What Marshalls are Jeff playing in this?

[MetalManiac]

[the guy who invented fire]

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That was recorded in 1972 so that really narrows the options...

No way to really tell from that clip if it's a plexi front or an early metal front but it can't be any later than a 1972 and the truth is I doubt it's that new...it's not like Jeff was buying the newest thing every time a change was made. It's clearly a pair of 100 watt heads. past that...not sure. That said it doesn't matter much...it's an old school 100 watt Marshall.

That's a 1954 Strat he's playing he won in a game of poker from Steve Marriott and at times you can see the stripped burst LP on a stand, that is the guitar he used all over Truth and has double cream PAFs in it.

Also worth noting, he's not plugged straight in...Jeff was HEAVY into the Colorsound Overdriver/Power Booster during this period.

[Simon_F]

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That's a great clip! Thanks for posting

[LReese]

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One heck of a sound!

[MetalManiac]

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Just realized the Bass player is playing through a Sunn amp and cabinet!

[Robert S.]

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And Jeff is playing with a pick...

[Gypsyblue]

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And Jeff is playing with a pick...

Great tone. Anybody know what kind of pick to get that tone?

[some_dude]

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I've never seen a black man with a fro-mullet before.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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That's a 1954 Strat he's playing he won in a game of poker from Steve Marriott

Is it not a 60's body though??

[the guy who invented fire]

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Is it not a 60's body though??

Ya know, I've heard a lot of stories...

I know that the guard on the 54 Strat got broken so that's the guard and I know he stripped the 54 so it could be the body...at one point that same body and guard plate got a CBS head, RW board neck...

Jeff also mentioned how great the pickups were but said that they squealed real bad and said in the interview that he threw them out!

I wish I knew more about that guitar for sure because it sounds real good!

[the guy who invented fire]

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Great tone. Anybody know what kind of pick to get that tone?

I vote vintage ones!

[Gearjoneser]

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I love how guitarists were loud and proud back then, busting out a stack with 2 heads.

Now, everyone's a pussy. Back then, a lunchbox was the box you put your sandwich in, not your goddam amp! LOL

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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Enter the age of the wimpy tones....
Yeah ole Jeff sounded like great back then as well....
He still uses big amps, sometimes some small ones....what type and such is of no matter...he just sounds like Jeff

[crguti]

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I love how guitarists were loud and proud back then, busting out a stack with 2 heads.

Now, everyone's a pussy. Back then, a lunchbox was the box you put your sandwich in, not your goddam amp! LOL

Well said.

[the guy who invented fire]

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I love how guitarists were loud and proud back then, busting out a stack with 2 heads.

Now, everyone's a pussy. Back then, a lunchbox was the box you put your sandwich in, not your goddam amp! LOL

The top head was a spare...

Use the amps that the venue or gig call for I say...here Jeff just 2 short year later using a 20ish watt Ampeg combo...