These new "double" cabinets proved too heavy and awkward to be transported practically, so Townshend returned to Marshall asking if they could be cut in half and stacked like his old Bassman rig, and although the double cabinets were left intact, the existing single cabinet models were modified to make them more suitable for stacking, which has become the standard over the years. They agreed and six rigs of this 8x12 prototype were manufactured, of which two each were sold to Townshend and Entwistle and one each to Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott of The Small Faces. įollowing the theft, unhappy with the sound and reliability of the Vox amps, Entwistle and Townshend approached Jim Marshall asking if it would be possible for him to make new Marshall amps for them that were more powerful than the JTM45, to which they were told that the cabinets would have to double in size. However, in September that year, The Who's van was stolen, including all of their equipment. These rigs proved not to be loud enough for The Who as they moved into bigger and bigger venues, and in the summer of 1965 they switched to Vox AC100s the very first (and at the time, only) 100w amps on the market, which were designed for use by The Beatles. Around this time, Eric Clapton was using a JTM45, which he had modified into the 1962 Bluesbreaker combo. Īt this time, The Who were using their own precursors to the Marshall Stack with 50 watt amps John Entwistle used a Marshall JTM45 head feeding two 4x12" cabinets (set up side-by-side), and Townshend had a 1964 Fender Bassman powering a single 4x12" Marshall cabinet set up on top of a second cab. In fact, the first 100 watt Marshall amps (called " Superleads") were created specifically for Entwistle and Townshend when they wanted an amplifier that sounded like a Fender head but with much more power. In 1965, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle were directly responsible for the creation and widespread use of Marshall amplifiers powering stacked speaker cabinets. Premier's replica of the classic "Pictures of Lily" Keith Moon's drumkit Early rigs and Marshall Stacks Keith Moon played various drum kits, recognizably ' Pictures of Lily' kit, manufactured by Premier Percussion, which consisted of one and a half kits' worth of equipment as a precaution towards his tendency to destroy parts onstage. Townshend altered his setup for nearly every tour, and Entwistle's equipment changed even more than that. It also notes their influence on the instruments of the time period.Īs their sound developed with each album, and their audience expanded with each tour, John Entwistle and Pete Townshend, supported by sound engineer Bob Pridden, became known for constantly changing their stage equipment. We also offer this as a Built & Tested unit for those that do not want to build it themselves.This is a history of the equipment that the English rock band The Who used. A 4 to 8 Ohm, 10W speaker is required, none is supplied. You will need soldering tools and supplies. You will need a 12vdc power supply capable of delivering at least 2 amps, a 20-watt or better power supply will work just fine. It has two 1000uF Capacitors on the input power for additional filtering. The output is available at a 1/4" jack AND at a 2-pin Screw Terminal. The PCB is is approx 5.5" wide x 2.5" deep. Connect the output to your speaker cabinet for a neat experience. It is then fed to a pre-amplifier prior to going into a 14-Watt audio amplifier. The guitar sound is then routed thru a Marshall Tone Stack with Bass, Mid and Treble controls. It will accept your guitar input via a 1/4" phono jack. This is great for learning new songs or just playing along with your favorite music. This kit is a very clean-sounding 14-watt Guitar Amplifier.
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