NAD: ´75 Marshall 1959

[Dave L]

I´ve had two 1987 heads before... a JCM 800 version and one of the X ones from the 90s... but never a proper Super Lead. Long story short I did a swap with a store and sent a horizontal input 2204 I didn´t bond with and cash the other way, and I´ve played this for a couple of days now. Just a killer amp, straight up metal panel JMP goodness. It´s in nice shape and stock apart from some fresh bias resistors, even if it has had a simple master and a jumper switch added and removed as you can see from the filled holes on the front. About as clean as you can expect from something that turned 50 yesterday.

I have some other nice amps with more of a ´68 and Eddie thing going on and these 70s JMPs do bring a different vibe. I´m absolutely not sure the ´68s are inherently better, as it´s often claimed. I haven´t even used any overdrives or boosts yet, just fooled around going straight in with very good results. Lots of gain when cranked up, for sure.

 

[Dave L]

In related news I went by my local shop to pick up some strings and came home with a cheapo EH LPB1. Works pretty well with the JMP, I only tried it with a strat just now and it rolled off the highs quite nicely and added some muscle in a natural way. Another score for "vintage warmth" by way of lousy input impedance, I guess, it was blisteringly bright when fed a buffered signal.

 

[shar-vell Dan]

Congrats on the amp its very nice. Some of the very best ever Marshall tone is by the metal panels.
Some 70's transitionals had metal front & plexi rear.

 

[Racerxrated]

I´ve had two 1987 heads before... a JCM 800 version and one of the X ones from the 90s... but never a proper Super Lead. Long story short I did a swap with a store and sent a horizontal input 2204 I didn´t bond with and cash the other way, and I´ve played this for a couple of days now. Just a killer amp, straight up metal panel JMP goodness. It´s in nice shape and stock apart from some fresh bias resistors, even if it has had a simple master and a jumper switch added and removed as you can see from the filled holes on the front. About as clean as you can expect from something that turned 50 yesterday.

I have some other nice amps with more of a ´68 and Eddie thing going on and these 70s JMPs do bring a different vibe. I´m absolutely not sure the ´68s are inherently better, as it´s often claimed. I haven´t even used any overdrives or boosts yet, just fooled around going straight in with very good results. Lots of gain when cranked up, for sure.

Congrats! The sound of Rock.

My 72 is a killer amp; stock it was a destroyer of worlds and now even more so with a 5 gain stage mod. But, I picked up a 68/69 SuperTrem and it's even got more '3D' tone than the 72. Biggest difference is the C1998 OT in the 68; vs the C2668 in the 72. The 1998 is the classic 100w Plexi OT. That has to be the secret sauce in the Plexi Superleads. That 1998 started being used in 67 I believe. During the 1971 year Marshall phased out of the 1998 and moved to the 2668.

 

[Dave L]

Congrats on the amp its very nice. Some of the very best ever Marshall tone is by the metal panels.
Some 70's transitionals had metal front & plexi rear.

Yeah, by this point we´re way beyond those transitionals, this is into the early PCB era. But still, a good and very familiar sound.

 

[skoora]

I got lucky with a ‘75 several years ago. Normally I wouldn’t even look at a mid 70’s one. I was definitely a ‘72 or earlier believer, as the later ones I had tried over the years seemed harsher sounding. But the ‘75 sounded so good as soon as I plugged in, I had to get it…and it even had a full Merc Magnetics replacement of Iron and choke, even more for a snob to be worried about.