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In close conjunction with Experience Hendrix, the family company established
by James Al Hendrix, the late father of the legendary guitarist, and after
many months of painstaking research, Marshall Amplification is proud to announce
a limited edition, handwired Jimi Hendrix Signature 100 Watt Stack. Not only
is this the latest addition to Marshall’s ongoing series of handwired,
reissue amplifiers, it also celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the world
famous association of the late, great Jimi Hendrix and Marshall amplifiers
and pays homage to the legendary guitarist that Dr. Jim Marshall OBE has
always referred to as his company’s “greatest ever ambassador.”
"Anyone who truly knew Jimi was well aware of how seriously he took
his instruments and equipment,” Janie Hendrix, the President/CEO of
Experience Hendrix, states. “To achieve the sound he heard playing
inside, he had to have the right tools. Gauging from his performances, he
clearly embraced Marshall amps. We too embrace Marshall because it allowed
us to hear Jimi as we never would have before, with the truest sound and
most feeling. We are happy to see the past re-birthed in the form of this
Jimi Hendrix signature amp stack. It is our pleasure to partner with Marshall
Amplification in giving volume to the legacy of Jimi."
The Jimi Hendrix Stack is sold as a set consisting of the Super 100JH head,
the angled 1982AJH 4x12" cabinet and the extra-tall, straight-fronted
1982BJH 4x12" cabinet. The original versions of this iconic, tall, pinstriped
stack were built in 1966 and the Super 100 head was the immediate successor
to Marshall’s first ever 100 Watt head — the dual output transformer
JTM45/100, also currently available as the limited edition handwired 40th
Anniversary Stack.
Aside from a minor modification to the tone network that Jimi often had
implemented, research and discussions with technicians and roadies has revealed
that Jimi Hendrix’s circa 1966 Super 100 Marshall heads were completely
stock. The limited edition Super 100JH head is a meticulous, handwired recreation
of such a head, complete with the aforementioned modification to the tone
network which adds more treble and bass.
Product Details:
The Super 100JH is an extremely straightforward amplifier. Its two channels — High
Treble and Normal — each have two inputs (High and Low sensitivity)
and separate Loudness (volume) controls. Both channels share the amplifier’s
four tone controls: Treble, Middle, Bass and Presence. It contains three
ECC83 (12AX7) valves in the preamp and a quartet of KT66 valves in the power
amp, the later being standard issue in mid-sixties Marshall amplifiers.
As the mains (power) and output transformers are vital to the performance,
sound and feel of an all-valve amplifier, Marshall went to Drake, the company
which supplied the transformers used in the original Super 100 heads. Fortunately,
all of the original spec documentation remains intact in Drake’s archives
and the resulting reissue transformers mirror the all-important electrical
behavior of the originals exactly.
The Jimi Hendrix Stack’s two 4x12 speaker cabinets — the angled
1982AJH and straight 1982BJH — have been designed to recreate the majestic
look of the original, pinstriped stacks that Jimi used. Just like the circa
1966 original straight-fronted 1982 cabinet, the 1982BJH is nearly 7" taller
than a standard Marshall 4x12", adding further to the impressive look
of the stack. Also, just like the original 1982s, both JH cabs are loaded
with Celestion G12C 25 Watt speakers, which have been specially developed
by Marshall and Celestion to duplicate the sound of the original speakers
found in authentic reference cabinets from that era.
The Story Continues — Jim Marshall Meets the Late, Great James
Marshall Hendrix:
After hearing and then playing through a Marshall stack for the first time
while in London during the autumn of 1966, Jimi Hendrix wanted to meet the
maker who shared his first and middle names — James Marshall! As it
happened, Jimi’s newly recruited drummer, Mitch Mitchell, had worked
in one of Jim Marshall’s music shops as a “Saturday boy” (a
common English term literally meaning what it says, a boy who worked on a
Saturday!) and so knew Jim well. Thus, in October of that year Jimi and his
band visited the Marshall factory, Mitch introduced Jimi to Jim and a lasting
friendship and association was immediately struck. “Despite his somewhat
wild appearance and his incredible, larger-than-life onstage persona, Jimi
was a very softly spoken and extremely polite young man with a fantastic
sense of humor,” Mr. Marshall recalls. “We hit it off right away
and became good friends.” When Jimi left Jim’s store he had purchased
four 100 Watt Marshall stacks. “He ended up buying several more which
I understand he left in different parts of the world so he didn’t have
to transport them with him when he was touring,” Marshall reveals.
“Meeting Jim [Marshall] was beyond groovy for me,” Hendrix was
quoted as saying about his visit to Marshall. “It was such a relief
to talk to someone who knows and cares about sound. Jim really listened to
me that day and answered a lot of questions. I love my Marshall amps: I am
nothing without them!”
Only 600 Jimi Hendrix Signature Stacks will be available worldwide and each
head is individually numbered and comes with a numbered certificate signed
by Dr. Jim Marshall OBE. Said certificate and specially prepared manual will
come housed in a psychedelic artwork folder designed to look like a gatefold
album cover of yesteryear. Each head and cabinet also bears the official
Authentic Hendrix logo. Also included is a full set of dust covers featuring
Jimi Hendrix’s signature.
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