Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago

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I'm comparing two Marshall Overdrive pedals from the Amp series: The JCM800 vs the 1959 Super Lead Pedal. I'm playing them through a non Marshall amp and non Celestion speakers. I'm using a 1976 HiWatt DR103 through a 4x12 of Fane Crescendo speakers. This rig sounds very different to a Marshall rig as you can hear in this video:

The Marshall Sound Vs The Hiwatt Sound
youtu.be/ZOFjb1omZ_Y


Now let's if therse pedals can turn that tone into JCM800 or Super Lead crunch!

I'm using a 2008 Gibson Les Paul 1959 Standard reissue.

This video is a actually a re-upload. I uploaded it yesterday but YouTube added an AI voice on top of mine (!) I found no quick way to turn it off so I decided to delete the video. But now here it is again along with my comments on AI in media.

Time tags:
00:00 My comments on YouTube "Automatic" AI Translation
01:30 Introduction Pedal Shootout
03:37 Bypassed signal
03:46 1959 vs JCM800 (EQ matched)
07:55 1959 vs JCM800 (Dry recording)
09:12 Comments