From the Chairman
Congratulations on your purchase of the limited edition reissue of the offset JTM45 halfstack. The original versions of this amp and cabinet were built back in 1962, the very year in which Marshall Amplification was born. In fact, the offset head was the first version of the JTM45 my company made and only a mere handful of these heads and cabinets were ever constructed. In case you are wondering, the reason the amp's chassis was offset like this was to help ensure that the head balanced properly when carried. Despite the practicality of this design however, we quickly discovered that most people preferred the symmetrical look of a centrally placed chassis, so that’s how we’ve been building heads ever since!
A few years ago one of these extremely rare offset halfstacks came back into my possession and I immediately placed it in the Marshall Museum at our headquarters in Milton Keynes, England. Since then, all who have seen and heard it have commented most favourably - not only on its unique looks but also on its rich, fierce, majestic tone.
To celebrate the dawn of a new century I wanted to offer something truly special - hence this reissue. To make this unique product as authentic as possible, we have sought out and reproduced all of the original components and methods of construction we used back in 1962. From the
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