their case would have been helped by testament from the likes of Hendrix,

** You are rewording my post - leave it ALONE !!!


I wasn't rewording it - I was re-quoting it to actually AGREE with you, you
dopey ****



Hendrix used Marshalls on stage, AFAIK that is all he did.


What, he didn't play through them ? Just used them to stand his cup of tea
on did he ? You invent this crap as you go along to try and make yourself
sound clever. You need to engage that dull witted brain of yours and
actually read what people say before you start your normal stupid running
off at the mouth.




Marshall Amplification has been in business for some 50 years, and I
don't care how much they have 'created' a name for themselves, if the
equipment was as poor as you believe, they would not have survived in
such a competitive and limited specialist market.

** You ****wit opinion - contrary to all the facts.


You are the ****wit Philip, as you clearly understand nothing about the
principles of both being, and more importantly STAYING in business ...




I know that we'll probably never agree on this Phil, but I have no axe to
grind here, nor any particular allegiance to the Marshall company, other
than that their products keep earning me a living - but then so do Fender
and Trashdown and Soldano and many others.

** So you have NEVER worked out why Marshalls blow EL34 valves and OTs all
the time ?

When the most other brands do not.


I just thought it appropriate to comment here amongst fellow engineers,
on the passing of someone who has been instrumental in keeping valve
technology alive in this equipment,

** That is where you are 100% wrong.

Jim Marshall never had anything to do with the electronics design of amps
sold under his name.


Read what I said. Did I ever say that he had anything to do with physical
design ? He owned and ran the company. He was an iconic figure well known
throughout the world of musical amplification. His company, under his
leadership, continued to build valve amplifiers. Ergo, he was instrumental
in keeping the technology alive (through his company)

Manufacture has been carried out by others since 1980s

Some has

with Jim only acting as a figure head for marketing purposes.

Of course that's the case. He owns the ****ing company for Christ's sake.
What else do you expect him to do ? Does Alan Sugar solder resistors into
boards ? No, of course he doesn't. Does Branson sell CD's behind the counter
in his his shops ? No.



Jim has been to Sydney once or twice and in the early 80s was a guest
speaker at a music gear convention. Before Jim spoke, the MD advised the
audience that there were to be NO questions about the famous unreliability
of Marshalls cos Jim was not personally involved in their manufacture.

And the point is ??



Get real.

You too, pal. You too ...

Arfa


.... Phil