# Marshall Major

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{{Short description|Bass guitar amplifier}}
thumb|300px|right|A Marshall Major.
The '''Marshall Major''' (Model 1967<ref name=doyle>{{cite book|last=Doyle|first=Michael|title=The History of Marshall: The Illustrated Story of "the Sound of Rock"|year=1993|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=978-0-7935-2509-6|pages=43–45|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E90tMBs9_FEC&pg=PA45}}</ref>) was a [bass guitar amplifier](/source/bass_guitar_amplifier) made by [Marshall](/source/Marshall_Amplification). It was introduced in 1967 as the "Marshall 200" (in reference to the [power](/source/Electric_power) of the amplifier). It had a [plexiglass](/source/plexiglass) panel and two inputs in one channel, but in contrast with the 100 watt heads made by Marshall, the first series had split{{clarify|date=April 2025}} tone controls.  For the second series, in late 1968, Marshall reverted to ordinary [passive tone controls](/source/Passivity_(engineering)), and was called the "Marshall Major".<ref name=pittman>{{cite book|last=Pittman|first=Aspen|title=The Tube Amp Book|year=2003|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=978-0-87930-767-7|pages=75–76|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JT1I7Ld76YsC&pg=PA75}}</ref>

The amplifier used [KT88](/source/KT88) output valves,<ref>{{cite book|last=Fliegler|first=Ritchie|title=Amps!: The Other Half of Rock 'n' Roll|year=1993|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=978-0-7935-2411-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NgG8bmBayLwC&pg=PA15|author2=Jon F. Eiche|page=15}}</ref> two [ECC83](/source/ECC83) preamp valves and one [ECC82](/source/ECC82) valve as a phase inverter.<ref name=doyle /> Approximately 1,200 of these amps were produced from 1967 to 1974;{{citation needed|date=February 2011}} Marshall ceased production when the supply of KT88s ran out.<ref name=pittman />

The amplifier was used by rock musicians who needed very high volume. A notable user is [Ritchie Blackmore](/source/Ritchie_Blackmore); his Major had the two input channels cascaded into one, essentially creating the first Marshall with a master volume.<ref name=pittman />

==Other versions==
The Major was also made as a PA amplifier, Model 1966 (from 1967 to 1971, with eight inputs in four channels; known in 1967 as the PA 200), and as a bass amplifier, Model 1978 (from 1967 to 1974).<ref name=doyle /> A line of on-ear headphones by Marshall have also been issued with the same name.

==Notable users==
* [Jimi Hendrix](/source/Jimi_Hendrix)
* [Ritchie Blackmore](/source/Ritchie_Blackmore)<ref name="pittman" />
* [Tom Bukovac](/source/Tom_Bukovac)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bohlinger|first1=John|title=Rig Rundown: - Tom Bukovac |publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) |date=21 January 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d62l3AgIaPg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/d62l3AgIaPg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [John Frusciante](/source/John_Frusciante)
* [Josh Klinghoffer](/source/Josh_Klinghoffer)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kies|first1=Chris|title=Rig Rundown: Red Hot Chili Peppers [2017]|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/25290-rig-rundown-red-hot-chili-peppers-2017|website=PREMIERGuitar |date=February 2017}}</ref>
* [Joe Perry](/source/Joe_Perry_(musician))<ref>{{cite book|last=Prown|first=Pete|title=Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players|year=2003|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=978-0-87930-751-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vqQjuzPrqIwC&pg=PA55|author2=Lisa Sharken|page=55}}</ref>
* [Mick Ronson](/source/Mick_Ronson)<ref name="doyle" />
* [Stevie Ray Vaughan](/source/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan)<ref>{{cite book|last=Kitts|first=Jeff|title=Guitar World Presents Stevie Ray Vaughan: ... From the Pages of Guitar World Magazine|year=1997|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=978-0-7935-8080-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mf6L5Q3_62IC&pg=PA113|page=113}}</ref>
* [Dan Andriano](/source/Dan_Andriano)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bassplayer.com/artists/alkaline-trio39s-dan-andriano-on-punk-production|title=Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano On Punk Production|work=BassPlayer.com|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en-us}}</ref>
* [Frank Zappa](/source/Frank_Zappa)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raison |first1=Drew |title=Frank Zappa's Amp Rigs -A Look Inside |url=https://emeapp.org/2019/08/14/frank-zappas-amp-rigs-a-look-inside/ |website=EMEAPP |accessdate=12 January 2020 |date=14 August 2019}}</ref>
* [Lemmy Kilmister](/source/Lemmy_Kilmister)
* [Daniel Rydholm](/source/Daniel_Rydholm)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Marshall amplifiers}}

Category:Instrument amplifiers
Category:Marshall amplifiers
Category:Valve amplifiers

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