With New Invisi-Series Amps, Marshall Officially Wins April Fool's Day

Ever wondered how so many bands play without amps on stage? It's time to reveal the secret...Introducing the Invisi-series from Marshall.#liveformusic pic.twitter.com/OkNnKwwXr2April 1, 2019

We've seen some pretty good April Fool's Day jokes all over the gear industry today—Korg's Volcassette "Cassette player/multi-track recorder" stands out in particular—but, after some searching, we're gonna have to award top prize to Marshall.

Today, the iconic brand unveiled a new amp series straight out of a Bond film, the "Invisi-series."

Will the final product end up becoming one of metal's best amps? We'll let you know once we figure out how to get our hands on one...

Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.

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