This book is a rare gem, in that it satisfies lots of curiosities in one volume.
It firstly offers an insight into the history of the Marshall company, how two men (Jim Marshall and Ken Bran)
in collaboration produced a new British guitar amplifier, loosly modelled on the Fender Bassman, but with more power and a less clean tone. The result of this collaboration was heard by some up and coming
stars of the day, including Pete Towsend of The Who, and from these early beginnings a legend was born. This book traces that legend in detail.
However that is not all. Besides documenting
the literally hundreds of models of amplifier and speakers (plus some oddbals, such as rack mount PA tops, fuzz and reverb boxes, and the Disco equipment!) that were produced, there is some of the politics
and real word issues, resulting in brands such as Park, CMI, and The Big M.
There are also hundreds of photos (many in full coulor on glossy paper) of almost every product, plus many collections
and a few rarities (like a claimed Hendrix amp), plus a couple of early catalogues.
But the best is left to last - about 50 pages of Marshall schematics.
A unique work.
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