Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube Head

Fretboard · 03-30-2009, 11:01 PM

Hello again,

I am starting to narrow down my options right now it is between these two Buy Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head | Tube Amp Heads | Musician's Friend or Buy Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube Head | Tube Amp Heads | Musician's Friend. Let me know your pick...I'm more for the 1959 Hand-wired Plexi Head myself.

The_Sentry · 03-30-2009, 11:09 PM

Well, you said it yourself, Fretboard......

Ekoms · 03-30-2009, 11:09 PM

Save yourself some money and buy a clone. Or build your own. Your paying big bucks for the name alone.

Probably not what you wanted to hear.

I'd go with the 1987, though both are going to be very loud. hope you have a place to play these at a resonable volume.

Loko · 03-30-2009, 11:14 PM

Metroamp Parts Store

That is the 100w plexi clone, they now will assemble it for $400 which is a very good deal and it WILL sound better than any new Marshall and at $1500 it is a no brainer. There are others out there as well.

Fretboard · 03-30-2009, 11:16 PM

I have a 100 watt pre-amp tube head but its defiantly not as loud as these babies but I really love the tones that come out of these amps.

Darkburst · 03-30-2009, 11:17 PM

I agree with going the clone route. Metro, Rockytop and Ceriatone clones are made and sound more like an old Marshall than Marshall's reissues. If it makes you feel better you can always throw a Marshall logo on the front of the headbox after.

Fretboard · 03-30-2009, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loko

Metroamp Parts Store

That is the 100w plexi clone, they now will assemble it for $400 which is a very good deal and it WILL sound better than any new Marshall and at $1500 it is a no brainer. There are others out there as well.

Do you really like yours?

Loko · 03-30-2009, 11:43 PM

I built the50w (link in my sig) and I wouldn't trade it for anything! And this is only through a single V30... I can only imagine how incredible it will sound later this week when my 4x12 with heritage "m" gets here! I would recommend them all the way, ceriatone is less expensive but the parts are slightly less quality and it probably still sounds better than the new Marshalls. Like stated above, you can always slap a Marshall logo on it if you want, but other than that it looks identical to a Marshall. If you go to Metropoulos Amplification - The best vintage Marshall plexi replicas in the world. and tool around on the forum there you will find a ton of info about them and they have a soundclip section as well. If you want you can make your own or like I said they just started to offer buit by Metro option to the kits and at $400 that is a steal considering they put about 20hrs into them and make sure it is done right the first time (more than what can be said for Marshall or any other mass production amp for that matter). Any more questions feel free to ask, you can ask around and search their forums as well. And there are others out there too if you decide to not go Marshall or Metro. No matter what you pick, I'm sure you will enjoy the classic rock vibe that oozes from a plexi!

Splattle101 · 03-31-2009, 12:00 AM

Yep, I would go the clone route. I would also pick the 50 Watt version over the 100 Watt. In my experience, the stock 100 Watt JMP is too loud and too bright.

coldsteal2 · 03-31-2009, 01:53 AM

Last week a guy sold a brand new 1959 Hand Wired for
$1,100 on eBay.
I was so bumed i didnt have the money

I see nothing wrong with paying the extra for the Hand Wired
Marshall though, people are paying over 3 grand for Les Pauls

hipofutura · 03-31-2009, 06:51 AM

You can get a Ceriatone fully assembled hand-wired 18W Plexi for $604 delivered. Unless you need the 50 watts this would be a very nice amp.

Deftone · 03-31-2009, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coldsteal2

I see nothing wrong with paying the extra for the Hand Wired Marshall though, people are paying over 3 grand for Les Pauls

Good point, Coldsteal. If that's what you really want, go for it. And between the two, I'd opt for the 50 watter myself.

The Marshall handwired 20 watter would be my first choice:

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/p...ead?sku=482707

Big John · 03-31-2009, 11:42 AM

I used to own a few 100w 4-hole Marshalls back when I was gigging steadily. Not once did they ever make it to a club. Those amps were so ungodly loud, just one of them would've buried the band's 3,000w P.A. One of those rigs was a '94 purple Hendrix reissue stack that I got locally from Brett McCarron, who started and still runs the Marshall Arts website. For all practical purposes and intents, diming a 100w 4-hole Marshall through one or two 4x12's is useless in the real world. It is so fooking loud you can't even think. You could be standing next to your drummer pounding the shit out of a piccolo snare and you'd never know it.

Still, ain't nothing cooler.

Fretboard · 03-31-2009, 12:28 PM

Once again I've got a new selection ...Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker Combo Amp, The Plexi's or JCM 800...this is really tough decision making.

ledfree · 03-31-2009, 12:40 PM

Hope this might help.

YouTube - Marshall Plexi 1987x

03-30-2009, 11:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fretboard Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 317 Thanks: 15 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube Head Hello again, I am starting to narrow down my options right now it is between these two Buy Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head \| Tube Amp Heads \| Musician's Friend or Buy Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube Head \| Tube Amp Heads \| Musician's Friend. Let me know your pick...I'm more for the 1959 Hand-wired Plexi Head myself. __________________ Guitars: 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom 1968 Martin & Co 0-18 1980 Martin & Co D-28 Equipment: Metroamp 50 Watt Plexi Marshall Valvestate 8100 100v Marshall 8412 4x12 Cabinet "Whenever society gets too stifling and the rules get too complex, there's some sort of musical explosion" - Slash

03-30-2009, 11:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Sentry Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 17,236 Thanks: 449 Thanked 497 Times in 107 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H Well, you said it yourself, Fretboard...... __________________ The Geartalk Video Blog

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Ekoms Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,102 Thanks: 20 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H Save yourself some money and buy a clone. Or build your own. Your paying big bucks for the name alone. Probably not what you wanted to hear. I'd go with the 1987, though both are going to be very loud. hope you have a place to play these at a resonable volume. __________________ If you like classic rock, check out my band myspace.com/jungleunderkings Come visit us at Gear Talk! "Ya'll look like a couple a blue berries in a fruit salad"

03-30-2009, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Loko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 640 Thanks: 18 Thanked 19 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H Metroamp Parts Store That is the 100w plexi clone, they now will assemble it for $400 which is a very good deal and it WILL sound better than any new Marshall and at $1500 it is a no brainer. There are others out there as well. __________________ 2009 Gibson R7 GT PRS SE Singlecut Yamaha FG700S Metro 50w '68 plexi clone http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/squa...uild-pics.html Stone Age 4x12 with Heritage GB's Epiphone Valve Jr. stack

03-30-2009, 11:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fretboard Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 317 Thanks: 15 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H I have a 100 watt pre-amp tube head but its defiantly not as loud as these babies but I really love the tones that come out of these amps. __________________ Guitars: 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom 1968 Martin & Co 0-18 1980 Martin & Co D-28 Equipment: Metroamp 50 Watt Plexi Marshall Valvestate 8100 100v Marshall 8412 4x12 Cabinet "Whenever society gets too stifling and the rules get too complex, there's some sort of musical explosion" - Slash

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03-30-2009, 11:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Darkburst Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 961 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H I agree with going the clone route. Metro, Rockytop and Ceriatone clones are made and sound more like an old Marshall than Marshall's reissues. If it makes you feel better you can always throw a Marshall logo on the front of the headbox after. __________________ R9 Les Pauls / Area 51 Wah / Maxon OD808 / Korg DT10 Tuner / Reinhardt 18 1x12 combo Site \| Blog \| Photos

03-30-2009, 11:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Loko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 640 Thanks: 18 Thanked 19 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H I built the50w (link in my sig) and I wouldn't trade it for anything! And this is only through a single V30... I can only imagine how incredible it will sound later this week when my 4x12 with heritage "m" gets here! I would recommend them all the way, ceriatone is less expensive but the parts are slightly less quality and it probably still sounds better than the new Marshalls. Like stated above, you can always slap a Marshall logo on it if you want, but other than that it looks identical to a Marshall. If you go to Metropoulos Amplification - The best vintage Marshall plexi replicas in the world. and tool around on the forum there you will find a ton of info about them and they have a soundclip section as well. If you want you can make your own or like I said they just started to offer buit by Metro option to the kits and at $400 that is a steal considering they put about 20hrs into them and make sure it is done right the first time (more than what can be said for Marshall or any other mass production amp for that matter). Any more questions feel free to ask, you can ask around and search their forums as well. And there are others out there too if you decide to not go Marshall or Metro. No matter what you pick, I'm sure you will enjoy the classic rock vibe that oozes from a plexi! __________________ 2009 Gibson R7 GT PRS SE Singlecut Yamaha FG700S Metro 50w '68 plexi clone http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/squa...uild-pics.html Stone Age 4x12 with Heritage GB's Epiphone Valve Jr. stack

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Splattle101 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 3,046 Thanks: 19 Thanked 99 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H Yep, I would go the clone route. I would also pick the 50 Watt version over the 100 Watt. In my experience, the stock 100 Watt JMP is too loud and too bright. __________________ *...A tasty world...a very* tasty world...**

03-31-2009, 01:53 AM	#10 (permalink)
coldsteal2 Rock Star Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 16,856 Thanks: 187 Thanked 56 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H Last week a guy sold a brand new 1959 Hand Wired for $1,100 on eBay. I was so bumed i didnt have the money I see nothing wrong with paying the extra for the Hand Wired Marshall though, people are paying over 3 grand for Les Pauls __________________ ...........Cold Steal II Soundclick Songs ................. ColdSteal2's YouTube Videos.............MusicMight Secret Service . Still Rockin' at 56 .

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hipofutura Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maine Posts: 1,580 Thanks: 12 Thanked 44 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H You can get a Ceriatone fully assembled hand-wired 18W Plexi for $604 delivered. Unless you need the 50 watts this would be a very nice amp. __________________ Don Unencumbered by Knowledge Trapped inside this old man's body, is the mind of an old man 08 Classic Antique Wine Red Traynor YRM-1 (1x12 JBL) Phaez Daisycutter (2x12 Webers) www.dcsysinc.com www.seatrakinc.com

03-31-2009, 11:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
Big John ...with a big mouth Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NW Posts: 2,145 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H I used to own a few 100w 4-hole Marshalls back when I was gigging steadily. Not once did they ever make it to a club. Those amps were so ungodly loud, just one of them would've buried the band's 3,000w P.A. One of those rigs was a '94 purple Hendrix reissue stack that I got locally from Brett McCarron, who started and still runs the Marshall Arts website. For all practical purposes and intents, diming a 100w 4-hole Marshall through one or two 4x12's is useless in the real world. It is so fooking loud you can't even think. You could be standing next to your drummer pounding the shit out of a piccolo snare and you'd never know it. Still, ain't nothing cooler.

03-31-2009, 12:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
Fretboard Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 317 Thanks: 15 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head or Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube H Once again I've got a new selection ...Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker Combo Amp, The Plexi's or JCM 800...this is really tough decision making. __________________ Guitars: 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom 1968 Martin & Co 0-18 1980 Martin & Co D-28 Equipment: Metroamp 50 Watt Plexi Marshall Valvestate 8100 100v Marshall 8412 4x12 Cabinet "Whenever society gets too stifling and the rules get too complex, there's some sort of musical explosion" - Slash

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