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Marshall did some seriously weird cabs back in those days, some of them seemed like a project to rid the world of excess plywood .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I almost applied to a job advertisement at Marshall a few years ago. I worked in microelectronics for a few years, so not really the right experience, but biasing a valve is similar to biasing an integrated circuit MOSFET. It was only because of the slim chance of being invited there for an interview really!
Years since I had a tour but I remember being very impressed when they let me test my jubilee and handed me a Les Paul and turned up flat out. Glad to hear they are still as accommodating.
Hmmm…. maybe not 1x18", the square doesn't seem big enough. 1x15"? Although some of the flared PA columns had baffle cut-outs smaller than the speakers. I wish I'd kept the couple of pairs I've had, now - I bought them for the speakers, and re-loaded one set with modern high-power drivers for a Zep tribute band, so they looked the part but would handle a modern PA amp - though still stupidly heavy and awkward to carry compared to modern PA cabs. The other pair were bought by someone who wanted them for the vinyl and piping .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Apologies if that's old news but I've only just noticed it.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
Another on the bucket-list.
Done Martin factory, Sadowsky workshop.
To-do: PRS factory, Benedetto workshop, Mesa Boogie and Marshall.
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They made some really ugly stuff in the mid 70's.
The PA cabs I had were like this -
http://nialltodd.com/MarshallCabs/mar.jpg
They did three different sizes, a 'short' 1x12"+1x10" about half that height, a 'medium' 1x12"+1x10" and these 'tall' 2x12"+2x10"s. I had the medium ones - when I refitted them as modern PA cabs I put circular blanking plates over the 10" holes and fitted them with horn tweeters, with high-powered 12"s. They sounded quite good, although not very hi-fi really. And they still weighed about 75lb each...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The massive 2x10, 2x12 cabs sound insane (in a good way). Closed back too, and all plywood, they weigh a tonne.
My tour came about because a mate brought a little Code amp. There were some bugs between the amp and his phone so Marshall sorted it out and as a thanks for reporting the bugs invited him and a friend up for a tour.
Can you imagine travelling back in time 20 years and telling Jim there would be a problem between a Marshall amp and a phone ..... he would think you were some kind of idiot But that's the world we live in now !!