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
£1,649
HX Stomp (A30 Fawn model)
≈ Vox AC30 / Fender Twin
£549
Helix: Cosmos Chorus
Helix: Transistor Tape Delay
Helix: Double Tank Reverb
Celestion Pulse Blue IR
£15
Hybrid Option
Est. £2,213Real guitar into a DSP amp chain — best of both worlds.
Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster
£1,649
HX Stomp (A30 Fawn model)
≈ Vox AC30
£549
Helix: Cosmos Chorus
Helix: Transistor Tape Delay
Helix: Double Tank Reverb
Celestion Pulse Blue IR
£15
Tone DNA
Gain Structure
clean
Amp References
Vox, Fender
Key FX
Chorus, Delay, Reverb
Tonal Character
jangly, layered, chiming, melodic