RIP Jim Marshall

[Lo-E]

Lived to 88 doing what he loved to do. That might be his biggest accomplishment of them all!

R.I.P., Jim.

 

[addylewis]

RIP.

Anyone who thinks Jim did nothing for bass, just remember this. His guitar amps changed our sound as we adjusted to the amps our guitarists used.

Exactly... - but there again I'm not really into rock/grunge/metal, so...I can understand rock fans being devastated, you just COULDN'T get a "metal/heavy rock" sound out of a Fender Hotrod if you tried (without a distortion pedal)

 

[zon6c-f]

R I P Jim and thanks for the glorious sounds.

I have lost some hearing over the decades and no doubt that some loss may be attributed to my over exposure to his Marshall Stacks.

Before "Bass lite' cabs were chic, Marshall made one; 1550.
My 1550 cab is 200 watts RMS andd very light; a one hander cab.

"Make a joyful noise...."

R I P, Jim.

 

[krstko]

really sad :'(

R.I.P.

 

[sledgehamer73]

If anybody wishes to take a look of the youtube Marshall Tour, its worth looking at .........................
Marshall Amplification - Factory Tour - YouTube

Thanks for posting this link.

R.I.P. Father of loud. I think I'll put on some AC/DC. It's the closest thing I have to actually owning a Marshall.

 

[Nidan]

RIP Jim Marshall , thanks for the great amps and cabs and all you did for Rock n Roll

 

[klejst]

RIP Jim Marshall , thanks for the great amps and cabs and all you did for Rock n Roll

A loss of a true icon indeed in the music industry. May you RIP Jim and thank you. I play guitar as well and my amps and cabs have always been Marshall's since I started playing back in the late 90's.

 

[MartinG1957]

Don't know if this is the correct place to post this and if not then Mods, please feel free to move to the appropriate Forum, thanks.

Just saw on the BBC website that Jim Marshall, the founder of Marshall amplification died today at the age of 88.
A legendary name who contributed a lot to modern music performance.RIP

 

[username1]

R.I.P. Jim. Sad to hear of another legend passing.

 

[blendermassacre]

Turn it up to 11 today kids. I'll be rocking out with a JCM2000 in my basement later for this one...

 

[Nidan]

He was an Icon, I'm thankful for the impact his creations had on my sound

 

[charlie monroe]

Farewell to a founding father.

Although I use other gear for bass, when it comes to guitar, I will never give up my JCM800 until I have the privilege of meeting Mr. Marshall in the great beyond.

R.I.P. Jim

 

[kiripunk]

R.I.P. Jim, you will be missed!

 

[keiththebassist]

While it tears up the eyes to hear this news, he did lead a long and amazing life and has brought joy and great sounds to millions of musicians all over the world, to me, that's a win.

My guitar player will be sad to hear this when he fires up his JCM2000 tonight. We'll have to play a few tunes in his honor.

 

[stratovani]

RIP Jim Marshall, the developer of arguably the most iconic product in rock music - the mighty Marshall Stack!

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Back in my concert-going days in the 1970s when a band would sport a backline of these babies you knew your tinnitus was going to get worse, and you were going to love every minute of it!

 

[N.F.A.]

RIP Guv'nor. Off to go honor his memory by cranking my Plexi and playing some Hendrix and Cream lines.

 

[thumpbass1]

May he rest in peace.

 

[smithplyr]

Your name will for ever live in the world of Music..........RIP..........

 

[Roscoe East]

I bet the guitar forums are going MENTAL about this now

Yeah, I'm trying to remember if I've ever used a Marshall bass amp in my entire life... I think not.

But man, his guitar amps are to die for! (Wait, poor choice of words.) Their Model #1959 100-watt Plexi tube head is my first choice for heavy rock guitar sounds, and even their ValveState models that get poo-poo'd by tone purists can get some excellent cleant sounds. Fabulous company. Sorry to see you go, Jim. RIP.

 

[rtslinger]

Who would have thought that a drummer would have brought the world a kick butt guitar amp! RIP Jim Marshall