Hey Marshall I'd like some information on the Marshall bass cabinets I used to own which got stolen some ago. They had 1 18" reverse throw speaker in each of the 4 I had. I'd post a pic here but no way to do it. I owned these in the 80s and 90s and they were stolen in the late 90s and considering the weight it had to take 2 people to lift each one. So any history on these speakers. I LOVED them.
I like how these videos show Milton Keynes where I grew up. I was at Stanton middle school when the JCM 800 launched, but I did not play guitar then. When we moved to NZ Marshall amps were rare. There was a very high tariff on imports, which was intended to encourage local manufacturing. There were several NZ brands of amp, one of which was used by AC/DC when they started out. Marshall got its start in England for much the same reason. Importing US made amps was too expensive due to tariffs, which created space in the market for Marshall. We had just moved to NZ when they got rid of tariffs and Marshall amps began showing up in music shops. We would go like tourists to see the amps. The downside was the NZ factories began closing, which caused a nasty recession. I got laid off, so could not afford the Silver Jubilee amp I had tire kicked at the shop a few times. I have one now though. P.S. Valves do a thing. They compress in a certain way when they clip and they also produce harmonic overtones nicely -- transistors can too like in a Tone Bender, but it's a different thing and the waveform is not the same. Another thing I notice is the note seems bigger somehow, i.e., more heft and dimension. I figure the high voltages are the reason for that. I think the 4x12 cab is another key ingredient. That thump in the chest they give the audience. I also have some Softube Marshall amp sims. They are quite good and useful for home playing. Modelling is getting much better, but there are two things it can not yet simulate. The thump of a 4x12 speaker cab and the endless sustain that volume induced feedback creates. They will figure it out I guess though. Both techs have their uses. It's not one or the other. I also see transistor based pedals do quite convincing Marshall crunch (they tend too distorted though, i.e., do not do the cleaner sounding distortion this video mentions).
I got my own true Marshal a 1981 jcm 800 White from venomen music in Rockville Maryland I've been in Marshall driver ever since I can't tell you how many gigs I played nothing's ever come close it takes many years to learn how to drive a marshall properly I love Marshall amps I'll have no other
1981 was cataclysmic year for them. The mosfet amps were so much cheaper to produce and buy, they went ballistic in the marketplace but not without a few technical hitches like 'dry joint' problems......lol. The JCM 800 series are just great great amps. People craved a Marshall and now the brand covered all options.
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Hey Marshall I'd like some information on the Marshall bass cabinets I used to own which got stolen some ago.
They had 1 18" reverse throw speaker in each of the 4 I had. I'd post a pic here but no way to do it.
I owned these in the 80s and 90s and they were stolen in the late 90s and considering the weight it had to take 2 people to lift each one.
So any history on these speakers. I LOVED them.
I like how these videos show Milton Keynes where I grew up. I was at Stanton middle school when the JCM 800 launched, but I did not play guitar then.
When we moved to NZ Marshall amps were rare. There was a very high tariff on imports, which was intended to encourage local manufacturing. There were several NZ brands of amp, one of which was used by AC/DC when they started out. Marshall got its start in England for much the same reason. Importing US made amps was too expensive due to tariffs, which created space in the market for Marshall.
We had just moved to NZ when they got rid of tariffs and Marshall amps began showing up in music shops. We would go like tourists to see the amps. The downside was the NZ factories began closing, which caused a nasty recession. I got laid off, so could not afford the Silver Jubilee amp I had tire kicked at the shop a few times. I have one now though.
P.S. Valves do a thing. They compress in a certain way when they clip and they also produce harmonic overtones nicely -- transistors can too like in a Tone Bender, but it's a different thing and the waveform is not the same. Another thing I notice is the note seems bigger somehow, i.e., more heft and dimension. I figure the high voltages are the reason for that. I think the 4x12 cab is another key ingredient. That thump in the chest they give the audience.
I also have some Softube Marshall amp sims. They are quite good and useful for home playing. Modelling is getting much better, but there are two things it can not yet simulate. The thump of a 4x12 speaker cab and the endless sustain that volume induced feedback creates. They will figure it out I guess though. Both techs have their uses. It's not one or the other. I also see transistor based pedals do quite convincing Marshall crunch (they tend too distorted though, i.e., do not do the cleaner sounding distortion this video mentions).
I got my own true Marshal a 1981 jcm 800 White from venomen music in Rockville Maryland I've been in Marshall driver ever since I can't tell you how many gigs I played nothing's ever come close it takes many years to learn how to drive a marshall properly I love Marshall amps I'll have no other
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1981 was cataclysmic year for them. The mosfet amps were so much cheaper to produce and buy, they went ballistic in the marketplace but not without a few technical hitches like 'dry joint' problems......lol. The JCM 800 series are just great great amps. People craved a Marshall and now the brand covered all options.
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Had many solid state amps and never liked the harshness . I am an amp collector !