The Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo is a Marshall amplifier. Close alternatives include the DOD 250-x and the Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge. It pairs well with the Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus and the Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2.
Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo
Marshall · amplifier
The Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo is a 100-watt plexi-era head built on the same core Super Lead circuit as Marshall's most famous vintage amps, distinguished by an added built-in tremolo circuit most 1959-series amps didn't carry. Mike McCready of Pearl Jam has used two 1969 examples as part of his dirty-amp rotation since the Vitalogy era, though notably with the tremolo circuit disconnected by his longtime tech Sal Trentino, using the amp purely for its raw plexi drive rather than its onboard modulation. Slash has also drawn on the model within his broader collection of vintage Marshalls, part of the same family of late-60s plexi heads that shaped his signature Guns N' Roses-era lead tone.
- tremolo
- raw
- rich
- dirty
- drive
- modulation
- vintage
- overdrive
Good for
- Live
Genres the Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo is commonly used in
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- Grunge
- Blues
- Indie
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Garage Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo
Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus
Dophix
29% matchStack Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2
Catalinbread
29% matchCatalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKI
Catalinbread
28% matchWhat Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKI brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around
Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone
Crazy Tube Circuits
24% matchKeep Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo's gritty voice out front: Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone goes after Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo in the signal chain so its harmonically rich voice doesn't muddy it
Universal Audio UAFX Max Preamp & Dual Compressor
Universal Audio
23% matchWhat Universal Audio UAFX Max Preamp & Dual Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master V2
EarthQuaker Devices
20% matchKeep EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master V2 in Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo's effects loop, clear of Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Meris LVX Delay
Meris
20% matchKeep Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo's gritty voice out front: Meris LVX Delay goes in Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
MXR double-double overdrive
MXR
tonal matchVoiced for Marshall-style amps
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
DOD 250-x
Dod
72% similarityDOD 250-x recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge
Vox
72% similarityVox Valvenergy Mystic Edge recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp
Friedman
72% similarityFriedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)
Benson Amps
72% similarityBenson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost) recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Friedman Dirty Shirley
Friedman
65% similarityShared character: hard_rock, touch, crunch
Supro 1642RT Titan
Supro
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Supro 1650RT Royal Reverb
Supro
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Supro 1697R Galaxy Head
Supro
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Mesa Boogie Fillmore 25 Head
Mesa Boogie
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII
Blackstar
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Sears Silvertone 6x10 100-Watt Combo Amp
Silvertone
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Ceriatone Chupacabra 50
Ceriatone
94% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo?+
The closest matches in character are the DOD 250-x, the Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge, the Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp.
What pairs well with the Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKI — Stack Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward.