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Ritchie Blackmore recalls buying his first Gibson from amp pioneer Jim Marshall's music store
By Janelle Borg published
Blackmore used the Gibson ES-335 all throughout the '60s, from The Outlaws to Deep Purple’s 1970 breakthrough album, In Rock
Jimmy Page reveals his favorite amp, which did “flippin’ everything” throughout his career
By Janelle Borg published
Page’s affinity for his modded Marshall head stood the test of time – so much so that his boutique Sundragon amps are inspired by its unique tone
Behind the scenes at Marshall Amps with new CEO Jeremy de Maillard – and how he plans to win back guitarists
By Matt Parker published
Marshall Amplification is the ship that launched a thousand faces, but in the last decade, it’s been adrift. Now new CEO Jeremy de Maillard says he is out to meet the needs of modern guitarists
Marshall is celebrating 100 years of Celestion with this stunning, limited-edition hand-built head and cab
By Matt Parker published
The UK amp maker has teamed-up with its collaborators at Celestion for a special run of handmade Studio JTMs
From digital amps, to modelers and mods – Marshall’s new CEO has big plans to win back guitarists
By Matt Parker published
Jeremy de Maillard has gone from Marshall headphones to the head of the iconic amp firm – now he’s tasked with raising a sleeping giant
Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham on the small development that changed the amp game forever
By Janelle Borg published
Scott Gorham reveals that, before this amp upgrade, he and fellow Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson played so loud that amp mics couldn't take it
Eric Clapton’s Live Aid Marshall JCM800 amp is up for auction
By Phil Weller published
The 1984 amp head and matching 4x12 cab that Clapton used for his iconic Live Aid performance with Phil Collins is being sold by London’s Denmark Street Guitars
“We think Marshall represents the rock and roll attitude”: Amp sales accounted for just 5% of the Marshall Group’s revenues in 2023 – but it looks like new digital amps could be on the way
By Matt Parker published
A recent Billboard report shows the Marshall Group’s home audio wing brings home the lion’s share of the newly merged firm’s revenues
“It’s something we need to grow… we need to do more here, to enhance the legacy”: The future looks bright for Marshall, as its CEO points towards new British-made tube amps
By Matt Parker published
Is Marshall about to ‘do a Gibson’? The amp-maker’s Chief Executive says the group could become a "$3 billion company"
“José died and no-one knows where it went”: Legendary amp builder José Arredondo built Eddie Van Halen a mystery amp that might be lost forever
By Jonathan Horsley published
Friedman recalls amp modding wizard José Arredondo showing him a “huge” amp that he had built for Eddie, but after Arredondo’s death in ’94, it has disappeared
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