The only way to get past the nasty op amp clipping artifacts is to crank the heck out of it. And its pretty darn loud at that point. I was hoping that Ed Hunter was buying the elusive Lead 12 that doesn't have the line/headphone out jack on the front. Just the High and Low inputs. Supposedly, that is a different circuit. Possibly done 'discretely' with some back to back diodes for clipping.
- 5005 Lead 12; Marty62100's review - Marshall 5005 Lead 12 +. 5005 Lead 12, Solid-State Combo Guitar Amp from Marshall in the Lead series. Manual for the ben.
- User manual for Master Volume and Lead. The TS122 combo's is fitted with a 12' Marshall Celestion Vintage and a. (Marshall, 1996). Other schematics, V120.
It was the very first year or two that the Lead 12's were made. But, I don't know. I've seen/read posts from years ago with people talking about them. Now when I ask around, people don't know what the heck I'm talking about. So, I can't even get a decent gut shot of one. A Lead 12 is a decent amp, but not or ever 300 bucks decent, even for a stack. Besides the 1st version you want, never came in a stack, but only in the 5005 combo form.
I own a Marshall TSL601 with an extension single 12 cabinet. Why in gods name did Marshall. 40W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp: Marshall. Marshall dual super lead.
And then it's only a good deal if you can get it for 50-100 bucks. Pay more and you've been had. There's a couple of tricks to make the most of it.
Marshall Lead 12 Combo
Use a Y plug to go into both outputs. Use the Headphone/line out into another amp.
Either as overdrive into the front, or as preamp into a powersection. And last but not least plug it into a 4x12'. Wakjob, I have 2 version 1s in storage, if I remember next time I'm in there I'll shoot a few gutshots. A Lead 12 is a decent amp, but not or ever 300 bucks decent, even for a stack. Besides the 1st version you want, never came in a stack, but only in the 5005 combo form. And then it's only a good deal if you can get it for 50-100 bucks. Pay more and you've been had.
There's a couple of tricks to make the most of it. Use a Y plug to go into both outputs. Use the Headphone/line out into another amp. Either as overdrive into the front, or as preamp into a powersection. And last but not least plug it into a 4x12'.
Wakjob, I have 2 version 1s in storage, if I remember next time I'm in there I'll shoot a few gutshots. Great sounding amp.
I, no shit, have 10 or so of them in various configs. Some combos, one with reverb, most in stacks, some with just a single line/headphone, some with seperate outs. I even converted a 5005 to a head and replaced a dead 3005 with it.
The 5005 sounds better, but the 3005 still sounds awesome. FWIW the 5005 does better clean than gained alot, and the 3005 sounds best dimed across the board. Also the 3005 is very different at 16 ohms than at 8. The y into both inputs DOES make a huge difference. Now for 300 bucks you'd be wasting your money, unless it's a jubilee stack, then it's fair. I'd bet at this very moment on GC's used site you could find a 5005 for around 100, and pay less than 30 to ship it.
But at the end of the day, it's still not really a jcm by any more than manufacture date. They never had a badge, and there is nothing anywhere on the units where jcm appears. And, yes it's still a ss. For under 100 it's a no-brainer, jump on it. My late night practise rig is my guitar into a Joyo US Dream used as a booster, into a buffered splitter I built, which feeds a Lead 12 combo and a Reverb 12 combo.
Dial it in right and you can get a nice tight crunchy early 80's tone (Think Testament). Sometimes I'll use a delay instead of the splitter and run them clean to get a nice stereo delay sound.
Awesome little amps. You guys in the States have it bad with the prices. Here in the UK they go for about £30-£40 on Ebay. I paid £75 for the pair of mine from a local ad. Hoping to add the Lead 100 MOSFET to the group at some point. Also got my eye on a 100W 3310 head too that I'm hoping to pick up.