Marshall Amplification
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Marshall Amplification designs and manufactures music amplifiers and speaker cabinets. Founded in London by Jim Marshall, shop owner and drummer, the company is based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, England.[3] Marshall Amplification is one of several divisions of Stockholm-based Marshall Group since March 2023.[2]
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Company type | Public limited company |
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Industry | Amplification Musical instrument manufacturing |
Founded | London, England (1962; 62 years ago (1962))[1] |
Founder | Jim Marshall |
Headquarters | , England, Sweden |
Area served | United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia, United States |
Owner | Marshall Amplification PLC (1962-2013) The Marshall Group (2023-present)[2] |
Website | Marshall.com |
Marshall first designed its amplifiers in response to a complaint made in a visit to the company's drum shop by Pete Townshend, guitarist for The Who, that the guitar amps then on the market did not have the right sound or enough volume.[4] Many of the current and reissue Marshall guitar amplifiers continue to use valves (tubes) rather than transistors, as is common in this market sector.[5] Marshall Amplification also manufactures solid-state, hybrid (vacuum tube and solid state) and modelling amplifiers.