In March, Marshall released the 70’s inspired set: the JMP-1H head and JMP-1C combo. The amp featured the 70's style gold logo, a non-Plexi gold-anodized aluminum front panel and checkered grille cloth on the combo. The combo was also available with either an 8 inch or 10 inch Celestion speaker. These were the most sought after of the 50th anniversary amps with almost 3000 units built to help meet the demand. This amp received glowing reviews, with Guitarist Magazine saying that “Overall the results are stunning, and we’re amazed at just how well both reference their full-sized ancestors"
Finding the amp to sum up the 1990’s was the only period where the choice wasn’t blindingly obvious. After serious consideration Jim and the team ultimately made the decision that the DSL was the worthy winner thanks to its two channels and unique tone. This provided an engineering challenge as it was key to include both channels along with EQ shaping features in a tiny package. Once the team were happy with what was under the hood, the DSL-1 set had far more features than most of the other 1-watt amp sets and set the blueprint for all practice amps to follow. Following its release in September 2400 models were quickly snapped up by eager fans.
No Marshall anniversary would be complete without mention of the 1962. After all the treasured combo amp, otherwise called the ‘Bluesbreaker’, is one of the most highly acclaimed and sought-after combos in rock history. On top of that its name coincidentally marks the year when it all started. With this in mind we created a limited edition, hand wired, MKII Bluesbreaker combo, which was only ever available to purchase in conjunction with an aged, gold top, Gibson Les Paul. This meant it was extremely hard to get hold of and had a hefty price tag to go with it. Only 50 were available in the worldwide, but this was the closest you could get to the original second-series of the 1962.
