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From digital amps, to modelers and mods – Marshall’s new CEO has big plans to win back guitarists
By Matt Parker published
Jeremy de Maillard has gone from Marshall headphones to the head of the iconic amp firm – now he’s tasked with raising a sleeping giant

Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham on the small development that changed the amp game forever
By Janelle Borg published
Scott Gorham reveals that, before this amp upgrade, he and fellow Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson played so loud that amp mics couldn't take it

Eric Clapton’s Live Aid Marshall JCM800 amp is up for auction
By Phil Weller published
The 1984 amp head and matching 4x12 cab that Clapton used for his iconic Live Aid performance with Phil Collins is being sold by London’s Denmark Street Guitars

“We think Marshall represents the rock and roll attitude”: Amp sales accounted for just 5% of the Marshall Group’s revenues in 2023 – but it looks like new digital amps could be on the way
By Matt Parker published
A recent Billboard report shows the Marshall Group’s home audio wing brings home the lion’s share of the newly merged firm’s revenues

“It’s something we need to grow… we need to do more here, to enhance the legacy”: The future looks bright for Marshall, as its CEO points towards new British-made tube amps
By Matt Parker published
Is Marshall about to ‘do a Gibson’? The amp-maker’s Chief Executive says the group could become a "$3 billion company"

“José died and no-one knows where it went”: Legendary amp builder José Arredondo built Eddie Van Halen a mystery amp that might be lost forever
By Jonathan Horsley published
Friedman recalls amp modding wizard José Arredondo showing him a “huge” amp that he had built for Eddie, but after Arredondo’s death in ’94, it has disappeared

How Celestion speakers helped Marshall become ‘the sound of rock’
By Paul Gough published
Zilla Cabs’ Paul Gough explains the pivotal role the British speaker firm played in establishing Marshall as backline of choice for a new generation of rock guitar players

The world’s largest Zakk Wylde collection is up for sale on eBay - and it costs a wild $110k
By Richard Bienstock published
Two-dozen Gibson and Wylde Audio guitars, a Marshall stack and lots more Black Label-approved gear
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