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“We built the amps, Hendrix made them scream”: Marshall celebrates 60 years of Jimi Hendrix with “cosmic” anniversary collection including hand-wired amp, Fuzz Face and more
By Jonathan Horsley published
Finished with a "cosmic" black-and-purple design, the JMH head is joined by a matching cab and Dunlop Fuzz Face, and an Acton III Bluetooth speaker

“I felt like I was levitating off the ground. I felt like I was in Cream in 1968”: Jared James Nichols on why he switched to Marshall amps
By Jonathan Horsley published
The '68 Marshall Plexi might be challenging amp to play but it's easy to fall in love with, and Nichols admits he has fallen under its spell – even if its 100-watts tore the paint off the studio wall

“So yes, it’s official: I’ve made the move”: Jared James Nichols switches to Marshall amps
By Jonathan Horsley published
The purveyor of Blues Power says his heart belongs to the sound of a cranked Plexi and Gibson guitars

Marshall launches membership scheme and pledges percentage of online sales to support grassroots music venues
By Jonathan Horsley published
Sign up to Marshall's Amplify scheme and the British amp giant will use one per cent of members' web store purchases to support independent venues

Billie Joe Armstrong debuts new signature ‘Dookie’ Marshall amps during Super Bowl LX show
By Jonathan Horsley published
Is Marshall about to make the legendary Dookie mod go mainstream? BJA's Super Bowl backline, finished in a very familiar shade of 'Blue', suggests it is

Brian May recalls the time he played live through Hendrix’s Marshall – and it didn’t go well
By Jonathan Horsley published
Hendrix might have had the Marshall stack under his spell but the Queen says he struggled to play a chord

NAMM 2025: Classic sounds, classy looks – meet Marshall's new overdrive pedals series
By Jonathan Horsley published
Get Plexi, JCM800, DSL drive and more at sensible volumes from a range of pedals that look like Marshall amps and sound like 'em, too

Humanist's Rob Marshall on the 9 records that changed his life, and why he'll never switch to digital amp modelling
By Rob Laing published
As he releases a triumphant second album with guest vocalists, the former Mark Lanegan collaborator remembers his friend and champion
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