All Articles Tagged Jimmy Page

Robert Archer | 04/05 08:31 AM, 3 Comments

Jim Marshall, the founder of Marshall Amplification and one of the pillars of the music industry, has died. He was 88. Marshall started Marshall Amplification in 1960 and it quickly caught on with rock music's elite, including Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Marshall's fame grew over the years through the launch of several now legendary series of products such as the JTM, JMP and JCM. Marshall recently started releasing a series of limited edition products that mark each of Marshall's most popular products. Nicknamed the "Father… View this story

Robert Archer | 02/16 08:30 AM, 4 Comments

A couple of weeks ago Gibson ran down its list of the 10 loudest bands of all time and of course it included iconic rockers such as Motorhead, The Who, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Kiss. It made me think back to some seriously loud home theater demos, and how installers can lower the sonic boom in people's houses like these bands do onstage. In some ways the home theater market mimics the testosterone-driven mindset of Motorhead’s wall of Marshalls (amplifiers) backline through speaker systems from companies such as JBL… View this story