R.I.P. Jim Marshall

[BTMN]

Just heard that.

Edited to add: Have not been able to confirm.

[bubs_42]

The King of Tone... Very Sad RIP.

Confirmed but I can't pull the link at work . He was 88 years young.

[bubs_42]

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/jim-marshall-passes-away

[crunchee]

A very sad day indeed. RIP, Jim. P.S. Quite a lot of achievements for a drummer!

Edited to add: I couldn't get onto the Marshall website, apparently I wasn't the only one checking for info!

www.marshallamps.com

[santellavision]

If you add up the date of his passing 4-4-12, that's... 11. Coincidence?

[Kurt L]

Thanks for all the rock, Jim! Well done, sir.

[lincsman]

Very sad news just heard on the radio

RIP Jim I will never forget the factory tour you gave me back in 92

[atquinn]

If you add up the date of his passing 4-4-12, that's... 11. Coincidence?

He certainly left his stamp. RIP Jim.

-

Austin

[sirDaniel]

wow. think about that legacy. Is that cool or what??

[Disturber]

I'll crank my two Marshalls this weekend and play the blues for Jim.

[veatch]

RIP. I'll crank up the 2203 in his honor - to 11.

[murkat]

WoW.

RIP it up Jim, your in good company.

[Steve Haynie]

Few people actually change the direction of music. Jim Marshall really did create the sound of rock and roll.

[Jason01]

RIP Jim, and thanks.

[Bass Guy Dave]

Wow.... wow.... such a loss. A drummer, tinkering with a bass amp creates a Guitarist's heaven.

I remember getting a t-shirt signed by him at the 2001 NAMM show. I'm sure it couldn't have been this way for very long, but at that moment in time, he was just standing there pretty much by himself at the booth watching people walk past--no line for singatures or anything. I remember thanking him for the signature and for "everything." lol. He was probably THE most down-to-Earth person of acheivement that I've yet enountered. Just a genuinely nice guy.

[blackfbiv]

Ah that sux... RIP

[MCChris]

The Artist 3203 will be coming out at tonight's Rub. The sound of rock'n'roll!

[FrankieIII]

RIP Jim...

[BTMN]

What an impact Dr. Marshall had on Rock and Roll! Over on the Duncan board, a member by the name of TC commented "He gave rock and roll a wallpaper and background, visually and sonically." total truth to that statement.

R.I.P. Loudly!

[RacerX]

RIP

"The Father of loud"

[tobereeno]

Wow.... wow.... such a loss. A drummer, tinkering with a bass amp creates a Guitarist's heaven.

I remember getting a t-shirt signed by him at the 2001 NAMM show. I'm sure it couldn't have been this way for very long, but at that moment in time, he was just standing there pretty much by himself at the booth watching people walk past--no line for singatures or anything. I remember thanking him for the signature and for "everything." lol. He was probably THE most down-to-Earth person of acheivement that I've yet enountered. Just a genuinely nice guy.

I remember that! Just signing things and had this great genuine smile on his face the whole time.

I've gotten my best sounds out of Marshalls. Not the most exotic choice, but that crunch is just so musical. I absolutely love the variable circuit designs that Mesa Boogie does, but I just cannot get my sound out of them, and I've tried most of them.

In going back to actual amps, I've chosen Marshalls - Haze 40 combo, and 2x10 bass combo. The blend feature on that really works; previous Marshall bass amps weren't so good.

And the very best experience I've had with tube dynamics and organic response was with a guitar, cable, and a Bluesbreaker. Utterly musical.

[singlehum]

What a huge contribution he made...and he seemed like such a down-to-earth guy. RIP.

I must say I'm a fan...

[zorrow]

What an impact Dr. Marshall had on Rock and Roll! Over on the Duncan board, a member by the name of TC commented "He gave rock and roll a wallpaper and background, visually and sonically." total truth to that statement.

R.I.P. Loudly!

So true!

[kenjones]

My son's middle name is Marshall.

I met Jim Marshall at a Dallas guitar show about 10-15 years ago. I told him that I had already been playing guitar for 25 years when one day I FINALLY tried a Marshall half-stack. I strummed an open E chord and thought to myself "So that's where that sound comes from!" Jim smiled at me and said "Yeah, and I bet you wasted a lot of time and money over the years looking for that sound, didn't you?"

[peedenmark7]

Man time flies...Seems like just yesterday that I picked up my first 2104 combo... R.I.P. Mr. Marshall, and a big thanks for making my playing days a memorabal one.