UAD Marshall JMP 2203

I really like the 1959 Plexi Super Lead, this one I tried to like, but I could not.

Much too shrill, scratchy, sharp, over-distorted treble, which I could not even correct with the tone controls nor with the channel strip equalizing options very well.

The plugin itself also is pretty old meanwhile and obviosuly never really has been upgraded, at least not concerning any sonic improvements.

Urgently needs a quality upgrade in my opinion, which corrects the existing mistakes, especially improves the sound. The basic character is there, but this awful treble rather reminds me of a 1980's Marshall solid-state amp and not of a real all tube Marshall.

I also own some other JCM800 based plugins from competitors, which nail this tone much better. The strange thing for me is, as this in fact is a Softube developed plugin, that the standard JCM800 in Amp Room sounds much better, more naturally and authentically than this separate, more expensive - so called - Marshall museum reference amp plugin. Whyever.

What I expected, was an even better tone, not a worse one.

Also strange, that this amp is defined as JMP, for me a JMP is a 1959 or a 1987 without Master and 2 channels / 4 inputs. But, as far as I could find out, technically there is no difference between this one and a JCM800.

I really am a Marshall sound fan, but any real amp, which only sounded like this plugin, would be an instant return from me.