Marshall clean tones

shaunm

Spurred on by getting my JTM45 back and a conversation with @shugz we have come to the decision that not enough people talk about how good the Marshall clean tone is (vintage styled Marshall’s that is). 

Totally different to the Fender sound, much bigger, more sustain, mid punch. Just excellent. 

Does anyone on here use a Marshall for its clean tone?

shugz

Marshall vintage cleans amazing, especially with good pickups (vintage or modern). I know Marshall are hardly underrated or unknown but they are seen mostly for the walls of doom etc.

They made some great old amps that really did cover a lot of ground sonically. 

Cheers 
Hugh 

zepp76

shaunm said:

Spurred on by getting my JTM45 back and a conversation with @shugz we have come to the decision that not enough people talk about how good the Marshall clean tone is (vintage styled Marshall’s that is). 

Totally different to the Fender sound, much bigger, more sustain, mid punch. Just excellent. 

Does anyone on here use a Marshall for its clean tone?

Yes I use a clean tone on my JTM45 when the mood suits me, utterly superb especially when mixed with good reverb!

TimmyO

Agree - they are fab

JCM800 reissue low input - awesome clean sound 

professorben

TimmyO said:

Agree - they are fab

JCM800 reissue low input - awesome clean sound 

Absolutely. 

I had a 4010 combo from ‘81 and the clean with gain on full was fantastic, with a valve overdrive pedal into the front it sounded great. 

TTBZ

I prefer these sort of cleans to the super clean scooped Fender thing. One day I’ll end up with a JTM45! The Silver Jubilee has a great clean channel too.

Ossyrocks

The best Marshall clean sound I ever heard was an old JTM45 100w plexi. The owner brought it to me to have the standby switch changed as it had snapped off. Through my old basketweave cab in the front room it was simply amazing. 

I had an old plexi Super Bass that came close, but that old JTM was something else.

Rob 

lukedlb

There’s nothing like the cleans from a Marshall stack super lead/bass/p.a.  I’ll tell all about the cleans from the Artiste series 71-75 once I get this rattle problem fixed. So underrated. 

Teyeplayer

I still hold that the jtm45 is the best amp on the planet, just too big for my current needs. 

monquixote

I actually prefer plexi cleans these days.

I think a lot of people are used to things like dsls that have murky cleans

grappagreen

Suhr SL68 clean tone was unbelievable...

newi123

I have an early 1987x reissue (pre fx loop) that runs 6l6s - lovely clean sound and great with a pedal in front. 

Modulus_Amps

JTM45 is great, but it is not the same as anything after 1969 approx, I had a 71 Super bass that I converted to super lead spec and the clean settings on that were amazing, but different to a JTM45

pintspiller

I have a 50w Carlsbro head from the 60s that the previous owner had the preamp wired like a JTM. I played it on a big stage at an outdoor gig during the summer and it was brilliant with my bass.

ESBlonde

I've had my 1968 vintage 50w plexi for over 40 years. A number of different cabs getting lighter, but always that amp clean. I have other amps but nothing touches it for clean and I still gig it regularly.

Danielsguitars

I'm currently in the low setting on my homemade 36watt plexi and sounds great to me at sensible vol levels

57Deluxe

Origin 50 has great classic clean too - surprised me as a predominantly Fender Tweed and BF purist.

bbill335

just saw HOT SNAKES last night. nothing but big marshalls on stage. those cleans are HEAVY. 

john reis i think was using a jcm800 and a jmp50, both half stacks

earwighoney

bbill335 said:

just saw HOT SNAKES last night. nothing but big marshalls on stage. those cleans are HEAVY. 

john reis i think was using a jcm800 and a jmp50, both half stacks

How was the gig?  I saw them a few years ago and they were superb. 

All their albums are solid. 

bbill335

earwighoney said:

bbill335 said:

just saw HOT SNAKES last night. nothing but big marshalls on stage. those cleans are HEAVY. 

john reis i think was using a jcm800 and a jmp50, both half stacks

How was the gig?  I saw them a few years ago and they were superb. 

All their albums are solid. 

fuckin brilliant

RonnieHotdogs

much underrated, I only play clean. Ascape Studios in Bromley had a marvellous red Marshall stack, serviced by Dave Lane, best clean tones this side of a silver faced 70s twin.