Peter Margolis (a good friend and great guitarist, who I played with back in the late 80s) has what is probably the largest Marshall amp collection in the world. He has at least a hundred of them, including primo examples of the all the early models.
It’s an incredible collection (mostly collector pieces, not just quantity), so he and Brian Ranks (his amp tech) have written a comprehensive book which compiles year by year examples, with pictures of the exteriors, as well as interiors, of each. It’s massive. There’s never been a book as complete as this one, so Marshall gave him an area in their booth at the recent NAMM.
It’s obviously very niche, though, so they’re only printing 1,000. (Apparently this book isn't an insta-buy for everyone. Heck, I told my wife, “It’s a book about Marshalls, honey! Marshalls!”, but she didn’t seem to care. I’ll never understand women.)
Surely everybody here wants one, though, right? Only $150. Okay, maybe “only” is the wrong word, but the printing is ultra-expensive because there are so many pictures and they’re all high-rez. (FWIW this isn't a money-making venture, and they’re not expecting to recoup. This book is a passion project.)
Here’s the website. And ... I can't resist but point out that in the gallery section, that purple ’72 50-watt is mine. (I’m famous now!)
https://www.collectingloudhistory.com/
It’s an incredible collection (mostly collector pieces, not just quantity), so he and Brian Ranks (his amp tech) have written a comprehensive book which compiles year by year examples, with pictures of the exteriors, as well as interiors, of each. It’s massive. There’s never been a book as complete as this one, so Marshall gave him an area in their booth at the recent NAMM.
It’s obviously very niche, though, so they’re only printing 1,000. (Apparently this book isn't an insta-buy for everyone. Heck, I told my wife, “It’s a book about Marshalls, honey! Marshalls!”, but she didn’t seem to care. I’ll never understand women.)
Surely everybody here wants one, though, right? Only $150. Okay, maybe “only” is the wrong word, but the printing is ultra-expensive because there are so many pictures and they’re all high-rez. (FWIW this isn't a money-making venture, and they’re not expecting to recoup. This book is a passion project.)
Here’s the website. And ... I can't resist but point out that in the gallery section, that purple ’72 50-watt is mine. (I’m famous now!)
https://www.collectingloudhistory.com/
