Marshall Super Lead Plexi Guitar Amplifier Half Stack with 1987XL Head and 1960AX Cabinet

Though the 50-watt 1987XL shares the same front and rear panel features as its big brother, the 1959 SLP, it does have its own distinct personality. Sweet warm singing sounds are packed into every nook and cranny of this great tone machine. As is the case with the 1959SLP, the 1987X has fittings and hardware as true to the originals as humanly possible, thus ensuring that authentic Marshall Vintage look.

The Marshall re-issue models all are faithful reproductions of the originals, which shaped the sound of the electric guitar as we know it. The main characteristic that these amps share is their simplicity of operation and superb natural valve tone. Achieving the beautifully organic and vibrant overdrive, which is their trademark, can only be done in one way - crank 'em up! The result is pure, majestic tone uncluttered by unnecessary circuitry. With solos this produces a big, round, warm, sustain, full of classic character. With chord work you get a bark and percussive attack with a natural sounding break up, which allows each note to ring out in a glorious musical crunch.

Nothing personifies the image of rock 'n' roll than a wall of Marshall stacks. Though often imitated, nothing compares to the original. The world's first ever 4 x 12 cab was designed and built by Jim Marshall in 1962, and with it a legend was born. Since then they have made many thousands, which have appeared on stages all over the globe. Following close on the heels of the immediate success of the Marshall… read more 4x12, came the first ever stack -- namely, an angle-fronted cab on top of a straight-fronted cab, with an amplifier head placed on top. This came about after discussions with Pete Townshend of The Who. Pete asked Jim to build him an 8x12 cab with an angled front -- the Guv'nor agreed but warned the guitarist that the said cab would be extremely difficult to move. Nevertheless, Pete insisted, so six of these awesome cabinets were built. After being bombarded with complaints from his road crew, Pete returned to Jim to look for a more practical approach to building this wonderful sounding behemoth. "We'll cut the cab in half," was Jim's immediate reply and thus the legendary Marshall stack came into being! What happened to the six 8x12 cabs? Well, two went to Pete Townshend, two went to John Entwhistle (The Who's bassist) and the remaining pair went to the Small Faces. read less