London, U.K. (January 23, 2014) -- Marshall announces the launch of its brand new Custom Shop Tattoo Series on January 23rd, 2014. The company got together with five of the UK’s most respected tattooists to lend their art and style to some of Marshall’s British built products. The tattooists were given a completely open brief to ensure that their own individual style came through in their art and each had the following three products to work with:
- JVM1H all-valve, 1-Watt head with a C110 1x10” cabinet
- JVM215C all-valve, 50-Watt 1x12” combo
- JVM410H all-valve, 100-Watt head with a 1960A angled 4x12” cabinet.
“Not surprisingly, the results look amazing,” stated Marshall’s Brand Director, Craig Glover. “After all, rock music and tattoos go together like whisky and Coke!”
The five renowned tattooists involved in the project are: Emily Wood of Black Heart Tattoo; Phil Kyle of Magnum Opus Tattoo; Tutti Serra of Black Garden Tattoo; Antony Flemming of World of Tattoos; and Vicky Morgan of Ghost House Tattoos. “The bands I loved as a teenager totally influenced me and inspired me to become a tattooist,” says Vicky Morgan. “And many of them are a part of the Marshall family.”
All products of these UK built products will feature a customised front panel, coloured vinyl and a plaque from the relevant artist. This series will be available globally for purchase from January 23rd to December 31st, 2014.
For more information:
Marshall Amplification
The Mick Ronson Cry Baby Wah taps into the vibrant, melodic character of one of rock ’n’ roll’s most gifted songwriters. Few guitar players have been able to combine a keen musical instinct with a profound grasp of how to bring a composition together like Mick Ronson. Laden with expressive resonance, his arrangements layered deliberately chosen tones and textures to build exquisite melodies and powerful riffs. The Cry Baby Wah, set in a fixed position to serve as a filter, was key to the tone-shaping vision that Ronson used to transform the face of popular music through his work with David Bowie and many others as both an artist and a producer.
We wanted to make that incredible Cry Baby Wah sound available to all players, and legendary producer Bob Rock—a friend and collaborator of Ronson’s—was there to help. He generously loaned us Ronson’s own Cry Baby Wah pedal, an early Italian-made model whose vintage components imbue it with a truly singular sound. Ronson recorded many tracks with this pedal, and Rock would go on to use it when recording numerous other artists. With matched specs, tightened tolerances, and a custom inductor, our engineers have recreated this truly special sound.
“You place the wah, and leave it there, and that's the tone,” Rock says. “It's all over every record he ever made, and I’ve used it on every record since I got it. Dunlop’s engineers spent the time and sent me the prototypes, and we nailed that sound.”
Mick Ronson Cry Baby Wah highlights:
- Tailor-made for Ronson’s signature fixed-wah tones• Carefully spec’d from his own wah pedal
- Custom inductor replicates higher frequency response and subtler peak
- Fast initial sweep with Instant reactivity
- Distinctive EQ curve from period-accurate components
- Special finish inspired by Ronson’s monumental work
The Mick Ronson Cry Baby Wah is available now at $249.99 street from your favorite retailer.
For more information, please visit jimdunlop.com.
The concert will be hosted by WWE Superstar Damian Priest, a well-known “metalhead” and a long-time Slayer fan. Priest's signature “finisher” is Slayer’s “South of Heaven,”and Slayer’s Kerry King provided guitar for Priest’s “Rise For The Night” Theme.
This exclusive concert brings together a multi-generation, powerhouse line up:
Slayer
Knocked Loose
Suicidal Tendencies
Power Trip
Cavalera (performing Chaos A.D. - exclusive)
Exodus (performing Bonded by Blood)
All confirmed Slayer 2025 concert dates are as follows:
JULY
3 Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Line-Up: Slayer, with Special Guests Amon Amarth , Anthrax, Mastodon, Hatebreed and Neckbreakker
5 Villa Park, Birmingham, UK • Black Sabbath • Back to the Beginning
6 Finsbury Park, London
Line Up: Slayer, with Special Guests Amon Amarth , Anthrax, Mastodon, Anthrax, and Neckbreakker
11 Quebec Festival d'été de Québec City, Quebec
Direct Support: Mastodon
SEPTEMBER
18 Louder Than Life @ Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville, KY
20 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
