Marshall Amplification Acquired

[jp]

Has anyone read about this yet? Apparently, Marshall has been acquired by a Swedish speaker company, Zound Industries. They have been conquered by Vikings and one of the epicenters of death metal.

Seriously though, it will be interesting to see if there will be any impact on product lines and the company's overall direction.

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[Guildedagain]

Well, it's better than Yamaha, if you're European.

They shoulda used this song in Vikings?

Phonetic drumrolls?

How the H did this happen anyway, Marshall is pretty big, right?

 

[Walter Broes]

I don't think Marshall's guitar amp division is as big as it used to be. They've been doing great with their bluetooth speakers, fridges and headphones though. (Not kidding)

 

[GGJaguar]

The good ol' days are gone.

 

[Teleguy61]

Who can forget the Nashville Teens?

 

[Boneman]

And here I was thinking you had a new amp day

 

[SFIV1967]

Zound started licensing the Marshall name already back in 2010 for headphones and bluetooth speakers. And now the Zound name is disappearing in favor of Marshall. The Zound and now Marshall CEO said: “We haven’t done a single product from Zound that hasn’t been approved by the acoustic engineer at Marshall Amps… It’s a complete continuation of what we do, except now we’re one and the same.”

Ralf

 

[Guildedagain]

That's what I thought, new Marshall amp day.

 

[Maguchi]

Has anyone read about this yet? Apparently, Marshall has been acquired by a Swedish speaker company, Zound Industries. They have been conquered by Vikings and one of the epicenter's of death metal.

Seriously though, it will be interesting to see if there will be any impact on product lines and the company's overall direction.

The good ol' days are gone.

I wonder if any a the amps and cabs will still be made in Bletchley, England.

 

[johnreardon]

I don't think Marshall's guitar amp division is as big as it used to be. They've been doing great with their bluetooth speakers, fridges and headphones though. (Not kidding)

I did a tour of their factory last year and output of amps is probably bigger than it's ever been.

 

[Prince of Darkness]

Well, it's better than Yamaha, if you're European.

They shoulda used this song in Vikings?

Phonetic drumrolls?

How the H did this happen anyway, Marshall is pretty big, right?

Although Marshall are big in terms of guitar amplification companies, I suspect that they are tiny by consumer electronics standards

 

[GGJaguar]

I wonder if any a the amps and cabs will still be made in Bletchley, England.

You never know. Triumph moved from Coventry to Meriden and then to Hinkley.

 

[Prince of Darkness]

You never know. Triumph moved from Coventry to Meriden and then to Hinkley.

To be fair, Triumph moved from Coventry to Meriden after the Coventry factory was almost completely destroyed during WW2. The original company went into receivership in 1983 and businessman John Bloor bought the name, trademarks and manufacturing rights from the receivers. The Hinkley factory was a complete relaunch of the brand by a new company. They've done quite well!

 

[jp]

And here I was thinking you had a new amp day

I sure wish I was welcoming a new Marshall into my life. I've always wanted one. I've been eyeballing the SV20H head for a while now.

I think Johan Segeborn and Ola Englund should be the new Marshall spokespeople to honor the new Swedish ownership. It actually would be a funny PR commercial for Marshall, maybe with a little 1066 historical re-enactment?

 

[Bill Ashton]

Who can forget the Nashville Teens?

Clearly you are not old enough to remember the tune "Tobacco Road" in the '60's

 

[Maguchi]

Oh man, I gotta get me a 1962 Bluesbreaker 30 watt 2×12" combo before it's too late!

 

[Bill Ashton]

Marshall Amplification Acquired

Has anyone read about this yet? Apparently, Marshall has been acquired by a Swedish speaker company, Zound Industries. They have been conquered by Vikings and one of the epicenters of death metal. Seriously though, it will be interesting to see if there will be any impact on product lines and...

letstalkguild.com

Given these new circumstances, there absolutely cannot be any other spokesman than YNGWIE MALMSTEEN!

 

[Bill Ashton]

Kinda funny to think of Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers using Marshall amps, but I guess that would be like
some band here in the US using blonde Fender BF amps...

 

[GGJaguar]

They've done quite well!

I know, I have one!