The Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp is a Universal Audio preamp pedal, currently around $359.03. Close alternatives include the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the JHS Charlie Brown. It pairs well with the J. Rockett The Dude and the Walrus Audio Ages.

Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp

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The Universal Audio UAFX Lion '68 Super Lead Amp is a Marshall Super Lead amp emulation from Universal Audio (Santa Cruz, California), delivering a DSP-modeled recreation of the 1968 Marshall Super Lead plexi amp for the classic British plexi crunch and lead tone used by Hendrix, Page, and countless rock players. The Lion '68 Super Lead Amp uses Universal Audio DSP-powered analog-modeling to deliver studio-quality marshall super lead amp emulation in a compact pedalboard format.

What stands out

  • “and countless rock players”

    — from the listing

  • “68 super lead amp uses universal audio dsp-powered analog-modeling to deliver studio-quality marshall super lead amp emulation in a compact pedalboard format”

    — from the listing

  • “68 super lead amp is a marshall super lead amp emulation from universal audio”

    — from the listing

  • “Its standout strength is the '68 Marshall Super Lead plexi emulation capturing the exact amp character of the most iconic rock amplifier from its model-year at Universal Audio DSP quality”

    — from the community notes

  • “delivering a dsp-modeled recreation of the 1968 marshall super lead plexi amp for the classic british plexi crunch and lead tone used by hendrix”

    — from the listing

  • rock
  • studio
  • lead
  • exact amp character
  • crunch
  • classic rock
  • hard rock
  • response

Good for

  • Live
  • Silent Recording
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio
$359.03View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 24, 2026

Genres the Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp is commonly used in

  • Classic Rock
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Blues Rock

Pedals that stack with the Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp

J. Rockett The Dude

J Rockett

18% match

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

J. Rockett The Dude takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Ages

Walrus Audio

18% match
$199via Reverb

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

Walrus Audio Ages takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Orange Series Phaser

Orange

14% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp's crunchy voice out front: Orange Series Phaser goes after Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp in the signal chain so its mid-forward voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Boss BC-1X

Boss

10% match

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What Boss BC-1X brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Wampler Catacombs

Wampler

6% match
$266.18via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Wampler Catacombs's mid-forward voice goes after Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp's own crunchy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

MXR Analog Delay

MXR

6% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run MXR Analog Delay after Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp in the signal chain, clear of Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Browne Amplification Ethane

Browne Amplification

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Into Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp, Browne Amplification Ethane is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII

Catalinbread

tonal match
$134.85via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp delivers it

Cheaper alternatives

Wampler Plexi-Drive Mini

Wampler

59% similarity
$127.11via Reverb

Shared character: crunch, classic rock

Cusack Music Meta Plexi

Cusack Music

58% similarity
$195via Reverb

Shared character: hard rock, crunch, response

Orange Getaway Driver

Orange

57% similarity
$146.81via Reverb

Shared character: classic rock

Friedman BE-OD

Friedman

55% similarity
$169.99via Reverb

Shared character: hard rock, crunch, response

Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm classic British-style high

Tone City

54% similarity
$82.80via Reverb

Shared character: hard rock, crunch, response

One Control Fluorescent Orange

One Control

54% similarity
$139.99via Reverb

Similar voicing: harmonically rich

Boutique & premium upgrades

Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 100 Dual Super Lead 2-Channel

Marshall

72% similarity
$600via Reverb

An amp-in-a-box take on Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 100 Dual Super Lead 2-Channel's tone

Marshall JCM800 2203

Marshall

72% similarity
$2899.99via Reverb

An amp-in-a-box take on Marshall JCM800 2203's tone

Similar charactersee all similar tone character →

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP

amplifier

72% similarity

An amp-in-a-box take on Marshall Plexi 1959SLP's tone

JHS Charlie Brown

JHS Pedals

59% similarity

Shared character: crunch, response, classic rock

Mooer Micro Preamp 008 Cali 3

Mooer

52% similarity

Shared character: lead

Dunlop Way Huge WM31 Supa-Lead Overdrive

Dunlop

50% similarity

Shared character: hard rock, crunch, response

EWS Eric Gales Brute Drive

Ews

46% similarity

Shared character: response, lead

Cornerstone Antique V3

Cornerstone

46% similarity

Shared character: classic rock

See all alternatives to the Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp?+

The closest matches in character are the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, the JHS Charlie Brown, the Mooer Micro Preamp 008 Cali 3. Budget picks: Wampler Plexi-Drive Mini, Cusack Music Meta Plexi, Orange Getaway Driver. Boutique upgrades: Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 100 Dual Super Lead 2-Channel, Marshall JCM800 2203.

What pairs well with the Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: J. Rockett The Dude, Walrus Audio Ages, Orange Series Phaser — J. Rockett The Dude takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward.

How much does the Universal Audio Uafx Lion '68 Super Lead Amp cost?+

Around $359.03 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).

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