Marshall Major

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The Marshall Major (Model 1967 [1] ) was a bass guitar amplifier made by Marshall. It was introduced in 1967 as the "Marshall 200" (in reference to the power of the amplifier). It had a plexiglass panel and two inputs in one channel, but in contrast with the 100 watt heads made by Marshall, the first series had split[ clarification needed ] tone controls. For the second series, in late 1968, Marshall reverted to ordinary passive tone controls, and was called the "Marshall Major". [2]

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The amplifier used KT88 output valves, [3] two ECC83 preamp valves and one ECC82 valve as a phase inverter. [1] Approximately 1,200 of these amps were produced from 1967 to 1974;[ citation needed ] Marshall ceased production when the supply of KT88s ran out. [2]

The amplifier was used by rock musicians who needed very high volume. A notable user is Ritchie Blackmore; his Major had the two input channels cascaded into one, essentially creating the first Marshall with a master volume. [2]

Other versions

The Major was also made as a PA amplifier, Model 1966 (from 1967 to 1971, with eight inputs in four channels; known in 1967 as the PA 200), and as a bass amplifier, Model 1978 (from 1967 to 1974). [1] A line of on-ear headphones by Marshall have also been issued with the same name.

Notable users

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Doyle, Michael (1993). The History of Marshall: The Illustrated Story of "the Sound of Rock". Hal Leonard. pp. 43–45. ISBN   9780793525096.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pittman, Aspen (2003). The Tube Amp Book. Hal Leonard. pp. 75–76. ISBN   9780879307677.
  3. ↑ Fliegler, Ritchie; Jon F. Eiche (1993). Amps!: The Other Half of Rock 'n' Roll. Hal Leonard. p. 15. ISBN   9780793524112.
  4. ↑ Bohlinger, John (21 January 2020). "Rig Rundown: - Tom Bukovac". YouTube . Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  5. ↑ Kies, Chris (February 2017). "Rig Rundown: Red Hot Chili Peppers [2017]". PREMIERGuitar.
  6. ↑ Prown, Pete; Lisa Sharken (2003). Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players. Hal Leonard. p. 55. ISBN   9780879307516.
  7. ↑ Kitts, Jeff (1997). Guitar World Presents Stevie Ray Vaughan: ... From the Pages of Guitar World Magazine. Hal Leonard. p. 113. ISBN   9780793580804.
  8. ↑ "Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano On Punk Production". BassPlayer.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  9. ↑ Raison, Drew (14 August 2019). "Frank Zappa's Amp Rigs -A Look Inside". EMEAPP. Retrieved 12 January 2020.


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