“Jim Marshall, dubbed the “Lord of Loud” for his pioneering work on guitar amplifiers used by some of the greatest names in rock music, has died aged 88. A spokeswoman for the company he founded said he passed away in Milton Keynes, southeast England, on Thursday morning. She could not confirm reports that he had been suffering from cancer and had a series of strokes. Tributes poured in for a man credited with helping to shape the sound of guitar rock”, Mike Collett-White writes for Reuters.
“Marshall is revered as one of the four forefathers of rock music equipment along with Leo Fender, Les Paul and Seth Lover. Born in London in 1923, he started out as a drummer before going into business and founding Marshall Amplification in 1962. In around 1960, a young Pete Townshend, later lead guitarist for The Who, first suggested to Marshall that he expand his music shop to sell guitars and amplifiers as well as drums”, Collet-White continues.
“According to an interview Marshall gave several years ago, the London store quickly turned into a “rock'n'roll labour exchange”, and Marshall hired an engineer employed by a record label to help him build prototype amplifiers. Legendary musicians including Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton were among the early Marshall amp users”, he adds.
Looking back at his long years in the music industry, any of the famed music icons can always something good about the late Jim Marshall: he’s talented at what he does, he’s compassionate, he’s great to work with, and on top of it all he is one who truly has deep love for the art of music. Looking at his long years of life, fans and friends can pretty much say that he dabbled on following a strict low carb diet plan for him to be able to be at his best shape.
The reason behind Marshall’s death is still not yet revealed to the public but some speculations are being made. Anyhow, some of his doctors that were interviewed all said that they favored Marshall’s utilization of his personal healthy food list where he gets his occasional healthy lunch ideas whenever he feels to take a nibble during his free lunch breaks.
Generally, Marshall is someone who will be missed...not only by his family and other relatives, but also by those who have grown to appreciate the high quality amps that he was famous for.
“Marshall is revered as one of the four forefathers of rock music equipment along with Leo Fender, Les Paul and Seth Lover. Born in London in 1923, he started out as a drummer before going into business and founding Marshall Amplification in 1962. In around 1960, a young Pete Townshend, later lead guitarist for The Who, first suggested to Marshall that he expand his music shop to sell guitars and amplifiers as well as drums”, Collet-White continues.
“According to an interview Marshall gave several years ago, the London store quickly turned into a “rock'n'roll labour exchange”, and Marshall hired an engineer employed by a record label to help him build prototype amplifiers. Legendary musicians including Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton were among the early Marshall amp users”, he adds.
Looking back at his long years in the music industry, any of the famed music icons can always something good about the late Jim Marshall: he’s talented at what he does, he’s compassionate, he’s great to work with, and on top of it all he is one who truly has deep love for the art of music. Looking at his long years of life, fans and friends can pretty much say that he dabbled on following a strict low carb diet plan for him to be able to be at his best shape.
The reason behind Marshall’s death is still not yet revealed to the public but some speculations are being made. Anyhow, some of his doctors that were interviewed all said that they favored Marshall’s utilization of his personal healthy food list where he gets his occasional healthy lunch ideas whenever he feels to take a nibble during his free lunch breaks.
Generally, Marshall is someone who will be missed...not only by his family and other relatives, but also by those who have grown to appreciate the high quality amps that he was famous for.
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