Marshall Guitar Amps

Marshall Amplification is a British company that is popularly known to construct and manufacture music amplifiers, headphones, earphones and speaker cabinets. Today, Marshall has been celebrated and loved by some of the world’s most successful musicians and bands like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Gorillaz and Muse. Tom Lee Music is proud to carry a complete range of Marshall amplifiers in Canada, including models like the Marshall origin 50, DSL5CR, SV20C, Studio Vintage and more. Shop online or through our retail stores in Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam, Langley and Victoria.

HISTORY OF MARSHALL

Originating from Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, Marshall was founded by drumshop owner and drummer, Jim Marshall. In the summer of 1960, Jim Marshall and his wife, Violet, along with their son, Terry, opened a music store at 76 Uxbridge Road in Hanwell, London called ‘Jim Marshall and Son’. Within a short amount of time, the store gained a reputation as a hot spot for young rock musicians. Jim saw an opportunity to cater to the alternative crowd at a time when more established music stores dealt with Jazz instruments, which dominated the music market. Soon after, he became one of the leading amplifier stores in the region. As time went on, their demographic of young guitarists complained about not getting the tone they wanted from amplifiers available. With no other options, Jim and Terry decided to build their own guitar amps. While Jim worked on the mechanics of the product, Terry and Ken Bran, studied the RCA circuits and tried different components. It was these different ears that enabled the Marshall Sound to be born.