rockinr0ll

Any body have any information on the Marshall Cabs that have a Big M in the corner and checkerboard from the late 70s? Are they 4x10?

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, RnR

jaze70ss

I just got rid of one... It had 4 12s and the big m in the corner...made in america and checked grille.. Got it at the pawn shop paired with a JCM900 mark3 100 watt head... sweet old cab for sure though.. They originally had eminence speakers I am told... Hope that helps..Jay

American Viking

Made in America? Dude WTF. All Marshall products are made in England, ALWAYS.


Does the Big M logo look anything like this Marshall JTM-100 (1966) Big M logo, Extremely Rare - eBay, Electric, Guitar Amplifiers, Guitar, Musical Instruments. (Eindtijd 23-jun-09 21:18:34 CEST) ?
It may very well be a PA speaker but I can't tell you what speakers are inside it if I can't see it. These things if legit and in great condition they are worth a small fortune. I also thing that these were made for the German market but I'm not positive. I don't know much about the Big M series, but I do know they're ultra rare.

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janarn

BigM was used for the german marked in the mid 60's. Those are rare and valuable.
Then the BigM was used in the 70's for the US marked. Not so rare, and not very valuable.

American Viking

where are you from?
i'm not saying there aren't a lot of big m's in the states, but I've never seen one anywhere.

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janarn

I'm a true Viking, but I haven't been in Vinland for some years,
so you may be right.

My point is that the BigM from the german period, and the US period
is very different, exept for the name.

jaze70ss

Yeah the cab was built in Long Island.. Its got Marshall cloth,Marshall plastic corners, cups, and came loaded with Eminence instead of Celestions... Check the History of Marshall info... J

American Viking

I know my history, Marshall's only factory is and always has been in England. Milton Keynes, England. I can put a Marshall logo and some tolex on my vacuum cleaner, that don't make it a Marshall...
So yeah, you're cab could've been made in NY but if so it's not a Marshall.
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Webslinger

Some years back, from maybe the late 70s till the 90's Marshall had something to do with KORG (a Japanese keyboard maker). I dont know the details but I think KORG did the distribution of Marshall products in the the US & Canada. KORG's North American HQs are located in Melville (Long Island), NY. I know cause I sent away to that location for a Marshall hat in 95. (before you could buy them in stores).

I can imagine that there may have been some "assembly" of certain models done at the the Long Island plant before they went out to stores. Now depending on your point of view it could be called US-made.

Just like some Nissan cars are assembled in Canton Missisippi, therefore some US federal offices consider it an American car, although many people dont.
Many Chryslers were assembled in Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit river, but the same people call it an American car not a Canadian car.

American Viking

In the 70's to the 80's the U.S. distributor was Unicord. I'm pretty sure the end of that deal was when you saw the end of the JCM800 or the 6550 in a Marshall, whichever came first. KorgUSA is the U.S. distributor as of today. They do not assemble or build anything for Marshall they just handle technical support to authorized warranty repair centers and store parts and products in a warehouse for further distribution.

Skip to 8:50. Fully assembled, boxed, packaged, ready to ship. 100% in Milton Keynes, England.

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janarn

In '75 the American distributor belived that an economical alternative
to the 4x12" cab was the way to go.
They made these cabs in Long Island and they had Eminence speakers.

Models were M2412 Lead (4x12") and M212F Bass (2x12") cabs. Both were 150w.
These cabs were made for the then new solid state lead and bass heads.

Production was for a year or so. The cabs price were 30% less then an UK
built 4X12", but was no success.

They took the same name (BigM) that was used for German import amps in the 60's.
In the 60's a German trumpet manufactor owned the trademark Marshall,
so Jim Marshall had to buy the rights to get them named Marshall in Germany.

Hayride13

I'm no lawyer but that makes them not a Marshall product in my book...

This could be just one of the reasons they broke off the contract and went for another US distributor. Never bite the hand that feeds.

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jaze70ss

Hey Viking...I just checked my last posting and I am reasonably sure that I never said it was a Marshall cab... Just that I owned a big M...Jay