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Are you proud of your Marshall? Has it been to Hell and back yet still works? Have you taken it to strange or exotic locations? If so, we want to know about it!

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Totally Creamed!

Totally Creamed!

Here i am at a christmas party where a rather drunk young lady got a bit excited with a tube of cream.!! The amps a jcm 800 with a charvel guitar.....clean or filthy its sounds beautiful, just like the young lady with the cream etc etc.
The best amps in the world... all the best

mrbonx.. sussex uk.

The Best of Friends!

The Best of Friends!

Here is a picture of me and two of my best friends, Jackson and Marshall!!!!! Don't know how I ever lived without my Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 and the two 1960 Lead Cabinets!!! Ever since I got it, my Cr*te has been totally neglected, it's just a dust collector now!

Anonymous

Bad Amp!

Bad Amp!

I was 13 when I discovered the awesome sound and look of Marshall Amps. I finally completed my dream rig. Two 1980's 50 watt heads and vintage cabinets. Thanks Jim Marshall or the baddest amps in the world!!


Greg

Giants of Rock

Giants of Rock

The best 2 amps ever made! Here are my pride and joys. A 2002 DSL 100 and it's much older brother, a 1982 JCM 800 2203 modded with all tube reverb. both of these amps are giants. They have sculpted my sound over the years. Thanks for making the best amps around.

Brian Mason

Rochester, NY

Total Convert

Total Convert

I have used cr*te and p*avey all of my life mainly because of price. I always wanted a marshall but could not afford one. I spent $699.00 on the marshall stack before I tried it. It came it was clean it was loud but it looked cheap, I was disappointed vented my frustration on anyone and everyone about this amp. The mg is a amp for beginners, not for someone who grew up with zeppelin, Hendrix, ect.. The place took it back then after I cooled off one of buddies that plays in a band talked me into trying his jcm800 reissue 1959 head. I owe marshall an apology now I see what the fuss is about. MARSHALL IS THE KING OF ALL AMPS. The cr*te 3500HD doesnot compare to the p*avey, the p*avey 5150 does not compare to the MARSHALL jcm800. The Marshall is cleaner, has the tone I want gets louder then anything I haver ever heard. Its simple to operate and all you have to do is add a PEDAL TO CHANGE YOUR SOUND FROM CLASSIC TO METAL. My son owns a 5150 he thinks it’s the loudest and best amp around The marshall set on 2 is louder than the 5150 on 10 and sounds better. There is jam coming up up in few months he now asking to borrow my rig.(I use a vox wah Boss mt-2 distortion and alternate with boss ds-1 distortion . I only use the pedal to control the volume and to change the sound from classic to metal. If you are where you can crank it pedal are not needed. I do use the 5150 cabs only because I already had them I am now looking for marshall cab to try before I buy to compare them. THE MARSHALL JCM800 IS THE BEST, WORTH THE MONEY, INCEDIBLE VOLUME CLASSIC SOUND LIKE NO OTHER I HAVE EVER HEARD. Its versatility with pedals has no boundaries, the four inputs used with a jumper so you can bridge both volume 1&2 gives you ultimate control from blues to classic to metal. The friend I bought it from said he sold it because it was to loud he never new how to operate it to get his sound. I purchased it used for $350.00 I would Not trade it or sale it. If it were stolen I would cry and I would find and by another one asap.My friend now uses a jcm 800 50 watt with a master volume.Enough said.

The best advice is to do research on the bands you like check out there equipment add your own come up with your sound. Try before you buy!

jeff mannon

The Way You Play It!

The Way You Play It!

You folks at Marshall have help me develop my own sound. My guitar buds will play through my Marshall's and wonder how I get this great sound. "It's a combination of two things" I tell them. "A great amp & the way you attack the strings"!

Your amps have given me my own "personality". Thank you very much Jim!

Cheers,

Joe Strayhall

Collectamania!

Collectamania!

Hi Marshall,

I decided to finally send into readers amps, a photo of my collection of Marshall's and another photo of what guitars get those valves singing! The collection is made up of a tiny MS-2, VS15R, JCM 900 SL-X and Dual Reverb, JCM 2000 TSL 100, which get paired up with the 1960A or 1936 cabinets depending on where
I'm playing, JCM 800 4210 with extension cabinet and finally Ibanez RG's & Jem's and Gibson Les Paul electric guitars.

Many thanks Marshall Amps!

Anthony

Watford, Hertfordshire

Loyal Subject

Loyal Subject

Hey there...congratulations Sir Jim Marshall on your receipt of the Order of the British Empire...well done...this Jimi Hendrix fan celebrated the event by picking up a royal purple JCM DSL 2000...i shall use it only to make music to win the hearts of fair maidens...*nudge nudge wink wink*...thanks a million...

Paul Fred Carlino - Esquire...at your service

Perfect Pair

Perfect Pair

Hi
This is my F*nder Stratocaster '98 and Marshall Valvestate8080 '93 I love that marshall classic sound and I want to thx for it.

Mateusz from Poland

Rock With Guts!

Rock With Guts!

I am playing in a coversband for more than 15 years now. Never believed in Marshall... Never wanted one. Always played through B*ogie and F*nder tube amps. Untill I got my Les Paul. I just couldn't get the tone I really wanted through my other equipment!

Tom from The Guitarshop in Ghent, Belgium, has been so helpful! I tried a JTM-45 reissue head, and yes, that was the tone I was searching for all these years... I realised all I wanted was that classic sound found on all those 70's and 80's records. Rock with guts! Live I'm using it with a 1960 AX cab (took me some time to figure out what cab would be best) and at home with a 1936 cab... Thanks Mr. Jim Marshall. I've been a fool to wait so long to try Marshall...

Bernard

Belgium

Love at first sight

Love at first sight

Dear Jim Marshall,
When i asked for my first half stack i, the first name that popped in my head was "marshall". Just the look, the history, the over all consumer satisfaction. When i first played out of my MG series half stack i fell in love, the sound was exactly what i was wanting. It was perfection coming out loud and strong. I thank you for making the best guitar amps in the world.

clayton p.

Rocking with the best!

Rocking with the best!

Here at The Chance in Poughkeepsie N.Y. loving My JCM 800 50 watt. (also have a 100 watt) Have been through a lot of amps through the years, H*ghes & K*ttner, F*nder, Cr*te, Amp*g, C*rvin, but none of them give me what I'm looking for in tone or balls like my Marshalls. Playing Classic Rock you need a classic amp. Thanks Jim for making the best.

Bill Beehler

Heady Mix!

Heady Mix!

First of all, sorry guys my newest Marshall 1987 is from 1971. So you didn´t make much money in the first hand with me, but your recent handwired series is great and I think they will sound better every year after you play it a lot.
Well my amps yes:
JTM45 with KT66
JMP 1987 Lead from 1987
Plexi Super Lead 1959 from 1967 (Like EVH´s home amp)
Basketwave Pre Rola 4x12" Cabinet
Keep it up (and the work too:-O)

Mick (Lower Bavaria/Germany)

Picture credit: Harry Zdera

Early Starter!

Early Starter!

Hi there,
I'm amazed at how good and loud this little stack sounds. Best amps on the market. My 2 1/2 year old son Nick thinks so as well !!

Graham, Nova Scotia Canada

Never Have Enough!

Never Have Enough!

What’s Up!

Just wanted to say “Thanks” for producing the only guitar amp that should ever be allowed on any stage anywhere!!! Marshalls rule! I’ve included a couple pictures of my Marshall’s. One of them is a JCM2000 DSL100 that was owned by the man himself Neal Schon of Journey! I bought it from him through a music store in CA. Not shown are my two practice amps. One is a MG50DFX, and a MG30DFX. You know what they say! You can never have enough Marshalls!!

Eddie

Granite City, IL.