Obit: Jim Marshall of Marshall Amps - 2012

Subject: Obit: Jim Marshall of Marshall Amps
From: bradfordian
Date: 05 Apr 12 - 08:19 AM

Jim Marshall has passed away aged 88. His amplifiers were popular, but maybe not so much in folk music tho!

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Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Marshall of Marshall Amps
From: GUEST,Les Sullivan
Date: 05 Apr 12 - 08:48 AM

Sad news indeed he was a clever and by all accounts modest man Marshall acoustic amps are popular with many folk musicians myself included

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Marshall of Marshall Amps
From: Will Fly
Date: 05 Apr 12 - 09:09 AM

A great man in his field. I used a 100w Marshall for many years - mainly for jazz and blues. Being valve driven, it got the sulks with old age and developed a dry joint that, in spite of all the investigations mustered and tried, killed the amp stone dead on important gigs like Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve! But it was a great sound while it lasted, and I've not played one since that had its warmth.

RIP Jim.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Marshall of Marshall Amps
From: Bernard
Date: 05 Apr 12 - 09:18 AM

RIP Jim - still, at least all those at The Big Gig In The Sky will now have someone to keep their celestial amplifiers in good fettle!! ;o)

88 isn't a bad innings...

Will - if you still have that amp, I know someone who can fix it - properly. He's also good with Fender Twins, AC30s, Selmer Truvoices and the like - if it's got valves he can fix it, and he's brilliant with solid state stuff, too - unless it's digital!!

Subject: Obit: Jim Marshall
From: GUEST,Bluesman
Date: 05 Apr 12 - 10:08 AM

Sad news at the passing of Jim Marshall, he gave us a lot.


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/guitar-amp-pioneer-jim-marshall-dies-aged-88-131735289.html

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Marshall of Marshall Amps
From: alex s
Date: 05 Apr 12 - 10:10 AM

A lovely feller.
Very nice to my 12-year old budding guitarist son many years ago - gave him lots of encouragement (and free stuff).

RIP bonny lad.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Marshall of Marshall Amps
From: GUEST,Bluesman
Date: 05 Apr 12 - 10:21 AM

He will get to meet Jimi Hendrix again.

Bless them both.

Subject: RE: Obit: Jim Marshall of Marshall Amps
From: Nick
Date: 05 Apr 12 - 01:00 PM

I hope that doesn't mean my little amp will go wrong.

Subject: RE: 2012 Obit: Jim Marshall of Marshall Amps
From: fat B****rd
Date: 13 Apr 12 - 04:30 PM

Most of the above RIP JIm