Can a Plexi do metal?

[DrewJD82]

Sure as shit it can!



TBF, I have the Hot Mod engaged and it's boosted with an SD-1, non-jumped (really, I haven't found a use for jumping the channels yet, there's more than enough low end in the head as-is) but this is pretty much the most amount of dirt I'd want on a rhythm tone.

The more time I spend with a Marshall circuit, the more I believe my ultimate tone is to be found somewhere within them, rather than a Mesa. I do miss the headroom at times, but I think a 100watt Plexi could resolve that.

 

[KingsXJJ]

Boosted Modded-Plexis are my jam. There’s a pedal that does a great job of this IMO.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Sounds super mean but articulate

 

[HomespunEffects]

… The more time I spend with a Marshall circuit, the more I believe my ultimate tone is to be found somewhere within them, rather than a Mesa. …

 

[HotRats]

Sounds awesome!

And can only agree about Marshall:
to me nothing sounds better.

 

[Allexi]

@DrewJD82 Sounds awesome! What you used f0r cab/micing?

 

[LCW]

Does a bear shit in the woods?

 

[DrewJD82]

@DrewJD82 Sounds awesome! What you used f0r cab/micing?

That was the DynaCabs in my AxeFX-

Shit, I thought I blended a Friedman cab into it, but it's just the Mesa with a ribbon mic-

 

[KingsXJJ]

That was the DynaCabs in my AxeFX-

Shit, I thought I blended a Friedman cab into it, but it's just the Mesa with a ribbon mic-

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It sounds freaking awesome. Really nice job on the tone and man… I dig the playing and style too. Modern Sabbath meets Something. Maybe Drew?

 

[2dor]

Hot rodded Marshalls is where it's at for hi-gain stuff. \m/

 

[Elric]

A bone stock ‘Plexi’ won’t do that, though. That said, it’s a great platform to build on.

 

[EOengineer]

Superleads have been doing metal since before metal was metal.

 

[Dimiguitar]

I like these tones a lot; not too "modern" but they have punch. I've found some plexis are great for this but typically prefer JCM for my own uses. At any rate, clip sounds legit.

 

[Stone]

Marshall is Marshall !!!

 

[GreatGreen]

It can do convincing high gain tones and big sustained chords, but it's not the best choice for super articulate metal with tight sounding palm mutes.

Sounds great in the clip for that kind of metal though, yeah.

 

[KingsXJJ]

I like these tones a lot; not too "modern" but they have punch. I've found some plexis are great for this but typically prefer JCM for my own uses. At any rate, clip sounds legit.

JCM’s too FTW.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Killer tone! But once you put a hot mod in, it’s no longer a plexi circuit - if the mods were hard wired in no one would say it’s a plexi, you’d say it’s been modded for higher gain. Throw a boost in front and you’ve got more gain stages than basically any stock Marshall

 

[Elric]

Killer tone! But once you put a hot mod in, it’s no longer a plexi circuit - if the mods were hard wired in no one would say it’s a plexi, you’d say it’s been modded for higher gain. Throw a boost in front and you’ve got more gain stages than basically any stock Marshall

Exactly. Hot mod plexi != Plexi

 

[OrganicZed]

Man, that is a great tone. Articulate and cutting in just the right way. Beautiful.

 

[Byrdman]

Sounds great! It's interesting to see how things come full circle. Many non-Marshall amp builders put their spin on the Marshall tones, when to me, the OG's do everything I need/play and do it the best.