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July 2012 will be a banner month for rock virtuoso Joe Satriani, who will see his first ever signature Marshall head unleashed on the world. Satriani’s rise to public
prominence in the mid ‘80s saw him use his own credit card to finance the recording of his 1986 debut album Not of This Earth and his gamble paid off, as the record created tremendous interest. When Joe’s career first took off, Marshall was his only amp of choice for many, many years. “I played ‘hooky’ from the brand for while,” he grins, “but when Chickenfoot formed a few years ago, I came back to Marshall because I was looking for a bigger, more organic, more complete sound.”
At the end of the first Chickenfoot touring cycle cam the offer to work with Marshall on a signature head. “I was not only flattered by this gesture but also very excited because I had real, practical experience with the JVM and I had some things I wanted to change about it – specifically, make an already great amp even bigger, bolder, more punchy and more dynamic. To me the JVM410H’s four channels were amazing but what was even more mind-blowing was that it had three switchable modes per channel.
“Santiago Alvarez (the designer) and myself started working on the JVM410HJS and you can hear a good example of how Chickenfoot’s sound blossomed on the Get Your Buzz On live DVD. It’s a very fat, rich tone which we’ve since taken several steps further to make it even more
THIS MONTH IN THE WIDE WORLD OF MI
Rounding up our July issue is guitar legend Joe Satriani, who tells us the story behind his recent collaboration with Marshall Amplification. Also, Orange boss Cliff Cooper gets ‘down with the kids’ – presenting the winners of the Rock the House competition with a shiny new TH30C and we reveal the winners of JHS’ Golf Day….
This Month in Marshall History
Photography by Matt York
of an organic rock and roll sound - which is the hallmark of my signature amp.”
An intense period of some three years of prototyping and rigorous testing in real world situations – rehearsing, recording and touring – took place. The result? The JVM410HJS – a British-built, all-valve 100-Watt head with four independent channels, each with three switchable modes and its own studio-quality Noise Gate.
Add to that twin Master Volumes, a Parallel FX loop, plus the JVM’s
Golf day triumph for Wilson
This year’s annual industry golf day was held at Garforth Golf Club on Thursday June 14th 2012.
For the first time, MI Pro was the joint sponsor, along with organiser John Hornby Skewes. The format was a nine-hole team scramble in the morning and 18-hole individual Stapleford competitions for the gentlemen and ladies in the afternoon.
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The overall winner of the main competition was Bob Wilson of Sound Technology, who was also the winner of the Junior Cup.
The ladies winner was Sue Mortimer of Headline Music. Next year’s event is planned for Thursday, 13th June 2013 and any interested golfers should contact Carol Niesyty by emailing
CarolN@jhs.co.uk.
www.mi-pro.co.uk
switching capabilities and the result it an amp that Joe is extremely proud of.
“Having a Signature Marshall is an elite fraternity and I feel honoured to be part of it,” the guitarist proclaims. “When I look across at the names of the guys who’ve got and have had signature models it’s very impressive – they’re all players I greatly respect and listen to. So, for all those reasons it’s really an honour to be part of the group.”
The JVM410HJS is available in two finishes – a limited edition run
covered in 30th Anniversary blue vinyl with matching cabs; and good ol’ black. The Blue version is the JVM410HJSB.
“To my mind, the original JVM410H has a sizeable chunk of Marshall history encapsulated within its 12 modes,” Joe concludes. “I feel that Santiago and myself have capitalised and expanded upon that firm sonic foundation and, as a result, the JVM410HJS contains a lot of classic Marshall tones as well as a few fresh ones that people will hopefully regard as new classics.”
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