Overall User Ratings (based on 39 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted June 8, 2003 by a customer from hotmail.com

"The best you can get"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I will NEVER buy anything but marshall.
Sound
The ultimate in zep and hendrix sound. No distortion pedals needed. This amp is exactly like the original. I own both. There is no difference in sound once the amp is used for a while, a must for any zep fan.
Features
This amp has no features. You don't need them. There is six knobs and thats the most you need for rock.
Quality
Typical marshall quality.
Value
A little expensive when initially purchased but when you get it home and plug in you will think you stole it.
Manufacturer Support
Never needed support. Marshall amps are extremely durable.
The Wow Factor
Very sexy.

Musical Style:

rock
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Submitted February 18, 2004 by a customer from cox.net

"I've got an older Marshall and this RI(mine is without the loop though), and I wouldn't change 1 of my purchases. I know I got m"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Read all the above comments; shake 'em up, rattle them together, and then come to your own conclusion as to where I stand. It is worth what you pay for it within the understood context that everything we buy is overpriced.
Sound
I gave it an 8 because it takes a little work "JUST LIKE EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT A REAL PLAYER BUYS". The dude that flamed the haed just doesn't get it. WE LIVE IN A MODDING SOCIETY. We mod everything we get. We pay top dollars for the top guitars; the first thing we do is snatch the pickups out, and spend another 2 or 3 hundred to get closer to the tone we want. We buy a new car, and snatch out the stock CD player, and tuner and pluck down for the sound we want. Don't flame Marshall man. They gave us the major components, and we ass resistors, caps,PPIMV kits,ect. I've been playing since 1962 and it's always taken mods to get the true sounds we want.
Features
This amp is not meant to serve as a multi-effects pedal. If you've got the chops. "It'll give it up".
Quality
As good as any of the outragously priced boutique amps.
Value
Right on par with all the others in this price range.
Manufacturer Support
Never needed it, so that deserves a 10 from me

Musical Style:

blues,classic rock
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Submitted January 11, 2005 by a customer from hotmail.com

"NOTHING KICKS YOUR ASS LIKE A GOOD OLD MARSHALL PLEXI"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I'll be happy with them as long as they keep making them. I would be even happier it Marshall made them so we didn't need to modify the reissues to get them to sound like the originals, ie trannys, caps, boards, ect.
Sound
Here a tweak there a tweak, fire it up and you have real electricity.
Features
I'll admit it lacks on features as compared to todays amps, (hell after all it was made in the 60's), but the idea is to go after that basic tone first then add your other effects on top of that. Ther is nothing that compares to the tone of a Marshall Plexi.
Quality
Marshall is the only amp. Consider none else. And the 1959 plexi is THE MARSHALL AMP. The saying, "They don't make'em like they use to," don't apply here.
Value
You want quality you got to pay for it or everyone would have one.
Manufacturer Support
Never had a problem with the Marshall staff. I give them a 7.
The Wow Factor
When a good sounding Plexi is put into the right hands to play through it could make you; cry, laugh, sing, get horny, feel brave ect.

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Rock, Metal, Shred, Blues, Classical, Alternative
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Submitted June 25, 2005 by a customer from hotmail.com

"head of gold"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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i would tell every fellow muso that i meat to buy one and be and sound just like the greats.i Record with it nearly every week with a different band in the studio and every one who plays it falls in love. Its my bosses and i am about to go and get one for my self.
Sound
Dont change a thing on it, its gold as is. i Record with it nearly every week with a different band. Its my bosses and i am about to go and get one for my self
Features
Good all rounder

Musical Background:

Musician and Studio Engineer

Musical Style:

Nearly everything
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Submitted December 30, 2003 by a customer from aol.com

"Stay away from this Marshall!!!"

Overall: 1 out of 5 stars
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Overall this amp was a D.O.A from day one. Warren Hayes endorses this product yet he brings it to Lee Jackson to mod the hell out of it. What does that tell you about the quality of the amp? I'm looking to sell it or mod it to the original plexi specs (67'-'72 were are the best). Marshall should be ashamed for disgracing the plexi name. Bottom line: stay away. You can find better tones on amps for a third of the price.
Sound
Are you people kidding yourselves? This amp has one of the worst tones found on a Marshall. Channel 1 is so brittle, thin, and bright sounding its almost unusable. Channel 2 is okay for rhythm but if you want to solo it wont cut through. Connecting the channels gives you a strange tone that seems to be too bright and muddy at the same time. The distortion sounds weak and tired...nothing that reseambles "velvet overdrive". I love playing Zep and Ac/Dc and have spent months looking for a good tone. Nothing. Don't be a schmuck like me and think this will sound anyhing like the vintage Marshalls. Marshall should apologize for this crap.
Features
Not much here, which is a good thing. Just crank the volume up and you've got overdrive. The effects loop changes the tone greatly which is why I'm not a big fan of them.
Quality
This amp looked petty clean on the inside. There wasn't a big pile of sawdust in it like I have found in some other amps. The tubes are crap which you are going to have to relace. I've gigged with it a few times and it seems strong enough to gig with (I'd have a backup though). The amp seems alittle touchy so you'll have to be careful with it. Cosmetically it is beautiful.
Value
The tubes and electronics are cheap. How much profit does Marshall want?!? The tone also sounds cheap. I can get better tones from my friends Crate. :p
Manufacturer Support
Never dealt with them but most major amp manufacturers fail in this category. If you need repairs I'd take it to the local shop.
The Wow Factor
The appeal for this amp is awesome. People are rushing to buy this "new" plexi. It's all hype. I think Marshall knew that they could build a crap amp, give it the name plexi and a 2000$ list price and everyone would come running. They were right. Don't fool yourselves this sounds nothing like the vintage plexis. They are made very differently inside and out.

Musical Style:

Rock
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Submitted February 14, 2004

"The Holy Grail of All Amps"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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this is the holy grail of guitar amp tone...nothing sounds better than the head's settings all turned up to 10...I was originally drawn to it by hearing Hendrix, Clapton and others, and the best thing about it is that it is so authentic. But at the same time, you don't hear those players in your sound, exactly...you hear you...
Sound
hot rod the 2 channels....that is the best way to get the purest tone out of the head....you won't regret it
Features
even tho you dont need any sort of effects to add to the awesome tone, i just run a wah through the effects loop and you can hear the difference....
Value
best money i ever spent on an amp
The Wow Factor
this amp is the real deal....there is so much beauty in how simple the head looks....if you want flash, be like all the other little girls and buy a Mesa or Peavy

Musical Style:

Blues Rock
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