Marshall Amps

The 5% is old news, but I think it’s more concerning after buying the company their first thought is to basically sell it off. Presumably they can’t see an easy way of making it financially viable or to not burden their electronics business.
 
James Freeman said:
Today was an SD-1 -> Marshall -> 4x12 day, no attentuators, no axefx's, pure old analog loud noise.
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SillyOctpuss said:
I was quite similar Klone into Marshall into 2x12 with a les paul. I also had some delay at times from a Way Huge Aqua puss.
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My morning practice sesh was Les Paul -> SD-1 -> SC20H -> 212 + 412.

Then a little work for the rest of the morning and now getting ready for the hurricane heading our way. Fuck Milton!! :cuss:nails
 
HotRats said:
yeah but, jesus, 5% is really crazy low. so low is almost unbelivable
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Some sources close to the situation have also added that EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is around €80 million from €400 million revenues.

So 5% of 80M € would still be 4M €. Which to shareholders at Zound probably doesn't look that great.

For the record I still like the 1st gen Marshall Kilburn Bluetooth speaker we have. It looks great and sounds more than decent for what it is.
 
laxu said:
Some sources close to the situation have also added that EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is around €80 million from €400 million revenues.

So 5% of 80M € would still be 4M €. Which to shareholders at Zound probably doesn't look that great.

For the record I still like the 1st gen Marshall Kilburn Bluetooth speaker we have. It looks great and sounds more than decent for what it is.
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Marshall amps seems to be top sellers almost everywhere around the world so I don't understand what Zsound can expect from a market that is what it is.
 
HotRats said:
Marshall amps seems to be top sellers almost everywhere around the world so I don't understand what Zsound can expect from a market that is what it is.
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I assume Marshalls still don't sell anywhere near the numbers that Boss Katanas do, or similar from Fender.

Marshall doesn't have a good budget offering. The cheapest amp in their range that I would buy is the DSL40CR combo, and that's about twice the money of the Katana Gen 3 even if the Marshall is a full tube amp.

While Marshall don't necessarily need to do another digital amp like the Code series, they should at least make a better solid-state amp instead of the awful MG series.

I just don't think they have any good designers left when all they have put out in years is the same rehashed circuits in 20W format.
 
CakeEater said:
It always amazes me that for all the prestige and historic reputation Marshall have, their amps and build quality are quite middling and they've let builders like Friedman and Bogner eat their lunch, especially as far as modern appointments go.
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It's not like most Fenders are amazingly well built either. Both are in the "good enough" category.

Marshall has just been sitting more on their laurels where they have left the door open for brands like Friedman or Bogner to make more practical amps that sound better at low volume etc.

IMO the 17 years old JVM410 is pretty much the last relevant modern amp Marshall has made.
 
laxu said:
It's not like most Fenders are amazingly well built either. Both are in the "good enough" category.

Marshall has just been sitting more on their laurels where they have left the door open for brands like Friedman or Bogner to make more practical amps that sound better at low volume etc.

IMO the 17 years old JVM410 is pretty much the last relevant modern amp Marshall has made.
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I feel somewhat the same way about Fender too. Although they've innovated on the Tone Master series, regardless if they're to someone's particular taste or not.

They'll also occasionally bring out a product like Adam Clayton's latest bass amp, which seems to be a very well put-together combo, at a premium but fair price.
 
I wonder how Marshall would have done if they had packaged the JMD's Softube modeling in a Tonemaster-like package and offered the amps loaded with Greenbacks or V-Types.

I was on vacation to China just a week ago. Those Marshall Bluetooth speakers were all over the shopping malls, placed like a premium product. At one spot, there was were reps promoting the speakers. It felt odd that this was the most exposure to the Marshall logo in my life.
 
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