Marshall Major

A Marshall Major.

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]

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. ^ a b c d Doyle, Michael (1993). The History of Marshall: The Illustrated Story of "the Sound of Rock". Hal Leonard. pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-0-7935-2509-6.
  2. ^ a b c d Pittman, Aspen (2003). The Tube Amp Book. Hal Leonard. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-0-87930-767-7.
  3. ^ Fliegler, Ritchie; Jon F. Eiche (1993). Amps!: The Other Half of Rock 'n' Roll. Hal Leonard. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7935-2411-2.
  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 978-0-87930-751-6.
  7. ^ Kitts, Jeff (1997). Guitar World Presents Stevie Ray Vaughan: ... From the Pages of Guitar World Magazine. Hal Leonard. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7935-8080-4.
  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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