Marshall 1959JMH-U Handwired 1959 100w Limited Edition vs Mesa Boogie Fillmore 25 Head
The Marshall 1959JMH-U Handwired 1959 100w Limited Edition and the Mesa Boogie Fillmore 25 Head are both amplifiers sharing crunchy, edge of breakup, transparent. The Marshall 1959JMH-U Handwired 1959 100w Limited Edition leans saturated and mid-forward. The Mesa Boogie Fillmore 25 Head leans sustaining. Current prices: $4999.99 vs $1799.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.31% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- crunchy
- edge of breakup
- transparent
- harmonically rich
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$4999.99via Reverb
$1799via Reverb
The Marshall 1959JMH is a limited-edition hand-wired version of the 1959 Super Lead 100-watt Plexi, built to vintage specification with point-to-point wiring and EL34 power valves. Like the original Super Lead, it has no master volume, so its big, open cleans turn to rich, saturated crunch only when the power section is driven hard. Four inputs and two jumperable channels deliver the classic British stack voicing heard across late-1960s and 1970s rock.
The Mesa Boogie Fillmore 25 Head is a 25-watt two-channel amplifier with a distinctly late 1960s to early 1970s voicing, delivering fat clean tones through to the classic overdriven sounds reminiscent of Carlos Santana's signature breakup. Its two channels are identical in layout, each offering three voicing modes called Clean, Drive and Hi, so both channels can be set anywhere across the amp's range rather than one being fixed as the clean side. Power is switchable for smaller rooms. Unlike the Mark and Rectifier families it is deliberately a vintage-flavoured amplifier rather than a modern high-gain one. It suits blues, classic rock and roots players who want period voicing with modern build quality.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues Rock
- Rock
- Blues
- Metal
- saturated
- mid-forward
- dynamic
- sustaining
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Practice