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From Jim Marshall
Congratulationson yourpurchase ofthe 1992LEMSuper BassHead.
Therehave beenmany guitaristswho haveloyally usedMarshall
amplifiersthroughout theircareers, nonemore sothan mygood friend
androck ʻnʼroll institutionLemmy Kilmister.As myway ofsaying thank
youfor yearsof un-waveringsupport itʼsmy pleasureto puthis name
nextto mineon hisvery ownSignature Seriesamplifier.
This100W all-valveamplifier hasbeen basedon Lemmyʼsmost
favouredhead outof hisextensive 1992Super Basscollection, anamp
heaffectionately namedMurder One.Made in1976 itwas thisamplifier
thathad beenat thecore ofLemmyʼs soundboth inthe studioand out
onthe roadfor over30 years,until thatis wepresented himwith the
first1992LEM prototypes.My R&Dengineers haveworked closelywith
Lemmyin thedevelopment ofthis, ourfirst SignatureSeries bass
amplifier,to ensureprecise recreationof MurderOneʼs toneand feel.
Asfrontman ofthe legendaryhard rockband Motörhead,Lemmy has
touredthe worldperforming tothousands offans everynight and
alwayswith hisreliable backlineof Marshallamplifiers andhuge custom
builtspeaker cabinets,a trulyawe inspiringsight tobehold. The
1992LEMprototypes wereput throughtheir pacesduring Motörheadʼs
2007world tourand provedjust asdependable asthe everfaithful
MurderOne (whichis nowenjoying awell earnedretirement). Knowing
the1992LEM couldstand upto themost rigorousof challengesit
makesme immenselyproud thatthe qualityof tone,build andreliability
arestill atthe heartof ouramplifiers.
Ihave metwith Lemmymany timesover theyears andit wasgood to
catchup againduring thisparticular project.Itʼs alwaysa privilegeto
spendtime withsomeone whois aspassionate aboutmusic andtone
asI am,particularly whenthey havefound thattone ina Marshall
amplifier.You canread Lemmyʼsthoughts onthe 1992LEMand
discoverthe storybehind ourlong associationtogether overthe next
fewpages ofthis handbook.
Isincerely hopethat thisLimited Editionlandmark inMarshallʼs history
willprovide youwith countlesshours ofplaying pleasure.I wouldlike to
wishyou everysuccess withyour newamplifier andwelcome youto the
everincreasing Marshallfamily.
YoursSincerely
Dr.Jim MarshallOBE
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