Jim Marshall
Posted by: Steve2701 on 05 April 2012
The guy that made LOUD music has sadly passed on.
Met the guy twice at shows - he knew his stuff.
Iconic in every sense of the word.
There was a link in that post - obviously not working again..
(From Wikki...)
James Charles "Jim" Marshall, OBE (July 29, 1923 – April 5, 2012), known as The Father of Loud or The Lord of Loud, was an English businessman, and pioneer of guitar amplification. His company, Marshall Amplification has created kits used by some of the biggest names in rock, producing amplifiers with an iconic status. Marshall received an OBE honour for "services to the music industry and to charity". Marshall has been listed as one of the four forefathers of rock music equipment along with Leo Fender, Les Paul and Set Lover.
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He was one of the few Lord’s I have a whole lot of respect for,
(Ozzy Osbourne Lord of Darkness being another).
But what a fantastic product to invent and leave to human kind, that was very nice of him.
Can’t see him resting in peace though…
RIP Jim
(Reincarnation In Progress)
Sad news, but I'm sure we will still hear from him in the future.
RIP Jim.