Really enjoyed this Tony, thanks for putting it out there! I started off in manufacturing and it breaks my heart to see how much weve lost in the UK....the fact Marshall can still build over here and sell at a very reasonable price's is a testament to them...I hope they stay commited to the high end amp manufacturing in the UK and dont go down the peavey route.
Yes I agree - you know I keep on looking for amps to review as many guys really do want to see them. But finding new tube amps is getting harder. Digital for me certainly is not king (so far) and Marshall and others I'm sure find it harder. But the factory tour was not bad. If you have not checked my Marshall factory tour of 10 years ago with Phil Wells you really should watch it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WeerxAO3oRU.html and p[art two here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rhe7qXP08qw.html Thanks...
I still have a 1983 2204 and I will love this amp to death. The cleans on these old jcm’s are so underated but that\s just good for us. Cheers from Holland🤘🏻😎
Amazing video Tony! All the Marshall employees representing the company did them proud. My fleet: 1979 2203 1974 Superbass 2000 1962 Bluesbreaker and a full set of the '90s pedals Definitely a Marshall fan from way back.
I hope this Marshall "sale" yields some distribution benefits in the USA. I realize we are going to pay more than the UK, but the markup here is insanity. I really really really hope Marshall will one day at least build a small service center in the United States that is company ran. The network of "Authorized Service" places here are a joke. The two closest to me are people's houses. 🤣 This video was fantastic Tony. I always thought Marshall was much bigger than they actually are. Let's hope they stay true to that vision (and give us a new flagship soon despite my love for my JVM).
Yes me too. However, Mesa amps here are exactly the same, lower cost there and sky high here... they all make room for margin of distros and dealers. Thanks for watching and those kind words..
It's generally hard for me to do them. My last one was in 2011 over 11 years ago or so. But still very interesting for sure and remember this is all post 2020 when just about every company had one problem or another for example supply chain. Thanks for watching.
R.I.P. to the KING!!! Regarding the Factory. These guys sure do take a lot of pride in their work. God Bless them! I expect to see a LOT more garbage being sold in the near future. After all, this is where Zound shines the most; in Bluetooth branding speakers. For people who like the Marshall look but, do not actually play an instrument. They just like to listen to Coachella through their Marshall Bluetooth speaker. When I was coming up in the 1980's and 90's a Marshall tube amp was one of the biggest wishes and dreams a lot of us guitar players could come up with. I feel like soon we will hear things from Marshall like Gibson's "play authentic" campaign. Breaks my heart to hear of this sale. Also breaks my heart to hear about drums being manufactured too. I could go on and on but, I will not.
That is possible, but Terry Marshall in the interview I did on the same day says differently here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-khqCZWVE7Jg.html hope it helps... The drums were being made in 2011? and had been for some time thanks to Jim Marshall who originally as you know was a drummer. Bear in mind that the original 'partnership' between both companies had been going on for something like 10+ years. Terry Marshall said that the sale should have been completed years ago but they just never did it. Check that interview and he really describes this aspect in detail - its always better than reading it all on some internet site that can get things wrong...
Great job as always Tony. Very nice to see Marshall is modernizing but keeps the traditional side as well. I happened to notice at the 7:15 minute mark at the fancy solder box there was a "lead free" sticker up top that was applied upside-down. That was amusing and put a smile on my face. Amp techs generally hate it still. It was mandated for electronics in 2006 by the EU, forcing all amp builders or electronics etc., to use it if they wanted to sell their products in the EU. Most solder joint failures have more to do with factors other than the solder itself. Marshall forever.!!
Ha I bet that was absolutely on purpose too :) The lead free stuff I always found a pain too, it does not seem to melt and bond right and if you have dry joints look at those with lead free first. Thanks for watching.
Great to see all the various stages of producing these iconic products. I hope future generations have the same privilege and opportunity. Thanks for posting ❤
Fantastic Tony , what a great British Company Marshall are . I have had amps serviced cabinets recovered and nothing but excellent service and warm communication from Marshall, I personally wouldn’t have a bad word said about them, 5 Star amps and service . I once had an original Class 5 “ the ones that had a small rattle” i bought this used they couldn’t solve the issues so they handed me a new in the box one , i was at the Factory and mentioned i bought it used , answer was no problem, just amazing service . Again great video Tony and hope you and yours are well. Cheers The Real John Smith 😊😉
What a great story... and one you won't find from most makers of amps (or for that matter anything else!). Ha I knew it was the real one :) - yes I'm OK and trust you're keeping well too. Glad you liked the video - did you see the one where I interview Terry Marshall? That is very interesting too and Terry confirms that the 'sale' of Marshall to the other 'partner' company is NOT a problem and he even said it should have been done years ago - they worked as partners for I think 12 years... Regards...
@@tonymckenzieofficial Hi Tony , yes thank you all good my end. And yes i did watch the interview thanks , all very comforting to know , thanks for both uploads 👍🏻🎸🎸
I've had brilliant service from marshall directly over the years I took a JMP 1 pre amp into the factory for repair, they said they would test it as the fault didn't show up, so I booked a factory tour for the next weekend while they tested it further, on my return they told me they never found the fault , so to be on the safe side they ordered a new board, which has all the sub boards attached So you get a complete new pre amp built into your old case! Also marshall work to lean just in time manufacturing so every amp has a customer, so my board went through the Marshall factory with my name on it! After the brilliant factory tour and buying a few t shirts I picked up my JMP 1 and my jaw dropped when I looked at the bill! The service guy said because they couldn't identify the fault they only charged me for the labour!! It was only £40!! So I got a brand new amp that were £500 at the time! Now thats what I call service, and by the way I wasn't the original owner either so I had no guarantee. Brilliant company
@@tonymckenzieofficial as much as I like the whole Marshall thing, as a bass player, really big tube amps for bass, would be unusable for the venues I’m playing, lots of headroom though
I have a JTM 45 but I'm not wealthy. My old man got them when they were more prevalent on the market. In the 70's. I would have enjoyed this tour, thanks Tony.
Original JTM45's and in another video there is Terry Marshall who created that one with Jim (and maybe others) that's what J (Jim) T (Terry) M obviously Marshall stood for they say. If its an old one they are not that common from what I see these days. Thanks for watching.
@@tonymckenzieofficial my Dad left me all his Guitars and Amps. He was a gear geek just like us. I have all sorts he bought. Pre cbs Fenders, a couple of Zematis's. A 50's Gold top. Mate he certainly had the gas. Their heirlooms for my boys. You know the worst thing? I'm bloody left handed. Take care and God bless.
I have three Marshall’s. A 1972 100 watt Super Lead with a reissue 1960 AHW cab. A 62 Bluesbreaker reissue. A 1998 TSL 122. Would love to take that tour.
Well if you're in the UK you can! If you call them they will arrange to take you around the facility. I have an older video with Phil Wells and that one was really the definitive one... showed lots - and in part two of that you see Gary Moore's amp in for repair :). I too have a 1960AHW cab matched to a 1959HW head. Perfect! Thanks for watching.
This was very interesting to see, thanks for going and taking the tour. I gotta agree, hand-built is the best way, and produces the best product, regardless if it's a 100 watt 4x12 Marshall half-stack, or a toothbrush! When Hartley Peavey used to have the amps all built in Meridian, MS, USA, those amps would last forever. They were a different animal than a Marshall, no doubt. But when 'corporations' start hiring young pukes who just want to 'make thier mark' and have no quams about 'Fixing something that ain't broke', then you wind up with a company whose once 'rock solid' reputation for a top-notch quality product now becoming marginalized if not right in the $#!T-can. Marshalls aren't 'cheap' here in the States, never really were, even when I was growing up in the Late 1970s & 1980s and afterward. But if you could manage to get your hands on a JCM 800 without breaking the bank, you were doing REALLY good. This'll pi$$ off you purists, but a Peavey 6505 is a pretty damn good amp. However, like comparing a Stratocaster to a Les Paul, the Peavey 6505 'ain't' a 'Marshall'. Only a Marshall can get the 'Marshall'-sound. But the 6505 comes DAMN close, in my estimation, without breaking the bank. Would love to be able to afford to have a custom 'tolex' covered 4x12 2203 or a 68 SLP reissue Marshall, though! Would have the basketweave grill cloth on it, with Greenback 25s loaded in the slanted cab. I just don't have "4 grand, U.S." to spare rt now. One can dream though. Cool tour, thanks again!
Well, I used to own a number of Peavey amps... I distictly remember the Peavey Deuce' (I think it was called hat wrked fine for me, but I also owned a Peave Mace head... and that was 160 watt head with the tubes vertically mounted upside down in the amp - a recipe for heat is an understatement. It cooked the PCB mounted sockets to a crisp along with the PCB itself. A really unreliable amp, whereas the Deuce worked fine. However, the Marshall stuff (bearing in mind I come from Marshall land, is low cost and never let me down at all since about 1971 with many/most of the heads I have used over the years. Of course I have seen Marshall amps failed (often due to age and no maintenance) through misuse etc. and any amp will fail through that. But look after the amp and it looks after you. Thanks for watching this short(ish) tour, and on my channel I have a 2 part real in depth tour with Phil Wells and that tour of Marshall is probably one of the best you will ever see... appreciated your post too.
Love my 1983 2203 which is in good shape. Play it every week still and the sound of this beast is one the most beautiful guitar sounds you will ever here. Pure rock monster. What can I say…. SG’s and JCM’s all day🤘🏻😎
Marshall have made some wonderful sounding amps for sure. Indeed I have a few myself. But each of the ones I have all have a particular flavor hance why I keep them. Copied by well... everyone with a few tweaks and $1000 more than the real Marshall amps... :) The price in the USA for Marshall is to be honest as bad as Mesa Boogie was in the UK. Today I can't even find a Boogie amp in the UK. Scary.
this is gold! everything handbuild should be promoted more, as you pay for the immense hours put into to get that level of experience in manufacturing. This applies to all guitars, amps, etc. Evidently some prices are stupendous and have a lot of added extras to it, but manual work is what makes humanity wonderful!
@@tonymckenzieofficial been watching your videos and slowly got the love for hand made guitar stuff, and a great apreciation for the work it goes into these products when you open them up and show the goodies inside🥳
Super stoked to see you back making videos again! nothing i love more than Marshall...have allmost too much merch. Even got the fridge haha. The people at Marshall are always super down to earth! The guy fudged the slash models but thats ok.. the first one was the last model they made for him AFD 100 (2012) second one was the slashs snake pit model made in the 90's and the mini one was a bedroom version of the afd 100..
I have been here continuous but few amps to review - it's not me but rather when I look at the stuff out there now there's less and less. Just bought a small Laney Studio amp which will be reviewed soon. Really low power, but some interesting stuff... Thanks for the post re Slash amps -yes he got it wrong, but he tried I guess. An interesting visit to show Marshall as it currently is AFTER their sale... there's another video of Terry Marshall showing his opinion and he was right to the point also interesting. Thanks for watching....
Great to see thanks Tony, cheers, and the factory has certainly evolved over the years, the Design Store being a great addition. At the start with the young bloke giving the history he trotted out the old chestnut about the amps starting in '62, well we all know it was '63..........so it goes.
Marshall is like a destiny… Early 90s bought myself one used jcm 800(2204, my first amp) after came 5150, Engl( Fireball/Powerball) Mesa Rectifier…. All of great amps… 6 mont ago bought for really little money jcm2000dsl… And was blown away))) End of the story… all amps are sold, just 2000 is here and found( not so cheap) 800(2203) Ones Marshall…. Always Marshall)))
Absolutely Magnificent Tour. I recently contacted Fender in Scottsdale, Arizona, and asked of they had any video tours or videos of their amp factory. According to their response, they do not and don't plan on making any informative videos, like this one. Sadly, 3 years ago I sold a Marshall JCM900 12x2 100/50 watt combo amp, that I bought new in 1994. I'll buy another Marshall, either used or new one of these days. My thanks to you and all the people at Marshall for this wonderful tour and the great work, with pride, that they do. However; Most of Marshall's amps are made in Vietnam these days and only the ones in the $2+,000 to $4,000 dollar range are actually made in England. Bottom line is, if the average person Can Afford It, it wasn't made in England. Even their tube amps. Fender too, China, etc. My new Fender '65 Super Reverb RI, with Alnico Speakers was made in California, U.S.A for just over $2,000. Same goes for the other big name brands. Difficult to find "The Real Thing"...
I have a SilverJube 1987 small combo, a new SV20 Head, a DSL 20H and have had JCM800s too.All great amps. What really surprised me though, is recently updating a small CODE 25.I had dismissed it before as crap.But after the update and new phone App, it really is a great little modelling amp.
Before the update - I did look at the Code 25 and it was best to describe as 'budget'. But some people liked it and as a practice amp It seemed OK. Thanks for the info about the update and for watching.
Nice to see your back on the channel Tony. What a couple of years it's been hey? I love my Marshalls, I have 3. I also love the turn around service they offer. I sent off an AS80 2x10 a couple of years ago for a service and it was a very smooth and painless experience. I highly recommend it. 😁🎸🇬🇧
Great to see that they are still making the higher end models in the UK. Lets hope this continues under the new ownership. Having only ever bought one Marshall amp a JTM 60, which is way to loud to play at home. i am unlikely to be buying any more Marshall amps. My trusty little Vox VT40X and Roland Jazz Chorus give me far better clean tones than the Marshall which has always sounded edgy to my ears. Great video Tony, i wonder why this open day was not mentioned anywhere?
Yes I think they will, and Terry Marshall in an interview I did at the same day discussed the current and future position with clarity. Which I think was important, and one reason I made the interview video separately. Ha Marshall's tend to be not best known for their clean tones :) - Hey thanks for watching and if you have not seen Mr. Marshalls interview I recommend you watch it. Thanks.
@@tonymckenzieofficial A rare chance for you to learn directly from the maker regarding where they will be in the future. As for clean tones, i have spent a fortune of amps they were supposed to sound good but didn't, why i still keep the Marshall is purely a personal one, my parents bought it for me when i bought my first USA Strat, but i couldn't afford the amp as well so my father persuaded the shop to do a deal for both, and he paid for the amp. The best clean amp i have found is the Roland Jazz Chorus i have a JC40 and the twin speakers are creamy smooth where as the Marshall always has a fuzzy edge to it.
We're so grateful for your support and enthusiasm! Marshall's decision to partner with Amada is a testament to their commitment to excellence. We can't wait to see what amazing things they'll accomplish together!
Ive seen in some YT video that Vietnam made transformers started to be used in jcm800 after company takeover.. hope after owner change this company will still build quality products.
Well I have seen just one in Australia sort of like that... But certainly have not seen it elsewhere. That could be the case, I hope not, but equally it could be for one area of the world... we shall see... and thanks for the post and for watching.
This was great to watch. I had my fingers crossed that they would show the bit about installing the piping in the groove. That's a tricky nightmare to do right.
Great channel Tony...very informative....I own a RAT modded class 5.....I think ..the RAT guy he is retired now....you can still sometimes pick them up 2nd hand..it sounds fantastic..if you get the opportunity snap one up...one of the UKs best kept secrets.....kinda like a mini bluesbreaker in looks......but he basically takes an already pretty decent marshall amp and pimps them out....to turn it into something world class...kinda like a working class Dumble lol...its great....I owned a plexi...in the 80s....it was far too loud ..looked great with my 2 cabs...but never could use it ....I also loved my marshall TSL 60 watt combo...wish I still had it...also the marshall valve state stereo chorus was very good for a transistor amp....I don't buy amps anymore as with my marshall class 5....a VOX AC4 12..(China made not hand wired but sounds good to my ears ...I'm not a valve amp snob....I cannot tell the difference between hand wired and circuit board amps tbf...ive owned an original 60s Vox AC30 and the all be it quieter ..more managble AC4 still has the "top boost" tone ...although I imagine a hand wired one is easier to repair)...and a Roland jazz chorus I'm happy...but I don't know if it's the same but in my day ( old git talk lol) buying a Marshall was not only reasonably priced but also ensured great quality ....that said as I don't gig and only play for a hobby I rarely use an amp these days..I mainly use a multi effects unit or a ROLAND GT55 guitar synth...( I know you were not impressed Tony...when you reviewed it....but it's a complex thing and the factory patches are a mere hint to its capability....its only limitations is ones imagination)....that said its nice to have a choice....I'm kinda sad.....when I use my valve amps I always have a sniff of the vents....let's be honest.....no one sniffs a Line 6 modeling unit...lol....man I sound a bit like a valve pervert...lol
Ha sounds like a case of the sniffles :) Did they accompany tears? :) or what about other things, like wishing it was 1965 or something like that? :) Actually the GT55 was not that bad and probably me that might not have known every facet of the unit - there was a lot in it and really I have only so much time... in any case (apart from the sniffles) :) it all sounds OK to me.... hey thanks for the post and for watching.
I so wish Marshall would build a modern boutique style high gain amp , hand wired etc in the style of the Friedman Be 100 deluxe, to bring it back home , I’d be first in the queue
I don't see Marshall Amps copying ANYTHING from Friedman. Seems to be the other way around to me with a few embellishments. But that's just an opinion of course.
You got there just before Marshall Amps were sold to Swedish company Zound, who make bluetooth speakers. I wonder if the staff new about the sale while you were there.
No - I got there AFTER they were sold... check my video with interview with Terry Marshall as he covers that. I recorded Terry on the same day and the sale announcement (to the general public was a week (at least) before this video - so everyone know the situation. Terry actually discusses the sale and why its good for Marshall amps. Thanks for watching Frank.
Just watched the part 1 and 2 vids then headed straight to this, the progression of the brand is phenomenal. The amount of times I have driven passed the place whilst on business in MK as well! I currently own a 100w stack much to Mrs. bemusement ha ha I love the thing plus the brand! Long live Marshall! PS tour guide with pen looks like a nervous extra from the lost boys! ha ha I though your PT 1 & 2 vids had more character and more particularly British! Great viewing anyway thank you.
Well done Tony, great video. I couldn't help wonder what Jim Marshall would make of how his company has evolved even further since his passing. Hard to believe one man started all this (with the help of course from electronics expert Ken Bran).
Couldn't agree more! It is always a privilege to visit Marshall. I have only been twice (one 11 years ago) but always you can see in the employees that they love the place. That to me is a very big thing - its right there in this video. It really is amazing that they are here over 60 years later... Thanks for watching.
I can tell you that when I arrived and spoke with reception and other staff I noticed the sign telling me I could not video or photo. I was surprised as I hade made earlier content. However, I just asking if I could record and they said 'of course you can'. Did you go on the open day? Indeed I even interviewed Terry Marshall in the 'Studio' area and he was quite OK with it from what I saw. I can't answer it any other way, but that was what I found. Trust me, they don't treat me any differently than anyone else visiting. Thanks for the post and thanks for watching.
Here's what Terry Marshall says about that - on the same day that the tour was recorded: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-khqCZWVE7Jg.html he's very specific in that interview. Thanks for watching.
I was on the first group of the day. The tour was ok, felt a little rushed. Was meant to be 3 hours but was done in 1 due to the amount of people they had to get through apparently. I was taken around by someone from marketing who seemed to be a bit more on the ball with things that the guy you got, luck of the draw I guess. We got dumped in the studio at the end with not a lot to do other than buy some baseball caps off a pop-up table, and get a complimentary can of pop.
Yes we got the same in the end but fortunately Terry Marshall was there and I asked him for a quick interview - he was so accommodating and very sincere. Thanks for watching too.
Very cool to see how much goes into making this iconic amp. Wonder if the Indonesian factory comes anywhere close to the standards of this British one.
I have an idea for a special amp that would sell by the thousands.Ihave to say that I am not a technician so it might be a challenge. I would love to be able to sing and wondered if it would be possible to produce an amp for the voice WITH vibrato/tremelo to make me sound like john denver.What do you think? Bob.
I can't afford to buy the little studio classic that has 1 little 10" speaker in it because in America the retail price of this tiny amp is north of $1,900.00. In the 80's myself and all my friends played through full Marshall stacks. Some of us had more than one stack. All of us were gigging on a regular basis. We had a very good local music scene, and YES you did need all that power and all of those speakers. Seems excessive now but then it wasn't. Rather, it was a necessary factor in the equation of rock bands, girls, and beer. Good times. I don't need a marshall amp at my age but I would absolutely LOVE to plug into a jcm800 and hear that sound barking back at me again. However at these prices I am priced out of this pleasure. I'm sure many young deserving guitarists are as well. If I toured the Marshall factory I would reiterate that fact several times.
Sorry to hear that... I made a tour 11 years ago and with Phil Wells, and that was quite incredible at the time. This one seemed OK, but a little more time with things like Microphones (I missed the first lady and the studio did not want a mic) so that the audio could be good (after the first presenter it all worked OK). There were areas that we did not visit which I would have liked included like the anechoic chamber Marshall have, and maybe a bit more re the testing etc. but other than that it seemed pretty good. In any case hopefully this video will be good for you. BTW There's a link to my 2011 review in the text and I can tell you that tour was exemplary... check it out. And thanks for watching.
I fear the new Marshall Group, now a swedish company, will change their direction sooner or later. Will there be a production in Bletchley in some years?😢
Not so according to Terry Marshall himself! Here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-khqCZWVE7Jg.html this interview was made on the same day and Terry tells it the way it is in there. Hope it helps and thanks for watching.
We left Milton Keynes in the 1980s for NZ when I was 15. I wonder if I went to school with any of the veteran staff there. That's who I can blame if my amp blows up 😜 At school, they tried to teach us to talk proper and all that. BBC posh, instead of sounding like Oliver Twist. Listening to the staff, I see it did not work. You can take the Londoner out of London, but not the London out of the Londoner (when Milton Keynes was built brand new, they called us London Overspill, which I never thought was very nice of them). The Marshall cow must be a reference to Milton Keynes and its concrete cows. Concrete cows in a field, because they built a new town on what used to be prime English farmland. A piss take. Another thing MK is known for is roundabouts and a one kilometre long, mirror glass shopping centre, which was super futuristic in 1980. School was amazing in hindsight. No expense spared, so we had everything a kid could want, just about. Then the cuts arrived, but I was out of there by then. Not many Marshall amps in NZ when I arrived here in the 1980s. High tariffs made imports very expensive, which resulted in several Kiwi amp brands like Holden that AC/DC began on. Then free trade arrived in the late '80s, factories closed, and music shops had Marshall amps we could not afford because we lost our jobs (it took around ten years until NZ fully recovered from neoliberal shock therapy).
I assume you're still there? in NZ. Many tell me how nice it is there. Yes I got the cow thing, but good you posted it. Yes I get it on the business stuff for sure, and you want to have a go at that since 2020 - I have to say it's pretty much a nightmare now... It's literally like being time travelled to a parallel universe where everything sort of looks the same, but the twists to every facet of life are right there in plain sight... Thanks for the post and for watching from aside the 'down under' if you're still there :). regards.
Well I was watching the camera - sorry if I missed that I would have mentioned it. Presenter was OK, but sometimes looked at the notes for the info. Thanks for watching.
@@tonymckenzieofficial Only Time will tell Tony. The sands of time were eroded by the river of constant change. Genesis . Selling England by the pound. Best 👍 regards . John.
A lot! Actually he was giving info about different stuff, like the Hendrix amp and how many made and that sort of stuff. But he was OK and may never have done that sort of thing before... good point and thanks for watching.
I think he was relatively new... or not? But maybe does not follow the music style of Slash... don't be too hard on him... he tried. Thanks for watching.
It's great that they're still building in the UK but for some reason, the old ones still sound better, and so do the old Celestions. And ask any tech, the new multi-channel ones are nightmare to service. But it's great that they're still going considering that there's no live rock music scene anymore and touring is so expensive for aspiring bands. Today, people mostly buy expensive tube amp to play by themselves hear geeking in YT videos, or in a home studio making digital recordings that never gets released on a label. I know that's very negative but...
Man I love my Marshall. Every guitar I play using it sounds awesome even my acoustic Takamine. I primarily play my Schecter and Fender Strat through it. The amp of rockers.
🤔It's all very interesting to see the individual steps of production. In between, old equipment from famous people. Thanks for that. What really irritates me : There's no music anywhere. In a "music" factory. Very strange !🤔
I know, English is not what some people think. Move to 10:58 and the audio improves through the use of a microphone. If I was to speak my 'local' slang my guess is, that unless you live near to where I do that you would not have a clue what I said. Sometimes when I'm in the USA (a good example) I have yet to hear someone actually tell me what I said when they were 'put to the test' in conversation :) A subject that I could easily create a video about... dialect. Thanks for watching.
Not Marshall anymore lol i was highly disappointed by Marshall, I have a collection of no less than a dozen Oldies Valvestate 80 line amps, anytime I see a reasonable price one up for sale in the used market I pick it up, however, the Marshall logo often degrades and cracks and brakes off, they can not be found here in Canada, so I reached out to Marshall hoping they would sell me a Dozen of them so I could replace the ones missing on my amps and have spares for future amps i'll pick up! they politely told me to F off. Eventually, they referred me to someone local that apparently is a repair representative and parts dealer for Marshall here in Montreal, which never amounted up to anything! Not bad for a company, that apparently prides itself on quality and customer service! Guess that is only true if you are a rockstar or something,
No, I already know that the Marshall badges have to be bought through a dealer. It's generally the same everywhere. And for example, it's unlikely (if you're not a registered tech) they would sell you a replacement main board for example... authorized dealers might of course, but that's the correct channel. The thing is, people (I believe) abuse things like Marshall logo's and would they sell you 10? I doubt it. But an interesting point and thanks for posting that info. And of course thanks for watching.
Just me, or was that tour somewhat UN-inspiring? At least we got a brilliant display of amazing English dentistry. p.s. I love Marshall, and my original 87 Silver Jubilee.
Ha I get it. Check in the text below for a link to my 2010 two part tour with Phil Wells and you will then be in awe of probably the best tour of Marshall there is. But at least Marshall tried to show everyone around. Thanks for watching.
I get it... it was (if you notice) that the microphone was still on the first guy and as I watched the filming I could see the audio problem. I then tried to insist that the mic was used by all speakers. The studio boys also did not use the microphone either sadly. But overall I think its a reasonable document of Marshall Amps (Now Marshall Group) in 2023 and the first video I have seen of the subject matter. In any case I trust you found it at least interesting. Thanks for watching.
@@JC-kv1vn True, but like the original commenter you replied to I would like to know the reasoning behind their model numbers. Fender’s alphanumeric circuit names in the 50s and early 60s make sense. The model numbers of Victoria Amps tweed amps make sense. What (if anything) do Marshall model numbers signify?
Friedman's are terrible....a JJ nonetheless, which is an incredible amp. Your statement stinks, but I still accept that you might have a different opinion, but...truth is, Friedman currently SHITS on Marshalls, in construction quality and sound. They haven't done a decent model in years. And let it be known that I love Marshalls. SLP's, JMP's and JCM800's are incredible amps. I have a most amazing Marshall SL-X (perhaps the very last decent Marshall with the Marshall character), as well, but it's only amazing because Hermansson modded it to a firebreather that cleans up amazingly well. If Marshall were intelligent, since they were bought by a Swedish company, they'd literally bury Hermansson in cash and get a production Marshall Hermansson as their new amp. Or even a Gower amp. They're most amazing as well. THEN and only then, they could reclaim their undeniable importance as a staple or rock and metal. And with all of the new quality, boutique amps on the market, it's only thanks to Friedman and Bogner keeping that old school feel alive that people still talk about Marshalls.
Sadly that was not the case of the one I bought - and paid around £1450.00 for - that was about $1900 here in the UK). Many people say they are 'great' as you attest, but from personal experience that is not the case on the one I bought. Here's the link if you think you know better than what's on the video : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-alqeBpovpOo.html and I reckon the video should help shed light on to what was clearly much worse than the Marshall amps I have owned. Thanks.
😂 Marshall...the Bluetooth speaker company? They haven't made a decent amplifier for nearly 25 - years. Hope you get the chance to meet Dave Friedman, and I'd pay cash money to be there when you did.
I don't really agree with that. So the AFD was useless? the YJM100 was useless? the JVM410H Joe Satriani was useless? Even the Studio series is useless? Sales tell anyone that bothers to look that is not the case. Those guys Slash, Malmsteen, Satriani (and so many more) were NOT using Friedman were they? Thinking like you commented cannot really be easily justified either because before 11 years ago they did not make Bluetooth speakers... and even now as you might know Marshall in Milton Keynes does not make those. Ah Mr. Friedman... well, I did meet one of his amplifiers - yes I bought and paid for one! Did you? and I had to send it right back because it was botched internally - something I have yet to see in any Marshall Amps I've bought since 1970. Thanks.
@@tonymckenzieofficial Really, signature amp models and the studio series. Thought this was MARSHALL. These aren't flagship products. I considered a 410H back in the day (16 years ago). I went with a repro JMP instead. Friedman is doing what Marshall should be doing, if of course they intended to be an amplifier company. Perhaps that's why they don't particularly like hearing about it. Instead, it appears that they would rather be a lifestyle brand. That's fine, Fender and Gibson aren't far behind. I do use Friedman, and I stick with what I claim.
