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Making stroboscopes for submarines

This spoken word artist that is rumoured to dabble on guitar continues his Tales from The Tavern with an episode about Jim Marshall, Mitch Mitchell, and associated bits and ends.



4 Comments to “Making stroboscopes for submarines”:

  1. 1
    Rajaseudun Rampe says:

    Would you enlighten me, please, who is this articulate British gentleman telling these no-nonsense histories of rhythm music, musicians and music teachers.

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    MacGregor says:

    Keep them coming & thanks for the Blackmore history lesson, much appreciated. See Uwe, drummers do know what they are talking about (Re; Jim Marshall), too easy. Blackmore playing too loud, ha ha ha. Cheers.

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    Fla76 says:

    “everyone should make submarine strobes!!”
    ….Ahahahah absolutely brilliant!!
    my sense of humor says thank you!

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    Uwe Hornung says:

    Oh yeah, that sounds familiar, Ritchie tearing eardrums on the factory floor, a non-appreciative workforce, initial Marshalls that sounded awful and were essentially Vox amps dressed up – Ritchie first mentioned all this in a latish 70s interview to some guitar mag. He basically only wanted a Marshall because he liked the imposing look of their new amps and speaker cabs. I remember him saying that his first own Marshall had basically VOX AC 30 entrails and that its master volume was then increased step by step over time until Ritchie had his 300 watt monster.

    Yet at MK II’s height of popularity a few years later, Marshall amplification was a pivotal part of their sound. Ritchie, Jon and Roger ALL played over Marshall guitar amps. That Roger played Marshall and Glenn Hughes Hiwatt had a lot to do with how they sounded different on record.

    Did English submarines ever do anything noteworthy except ferry the Trident nuclear retaliation strike force ballistic rockets around? 😂

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