Quick clip of the 1977 Super Lead

[Frank Araneo]

Kerrang!!!

 

[Ufoscorpion]

Thanks man. I threw a few seconds of lead licks in there just to demo the lead tone, but I agree, chords is how you really hear an amp, so I focused more on that.

The cab is a 2x12 with Vintage 30s made especially for Marshall in the 80s (labeled "Marshal Vintage") Tubes are Rubys across the board (pre and power). I was planning to do some tube rolling but honestly, these tubes sound good so I will just leave them there for now.

Sounds great , and I’ve got to say listening back to the clip you posted using your IR-D with sd-1 , sounds very similar ( over the phone anyway ) .

 

[Up The Steen]

Absolutely brilliant

I had a few minutes alone here and decided to make a quick clip of the new (to me) 1976* Super Lead I bought yesterday.

Never mind the playing as I had just waken up and I was rushing to record this before the family gets back home lol didn't have time to warm up or anything.
But THE TONE

Started with the volume on 7, then boosted with the SD-1 then volume on 5



*Edit: I looked at the chassis sticker today (June 10) and it's dated 8-7-77 so it's a 1977 not 1976 like I originally thought. No big deal, still a great amp.

 

[guitarbilly74]

Sounds great , and I’ve got to say listening back to the clip you posted using your IR-D with sd-1 , sounds very similar ( over the phone anyway ) .

The IR-D does a great job capturing the Marshall tone and vibe in a DI pedal. It's not perfect but it's the best DI solution I've found so far.

 

[Maxelcat]

Yeah the amp is stock with the guitar volume full up. The tone was bright but not excessively. Although if I was miking the amp on that setting I'd probably go a bit off axis to reduce the highs going into the mic.

That must have been crazy loud, are you attenuating it?

 

[guitarbilly74]

That must have been crazy loud, are you attenuating it?

Yes. I used a THD Hot Plate attenuator set to -8dB. It was still very loud though. But a bit more manageable.

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

That amp and tone is perfect