The Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head is a Marshall amplifier. Close alternatives include the Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost) and the DSM & Humboldt Electronics Simplifier DLX. It pairs well with the JHS Pedals JHS AT+ and the JHS MoonShine Overdrive.

Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head

Marshall · amplifier

The Marshall JMP Superlead 100 Watt is a classic 1970s-era tube amplifier delivering legendary British rock tone. Its 100-watt power and simple three-channel design provide fat, responsive overdrive and roaring lead sustain. The JMP Superlead appeals to classic rock and blues players.

original sound
distinctive sound
vintage
classic rock
rock
serious tone
british

Good for

Live

Genres the Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head is commonly used in

Hard Rock
Blues
Rock
Classic Rock

Pedals that stack with the Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head

JHS Pedals JHS AT+

JHS Pedals

40% match

The AT+'s treble-forward TS voicing cuts through the Superlead's vintage saturation for lead lines that stay articulate.

JHS MoonShine Overdrive

JHS Pedals

40% match

Stack the MoonShine ahead of the Superlead and its boosted saturation extends the amp's vintage sustain even further.

Analog Man King of Tone

Analog Man

37% match

$775via Reverb

The King of Tone's clean, transparent boost pushes the Superlead's classic British breakup further without smothering its natural gain character.

Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone

Crazy Tube Circuits

35% match

Run the Cyclone's harmonic-rich modulation after the Superlead's classic British gain so the sweep rides on top of an already-saturated signal.

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2

Crazy Tube Circuits

32% match

$246.37via Reverb

The Golden Ratio V2's transient-focused, optical FET compression evens out the attack before it ever reaches the Superlead's own vintage, classic-rock breakup.

Catalinbread Cloak

Catalinbread

30% match

$178.49via Reverb

The Cloak's shimmering, harmonic reverb belongs in the Superlead's loop, clear of the amp's own vintage, classic-rock breakup. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Crazy Tube Circuits Echotopia

Crazy Tube Circuits

30% match

Run the Echotopia in the Superlead's loop and its stereo, tape-flavored delay trails the amp's classic British crunch without muddying it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Subdecay Variac

Subdecay

29% match

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Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)

Benson Amps

72% similarity

$259via Reverb