Marshall - News and Rumours
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What Is A Blues Breaker? Chasing Eric Clapton’s legendary guitar tone
14 Jul · JHS's Josh Scott has come up with a cool new video explaining not only how Clapton created the legendary Blues Breaker tone but how pedal makers have been trying to emulate it for decades.
Amp modelling vs Tube Amps: Has ‘digital’ won the guitar tone war?
09 Jun · The "amp modelling vs tube amp" debate has been heating up of late: Have amp modellers finally won the war? Are tube amps out-dated? Don't write off tube amps just yet, we say...
Jimmy Page lends his ‘Stairway’ guitar to the Met in New York
04 Apr · A major new rock and roll gear show at the Met in NYC called "Play It Loud: Instruments Of Rock And Roll" will include equipment owned by Page, Moon, Clapton, Emerson and EVH.
Does the Marshall 1960AX 4X12 cab sound like the ’70s original?
31 Mar · The classic Marshall 1960A slanted 4x12 is known for its rock tone and great bottom end. But do the modern day versions sound as good as the vintage originals?
When does ‘brown’ guitar tone get too brown? Dropping voltage to get the EVH sound
10 Feb · When does the 'Brown Sound' get too, well, brown? Guitar tone chaser Joan Segeborn has taken an old Marshall head and cabs and run them through a Variac, taking us brown sound tone adventure.
NAMM 2019: Leaked Marshall SV20H and new a 20 watt JCM800?
24 Jan · Tonejunkie TV has just posted a shot of what he claims is a new 20-watt Marshall SV20H and JCM 800 head. It states in the Instagram post, that it was just sitting there for sale in his local guitar store!
Green Day’s Garage Sale: Band sells over 100 pieces of gear
23 Jan · You could pick yourself up a Gibson Les Paul Junior, Les Paul Goldtop or a nice Fender '72 Deluxe Tele. All played by and owned by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day. Dookie-tastic!
Amp Tone Shoot-Out: 17 different guitar preamps compared
18 Nov 2018 · Johan Segeborn is at it again! This time he is comparing 17 different preamp valves in his old Marshall amp - and the differences in sound are astounding. But which one sounds the best?
Stanmore II Voice Bluetooth Speaker: Alexa in your Marshall!
17 Nov 2018 · Marshall and Alexa join forces: The new Acton II Voice and Stanmore II Voice smart speakers combine classic rock amp looks with modern day smart speaker technology.
KT66 vs. EL34 Tube Shoot-Out: Can you hear the difference?
11 Nov 2018 · We do love us a good guitar tone shoot-out at gearnews. YouTuber Johan Segeborn has done a neat little video contrasting the sound of the KT66 tube with that of the EL34. Which do you prefer?
Thomann #PracticeRoomDays Contest: Win upgrades for your rehearsal space
10 Nov 2018 · Terrible acoustics, no one can hear themselves and the beer's always warm. Sound familiar? Pimp your rehearsal room with gear won in thomann's #PracticeRoomDays contest.
NAMM 2018: Marshall Origin amp series, back to basics
25 Jan 2018 · Marshall is back with new all valve single-channel British voiced amps that range from 5 watts all the way through to 50 watt models for 2018
NAMM 2018: Marshall 2018 DSL range leaked
25 Jan 2018 · Marshall's old DSL range has been relaunched for 2018 and there is everything from a 1-watt combo DSL all the way up to a 100-watt head version in the new range
Marshall set to ship CODE 100C Combo
29 Feb 2016 · Designed in Bletchley Park, home of the code breakers in World War 2, the CODE series could signify that Marshall have finally cracked this elusive enigma...