Marshall - News and Rumours

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...

Softube/UAD add Marshall JMP2203 to their range

02 Feb 2016 · Somewhat easier to transport than the preposterously heavy original, Softube/Marshall have come up with a recreation of the classic Marshall 100 watt head from the '70s, as used by everyone from Iron Maiden to ...

NAMM 2016: Marshall launch new series of CODE amps

22 Jan 2016 · Marshall and Softube team up to bring a new range of digital modelling amps for the masses, containing lots of classic Marshall tones.

NAMM 2016: Marshall 2525 Mini Jubilee amp head and combo

21 Jan 2016 · Marshall have announced a 'mini' version of their much loved classic Jubilee 'Silver Series' amps. Originally released in the '80s, modern versions of these classic amps are now available in a smaller package.

Marshall to release a new amp range at NAMM?

08 Jan 2016 · There's been lots of talk and predictions over on the Marshall forums all day, and it all kicked off because of a mysterious back-page cover ad in a UK guitar magazine...