Marshall® Plexi Super Lead 1959
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The legendary sound of rock, captured in all of its power and glory.
The undisputed alpha dog of rock and roll guitar amps, the Marshall 1959 Super Lead amplifier is as legendary as the music it helped create. From Jimi Hendrix to Jimmy Page to Eric Clapton, the “Plexi’s” punishing melange of snarl, sustain, smoothness, and raunch defined the sound of rock.
Developed by Softube — and available exclusively for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo audio interfaces — the Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959 plug-in is not only an expert emulation of this 100-watt British classic, right down to its EL34 power tubes and hand-wired circuit, it offers uniquely powerful multi-mic sounds as well.Use your Apollo with Unison™ technology to track through the only authentic Plexi Super Lead emulation — with no latency
Re-amp previously recorded tracks with any UAD-2 hardware
Dial-in perfect studio amp tones with three different microphone combinations — FET, Valve, and Dynamic
Fine-tune your guitar tones with 50 presets by legendary AC/DC engineer Tony Platt
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Featuring the Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959 plug-in
The Only Authentic Emulation of the Perfect Plexi
In an effort to capture the ultimate Plexi sound, Marshall offered the talented developers at Softube a bone-stock, pristine 1967 Super Lead from its own museum. Pairing it with an era-correct, broken-in Marshall 1960BHW 4x12 cabinet, Softube emulated all of the Super Lead’s idiosyncratic “ghost note” overtones, as well as the ability to “jump” the amp’s inputs to dial-in a wealth of high-powered tube tones.
Voiced by a Legend
Producer/engineer Tony Platt has recorded some of the most quintessential Marshall tones ever committed to tape — most notably AC/DC’s landmark albums, Highway to Hell and Back in Black. Softube enlisted Platt to capture exquisite cabinet and microphone simulations using his Platinum-approved, tried-and-true mic recipes. You can choose from 50 Platt-designed presets, or craft your own tones.
Mix Between Seven Expertly Placed Microphones
Open up the plug-in’s Channel Strip section, and easily dial-in your sounds with Panning, global High/Low EQ, and Level control over each microphone, allowing precision fine-tuning — during tracking or mixdown. No matter the genre, or type of guitar, you’re afforded tons of tweakable options, from pin-point single miked tones to roars of glorious room ambience.
Unison™ Technology for Authentic Plexi Tones
The interaction of your guitar’s pickups to an amp’s front end is crucial to capturing the tone and feel of the amplifier. With UA’s Unison technology, Apollo user's guitar pickups will see the exact impedance load as if they’re plugged into a vintage Marshall Plexi — a feature found only on Apollo audio interfaces.
“We chose the combination of amplifier and cabinet very carefully and spent a lot of time finding the optimum microphone combinations and positions. The result is superb - this is really what a vintage Plexi actually sounds like.”
– Tony Platt (AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Bob Marley)Customer Reviews
J. Slavin
January 25, 2021
Another really nice amp
I have a helix, and the UAD didn’t let me down Sounds great, when up against quality competition
Read Moreb. zucchetti
January 9, 2021
Excellent as the original hardware and everything of UAudio !
Legendary.... Must to have ! A great big portable studio in my Mac ! By the time and waiting the right promotion i will buy everything of UAudio!
Read MoreW. Schurat
December 16, 2020
It is really that typical sound
This is the big M sound that we love so much.
Read MoreM. DE LA TORRE ROJO
December 13, 2020
Great Emulation
This is the greatest Marshall emulation I ever heard.
Read MoreA. Nabavi
December 8, 2020
Classic Vibe + 3d Micing
I'm in love with Classic Rock and the Golden age of 70s 80s Music. I haven't heard any emulation as precise as this amp for those amazing tones. and the perfect 3 Mic feature that allows me...
Read MoreN. Bryce
October 17, 2020
Perfect in your mix!’
I compared one of my songs using this amp vs Bias and this amp was 100% better, I rather have one good amp then lots of toys, Marshall Plexi is awesome in your mix!!...
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Key Features
Faithful emulation of Marshall's own reference Plexi Super Lead amp, built in 1967, with an era-correct 1960BHW speaker cabinet
Microphone selections and placements by Tony Platt, captured in Kore Studios, London
Over 50 finely-tuned presets designed by AC/DC engineer Tony Platt
Three different microphone combinations available — FET, Valve, and Dynamic
Three separate mics per setting, two close and one room
Channel strip includes pans and volume faders for each mic, plus two band EQ
Amplifier Control Panel
On/Off switch: On or off
Presence knob: 0 to 10
Bass knob: 0 to 10
Middle knob: 0 to 10
Treble knob: 0 to 10
Volume I knob: 0 to 10
Volume II knob: 0 to 10
Inputs: Clicking on a Channel Input jack rotates between three options for each Channel Input
Ch 1 Low, + Ch 1 High patched to Ch 2 Low, + Ch 1 High patched to Ch 2 High
Ch 1 High, + Ch 1 Low patched to Ch 2 High, + Ch 1 Low patched to Ch 2 Low
Ch 2 Low, + Ch 2 High patched to Ch 1 Low, + Ch 2 High patched to Ch 1 High
Ch 2 High, + Ch 2 Low patched to Ch 1 High, + Ch 2 Low patched to Ch 1 Low
Channel Strip Panel
Equalizer Main Out Low: 200Hz to 0Hz Low Cut, 0 to +12 dB Low Shelf (bypass at 12 o’clock)
Equalizer Main Out High: -12 to +12 dB (bypass at 12 o’clock)
Main Out Volume: -∞ to +12 dB
Cabinet Microphone Select: Off, Valve, FET, Dynamic
Mic 1 Solo switch: On or Off
Mic 1 Pan knob: 100% L to 100% R
Mic 1 volume fader: -∞ to +12 dB
Mic 2 Solo switch: On or Off
Mic 2 Pan knob: 100% L to 100% R
Mic 2 volume fader: -∞ to +12 dB
Room Mic Solo switch: On or Off
Room Mic Pan knob: 100% L to 100% R
Room Mic volume fader: -∞ to +12 dB
Room Mic Pan knob: 100% L to 100% R
Room Mic volume fader: -∞ to +12 dB
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Customer Reviews
Marshall® Plexi Super Lead 1959
J. Slavin
Another really nice amp
I have a helix, and the UAD didn’t let me down
Sounds great, when up against quality competitionb. zucchetti
Excellent as the original hardware and everything of UAudio !
Legendary.... Must to have !
A great big portable studio in my Mac !
By the time and waiting the right promotion i will buy everything of UAudio!W. Schurat
It is really that typical sound
This is the big M sound that we love so much.
M. DE LA TORRE ROJO
Great Emulation
This is the greatest Marshall emulation I ever heard.
S. Shaw
Clearly there's room for improvement
A cool emulation, but not usable for mission critical places. The sustain is nailed in but the attack is disturbing where it lacks realism, dynamics and punch. Good for padding things up or mixed with other UAD effects, but unmusical and not playable on its own. Can I say it a geeky amp sim?
A. Nabavi
Classic Vibe + 3d Micing
I'm in love with Classic Rock and the Golden age of 70s 80s Music. I haven't heard any emulation as precise as this amp for those amazing tones. and the perfect 3 Mic feature that allows me to capture the tone of this amp in multi dimension.
N. Bryce
Perfect in your mix!’
I compared one of my songs using this amp vs Bias and this amp was 100% better, I rather have one good amp then lots of toys, Marshall Plexi is awesome in your mix!!
N. Bryce
Super fun plugin!
I have never played through the real amp but playing and recording with this plug-in is amazing! I love all the sounds and you’ll definitely record some songs with it!’
E. Jegu
Marshal Plexi Super Lead 1959
Good amp with Unison ! :)
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Roots
Roots
G. Balistreri
Great
Great
J. Barton
An Amp
It's a pretty good emulation with a good room mic and two up close to pan! The ghost notes and the squeak is pretty cool! Original sounds only on this amp!
B. Zhang
经典的箱子
非常棒的箱子，在活动时购买了它。非常实用，效果一流。
K. Boaten
Great sound
Great amp plugin. I was looking for a great sound to compliment my 1970s Fender Strat and my Gibson Les Paul. Great sound on both guitars. I love this plugin. You won’t be disappointed
K. Boaten
Awesome!
Softube deliver as usual. Amazing sound and very intuitive how you can control mic distance on the cab. Very impressed. you won't be disappointed.
U. Gerstenmeyer
Great Stuff!!
Great Stuff!
D. Puzia
The Best!
I have been using amp simps now for about ten years, even owned a Marshall JCM 800 stack. This is amazing how it captures every aspect of the tones! It is the best that I have come across! Great Job!
O. Goren
Unbelievably awesome!
With a Gibson Les Paul it's actually the best sounding recordings I ever made.
I used it instead of my amp even to jam with the unison technology is unbelievably good with no latency.C. Dagostino
What a cab sound from the 1959 Marshall Plexi.
After plugging a 1996 Nocaster, the sound was similar to a Ritchie Blackmore sound. Lots of mids.
M. Duarte
Life changing
If you know what this beauty is about and that’s what you need/want, you’re about to get mind blowing. I love this plugin! The sound is on point, the mic system is fantastic and easy to deal with, awesome presets... the list goes on.
