I don't think this is just a job for these people...Imagine all of the music they are enabling Generations of kids to create and change lives. What an honor.
All jobs are done for financial reasons. They are not altruistic endeavours for the benefit of others. Offer any of these staff double what they’re currently paid to work in a factory making baked bean cans, and see how many stay at Marshall
I used to go to the factory often when I was stationed in England while in the U. S. Airforce there in the early 80's. I became friends with Ken Bran. He was the one who made that first Marshall amp they showed. Jim Marshall was a drummer and owned a music store in London. Ken Bran worked at the music store repairing amps and he is the one who built the first Mashall amp, he deserves credit!
This behind the scenes is really cool. I know it's just another day of work for those folks making these amps and cabs, but as an outsider it's cool to get a glimpse at all this. Thanks for sharing this, Mia!
Fantastic stuff, Mimi. The OTHER story I heard was that, when Marshall approached Slash about doing a custom artist amp, he said ‘Just make more Silver Jubilee’s but call them Slash models.’ They told him they ethically couldn’t, as the SJ was a limited edition and an anniversary amp. It wouldn’t be fair to those who bought them as limited edition or as collectors. So, from what I’m told, his artists model is essentially a Silver Jubilee with some modifications-enough to make it ‘different’ (but still very similar). I DO know Slash collects the original SJ’s and buys them up whenever he can. I’m also told he does the same with original H+H power amps, and basically has a storage facility full of both. Great vlog, regardless!
Mimi, for 20:23 you were all of us! That smile was just a little bit wider and eyes just a little bit bigger as you walked through those hallowed halls! Thank you for taking us along! Special thank you for asking - and finding - the Jeff Beck head! Bonus was the special Jeff Beck “Hendrix” Strat (which you said you wanted to play!!). Thank you, again, for taking us along!
And by the way, in the 80’s, Marshall put out a 2x12” combo (JCM 800 guts I think?) that is STILL the best combo amp I’ve ever heard in my life. It roars, with the guts of a JCM in more portable form. Its 100 watt, all tube amp with Celestions. I believe it was limited production, but if you ever get the chance, PLEASE try it. I found one for a friend and his and another friend’s are the single best amps I’ve heard. Look up blues legend Bill Durst and check his tone-he uses them exclusively and no pedals. Just an SG straight in. One of the best sounds you’ll ever hear. Incredible.
Mia, thank you for taking us along for this tour. I especially enjoyed going through the museum part of the factory. The construction of the amps was quite interesting as well. You have had quite an eventful 2023, and I was blessed to follow along via these videos you post. Wishing you a blessed Happy New Year and I know it will be a great one Mia! ❤
I love how cool she is I definitely look up to her for the confidence she has in the industry the videography everything aside from just playing the guitar.
Happy New Year 🎉 Princess!!! What a nice tour of the iconic amplifier factory. Glad you had fun. Keep playing and smiling with joy threw 2024!!! God bless you!
Great video - thanks for sharing guys👍✌️😊💜 Kind of Marshall's to spare the time and open up like that too💜💜✌️ I remember Marshall's when working in and around Milton Keynes, iirc there was no museum back then though (circa early/mid 1980s) - or at least that I knew of🤔🤔 I never saw them in Hanwell, but I used to buy guitars and kit from various shops in Hanwell including Peter Cook's in the 1980s, I suppose I purchased my last guitar from the area circa 1992🤔 Many of the shops have gone now💔☹️ But even in the 1980s there was still a great vibe there✌️✌️ Where does all the time go✌️💜😀
HELLO !!!!I THOUGHT YOU HAD LEFT WITH SANTA CLAUS!!! AND THANK YOU FOR THIS TYPE OF VIDEOS, TO DISCOVER SPECTACULAR PLACES THROUGH YOUR FEET!!! AND AT SOME MOMENT YOU WILL START PLAYING YOUR MAGIC GUITARS!!! HUGS FROM BUENOS AIRES-ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR MIMI!!!!!!!!!✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨THANK YOU !!!
Marshall was one of the first businesses in the “new town” of Milton Keynes back in the 60’s, amazed it’s still there because the rest of the town is a dump these days! I live about 5 minutes from the factory. Very interesting video 👍😬
Jim Marshall was a drummer, and if I’m correct, he played in Pete Townsend’s (The Who) father’s big band. When Pete complained that he couldn’t get the volume and gain he wanted anywhere, Jim offered to build him something. And that’s how it all started. The originals had all 8 speakers in one cabinet, till the crew complained they were too heavy and cumbersome. And the stack was born. However, I could be wrong. Feel free to correct me, people.
I liked the Jaguar amp definitely looking the best, though i can't fault any of Marshal's Iconic amps and cabs, but that Jaguar, beautiful design, covering colour... and WOW 😮 that Marshall themed harley bike!! at the studio.. Did you guys get to try any of the amps and cabs there? the tour was cool i wonder if Marshall take on younger people to apprentice, it'd be a real shame if Marshall had to close down one day and be forced to find another country to survive just because its cheaper, manufacturing costs, and then lose its brittish roots because there's no one fresh to learn the trade skills in each department I love Marshall in my own way, much in the same way equally as in compared to Fender. They both have their own unique, distinctive qualities that make them so awesome! Shocker- Marshall drum kits.. wtfudge!??
What?! No samples when the tour is over?! All the best factories give out some freebies, like the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory, Jelly Belly, etc.?! 😂😂😂
Still made in U.K Is a lesson to other brands that sacrificed quality over profits.go see yngwie malmsteen live ,he has a wall of marshalls behind him! What a sight even tho only 2 are used I believe?
Can you believe I traded a 60's 100 Super lead 12x8 100 Super Lead (snakeskin speaker cloth) for a new Les Paul Standard? I'd bought it from a guy who had it stored in a closet for years, complete with covers and casters... $560.. 1971. What he called the "original Hendrix"... that speaker CLOTH really is a giveaway. Clapton was using the same amp with the Cream. The thing FILLED my mother's VW Squareback station wagon. I traded it off after 7 years.
Mimi, I enjoyed watching how the Marshall Amplifier is made. Great tour of seeing the inside company. The older amps still look fantastic. Hope to see more videos like this. Keep rocking Mimi 😘
Idk what to think of Gibson. From all I’ve heard of them they seem a bit corpo. The heritage and pedigree are there but so is the desire to create value for the share holders. There’s so many small builders who are doing what Jim did back in the day. Cool video. They seemed nice
Wish you had more of a prominent role in your video. You and the tour guide ( I forget his name ) and should have had a mic so we could hear you better. And it would've been nice to have gotten a better look at those drum kits. Still, an interesting look at the operation.
I guess not as many regulations in the UK! Got staples and pin nails, who knows what else flying around. And I don’t see anybody wearing eye protection. 😝🤘🏻🎸🇺🇸
Amazing tour - thank you. Didnt know Marshall were in Bletchley, definitely planning a visit (especially as my cousins live 5 mins away!!!). But didnt I hear Marshall was sold and the new owners are making major changes.....? Are we losing the old Marshall sound....
Such a cool vid Mimi. I was messaging Chris asking when are you going to the factory. When actually was this recorded? I was there in may/June time. Love this factory, and going to see them again soon
Hi Mia, I am just like you , I guess play guitar in my kitchen and feel really uncomfortable with playing my guitar in front of people but I can honestly say that my brother has told endless people that my brother has such a great talent and could have done so much with his guitar playing... But guess I've just got stuck in a Rut where all I do I play guitar in my kitchen hahaha... But Stevie ray Vaughan was a big influence on me as well as jeff healey and funny enough when I was young hank Marvin was my hero hahaha now looking back I laugh and think ? Huh ? Hank Marvin really Carl? Hahahaha.... Looking at you and the passion you have for the guitar is so very much like me and yes I'm a quiet guy with not much confidence and the song by Jeff healey called confidence man resembles me but in a way that I'm not that confident but I love my guitars and always have since I was 7 years old and me watching my brother playing his guitar and when he went to the toilet I quickly grabbed his guitar and tried to play it hahaha when he came back from the toilet I'd quickly lay it on the bed and pretend I was just looking at it hahahaha😂😂😂 But anyway I'm off now but i watch most of your videos on TH-cam and think your a cool Girl with a great personality and lots of love for the guitar just like me but with me ? I'm in my kitchen and playing feeling bad blues hahahaha.... Please check out jeff healey and Stevie ray Vaughan playing look at little sister and in my opinion the best video on TH-cam. Regards Carl. Good luck mimi.
I don't think this is just a job for these people...Imagine all of the music they are enabling Generations of kids to create and change lives. What an honor.
such a great way of putting it!
Yes, I’m sure they are passionate about their art.
All jobs are done for financial reasons. They are not altruistic endeavours for the benefit of others. Offer any of these staff double what they’re currently paid to work in a factory making baked bean cans, and see how many stay at Marshall
My hat off to all the workers making these amps, awesome to see this.
I used to go to the factory often when I was stationed in England while in the U. S. Airforce there in the early 80's. I became friends with Ken Bran. He was the one who made that first Marshall amp they showed. Jim Marshall was a drummer and owned a music store in London. Ken Bran worked at the music store repairing amps and he is the one who built the first Mashall amp, he deserves credit!
This behind the scenes is really cool. I know it's just another day of work for those folks making these amps and cabs, but as an outsider it's cool to get a glimpse at all this. Thanks for sharing this, Mia!
Fantastic stuff, Mimi.
The OTHER story I heard was that, when Marshall approached Slash about doing a custom artist amp, he said ‘Just make more Silver Jubilee’s but call them Slash models.’ They told him they ethically couldn’t, as the SJ was a limited edition and an anniversary amp. It wouldn’t be fair to those who bought them as limited edition or as collectors. So, from what I’m told, his artists model is essentially a Silver Jubilee with some modifications-enough to make it ‘different’ (but still very similar).
I DO know Slash collects the original SJ’s and buys them up whenever he can. I’m also told he does the same with original H+H power amps, and basically has a storage facility full of both.
Great vlog, regardless!
Mimi, for 20:23 you were all of us! That smile was just a little bit wider and eyes just a little bit bigger as you walked through those hallowed halls! Thank you for taking us along! Special thank you for asking - and finding - the Jeff Beck head! Bonus was the special Jeff Beck “Hendrix” Strat (which you said you wanted to play!!).
Thank you, again, for taking us along!
And by the way, in the 80’s, Marshall put out a 2x12” combo (JCM 800 guts I think?) that is STILL the best combo amp I’ve ever heard in my life. It roars, with the guts of a JCM in more portable form. Its 100 watt, all tube amp with Celestions. I believe it was limited production, but if you ever get the chance, PLEASE try it. I found one for a friend and his and another friend’s are the single best amps I’ve heard. Look up blues legend Bill Durst and check his tone-he uses them exclusively and no pedals. Just an SG straight in. One of the best sounds you’ll ever hear.
Incredible.
Thx for the tour Mimi, I lov my Marshall DSL40CR , Great sound !!! Rock on !!
Awesome. Thanks for showing us this side of music most people don't normally ever see.
Cmon!!! Just getting to see the Spinal Tap amp that goes to 11!!! Sooo f’n cool!!!
So cool that your youtube journey has enabled so many cool experiences for you. Very cool.
thank you! i feel really lucky 🤍🎸
Mia, thank you for taking us along for this tour. I especially enjoyed going through the museum part of the factory. The construction of the amps was quite interesting as well. You have had quite an eventful 2023, and I was blessed to follow along via these videos you post. Wishing you a blessed Happy New Year and I know it will be a great one Mia! ❤
I love how cool she is I definitely look up to her for the confidence she has in the industry the videography everything aside from just playing the guitar.
Amazing tour! My wife used to drive by there everyday on her way to school. Happy New Year!
So cool to see. I remember seeing pics of tours back in the 80s, in magazines. But its not the same as this.
Happy New Year 🎉 Princess!!! What a nice tour of the iconic amplifier factory. Glad you had fun. Keep playing and smiling with joy threw 2024!!! God bless you!
...Happy New Year, Mia....that was great....thanks.....
❤🎉Bonne réception de votre message et tout plein d'amour 🎉❤
Well that was interesting....very professional and lots of small complicated technical stuff which I like watching them work on
Some great questions by Chris. Thanks for sharing.
Wow that was amazing. I didn't realize they were made over there. Thanks for the tour and education. Happy New Year to you. Stay well and be safe.
I love when Nirvana replaced the "Marshall" emblem on their amps with "Nirvana." They are Heavenly amps certainly. Rock on Mimi. 🤘🏻
Also, Kurt kept a mini red Marshall stack on stage for the In Utero tour as a joke
Thank you Mia for taking us inside the magic palace of Marshalls! It's sacred ground for sure. Happy New Year!🎉😊
That was fantastic guys and gal, lol Thank you for sharing this.❤😂 It was very informative.
I love Marshall amps! Wonderful video!
What a fantastic video have a wonderful happy holiday season also a fantastic happy new year Mimi ❤😊
Very cool. And remember- never drink and drive, never text and drive. Stay safe, guys!
Awesome tour of rich music history 🩶🖤🩶
Hand built beautiful works of art
Thank you Mimi 🙂
Awesome video 🤘🎆🤘🎆😎
Happy New Year ✨🎇🎸✨🤘🎆
☮️kevin
happy new year kevin!❤🤘
A very good video about Marshall amp's history, good job Mimi !
Great video - thanks for sharing guys👍✌️😊💜 Kind of Marshall's to spare the time and open up like that too💜💜✌️
I remember Marshall's when working in and around Milton Keynes, iirc there was no museum back then though (circa early/mid 1980s) - or at least that I knew of🤔🤔
I never saw them in Hanwell, but I used to buy guitars and kit from various shops in Hanwell including Peter Cook's in the 1980s, I suppose I purchased my last guitar from the area circa 1992🤔 Many of the shops have gone now💔☹️ But even in the 1980s there was still a great vibe there✌️✌️
Where does all the time go✌️💜😀
rock and roll marshall!!
Thanks for this video! Love my Silver Jubilee Studio but actually never saw how it is built!
Great Tour... enjoyed immensely... HNY! 🐺♥
Awesome tour thank you for sharing.😊 Happy New Year.🎉
Yes!!!
Wondering where you've been! Glad to see a new post.
This fantastic Mimi. I' e loved Marshall amps I had a one with a Squire Fender Srat (cream colour) a few years back👍🙃🤔😘x
HELLO !!!!I THOUGHT YOU HAD LEFT WITH SANTA CLAUS!!! AND THANK YOU FOR THIS TYPE OF VIDEOS, TO DISCOVER SPECTACULAR PLACES THROUGH YOUR FEET!!! AND AT SOME MOMENT YOU WILL START PLAYING YOUR MAGIC GUITARS!!! HUGS FROM BUENOS AIRES-ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR MIMI!!!!!!!!!✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨THANK YOU !!!
He is incredibly knowledgeable, phenomenal
Невероятно😮. Я с детства задавалась вопросом где и кто делает такой звук❤. Благодарю за экскурсию. ❤
Marshall was one of the first businesses in the “new town” of Milton Keynes back in the 60’s, amazed it’s still there because the rest of the town is a dump these days! I live about 5 minutes from the factory. Very interesting video 👍😬
Jim Marshall was a drummer, and if I’m correct, he played in Pete Townsend’s (The Who) father’s big band. When Pete complained that he couldn’t get the volume and gain he wanted anywhere, Jim offered to build him something. And that’s how it all started. The originals had all 8 speakers in one cabinet, till the crew complained they were too heavy and cumbersome. And the stack was born.
However, I could be wrong. Feel free to correct me, people.
I am amazed at how small this operation is. I would have thought Marshall would have been much larger.
It was almost Zen-like watching that fellow covering that half-stack.
for real. we stood there for a long time. couldn't stop watching
Cool Mimi too much very good 🎸
Oh look, Lemmy is acting as security. Cheers mates, and have a Happy New Year!
I had a JCM 90 back in the day .. sounded great !!
That is so cool. Happy New Year!
The girl with pink hair is a legend.
Mimi lookin good... u really r a athlete as well as a fine musician!
Impresionante ...!!! Muchas gracias .
There is no substitute...🤟🤟 🎸 ✌️❤️
I liked the Jaguar amp definitely looking the best, though i can't fault any of Marshal's Iconic amps and cabs, but that Jaguar, beautiful design, covering colour... and WOW 😮 that Marshall themed harley bike!! at the studio..
Did you guys get to try any of the amps and cabs there?
the tour was cool i wonder if Marshall take on younger people to apprentice, it'd be a real shame if Marshall had to close down one day and be forced to find another country to survive just because its cheaper, manufacturing costs, and then lose its brittish roots because there's no one fresh to learn the trade skills in each department
I love Marshall in my own way, much in the same way equally as in compared to Fender. They both have their own unique, distinctive qualities that make them so awesome!
Shocker- Marshall drum kits.. wtfudge!??
Thanks for sharing…happy new year…
I'll bet Jimmy Hendrix never thought he would still be such a big part of guitar history.
Thanks for sharing all of your experiences during your journey, my lady. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to ya, love. ✌🏻♥️
happy new year!!💛
Wouah amazing!!!
Wow Mia! Lovely clip
Great company to deal with particularly if you are in the UK, they once fixed an amp for me out of warranty for free!
ALMIGHTY GOD bless you and happy newyear 2024.
What?! No samples when the tour is over?! All the best factories give out some freebies, like the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory, Jelly Belly, etc.?! 😂😂😂
Early 1990's JCM 900's were the last great tube amp.s made by Marshall IMHO.
My dream job would be working there!!!
yessss mia 🩵
The Blackstar factory is close to this one, do a video from there
Black star make some good gear but they are copy cats of Marshall really.
Loved the video
Still made in U.K
Is a lesson to other brands that sacrificed quality over profits.go see yngwie malmsteen live ,he has a wall of marshalls behind him! What a sight even tho only 2 are used I believe?
Awesome ✌️ 🇬🇧
But these go up to "11"!
Thanks Mimi. Cheers from the Land Down Under.
I love marshall amps
amazing never knew it was a Brit thing.
I hope one of these companies hires you Mia!
Very, very cool to see all this. :)
Congratulations happy new year 2024 greate inspirations and helfy for enjoy from Brazil
Can you believe I traded a 60's 100 Super lead 12x8 100 Super Lead (snakeskin speaker cloth) for a new Les Paul Standard? I'd bought it from a guy who had it stored in a closet for years, complete with covers and casters... $560.. 1971. What he called the "original Hendrix"... that speaker CLOTH really is a giveaway. Clapton was using the same amp with the Cream. The thing FILLED my mother's VW Squareback station wagon. I traded it off after 7 years.
Mimi, I enjoyed watching how the Marshall Amplifier is made. Great tour of seeing the inside company. The older amps still look fantastic. Hope to see more videos like this. Keep rocking Mimi 😘
You're the best Mimi. Loved watching you skate also. Would like to see more of THAT also! 🙏
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Mimi & Marshall are the best 👌 ! 🎸
Idk what to think of Gibson. From all I’ve heard of them they seem a bit corpo. The heritage and pedigree are there but so is the desire to create value for the share holders. There’s so many small builders who are doing what Jim did back in the day. Cool video. They seemed nice
Buona fine e buon inizio anno
Would love to hear that red 1x12 full sized cab.
Honestly, Mimi,
You could tour a pencil factory
and i'd watch the video - you've just become that well-liked by me.
Peace -
Seayyle 😎 🍇
There you are
Wish you had more of a prominent role in your video. You and the tour guide ( I forget his name ) and should have had a mic so we could hear you better. And it would've been nice to have gotten a better look at those drum kits. Still, an interesting look at the operation.
totally need to figure out a setup with more mics 👌
I guess not as many regulations in the UK! Got staples and pin nails, who knows what else flying around. And I don’t see anybody wearing eye protection. 😝🤘🏻🎸🇺🇸
A Great British company....oh dear..SOLD!
Amazing tour - thank you. Didnt know Marshall were in Bletchley, definitely planning a visit (especially as my cousins live 5 mins away!!!). But didnt I hear Marshall was sold and the new owners are making major changes.....? Are we losing the old Marshall sound....
Be Real....Be you ...Only you ....Jimmy is in the Sky since 1970...
Such a cool vid Mimi. I was messaging Chris asking when are you going to the factory. When actually was this recorded? I was there in may/June time.
Love this factory, and going to see them again soon
Third !
And I was wondering where you were! Happy New Year Mimisounds!
Hi Mia, I am just like you , I guess play guitar in my kitchen and feel really uncomfortable with playing my guitar in front of people but I can honestly say that my brother has told endless people that my brother has such a great talent and could have done so much with his guitar playing...
But guess I've just got stuck in a Rut where all I do I play guitar in my kitchen hahaha...
But Stevie ray Vaughan was a big influence on me as well as jeff healey and funny enough when I was young hank Marvin was my hero hahaha now looking back I laugh and think ? Huh ? Hank Marvin really Carl?
Hahahaha....
Looking at you and the passion you have for the guitar is so very much like me and yes I'm a quiet guy with not much confidence and the song by Jeff healey called confidence man resembles me but in a way that I'm not that confident but I love my guitars and always have since I was 7 years old and me watching my brother playing his guitar and when he went to the toilet I quickly grabbed his guitar and tried to play it hahaha when he came back from the toilet I'd quickly lay it on the bed and pretend I was just looking at it hahahaha😂😂😂
But anyway I'm off now but i watch most of your videos on TH-cam and think your a cool Girl with a great personality and lots of love for the guitar just like me but with me ? I'm in my kitchen and playing feeling bad blues hahahaha....
Please check out jeff healey and Stevie ray Vaughan playing look at little sister and in my opinion the best video on TH-cam.
Regards Carl.
Good luck mimi.
Seems that Mimi and Chris are in love
MiMi in a room full of Marshalls? NOTHING is sexier that THAT I think. (blush)
Did Marshall give you any free amplifiers?
Seriously though, I love Marshall’s they have that classic rock tone that I love.
Merry Christmas po