“I do things as honestly as I can do and when I go on stage and do a tour, 40 shows in a row, I never play the same thing. He credits the longevity of his career to musical integrity and his efforts to keep his shows interesting.
It’s going to be a full-on blast, Malmsteen-style show,” Malmsteen said.įirst in hard rock bands such as Steeler and Alcatrazz and then his solo debut, “Rising Force,” in 1984, Malmsteen has released more than 25 albums. I’ve got to throw in some of the new songs too, but it’s not going to be like I’m going to sit in a chair and play the blues. “They’ll be pretty much the same what I always do: Just craziness, a lot of guitar solos, a lot of smoke machines, a lot of Marshall stacks. The guitarist promises that his upcoming string of Southern California concerts, beginning May 3, will be as lively as ever. (References excerpted from Marshall company brochures and the books The History of Marshall by Mike Doyle and Jim Marshall: The Father of Loud by Rich Maloof.)įor more information, please go to after four decades, Yngwie Malmsteen stills loves what he does, especially when it comes to performing live. Marshall Stacks have been featured in countless music videos, television commercials and movies such as Spinal Tap, Woodstock Live, Rock Star, School of Rock, Almost Famous and others. Marshall continues, “Pete came back a few weeks later and said, ‘You were right, Jim.’ So I ended up doing what I originally wanted, which was the straight-fronted cabinet with the angled one sitting on top, and that’s how the stack was born.”įorty years after the introduction of the original stack, Marshall Amplification continues to dominate stages around the world as the amplifier of choice for guitarists such as Zakk Wylde, Slash, Kerry King, Dave Navarro, Sean Martin, John 5 and Allison Robertson, to name a few. “Then Pete came in again and said he wanted me to build an 8×12 cabinet to go with his new heads-a single cabinet with eight speakers! I told him it would be ridiculously heavy to transport and Pete said, ‘That’s what I have roadies for.’” When delivered, the Marshall 8x12s were paired with the 100W heads to create a massive backline. Pete Townshend of The Who requested a louder amplifier in 1965, so Marshall had his team begin work on a 100-watt head: “We were so proud of those first 100-watt amps,” Marshall says. In September of 1962, the first Marshall amp was built the first angled-front 4×12-inch cabinet followed soon afterward. By listening to guitarists who frequented his shop, he realized that they required a sound that wasn’t on the market at the time, so he and his team of electronics experts started searching for that elusive sound. Initially stocking just drums, Marshall eventually expanded into selling guitars and amplifiers, and then started building speaker cabinets. In 1960, company founder Jim Marshall opened his first music shop in West London. One of Marshall Electronics’ earliest innovations was the world’s first amplifier stack, now known as “the Marshall Stack.” In 2005, the company will celebrate the 40th anniversary of this icon.
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