Johnny Marr's Combo Guitar Amplifiers

"The Fender has also got the best reverb, so I just let the Roland handle the top end most of the time; it's a dream and sounds great. It's something that I wanted to get together for a long time. On the first long British tour I used either one or the other depending on what sounded good in the sound check."

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In the Fender video "Soul of Tone," Johnny Marr expresses his fondness for the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb, stating, "I have to say I've never plugged in a Deluxe and didn't like it unless it was broken." This highlights his appreciation and regular use of this amplifier.

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Here we can see Johnny using a Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb in his home studio. He praises the amp's sound- despite it being digital.

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"With my amp set up, the Rickenbacker's just perfect as it goes through a Fender 50s twin..."

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"Yamaha JX50 in front of Silverface Fender Twin."

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"March 1st, 1985. Ibanez CS-505 Chorus on top of Vox AC30."

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"I used to use one of these quite a lot in The The"

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"I used the amps that I’ve had and used forever: a 1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb, which is my main amp, and a blackface 1960s Fender Twin Reverb that I’ve used on almost every record I’ve done. A lot of guitar sounds on the album came from an old HH Musician transistor amplifier, which all the British new wave bands used in the late 1970s and sounds crazy good. I also used my old tweed Bassman from the ’50s."

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"I used the amps that I’ve had and used forever: a 1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb, which is my main amp, and a blackface 1960s Fender Twin Reverb that I’ve used on almost every record I’ve done. A lot of guitar sounds on the album came from an old HH Musician transistor amplifier, which all the British new wave bands used in the late 1970s and sounds crazy good. I also used my old tweed Bassman from the ’50s."

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Johnny Marr is seen using a 1970s Fender Silverface Twin Reverb amplifier, as noted in the Smithsonguitar article "Smiths On Guitar: Johnny Marr's Gear."

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On the shelf on the left above his rack of guitars, we can see his Boss Katana-Air amp.

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"My Super Reverb has been doing that live with The Cribs and Modest Mouse as well"

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In this interview with Premier Guitar magazine regarding the recording of his 2018 album Call the Comet, Marr explains how he got the tone on the track "Hey Angel." He says, "The main rhythm guitar on there is a 1973 Les Paul Custom, like the one James Williamson used in the Stooges. That guitar was running through a Fender Bassman cranked up very hot. The solo and lead parts were done with the Carl Martin PlexiTone pedal, which is a great-sounding thing!"

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"Live on the Whistle Test, May 20 1986. Fender Bandmaster, Roland JC-120 and Mesa Boogie Mk III."

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A Mesa Boogie Mk I combo amp can be seen in this photo; it's the rightmost amp.

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“Smiths Fender Pro. 1985-‘87. Used on Meat is Murder, Queen is Dead, Strangeways Here We Come and live shows.”

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"Live on the Whistle Test, May 20 1986. Fender Bandmaster, Roland JC-120 and Mesa Boogie Mk III."

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“Amps: ‘60s Fender Bassman, ‘60s Fender Concert, late-‘60s Fender Deluxe , Matchless DC-30.”

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In this Instagram post by Johnny Marr from August 2023, can be seeing using the Yamaha THR30II Wireless Desktop Amp with his signature model Fender Jaguar in Metallic KO. Although only partially in the photo, the THR30II is easily identifiable from its distinct grill markings which are different than the other Yamaha portable modeling amps.

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In this interview Johnny Marr lists a Matchless DC-30 as one of the amps he used on Johnny Marr + The Healers: Boomslang. Johnny Marr can also be seen using his DC-30 with Neil Finn’s 7 Worlds Collide.

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In a video from Fender's official YouTube page titled "Johnny Marr - 'The Headmaster Ritual' - Fender Amps Interview 2009," Johnny Marr can be seen using and discussing the Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb-Amp between the 6:14 and 7:52 mark.

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