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Topic: Jim Marshall, creator of Marshall amps, dies |
b0b
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 6 Apr 2013 6:22 am |
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Yup, this is the one-year mark - http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=224060
Ironic that it happened on just about exactly the 50th anniversary of the inception of his amps. The company did some 50th anniversary 1-watt amps last year. I grabbed one of the JTM 1st-editions, I think they managed to really capture the sound of those early Marshalls, but at a very usable studio/home volume. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2013 11:28 am
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if you want the earliest sound of marshall....just buy a fender bassman.... |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 6 Apr 2013 10:37 pm
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From what I know about the Marshall story, Jim didn't design the circuitry, but after listening to a few prototypes he picked the one that would go into production. I guess that's one very good reason why his name ended up on the amps.
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 7:55 am
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Right up there with Les Paul and Leo Fender on the short list of gear influences on rock and roll history.
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2013 3:11 pm
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| Bill Hatcher wrote: |
| if you want the earliest sound of marshall....just buy a fender bassman.... |
Ya, buy a '59 Bassman(For about $6k) then tear it apart and modify it with a resistor filter after the volume, along with a few other tweeks, ECC83 tubes in the preamp section, KT88 power amp tubes, beef up the transformer, and add four 12-inch Celestion speakers in a closed back cabinet, then it will sound just like a Marshall.
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Earnest Bovine
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Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2013 3:37 pm
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| Alvin Blaine wrote: |
| .....then it will sound just like a Marshall. |
Why did the Marshall amps sound so much louder? First note I played thru one like to split my head open. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2013 3:39 pm
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I agree, Alvin. I've never heard a Marshall that sounds remotely like a Fender Bassman. They have different circuits, different tubes and different speakers. Myself, I've always preferred the Fender sound, but I still have a lot of respect for Marshall amps and the legacy of their trademark tone.
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Bill Terry
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 12:27 pm
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| I've never heard a Marshall that sounds remotely like a Fender Bassman. |
I dunno b0b. I've got a '73 JMP 50 hand-wired top and to my ears it's quite similar to the original '59 Bassman I lost in my house fire, IF played through similar speaker configurations.
I think the Marshall closed back 4-12 cabs accounted for a lot of the 'Marshall' sound. I owned several in the 70's.. Here was my last one on the far right. 
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Chris LeDrew
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Posted 13 Apr 2013 11:14 pm
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| I think the Marshall closed back 4-12 cabs accounted for a lot of the 'Marshall' sound. |
Exactly, Bill. A closed-back cab creates that "whoofy," snarly tone. A good friend of mine's favourite configuration is a Bassman head through a closed-back 212. Best of both worlds.
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Bill Terry
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Posted 14 Apr 2013 5:51 am
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Yeah I agree with your friend, the 412 is just too bulky for me these days. A 212 closed back is what I paired with that '73 50W top. This one has a couple of Celestion greenbacks.
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