Not every great Marshall has tubes.
The Marshall Lead 100 MOSFET 3210 is a 100-watt solid-state head for players who would rather turn knobs than scroll through presets. This isn’t a tube head, and it doesn’t need to pretend to be one to earn a place in your rig.
The Normal and Boost channels let you work between cleaner sounds and overdrive. Dial in the gain, balance your channel volumes, and use the master volume to set the overall level. The Boost channel’s pull-EQ function brings the three-band EQ into play for more ways to shape your sound.
Here’s a detail worth knowing: with the footswitch disconnected, you can blend both channels. You’re not limited to clean or dirty—mix the two and find the balance that works with your guitar. That’s a useful reason to spend a little more time with this Marshall than a quick plug-in and power chord.
Spring reverb and an effects loop round things out, giving you onboard ambience and a connection for external effects. Straightforward controls, with enough flexibility to do some experimenting.
Looking for a different direction from your usual amp? Put this one on your list. Bring your guitar to Sixx Gun Music and hear what the MOSFET does with your riffs. Shopping online? Ask us about this particular head before you order.
Factory output ratings: 100 watts RMS into 4 ohms at clipping; approximately 80 watts into 8 ohms or 50 watts into 16 ohms. Output depends on the connected speaker load.