If You Ever Wondered What Happened To Marshall Amps

The amplifier business is now only 5% of the total Marshall brand revenue, with the lion's share coming from the Bluetooth speakers and headphones.
They still make as many amps as the consumer demand requires, but it's under a much larger global organization now.
Amp revenue may be almost immaterial on the financials, but a Marshall stack in music video is still carrying the brand recognition that sells Bluetooth speakers and headphones.
They're gonna keep making amps...
 
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fitz said:
The amplifier business is now only 5% of the total Marshall brand revenue, with the lion's share coming from the Bluetooth speakers and headphones.
They still make as many amps as the consumer demand requires, but it's under a much larger global organization now.
Amp revenue may be almost immeterial on the financials, but a Marshall stack in music video is still carrying the brand recognition that sells Bluetooth speakers and headphones.
They're gonna keep making amps...
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The new modded Plexi & 800 is finally what they should of done about 40 years ago. What a dif it does make with right mods. If i had to have a modern Marshall, DSL50 all day long. Recorded it so many times. It is a raw beast in its own right, not supposed to be 800 or SL it is it's own animal ! Humm...
 
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BFT Gibson said:
The new modded Plexi & 800 is finally what they should of done about 40 years ago. What a dif it does make with right mods. If i had to have a modern Marshall, DSL50 all day long. Recorded it so many times. It is a raw beast in its own right, not supposed to be 800 or SL it is it's own animal ! Humm...
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Everyone has a different idea of what they think is the perfect amp that Marshall should be selling. Making a million different amps is impossible. The modded versions was an attempt to satisfy some of these requests. And the complaints ensued that price was more than a DIY mod, or the mod should have been a different mod.
 
Just watched most of it, very cool history. Change is inevitable, I’ll probably complain about that forever. That being said the only Marshall I’ve ever owned is the Origin 20 c I have. And I bought one of those pods when they were first out. So I guess I don’t have much to complain about.
 
I didn't see the vid, but via my own senses it was a time to ditch Marshall, IMO. It ran its course as "the sound of rock" now that rock is pretty much dead and other (many) amps are available now and sounds are MUCH heavier. I don't think Marshall can/could sustain the overhead of its rather large footprint in the industry and their essential empire now being something they are not anymore. Time to pass off so their amps can live within the normal status quo, which they probably are seen as outside of the ones that lived along with them through their legendary days.

Hope I didn't stick my foot in my mouth.
 
Sapient said:
I didn't see the vid, but via my own senses it was a time to ditch Marshall, IMO. It ran its course as "the sound of rock" now that rock is pretty much dead and other (many) amps are available now and sounds are MUCH heavier. I don't think Marshall can/could sustain the overhead of its rather large footprint in the industry and their essential empire now being something they are not anymore. Time to pass off so their amps can live within the normal status quo, which they probably are seen as outside of the ones that lived along with them through their legendary days.

Hope I didn't stick my foot in my mouth.
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Blasphemy! :run:
 
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