
One could spend a lifetime searching in vain for the ultimate late-’60s Marshall Super Lead Model 1959 100-watt Plexi head.
While these tube amps do appear on the market sporadically, the best ones seem to be stashed away in the hands of rock stars and deep-pocketed collectors, and the readily available examples usually have either undergone savage modifications or are anemic-sounding survivors that have been swapped more frequently than a bogus two-dollar bill at a Florida flea market.