Amps that pair well with the Carl Martin PlexiTone

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe

The PlexiTone adds a British crunch on top of the Tweed Deluxe's own woody breakup rather than just more gain.

Marshall JCM900 2100

Both go for British crunch — the PlexiTone's boost and breakup pushes the JCM900 further into its own aggressive, tight gain.

Marshall Origin 20 Combo

The PlexiTone's British crunch and boost stacks with the Origin 20's own tube breakup for a richer push than the amp alone gives at practice volume.

Marshall JCM800 2203

The JCM800's own aggressive midrange bite is basically what the PlexiTone emulates — running it into the real amp just adds another gain stage of the same character.

Marshall Studio JTM ST20C MkII 20W 1x12 Combo

The low-gain JTM Studio needs a push to get past its creamy breakup, and the PlexiTone's British crunch is built exactly for that job.

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

The JTM45's warm, classic British clean tone gives the PlexiTone's high-gain breakup a genuinely vintage amp voice to push into.

Fender Dual Showman Reverb

Push the Dual Showman's big clean headroom with the PlexiTone's British crunch and the amp finally breaks up on command instead of staying pristine.

Egnater Tourmaster 4100 100w 4-Channel

Stack the PlexiTone into the Tourmaster's crunch channel and its British-voiced breakup pushes an already-flexible platform into higher gain territory.

Mesa Boogie Subway D-800

Push the D-800's clear, high-headroom low end with the PlexiTone's British high-gain breakup for a rock-voiced drive at big venues.

Engl Savage 120 Mark II E610II 120 Watt 4 Channel Tube

Into the Savage 120's already tight, high-gain channels, the PlexiTone adds a British crunch on top rather than more raw saturation.

PRS MT100

Stack the PlexiTone ahead of the MT100's already tight midrange gain and the amp's own thickness gets an extra layer of crunch, not just more volume.

Two-Rock Silver Sterling Signature 100/50W

Into the Silver Sterling's big clean headroom, the PlexiTone supplies the gain the amp itself doesn't offer at lower, room-friendly volumes.

Sunn 100s

Carl Martin PlexiTone's high gain fills in what this high headroom tone doesn't make on its own

Mesa Boogie Powerhouse 2x10" 600watt 8 ohm

Run Carl Martin PlexiTone into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some high gain

Blackstar Series One 45-Watt 2x12"

Feed a crunchy signal into Carl Martin PlexiTone and it comes out closer to clean boost

Engl Savage 60 Mark II

Put Carl Martin PlexiTone in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Hiwatt Park Custom P75 Handwired 75W

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin PlexiTone gives it high gain to fill it with

Marshall JCM800 Purple Ltd

Feed a crunchy signal into Carl Martin PlexiTone and it comes out closer to clean boost

Orange Crush 35

Carl Martin PlexiTone layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

1960s Fender Super Reverb

Run Carl Martin PlexiTone into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Fender '59 Bassman LTD

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin PlexiTone gives it high gain to fill it with

Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin PlexiTone gives it high gain to fill it with

Supro 1690T Coronado

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin PlexiTone gives it high gain to fill it with

Marshall 1974X Hardwired

Carl Martin PlexiTone pushes a crunchy tone toward clean boost