https://guitar.com/news/industry-news/marshall-group-sells-majority-stake-hsg/


even worse than gibs0n buying steinberger imho.  i guess if i was a guit@r player i'd be singing the blues right aboot now.
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"HSG will work closely with the Marshall family and the management team to strengthen the Marshall brand and fuel its sustainable and profitable growth,"
sure they will.  🤯

"HSG will work closely with the Marshall family and the management team to strengthen the Marshall brand and fuel its sustainable and profitable growth,"
Which translates to "We're going to lose the guitar amp stuff and concentrate on Bluetooth speakers, etc.". Guitar amps are a (very) small part of the biz at this point.

Wonder what Jim Marshall would have thought?  I met him once and he was a strong character.  I asked him for two signed photos and he said I was only entitled to one! They weren't even for me! ( I never used his bass stuff though but the guitar amps were, and still are, legendary as we know).  The origin of "turn it up to 11".
Glynn

All the good ones have been built already anyway.  Plenty of great stuff on the used market, but now prices will be rising.

QuotePlenty of great stuff on the used market, but now prices will be rising.

yeah i'm sure glad i'm not ensnared by that particular addiction. here's one priced at $499.99/watt USD.  sheesh!

https://reverb.com/item/85001619-marshall-super-bass-100-full-stack-1970-un-modified-royal-purple-tolex-cane-front

But that is quite a deal if you get one of the versions where the controls go to 11. I mean you are paying to 10 and get one more for free.

In other news... Dumble makes a comeback?!

https://reverb.com/news/namm-2025-the-best-new-product-news-and-announcements

QuoteWhich translates to "We're going to lose the guitar amp stuff and concentrate on Bluetooth speakers, etc.". Guitar amps are a (very) small part of the biz at this point.

indeed. found  whilst death scrolling thru the morning constitutional. pretty sure this one doesn't go to 11 🗿

https://www.phonearena.com/news/marshall-stanmore-iii-sweetly-discounted_id166911

That's pretty much the direction Gibson has gone. It's a "lifestyle brand". 

hopefully they don't screw it up...thankfully I still have my lovely jcm800, a really good one.