MARSHALL JCM800

Named using Jim Marshall’s initials and numbers from his car’s license plate, the Marshall JCM800 debuted in 1981. With the newly introduced Master Volume feature, the JCM800 allowed for crunchy, sizzling distortion at low output levels, making it the amplifier of choice for heaps of hard rock and metal players, including Slayer’s Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman and Slash of Guns N’ Roses.

The JCM800’s popularity carried on beyond the ‘80s, becoming a favourite of Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.