How It Was Recorded

Gear · amplifier

Marshall Plexi head (late 1960s, non-master volume)

Records it appears on · 1

  • Rebel Yell

    Billy Idol · Album, 1984

    • Steve Stevens guitar · AmplifierVerifiedUnmodified late-1960s plexi head with no master volume, turned up as loud as possible for the guitar sound.

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Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro

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Reissue

Marshall 1959HW

Marshall's own hand-wired reissue of the late-1960s 100-watt Super Lead, with no master volume, as on the originals.

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