DSP Rig
Johnny Marr Tone — Plugins & Amp Sims
Rickenbacker 330 or Gibson ES-335 into a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus, the cleanest amp available, with a Korg SDD-3000 delay for shimmer. No overdrive — Marr's tone is always pristine clean. The Rickenbacker's jangly character through the JC-120's crystalline solid-state preamp is the foundation of every Smiths record.
Johnny Marr's signature clean tone — built around Vox and Fender voicings — can be replicated in the box using modern amp sim plugins and IR cab loaders. This page maps the full DSP signal chain: guitar sim → amp sim → FX → IR, so you can dial in that jangly, layered character without physical gear.
Full DSP Chain
Est. £2,213Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster
$2,094
HX Stomp (A30 Fawn model)
≈ Vox AC30 / Fender Twin
$697
Helix: Cosmos Chorus
Helix: Transistor Tape Delay
Helix: Double Tank Reverb
Celestion Pulse Blue IR
$19
Hybrid Option
Est. £2,213Real guitar into a DSP amp chain — best of both worlds.
Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster
$2,094
HX Stomp (A30 Fawn model)
≈ Vox AC30
$697
Helix: Cosmos Chorus
Helix: Transistor Tape Delay
Helix: Double Tank Reverb
Celestion Pulse Blue IR
$19
Tone DNA
Gain Structure
clean
Amp References
Vox, Fender
Key FX
Chorus, Delay, Reverb
Tonal Character
jangly, layered, chiming, melodic
Where to Buy
Browse amp sims, IRs and FX plugins at these retailers: