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In close conjunction with Authentic Hendrix, the family company established by Jimi’s father, the late James Al Hendrix, and after many months of painstaking research, we are proud to announce the limited edition, handwired ‘Super 100JH’ 100 Watt stack. This is the latest addition to our ongoing series of handwired re-issues. It celebrates the 40th Anniversary of our world famous association with the late, great Jimi Hendrix and pays homage to the legendary guitarist. The Jimi Hendrix stack consists of the Super 100JH head, the angled 1982AJH 4x12” and the extra-tall, straight-fronted 1982BJH 4x12” cabinets. 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 famous dual output transformer JTM45/100.

Extensive research and discussions with technicians and roadies of the period has indicated that Hendrix’s Super 100 Marshall heads were completely stock except for tonal enhancements requested by Jimi himself. Slight circuit modifications in our main reference’s tone stack support this. The limited edition Super 100JH head is a meticulous and totally authentic handwired re-issue of these heads, complete with the aforementioned modification which adds slightly more treble and bass. 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 pre-amp and a quartet of KT66 valves in the power amp, the latter being standard issue in mid-sixties Marshall Amplifiers. The all-important transformers are built by the original manufacturer Drake. The Super 100JH stack’s two 4x12” speaker cabinets – the angled 1982AJH and straight 1982BJH – have been reintroduced to complete the majestic look of the original pinstriped stacks that Jimi used. The 1982BJH is nearly 7” taller than a standard Marshall 4x12”, adding further to the impressive look of the stack. 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. A limited run of 600 Super 100JH Jimi Hendrix stacks will be available worldwide. Each head is individually numbered and comes with an exclusive certificate, personally signed by Dr Jim Marshall OBE. The certificate and handbook will come housed in a unique presentation folder. Also included are a full set of heavy duty ‘script logo’ dust covers. Each head and cabinet set bears the official Authentic Hendrix logo.