Marshall 1959 SLP reissue....any good?

[the donk]

I have been offered a 1959 SLP reissue in trade and I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts about this head?
would it be a good High Gain amp with the right pedal in front of it?
Thoughts?

 

[bpetersen]

I cannot imagine it not being good for just about anything. Besides, you would NEVER have trouble trading or selling it if ou didn't like it.

 

[Motorpud]

Really loud and really clean, that's about all i can really say about it. I didn't much care for the one I had that was stock, if you were going to get it modded then it might be worth it. I just prefer most amps' distortion to that of pedals when it comes to high gain.

 

[marshallmel]

A friend of mine owns one. It is the loudest amp I have ever heard. He did a simple master volume mod on it and that helped a lot. I really liked it stock with a V1 OCD.

 

[Deleted member 16554]

Very good for vintage sounds, will definitely need an overdrive pedal in front to get high gain sounds. Without a master volume mod or a decent attenuator, you're gonna have to crank it to get the tone these are known for. Try one out before trading if you can.

 

[Rogue]

Perhaps not as good as the boutique clones of the originals, but the SLP is a good amp. As was stated, you'll probably want an attenuator. You can do a MV mod, each type having their own downside.

It's fairly versatile with a good, lower output guitar (cleans and crunch) and a couple pedals (higher gain), but will not do high gain metal well.

 

[the donk]

cool, thanks for the feedback!

 

[glip22]

I have one that is modded. In the lowest setting just cracking the master will kill small animals.

 

[Riffraff]

I had a '93 and it was a great amp with a boost. Loud and clean up until about 7-1/2. Outstanding jumpered with a SD-1 in front of it with it's volume dimed and gain on zero. Kicks like a mule cranked & boosted.