The introduction of the second Valvestate amps. The introduction of the JTM30 & JTM60 amps. The introduction of the Dynamic Bass System ( DBS) amps. The introduction of the JCM900 SL-X amps. The introduction of the first Valvestate amps. The introduction of the Series 9000 19″ rack system amps. The Silver Jubilee 25th Anniversary amps. The introduction of the Integrated Bass System ( IBS) amps. The introduction of the JCM800 Split Channel amps: JCM800 2205 & JCM800 2210. The introduction of the Master Volume amps: JMP 2203 & JMP 2204. The Plexi panels were replaced by gold brushed aluminium panels. The Marshall 200 was redesigned and renamed to the Marshall Major. The JTM panels were replaced by the JMP panels. The Marshall 200s were introduced this year. The hand bent aluminium chassis was replaced by the steel machined chassis, making the amps much more robust and road proof. The GZ34 rectifiers were phased out to be replaced by solid state rectifiers. The JTM45 panels were changed to the JTM50 panels with the switch to the E元4 output tubes. The first 100W models were introduced this year. In this year the Plexi face plates were introduced. Due to this deal the Marshall amps were very expensive these following 15 years. In exchange for the necessary funding (to build this new factory) Rose Morris acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to distribute Marshall amps for the next 15 years. The first combos (models 1961 & 1962) appeared halfway this year.ĭesperate to build a factory large enough to meet demand, Jim Marshall made a deal with the Rose Morris company. ![]() The speaker cabinets were closed 4×12″ Celestion loaded cabinets. These amps were built as heads (or tops) separated from the speaker cabinets. These amps were more or less a copy of the Fender 1959 Tweed Bassman. The very first Marshall amps that saw the light of day were called the JTM45 amps. Little did they know then that they were at the threshold of a rock ‘n roll revolution… 1962 ![]() Their first amps were very heavily “inspired” on the 1959 Fender Tweed 4×10″ Bassman. ![]() He did this together with Ken Bran and aided by the technical engineer Dudley Craven. Jim Marshall started building amps in 1962. Sadly, Jim Marshall, the Father of Loud, passed away on april 5th 2012.
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