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Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959

Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959

4.7 (259)

Track with the legendary sound of rock in all its power and glory.

  • 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

Runs on macOS or Windows. Requires an Apollo audio interface or UAD Accelerator. View full system requirements.

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Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959

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Track with the Legendary Sound of Rock

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 raunch defined the sound of rock. Developed by Softube, the Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959 plug-in gives you the sound of this 100-watt British classic.

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.

Get Authentic Plexi Tones with Unison™ Technology

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.

What They Say

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

So many options, so much power, so much control — this plug-in sounds amazing.

James Ivey

Pro Tools Expert

Reviews

4.7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
Based on 259 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 207 Total 4 star reviews: 32 Total 3 star reviews: 10 Total 2 star reviews: 5 Total 1 star reviews: 5
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259 reviews
  • JH
    James H.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 minutes ago
    I like it

    I like it a lot

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  • MJ
    M. J.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 years ago
    It is Marshall, but...

    It is a classic sound, but I like it the clean way. Just before it breaks up there is a sound I love. All that channel strip makes a huge difference comparing to Classic which is a great plugin too. In unison it gives me everything I want and need. Honestly I prefer it to my real Plexi, but maybe I am getting older.

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  • AF
    A. F.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 years ago
    the only marshall amp i like

    once i ve faced this amp while doing live sound back in london, was one of most vivid sonic experiences. of course i could not resist to have this color fo creative purposes. thanks.

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  • FZ
    F. Z.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 years ago
    Utterly brilliant

    I tried this with an EMG 81/60 loaded ESP and it was terrible. Plugged an old Strat straight into the HiZ with this thing on Unison and the entire universe collapsed and I was reborn again as a fish.

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  • JV
    j. V.
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    3 years ago
    it's ok, but...

    I agree with earlier reviewer that it sounds like a Marshall with old tubes - very loose and spongy sounding. Maybe offer ability to change power tubes and bias?

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