Putting A Marshall 1987X Plexi Through Its Paces! - In-Depth Demo With Different Guitars & Pedals!

[@michaellrakes5521]

Theres something magical in a 1987 Plexi that even the 1959 SL/SLPs dont have. Its just perfect and has its own flavor you cant quite describe.

[@thekeef2187]

Cool story I'll stick with my 1982 mark IIb all original I can get almost every tone this can do and .... Chug and wail twice as hard.

[@Germinalx]

Great for the original, authentic sounds. No mud of the MV Marshalls.

[@reverb508]

@@thekeef2187 good for you

[@thekeef2187]

@@reverb508late to the party and dumb as ever.

[@melvinsfan]

@@thekeef2187Even cooler story. I call bullshit.

[@tracypartin7408]

Can’t go wrong with a Marshall. The sounds of my generation.

[@xavierdavid6038]

Hey Dagan , I love this video. I can completely agree that the Plexi and the JCM 800 are Marshalls most iconic models, keep on rocking bro 🤘🤘🤘

[@seanyiscubsfan1]

As great as the Plexi and JCM800 are. I love the Silver Jubilee more.

[@SlickCat]

Back in the 70's we loaded guitars with Dimarzio Super Distortion pickups, cranked the Marshall and rode the Guitar volume control to go from clean to all out lead tones!

[@yeshueya3812]

The SG with this amp is just THE tone! Great that you put a SD-1 in front of it too. I wonder what it would sound like with an DS-1

[@andrewgarcia3136]

Better to use a y cable or a splitter box than a jumper cable. When you use a jumper cable, whichever channel has both the guitar and the jumper plugged in will be effectively on the low input for the channel, regardless of whether the guitar is plugged into the high or low input. The jumper cable brings the resistor on the low input into the circuit. Using just the two top inputs with separate leads to blend channels gets you the full input volume.

[@justinhamilton9381]

@andrewgarcia3136 I think I follow you but wouldn’t that only be an issue if you couldn’t get it as bright as you wanted it, with the jumper pulling the low input in? Or does the y split accessing the full volume allow you to push the pre-amp that little bit more and get some extra distortion?

[@davidarmstrong6153]

SG into 1987X equals ungodly awesome

[@marstegreg]

I’ve had my 1987 since late seventies and will NEVER sell it. It is clean, crunchy and even “breaths” when dimed! IMHO the perfect classic rock amp.

[@mickhudson]

I know that's more sound than anyone needs but that amp would look so good on a full stack

[@timh7632]

I was luck enough to grab a 35th Anniversary 87X back in 1997. Still got it, still cranks. Good Vid.

[@usagi2988]

Frick, I like watching/hearing you do your thing, sir... Dagan FTW!!!

[@Okla_Soft]

Marshall fan for life here.

[@dooglehill3794]

You can get a solo boost from putting a boost pedal in the FX loop that will give you a solo channel

[@mariannwatt2678]

Ive had a 68 50 w plxi for 40 years and live it i always hit the front end with a overdrive and jumper the inputs i stays home now ha ha oyher marshall heads go on the road for gigs etc love this thing cheets j watt

[@Atomic88Thrash]

I saw in the Dan Hawkins 87x video that he was explaining how it sounds better with a full stack because it disperses the power and kind of mellows out the top a bit.

[@che2335]

Sounds like The Thunder from down under AC/DC

[@ingve77]

It's just got that flavour, that tastiness, can't be replicated. Iconic.

[@Ace8Three]

Finally you play some good amplifiers and not some blackstars

[@adamziolkowski2549]

Some truth spoken, I like it 🎉

[@MRX-ur7kf]

Amp sounds fantastic!!

[@DustinLeighMattern]

This is a good demo homie! I definitely impulsively ordered one of these haha!

[@OwenWilkesMusic]

I personally use a Boss BD-2 as a clean boost. I have the gain at 0, level at FULL and the tone at Noon into a Blackstar HT-5 MK2 with the gain set at about 10:30am it just gives a great boost. With a Les Paul it gives some amazing tones.

[@ingve77]

Give me a twin guitar band playing through plexis with a p90 and a humbucker. Aural magic.

[@totallyradguitars959]

Damn this is an awesome review, great playing!

[@clovergrass9439]

Marshall all the way! Love the humbuckers of course, and the P90's definitely held their own, my second favorite...not so much into single coils with Marshall. I wonder how high the volume knobs went, I only heard until 2. Great review!

[@gamecat666]

Starting to feel like the folks in the office upstairs are overdue some placatory doughnuts ;)

[@OperationEndGame]

My God…. Stringy… I love it❤️

[@michaeljohnson8058]

It’s a great amp & he seems nice. There’s some info that’s just shy of the mark here, sadly. Keep rockin 🤘🏻

[@nigel900]

Great video! Very thorough.

[@k.t.5864]

Great Playing!!

[@davidgerlach1132]

Is there some reason you didn't demonstrate the effect loop? Many Marshall "purists "will insist that an effect loop poisons the signal.

[@stiffrichard2816]

A power brake used moderately helps a lot. These reissue heads and the greenbacks really don't sound as good as the old ones though. Could be the modern tubes they ship with but still not quite as good.

[@shaniwoods5923]

Absolutely love mine !!!!

[@k.t.5864]

It's GREAT sounding!! The posers wish they had one.

[@sempercompellis]

i think these are closer to 2202/3 JCM 800s than they are 1987/59s. (plexi leads).

[@Mcsteveberry]

i wonder what it would be like being alone in that room with all those guitars on the walls and seeing that one classic white sg with the words "dagan" scribed into the truss rod cover and doing a quick look to the left and right before going to touch it and before you get your hands on it dagan is standing right behind you next thing you know you are sent to the gulag

[@k.t.5864]

Marshall WROTE the book.

[@psteed84]

Love it!

[@thelowmein9143]

I really don’t understand how he can stand to be in the same room with that volume, like really, how is his hearing not damaged?

[@kostas3k7]

I recently bought this amp and since I am new to amp heads, I didn’t realise that it didn’t have overdrive switch button. I would like to ask how can I get overdrive sound with this amp .

[@alejandroalcalarodriguez]

You can get overdriven tones by turning up the volume

[@dooglehill3794]

You can get a solo boost from putting a boost pedal in the FX loop will give you solo channel

[@Florian-78]

I don’t agree, it doesn’t increase the volume but only the distortion

[@iamdoogle]

@@Florian-78 that’s if you put it through the front of the amp not fx loop

[@Florian-78]

@@iamdoogle both in front and in the FX loop, the result is the same: not additional volume. Have you tried on your side? Do you have any other ideas? Thank you

[@iamdoogle]

@@Florian-78 you may need to get your fx loop fixed dude that isn’t working right as that is the whole point of and fx loop

[@Florian-78]

@@iamdooglecan you do a video of your 1987x with boost in the FX loop doing a volume increase this way please?

[@vinigriffith2683]

How close do the 20w studio versions sound?

[@andytraverse]

Scarily close to the 100w

[@orgasmicdave]

@@andytraverse really! I have the 100 watt super lead, which I usually just crank to 10, in the same vein of Eddie Van Halen. But I played one of those 20 watts recently, eq’d it the same and it sounded almost identical to my amp

[@k.t.5864]

The 20 Watt version is thin sounding with NO girth. Doesn't compare to the power behind the notes with a 50 or 100 Watt.

[@hauntedchannel9163]

Its not bad its just missing lots of bite and aggression that the bigger ones have.

[@garyeckel1656]

Wheres the 58 Gibson Les Paul Man?

[@scottthomas4779]

Im not even a P90 player but to my ear i thought they sounded incredible with this amp

[@Hotitalianman]

What does he play at 8:48? Is that Van halen?

[@calvertnicholas2240]

Please review the ESP LTD ec256

[@dominikpohli2381]

do you use celestion g12t75 in your cabinet

[@TomSarracino]

Dang if its not the best amp I own 😮

[@Florian-78]

Hi 😊 thanks for the great video. I have it and love it so much. Does anyone know how can i lift the volume up for solo? I tried clean boost pedal in front and in the loop and I haven’t not succeeded yet. It only generates more distortion but no additional volume level. Does anyone know please ? Thanks!

[@PMTVUK]

Hi! We use an MXR Micro Amp in the effects loop and it works for us! It should only really add more distortion when in front of the amp, not in the loop.

[@Florian-78]

@@PMTVUK thank you ! I tried a Keeley Katana in the loop and it didn’t work for me. Quite surprised it works for you with a Mxr micro amp which has the same functionality.

[@johndesimone3065]

I use an SG and a 1987x with a solo Dallas Schaffer replica pedal and for some reason I can’t get the tone right. It gets muddy too quick and I can’t find a sweet spot. I’ve had it for over a year and it’s been in the shop 3 times and my tech and I can’t figure it out. It seems to not do well when it gets nice an hot. Fingers crossed I work it out because it wasn’t cheap lol

[@markkeneson6806]

Have you tried it with different speaker cabinets?

[@danemulligan]

15:01... Jimi plays Stevie...

[@arissp4950]

this or the jtm45?

[@hauntedchannel9163]

This definitely. Far more versatile and aggressive

[@PurposefulPorpoise]

I really dont understand an effects loop in an amp where the drive comes from the power amp, u may as well plug into the front

[@rfuza]

Does not come from the power amp...the power amp just add some distortion at high levels...you can do a master volume mod (very common on this model) and still get the same drive at low volume. That said...I don't think you should buy this to play with lots of modulations, delay and reverb on the fx loop...it's a rock and roll machine! Cheers!

[@PurposefulPorpoise]

@@rfuza not the same, not even close

[@rfuza]

@@PurposefulPorpoise Now looks like you're talking tone. But this preamp distorts a lot. A fx loop on a Fender Twin will have no logic.

[@k.t.5864]

@@PurposefulPorpoise actually BETTER.

[@serhatugurel]

What is this song from 8:15

[@zakklee2556]

Deagan needs to be inducted to the the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.

[@MRX-ur7kf]

Hopefully they will spell his name correctly lol

[@richard66754]

My 1987x is way louder than my JTM 45.

[@gourabshow3993]

🙇👍

[@raytorvalds3699]

I am not mad you forgot a Tele. Just disappointed 😜

[@darrenbaird989]

Phil x love child who thinks he still strokes himself to Phil playing an a chord

[@terdguitarcovers5534]

First 🔥

[@terdguitarcovers5534]

@PleaseGiveNameSuggestionsThanks who the hell are you?! go to school and learn how to respect others comment 🥰

[@kapazezza7287]

It's not handwired...I don't care!

[@silviopimentel7247]

Horrible sounding 😫😴🥴🥱🥱🥱

[@hauntedchannel9163]

Well Hendrix, Clapton, page, Blackmore, Evh, Angus young, Billy gibbons, pete townsend, Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, Gary moore, Joe bonamassa and literally every rock legend of all time would disagree. So in other words, no, it doesn't, its the sound of rock. I assume your an avid blackstar user?

[@thekeef2187]

Seriously the most overrated overpriced amp. I can hear the hiss/grind/hum/buzz in your recording so clearly it's shit. I had a Sound City 1974 ish that was quieter when mic'd.

[@hauntedchannel9163]

Overpriced i can some what agree with, especially in todays standards when gigs cant be louder than a bloody garden party but overrated i definitely wouldn't say. Used by all the legends for a reason, its the sound of rock.

[@Florian-78]

I have a Sound City as well and I do not agree with you