matt ..great hang also

great video!

Great thoughts sir. To your question, in 20 years of playing this year, I can say confidently that most players I have met have talked about the sound of this amp, but have not plugged into one for themselves, so they don’t have a real reference point. Pretty sure only a couple of pros that I know have played one, or good examples of vintage guitars like ones from the fifties. I have only been able to play one once at Chicago music exchange, and it was amazing to play with this huge sound, but not practical at all for someone like me. Amazing sounds though! Nice video. Peace!

Angus playing Angus, awesome! ;0. I am a fan of your lessons on Truefire. Thx for the vid.

If you watch live classic rock videos, you’ll see what makes them sound good is how cleanly they play, and they mute well

Thanks for your video loved it and love to own a plexi one day best wishes Mick Australia

One thing that is really overlooked is the 4X12 cab and speaker type and the microphone/s type/s and position/s is ....super critical to the sound especially when everything is distorting. It can get too bright and ugly fast. then theres the room

Those old plexi's are SO expensive!

I own three 100 watt 1959 model Super Leads from 1970, 1973, and 1974. They're incredible sounding amps and they are incredbly LOUD.

Great video, you sound great as always! Now that I know you have a youtube channel too I immediately subscribed.

As a restorer, I am forever yanking out the old tube bases in favour of ceramic new ones.. as the late 60's early 70s versions suffer from corrosion deep in the socket.

The reason for the quick volume jump is the 500pf capacitor across the bright channel volume pot. When I build them I use a 250pf and it really helps make the amp more manageable. I am a Mercury dealer and yes, there products are excellent.

Volume pedal in the FX loop is a great bedroom hack as well.

Through being able to model amps on an axe fx and on a line6 pod go, I have discovered plexi's and pedals are the way to go I was all about 800's and I still love them, nothing sits better in a band and gives you the feel of an 800. But discovering that a plexi and pedal or pedals of your choice is perfect has swain me to the plexi side. I don't currently own one but the origin model I've recently grabbed is damn close and the price is ridiculous I am really happy with my rig. Sooner or later I'll get a plexi but I'll keep using the origin so I don't have to be concerned with damaging a plexi.

I have a 1987x with factory effects loop. First time I played through it with jumpers was a "that's it!" moment - no reverb or effects. Same even when "clean" although that term means something different on these amps. It's exactly that raw immediacy that I like - even though being, as you say, naked. That's a good thing eventually.

I was lucky enough to own one of these in the seventies, I also had a 100W bass head and a regular 100W plexi too, sigh... don't have any of them now. And yes my hearing has suffered.

most youtubers make me look to the sky, hoping for an asteroid the size of Texas but you seem real cool and you're a good story teller which is rare . The other thing is that you are actually funny. so many youtubers have that hot girl funny syndrome. They think they r so funny but they are about as funny as cancer. Like kinison said to rodney dangerfield "i like the way you think, I'm gonna be watching you "

When you crack them you can control the gain with your guitar volume rolled to 6 or 7 8or 9 for solo

Have had a early 90's Marshall 1959 Reissue SLP for about 10-12 years. Absolute amazing tone but so, so (so so so) loud. Had to get an attenuator to keep it reasonable at home and most gigs. I use a THD Hotplate that has done me well. Important to keep your servicing up however if you are gigging with it. I prob use my Deluxe Reverb more now because I gig less and play a lot more around the house (w/ wife and kids). But nothing will beat those large stage mic'd Marshall experiences.

You are correct sir they are so loud that any mistake is out there!

Ha...that's funny, I also bought a 1987x reissue from 30th Street a while back as well. Always had good experiences with Matt and those guys. Havre also had amps worked on by Blackie.

Great tips! I got mine just 5 days ago, and fell in love.

I still use a JMP-1 along with numerous others. I think it'll exceed the 74 JMP 50W, based on flexibility. It has more gain, and the volume is controllable. Its also MIDI switched. I have it connected to Marshall EL34 50/50, Mesa Stereo 2:100, and Peavey Classic 50/50 for 34/6L6/84 options. I like the JMP-1. That said, the old Marshall is loud, has tons of bottom end, and records amazingly well every time. As though they tailored one killer voice, at one loud volume. You sound GREAT man! Love the ACCA DACCA.

Fantastic video! I love the real-world information. Could you a similar vid about the 5150?

In my Marshall days I was using a 100 watt head. What I loved using with it was the Tom Scholz "Power Soak". Could maintain the great tone and control the volume beast with ease. Don't know if they're still around on Ebay or not but there are surely some power attenuator devices out there to use instead of having to add master volume controls. Your Marshall sounds great!

great video

30th Street Guitars was the best guitar shop in NYC...is still great, and have a great boutique pedal collection, but when they moved to 27th street they had to downsize and no longer have much of an amp collection. I use a 1959 reissue (2007) attenuated with a Rivera Rock Crusher and it sounds beautiful, RC does a great job of holding the tone and taming the beast. The difference between the Lead (1987) and the Superlead (1959) in volume difference is nominal, about 3 dB, that's it...the difference with the 50 watt Lead is it has less clean headroom, that is: it takes less volume before you saturate the tubes and it begins to overdrive. Plexis are just tone beasts...sweet spots all over them. I like the effects loop in the back of the reissues, I run a rack mounted reverb through it...but it takes pedals in the front beautifully.

Thanks....good video

Nice outro, solid tone and I like what you had to say about your search for tone and power.

Hi I'm absolutely in love with these things! Never understood from which came the name of 1987 and 1959 of those ampli since they where made in the 60's and 70's... 🤔

I've owned and played about everything and I knew as well as all my friends telling me "dude get a plexi and be done with it".🤘💪🎸

It's always fun playing with another guitarist and watching them set up an elaborate pedalboard only to have their jaw thrown to the floor with Super Lead growl.

Own two SLP100w reissue's .1992 93 love them .....just plug in a Rockman X-100 into both in stereo . Game Changer !

Great tip

I bought the new studio version and even that was too much amp for me. I had no idea how to tame it, and I'm not a very good player, anyway. There was too much volume and nowhere to hide, so I returned it. I regret that, but then again, it was so loud.

I really enjoyed your video, very informative and entertaining at the same time! Moar please! :-D

Thanks man, I Want a Plexi, I have the El capistan, fantastic echo box!! My fav delay/echo/ super Awesome!

Ahhhhhh, I remember now. Marshall Major was the name on the back.

Thank you for the tip: plug into the normal chanel alone and raise the treble channel volume to get some treble back, I am going to try it on my Marshall SV 20W combo, the smallest brother of the SL family (which sounds great but is still TOO loud! can you believe that?)

I'd love to hear and see more videos like this. Articulate, knowledgable and chops to boot! I own a JTM45 and while it sounds wonderful it doesn't have that Plexi "thrak" you've got going on here.