Add Marshall Distortion in front of Fender Amp or just get a Marshall?
 

I have a great sounding Fender Blues Deluxe with Celestion Vintage 30 speaker and NOS tubes. I play lots of blues, southern rock & country with a Gibson Les Paul through this amp. I love the clean tone and when I push it a bit, those old tubes start to break-up a bit. Sound amazing. Occasionally, I'll run a tube screamer in front of it. Lately, though I've been jonesing for a Marshall tone too. Ideally, I'd love to run a pedal into the BD that gets me there, but haven't found one. Any ideas or should I just suck it up and get a Marshall amp too? If so, what Marshall combo would get me closest to the sweet clean tone of the Fender?

If you're looking for a relatively cheap place to start, Tech 21 has a series of "Character Pedals" that are intended to emulate classic amp sounds. The VT pedal is much loved on this board for its ability to mimic the SVT sound.

http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sa...terseries.html

The "British" pedal listed, appears to be a Marshall simulator. I have no first hand experience, but would imagine it would be cheaper than the cost of an amp.