Marshalleffect·distortion
Marshall Shredmaster
A high-gain distortion pedal from the early 1990s. Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead used it to create the massive wall of distortion on Creep's choruses. Discontinued and now highly sought after by collectors for its thick, aggressive character.
Modeler equivalents
- helix
- Deez One Mod
- quad_cortex
- Shredmaster
- fractal
- Shred Distortion
- kemper
- Kemper Drive (high gain preset)
- katana
- HM-2 (Booster)
Recipes using this gear
Field notes on the Marshall Shredmaster
All field notes →Marshall Shredmaster Clone Options: Aion FX Solstice, Five Cats Shredder, and What's Actually Different
Marshall Shredmaster clones and alternatives compared: the Aion FX Solstice PCB, Five Cats Pedals Shredder, Truetone Jekyll & Hyde Hyde side, and how close each gets to the discontinued original.
Marshall Shredmaster vs. ProCo RAT: Can You Fake the Creep Tone?
The Marshall Shredmaster is discontinued and expensive. Here's how the ProCo RAT, Boss DS-1, and Big Muff Pi stack up as substitutes for Jonny Greenwood's Radiohead Creep distortion.
Marshall SJ20H Studio Jubilee vs. SV20H Studio Vintage: The Silver Jubilee 2555 Circuit or the JCM800 2203, in 20 Watts
Two Studio-line heads. Two of the most modified Marshall preamp topologies ever shipped. Which 20-watt version belongs on your board, and which one actually sounds like the amp it claims to copy.