Jubilee Silver Overdrive

I ended up returning this pedal for a refund. Not because it's bad (3-star rating), but because it isn't what Alexander claims it is.I'd read a bunch of glowing reviews on the message boards about the Jubilee Silver OD. And I'd even seen a few demo videos of it on YouTube. So I was pretty confident that I was getting what I wanted when I decided to buy one. But it turns out that it's just an overdrive. Don't get me wrong, it's a terrific OD. But that's all is... an OD.In fact, it sounds remarkably similar to a DOD 250, but with an excellent 3-band EQ. If that's what you're looking for, go ahead & get one.But I was looking for Marshall Amp distortion in a pedal -- and this isn't it. In fact, I didn't like the sound of this thing with the gain any higher than 3 o'clock running into my clean amp. (I've got a "Red Label" Peavey Bandit 112.)Honestly, I struggled with the decision of whether or not to return this thing. After all, it is a really nice overdrive. Ultimately though, I've only got so much room on my pedalboard. And I already have a couple overdrives that I like. What I'm missing is a MAIP. So my quest continues...

This pedal came damaged. The treble knob was stuck and broken. The sound was crackly and fuzzy. The JHS Angry Charlie or MXR Superbadass distortion are much better if you are looking for a good Marshall sound.

I got this device in search of the elusive Klon tone, and although I ended up getting a KTR, this pedal is very useful. I have never played through a Silver Jubilee, so I am not aware of the tone this pedal is to be emulating, but this is definitely an amp in a box. No buzzing, fizzing or unwanted distortion, just creamy, clear Marshallese. If you are in the market for a touch-sensitive amp simulator with a 3 band eq and good sounds throughout, I think you will be satisfied with this box.

If you can't own a real Marshall Silver Jubilee head / cab or combo amp, this is the next best thing. Great late 80's - early 90's style rock tone. Think of when the distortion kicks on in Paradise City. This one will stay on my pedal board forever.

Hice la compra desde Uruguay. Muy buen producto, recomendable.I bougth from Uruguay. Very good product.

Great sound.

There's nothing more i can say about this peday.you're gonna love it every single day.sound is lovely...

I picked up this pedal along with a Diezel Herbert pedal a couple months ago. I’ve had a Code 50 for about a year and a half now, and soon after getting it I discovered the Silver Jubilee preamp was my favorite. I decided to pick this up because I was curious how it compared to the Silver Jubilee preamp on the Code. I’ve also recently played a Marshall 2525C (one of the mini Silver Jubilees) at Sweetwater, and a half-stack Silver Jubilee at a local store.Comparing this to the Code 50’s Silver Jubilee model, I was surprised how close they were. Especially the feel of the two, both had similar note decays and similar response to picking, so they both felt very similar to play. They also sounded similar in tone, but I think the Alexander pedal sounds a bit richer and also a bit lower gain. The gain part could be that I believe the Alexander pedal is supposed to be based off the Jubilee’s rhythm clip channel, while the Code’s model is based off the Jubilee’s lead channel. Overall, the feel is very similar and even the tones are pretty close, but I slightly prefer the pedal’s tone.After playing the Marshall 2525C and the half-stack Silver Jubilee, I found that both the real tube-based Jubilees were almost identical to each other as far as I could tell, though I was not able to play them side by side. The rhythm and lead channels on the real tube amps were also very similar and I didn’t notice too much of a difference between them, so it makes sense why the Code’s lead channel Jubilee model and the Alexander’s rhythm channel Jubilee model might be so close. The Code 50 and Alexander Jubilee pedal both are actually fairly spot on as far as the overall feel of playing them, but tone-wise I felt the Code amp and Alexander pedal both were honkier than the tube-based Jubilees and the tube-based Jubilees also sounded clearer and richer than the models.I’ve also found the Diezel Herbert pedal is sort of similar to the Jubilee tone, but with more gain and growl to it. Both the Herbert and the Jubilee have a smoother, darker tone compared to overdrives like the DSL or some Mesa Boogie amps have. I consider the Herbert and Alexander Jubilee pedals sort of extensions of each other - the Alexander pedal is really good from clean to hard rock, while the Herbert is almost like the Jubilee but ranging from heavy blues to heavy metal. I’ve actually found myself using the Diezel Herbert pedal more than the Alexander pedal.Long-term I plan to save up and eventually get myself a 2525C amp, but the Silver Jubilee is one of my favorite tones so for me I think eventually getting the real amp is worth it for me. If you don’t foresee ever being able to save up enough for a real Jubilee, or if the Jubilee is only a secondary distortion tone you use and you don’t want to invest in a pricey tube amp for a tone you sometimes use, then I think this Alexander pedal is going to get you close enough to the real amp. The pedals to vary depending on what amp you plug them into, so if you aren’t satisfied with the tone you can try a different low-priced amp. Also, if you have a Code and wish you could take the Jubilee model on the go more easily, then if you get something like a Fender Mustang Micro (currently my favorite headphone amp), you can plug that into the output and then run that into a portable speaker for a super portable Jubilee amp, and the Alexander pedal is much closer to the Code 50’s Jubilee model (and in my opinion is actually slightly better than it) than the real tube Jubilees. So if you are satisfied with your Code’s Jubilee, you will definitely like this and can obtain a more portable version of it. So if you don’t absolutely need a 100% perfect Silver Jubilee tone, this pedal gets you close for a lot less, so I would highly recommend it.Update January 24, 2022: I have tried a Bogner Ecstasy Red and a DSM & Humboldt Silver Linings since then and am deducting a star for this pedal. This pedal is pretty good and gets really close to my Code 50's Jubilee model, but I have found the Silver Linings especially to get very close to the Jubilee pedal while also being far more versatile, going from clean to modded Marshall to high gain metal and even spitty fuzz. Its modded Marshall tones also seem to get closer to the actual Jubilee than this Alexander Jubilee pedal, though it does get a bit closer to the Code 50's model. There is about a $100 price difference between this pedal and the Silver Linings, but I think it sounds better and as far more versatile so I would recommend that over this, though this is still a good Marshall-in-a-box pedal.