Who still uses their Marshall SuperLead?

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I recently plugged into my old 1972 Super lead and was just amazed with it. I use a Rivera Rock Crusher and old 76 4x12. Just wondering who, with all the gear and gadgets, still goes with the original.
 
I have a '72 50 watt but sadly haven't been using much lately because of living in a small flat with neighbours all around. Moving to a new place this week and will finally be able open it up...
 
I have a '69 SL clone and a '79 2203 I run hard on a regular basis. In the last few months, I've been leaning toward 50 watters though.
 
I have a 50w 1987 from the JCM800 era, it´s great to sort of re-center the ears from time to time with the baseline of rock tone and it finds its way onto a lot of stuff. But it´s not my main amp, though.
 
I have a THD Plexi...clone of a 69'... Marshall Small Box 50 Watt Plexi JMP 1987.

I thinking about buying a 2204 JCM 800. I haven't owned a Marshall in years.
 
Wish I had a superlead, from the ptp era....right now I settle for an 82 2204. Play it every day along with the C+ Coliseum. One day I will have a 73 or earlier...
 
I’ve got two ‘74’s. One 100w and one 50w and rip it up on a regular basis.
 
I have many newer RI Superlead/Plexis etc all modded, but I have a 1971 original that I haven't used in awhile. . I think I'm going to plug it in right now!!! That 'll be a great way procrastinating shoveling the stupid snow outside. Thanks

Eric
 
Love my 74. There’s nothing like old iron. I need to recap it though, found one leaking and haven’t been able to fix it lately.
 
I have a '76 I've toyed with selling because I rarely use it. ...but it is fun to fire up now and then. It's a classic for sure!
 
I have a '73 PTP that is awesome. Used it with a Power Station. It doesn't like my 8-strings so I went back to the 2204, but the 1959 is the business for "normal" tunings.
 
73 100 and 50 watt here. If you can play these amps at volume nothing compares except a high powered fender tweed. The original high gain amp.
 
panhead":2ybuwvce said:
73 100 and 50 watt here. If you can play these amps at volume nothing compares except a high powered fender tweed. The original high gain amp.
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Those old superleads are among the best for sure, although I think there are still few other amps at volume that are every bit as good and in some ways better such as my old Hiwatt DR103, which sounds bigger and more articulate and defined than any Marshall I’ve played. Not as growly or saturated and doesn’t quite get that upper mid grind like the Marshall’s, but every bit as raw sounding and the chugs on it at volume will smoke most other amps including Marshall’s. Unfortunately it needs to be even louder than any Marshall’s I’ve tried to get there. I also don’t like it for leads as much since it’s drier sounding, so I guess both are worth having in a perfect world. It also has the best cleans I’ve heard along with my ‘64 Vibroverb

Also, my 1980 Jim Kelley is among the very best amps I’ve ever tried at volume, particularly for playing melodic leads, but not really well suited for metal or hard rock

I also actually prefer the Tweed Deluxe’s (especially the 5e3 version) to the higher powered ones like the Bassman or Twin. I’ve done several AB comparisons with them before and the Deluxe’s have consistently sounded to me more tonally complex, rich and growly and almost as big sounding despite being a much lower wattage

I bet some of those old Vox AC30 copper panels would be up there too, but the only really good example of one I tried I didn’t get to turn it up past like 9 ‘o clock. The cleans were gorgeous though at those levels. No multi channel amp I’ve tried would come close to that level of clean tone
 
Friedman modded my 1974, I play it at church almost every week.
 
I still crank my SL clones up once in a while, when I have time and feel like compressing my ears.
 
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