Play it loud - the story of the Marshall amp

[Newportnobby]

Recorded it last night (BBC4) and watched it earlier on tonight.
If you like your music loud then turn on, tune in and drop out (at Volume 11, of course)
Plenty of archive film of great axemen.
Might be available on Ketchup or similar

[scotsoft]

It has been on before, so it may be one of those programs that are repeated every few months 

I did not realise it was being shown last night again, otherwise it is a program I could happily watch again 

At volume 11, of course 

cheers John.

[MalcolmInN]

Argh ! Missed it !!
and I have a pair of 15"  +  electrostatics ready and waiting , , ,

[Zogbert Splod]

Always went for Fender amps myself. (or, lately, Randall).....


Edit:  My tablit can't spel four tofee!

[Malc]

I remember going to see the Who in the 60's, with their kilowatt Marshal stacks. It was quite a small venue and I couldn't hear properly for about 6 hours. Seen plenty of groups since who used Marshal - Hendrix was one. Wished I'd known it was on.

[Zogbert Splod]

Great days Malc!  Back then we were all trying to get our hands on a Vox AC30 - then along came Marshal.  The invasion of the stack!  A HUNDRED watts!?!?!?!  Holy bat doo-doo!

I saw the Who back then too.  What a show...  And Hendrix, I was at his last British concert (Albert Hall).  When the lights came up for the last part of the show there seemed to suddenly be twice as much equipment on the stage.  Strange, we all thought - then the Experience became Experience + Cream.  Aye, it was a pretty fine show altogether.....

[MalcolmInN]

I remember going to see the Who in the 60's,

Nice one,
That brought a smile - If you can remember the 60's you wer , , ,
oh never mind ,,
I can remember them and the anecdote is not true

heheee, they dont make 'em like that no more

[MalcolmInN]

Great days Malc!  Back then we were all trying to get our hands on a Vox AC30

Back then were we not discovering the inadequacies of the 6V6 and 6L6, then the EL (oh heck I forget the number 34?) and moving on to a bank of 807s ?
813s were reserved for serious business, like communicating via rf with foreign personages

[Zogbert Splod]

Great days Malc!  Back then we were all trying to get our hands on a Vox AC30

Back then were we not discovering the inadequacies of the 6V6 and 6L6, then the EL (oh heck I forget the number 34?) and moving on to a bank of 807s ?
813s were reserved for serious business, like communicating via rf with foreign personages

Wasn't it EL81's and EL83's?  Don't remember much about the jam jars to be honest.....

[port perran]

Saw it about 6 months ago. Excellent programme

[Malc]

Great days Malc!  Back then we were all trying to get our hands on a Vox AC30

Back then were we not discovering the inadequacies of the 6V6 and 6L6, then the EL (oh heck I forget the number 34?) and moving on to a bank of 807s ?
813s were reserved for serious business, like communicating via rf with foreign personages

I think it was the EL84, IiRC. There was also the KT66

[MalcolmInN]

I think it was the EL84, IiRC. There was also the KT66

Well done Malc, better memory than I, them's the ones

[MikeDunn]

Edit:  My tablit can't spel four tofee!

Shirley that's tofu ?

[Malc]

I remember building a 30watt class B power amp, using valves. I scrounged all the bits from second hand radios. Unfortunately, no one had told me about ageing capacitors then. When I switched on, there was a very loud hum for about 10 seconds, followed by a sharp crack and a spray of tin foil. End of amp.

[MalcolmInN]

I remember building a 30watt class B power amp, using valves. I scrounged all the bits from second hand radios. Unfortunately, no one had told me about ageing capacitors then. When I switched on, there was a very loud hum for about 10 seconds, followed by a sharp crack and a spray of tin foil. End of amp.

Tell me about it !!!
I still have some valve radios in the attic, dare not turn them on without first doing some serious re-polarising or even replacing
and a mono amp with them newfangled all glass bottles (you know the new ones without the bakalite base )