Eddy Lenz compares a 1968 Marshall plexi to a 1973 Superlead

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Gear used:
  • 2010 Fender CS 50/60s Body with Musikraft 5A Birdseye Maple Neck and Grover Jackson J-80
  • 1968 Marshall Super Lead with EVH specs and JJ 6CA7 tubes
  • 1973 Marshall Super Lead
  • TAD Silencer Load Box
  • LenzProfiles Pre-Rola Pulsonic Greenback G12m-25 IRs
  • Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
 
Without them side by side in the same room the diference is bare to none.
 
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In the room, my 69 vs my 72, the C1998 OT in the 69 has a touch more '3D' or 'richer' tone than my 72 did. Both have their share of OG mustards, bright cap etc. The 69 is a very early Jan/Feb build according to the parts used.
Using a PS2A, the 69 is damn near perfect diming the EQ, high treble vol at 7 while the 72 gets too much gain at those settings.

I ended up modding the 72 since the 69 sounded just a bit better all around. Very close though.
 
Yup, sounds like Van Halen thru an old Marshall. Both. Sounds good, not sure if I can pick a fav since they sound so close to each other.

Eddy Lenz has a really cool clip of a Mesa Mark III that I dig. He almost gets some Marshally sounds out of it. Must have used an old greenback loaded Marshall cab with it?? He ended up modding that Mark III to IIC+ specs.
 
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I prefer the 68 by a little. My 72 was extra gainy same as Racerxrateds. I'd dial back Volume 1 a bit. Volume 2 dimed even though I was just using input 1 as EVH did as it still has effect on tone and gain.
 
I thought they both had attributes that I liked but the 68 was my favorite here. It had that greasy compression without being too much, the attack on the notes had a little more give to it and to my ears had more gain than the 73.

The 73 had more backbone albeit a little stiffer than the 68 and seemed to have just a touch less gain and a bit more clarity, probably due to running a 2.7K/.68uf on V1B versus Eddy running the Ed specs of 820/.68uf and the fat cap on V2A. Eddy seemed to have to work a little harder to get the goods out of the 73 but it sounded glorious in it's own right.:2thumbsup:

I just though it was a great comparison of a 68 plexi versus an true metal face spec Superlead and the differences were quite noticeable to my ears.
 
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