The Marshall YJM100 Head is a Marshall amplifier, currently around $2867. Close alternatives include the Strymon Iridium and the Supro Royale 50W Head. It pairs well with the Xotic BB Preamp and the Greer Mizuki blue.
Marshall YJM100 Head
Marshall · amplifier
The Marshall YJM100 is a 100-watt all-tube amplifier head built as Yngwie Malmsteen's signature instrument, based on the 1959 Plexi Super Lead circuit with four EL34 power tubes and six 12AX7A preamp tubes. It offers two blendable channels — High Treble and Normal — that can be mixed via patch leads. An integrated boost stage, noise gate, digital reverb, and series effects loop are built in. Power is switchable from 100 watts down to 50 watts and to 0.05 watts via electronic attenuation. Limited to 1,500 units worldwide, it covers clean Hendrix-style tones, early Deep Purple textures, and Malmsteen's trademark neoclassical high-gain lead voice, described by reviewers as darker and punchier than other vintage Plexi-voiced Marshalls.
What stands out
“An integrated boost stage, noise gate, digital reverb, and series effects loop are built in”
— from the listing
“Darker and punchier than other Plexi-voiced Marshalls — the YJM100 sits between a classic Super Lead and a high-gain modern head, capturing neoclassical shred tone”
— from the community notes
“The noise gate can chop unnaturally at lower threshold settings, and the onboard boost is considered insufficient in gain depth for players wanting a dramatic volume-plus-saturation jump”
— from the community notes
“The Marshall YJM100 is a 100-watt all-tube amplifier head built as Yngwie Malmsteen's signature instrument, based on the 1959 Plexi Super Lead circuit with four EL34 power tubes and six 12AX7A preamp tubes”
— from the listing
“The standout strength is genuine Plexi character combined with practical modern features including built-in boost, gate, reverb, and power attenuation down to 0”
— from the community notes
- boost
- lead
- reverb
- noise gate
- digital
- stage
- high gain
Good for
- Live
Price updated Oct 24, 2026
Genres the Marshall YJM100 Head is commonly used in
- Electronic
- Metal
- Hard Rock
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Marshall YJM100 Head
Xotic BB Preamp
Xotic
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The BB Preamp's clean-boost voicing pushes the YJM100's own preamp gain harder without piling on its own distinct flavor.
Goes in front of the amp
Greer Mizuki blue
Greer
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
The Mizuki's warm, boutique overdrive rounds off the YJM100's boosted, noise-gated lead voice with something more musical.
Goes in front of the amp
Analog Man King of Tone
Analog Man
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Analog Man King of Tone leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Harmonic Tremolo
Walrus Audio
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Marshall YJM100 Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Plexi Drive
Wampler
28% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
What Wampler Plexi Drive brings here leans toward crunchy — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Fulltone Deja Vibe 2
Fulltone
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Run Marshall YJM100 Head after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Goes in front of the amp
MXR EVH117 Flanger
MXR
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Marshall YJM100 Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Meraki
Walrus Audio
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Marshall YJM100 Head's bright balances out the warm tone — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Cheaper alternatives
Friedman IR-D
Friedman
72% similarityFriedman IR-D 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
Soldano SLO
Soldano
72% similaritySoldano SLO recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Peavey Invective 120
Peavey
56% similarityShared character: volume, two channels, noise gate
Peavey Invective MH Misha Mansoor Signature 20W Mini Head
Peavey
56% similarityShared character: gate, noise gate, boost
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
Mesa Boogie
56% similarityShared character: two channels, noise gate, effects loop
Similar character
Strymon Iridium
Strymon
72% similarityStrymon Iridium recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Supro Royale 50W Head
Supro
51% similarityShared character: effects loop, boost, reverb
ENGL Special Edition E670
Engl
50% similarityShared character: lead, hard rock, two channels
Marshall JVM210H Head
Marshall
50% similarityShared character: two channels, effects loop, digital
Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800
Marshall
49% similarityShared character: volume, two channels, noise gate
ENGL E610II Savage 120 MkII Head
Engl
47% similarityShared character: noise gate, hard rock, crunch
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Marshall YJM100 Head?+
The closest matches in character are the Strymon Iridium, the Supro Royale 50W Head, the ENGL Special Edition E670. Budget picks: Friedman IR-D, Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp, Soldano SLO.
What pairs well with the Marshall YJM100 Head?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Xotic BB Preamp, Greer Mizuki blue, Analog Man King of Tone — The BB Preamp's clean-boost voicing pushes the YJM100's own preamp gain harder without piling on its own distinct flavor..
How much does the Marshall YJM100 Head cost?+
Around $2867 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).