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Originally Posted by tarznamps
I don't know much about actual designs and schematics - others can coment on that.
I think that the first diod clipping Marshall was the JCM 800 2205/2210. Those were also the first channel switching Marshalls I believe.
JCM 800 series: Models - 1959, 1986, 1987, 1992, 2203, 2204, 2205 & 2210
I don't think a plexi would sound like Slash unless you use some type of drive/distortion pedal.
My 1987 sounds WAY different than my Vintage Modern which is what Slash uses.
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I saw Slash play earlier this week at the Quart Festival in norway (im also from norway) He used 2 Vintage Moderns and 4 cabs (2 slant and 2 straight cabs.) He had a couple of pedals onstage, i think he had one of those white Boss tuner pedals, and a Wah pedal (probably his signature wah) and one of those MXR/CAE-overdrive/boost pedals. One amp was set for cleans (when he played Fall to Pieces etc) and the other was set for dirty tones, with the CAE-overdive/boost pedal activated for lead stuff.. I dont know if he also had control over what amp to use, but he sure did control his stomp boxes, something that he doesn't do that often.
So if you want a tone that resembles Slash's current tone, i'd get a Vintage Modern, that sound will get you close, although i understand that he uses a combination of a VM, JCM800 and a 100w Jubilee for a blended dirty sound when he's recording in the studio with VR at least. (According to his twitter, he's only using a JCM800 for dirty/lead sounds on his solo album)