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There are few brands in the guitar world as iconic and recognisable as Marshall. Founded in 1962, the company has given countless guitarists that unmistakable "Marshall tone" and truly cemented itself as one of the leading names in the industry through to today.
Marshall's latest series of effects pedals gives players the opportunity to harness these quintessential Marshall tones in pedal format. Each pedal runs off either a 9V battery or 9V power supply and features standard input/output jacks, making them perfect for integration into any pedalboard.
1959
The 1959 SLP pedal captures the legendary sound of Marshall's flagship 100W Plexi amplifier in stompbox format. While the original 1959 amp featured presence, bass, middle, treble, high treble, and normal controls, this pedal intelligently consolidates these features without sacrificing the essential character of the amp.
The pedal retains the critical high treble and normal controls, which act as dual gain stages. The high treble shapes the gain character of brighter frequencies, while the normal control focuses on lower-end response. These can be blended for a full-spectrum drive tone or emphasised individually for more focused sounds. A master tone control provides final EQ shaping, while the volume control sets the overall output level.
JCM800
The JCM800 pedal faithfully recreates one of Marshall's most versatile and beloved amplifiers. Drawing inspiration from the original amp's dual inputs (high and low sensitivity), the pedal's sensitivity control lets you seamlessly blend between cleaner, more dynamic tones and higher-gain territories. When combined with the dedicated gain control, players can access everything from pristine cleans to aggressive overdriven tones that defined countless rock records.
The carefully voiced tone control allows for final sound sculpting while maintaining the authentic character of the original amplifier throughout its range.
JCM900
The JCM900 pedal excels at midrange manipulation, staying true to its amplifier namesake. Since the guitar's fundamental voice lives in the midrange frequencies, the pedal's contour control becomes a precision tool for tone shaping. Rather than offering extreme mid-scooped or mid-boosted sounds, the contour control provides subtle yet musical adjustments that help your guitar sit perfectly in any mix.
The gain control works in harmony with the contour feature, allowing players to maintain their ideal midrange character whether playing clean or with heavy distortion. This makes the JCM900 pedal particularly versatile for both rhythm and lead work.
JVM
The JVM pedal takes the high-gain sounds of its amp counterpart and packs it into a pedal. The original JVM amp was designed to give players high-gain sounds, and this pedal achieves that same goal. With the high-gain sounds comes unwanted noise, which is why this pedal includes a gate control alongside the standard gain, tone and volume controls. The gate control helps eliminate any noise that comes with high-gain settings.
The gain control goes from low to high gain settings so you can find the right amount of drive for your playing. With the tone control, you can shape that gain to fit right in with the rest of your signal chain and the volume control helps you match your bypassed signal.
DSL
The DSL pedal features all the standard controls you would expect but with the addition of a deep control. This control is based on the deep switch found on DSL amps that adds more low end into the power amp section. Having this as a control rather than just a switch means you can dial in exactly how much low end you want in your tone.
The gain control gives you access to the famous DSL drive sounds, while the tone control lets you shape that gain to suit your style. Whether you want a fat, chunky rhythm sound or a smooth lead tone, the combination of these controls gives you the flexibility to achieve those sounds.
Find out more about these pedals here:
https://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk/collections/marshall-amp-distortion-pedals
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