Marshall 1959 Distortion

Perfect by itself for some crunchy riffs, and equally perfect in combination with other drives, especially the TS9, to punch solos or to just give more body to an already full sound.

It's a solid pedal with a sturdy metal enclosure that looks built to jump on and off stage. The sound is quite convincing, helping you dial in a "good enough" Plexi tone from your amp. I tried it with both VOX and Fender amps—the TONE knob was especially useful for fine-tuning the sound depending on the amp. The other controls follow the classic Plexi layout. It handles pedal stacking well, though the headroom isn’t massive, so be mindful of the signal level going into the pedal.