Leaked Marshall Blues Breaker pedal and more to come.

[stonevibe]

I've been following this leak for a year on my personal guitar blog and now one Marshall pedal is confirmed in the wild.

 

[mirrorball]

Sounds like they're getting the whole band back together. I'm in.

LEAK: Marshall BluesBreaker, Guv’nor, ShredMaster and DriveMaster getting re-released?

Reports show that Marshall may re-issue its BluesBreaker, Guv’nor, ShredMaster and DriveMaster pedals this year, although the company denies it.

guitarbomb.com

 

[ry-guy]

 

[whateverdude]

 

[Island3r]

What took them so long, everyone else has been making $$$ off this circuit.

 

[doublescale1]

Still have my original - though I had to replace all the pots, they got terribly, unusably scratchy. It's still the right pedal for me.

 

[Ja2854]

I will not buy another drive pedal I will not buy another drive pedal I will not buy another drive pedal I will not....

 

[Badside]

Just as I predicted, Marshall will have waited out the entire BB craze before finally re-releasing them. By now, there are so many variations and clones of it available at all prices.

Still cool though!

Wish they will make them a little smaller while keeping the overall esthetic. Maybe they'll justify making them this big (and expensive) by not using SMD components, like the original.

 

[Simto]

Just as I predicted, Marshall will have waited out the entire BB craze before finally re-releasing them. By now, there are so many variations and clones of it available at all prices.

Still cool though!

Wish they will make them a little smaller while keeping the overall esthetic. Maybe they'll justify making them this big (and expensive) by not using SMD components, like the original.

Marshall have made a lot of decisions over the years that make it pretty clear they hate money.

 

[Big in Japan]

Has anyone seen the inside of these yet? If they're straight-up accurate reproductions of the originals, then it's a hard pass from me. The bypass on those pedals were really bad. And some of the deign choices are baffling. The plastic jacks physically hold the pcb to the enclosure. If the small plastic male threads get stripped, the jack will just recess into the pedal, making it more or less unusable. It's a proprietary jack that is hard to source a replacement for. I've owned the BB, the Shred Master, and the Drive Master. Granted, they're all 30-years old. But each one of them had one failure or another, from switches to pots to jacks. They are definitely not tour-worthy.

The sounds that these pedals made are awesome. But in the ensuing decades, there have been plenty of circuit clones made with more robust components, and true-bypass switching. I'm sure these reissues will sell well. But if they're accurate reissiues, I'll be watching from the sidelines. Have fun guys.

 

[hippieboy]

Nice! I foolishly sold mine.

 

[PedalDegenerate]

Marshall have made a lot of decisions over the years that make it pretty clear they hate money.

That seems to run rampant in the guitar industry.

 

[Simto]

That seems to run rampant in the guitar industry.

Yeah. Another prime example is Ibanez not making a TS10 reissue and printing money.

 

[binge]

I have already put the money aside for the Shredmaster (if it ever appears)

 

[twoheadedboy]

I've been following this leak for a year on my personal guitar blog and now one Marshall pedal is confirmed in the wild.

If I buy one, then I can finally be at peace.

 

[alex mansman]

How dare they undercut the KoT in price and wait times

 

[BluesForDan]

Nice! I foolishly sold mine.

likewise. saw one recently, at more than double what I sold mine for. oh, well.

 

[jblake]

They will have to have a better bypass, more output, and more robust jacks and pots for this to even be a consideration. If they fix those things, there will probably be at least a couple coming to my house.

 

[Fisheth]

Any word on price? At the right price I'd be tempted, especially if they're less than EvilBay prices!

 

[Trick Fall]

Yeah. Another prime example is Ibanez not making a TS10 reissue and printing money.

That one makes me crazy. The TS-10 was my first ever dirt pedal and I wanted to pick one up a couple of years ago for nostalgia, but balked when I saw the prices they're going for. Would definitely grab a reissue though.