User manual MARSHALL AMPLIFIER 1959RR

[. . . ] Photo © Jay Banbury From Jim Marshall I am really pleased that you have chosen this 1959RR Randy Rhoads Signature Series Super Lead 100W head. It is only the fourth signature amplifier that we have produced and I feel it is a great addition to this select range. I first met Randy when he came to the factory in January 1980. He had not long ago joined Ozzy Osbourne and they were working on their first album. [. . . ] Ironically though, the Ozzy audition nearly didn't happen. . . "When they first called Randy to audition for Ozzy he said, `Oh I don't think I'd be interested because I work for my Mom and I have my own band which I like. '" Delores recounts. Who was that?' I didn't recognize the name Ozzy Osbourne because I didn't know anything about the rock scene and Randy explained to me that he had been in the business for a long time with a band called Black Sabbath. He also said, `I really don't care for that band at all!'" "So I said, `Well if he's been in the business that long sometimes that's a good thing. Who you know is important as that can give you a little inlet or something that helps you get further along in the industry. ' Anyway, they called back and said, `We really do want you to come to audition' and Randy told them it would have to be late because he would be teaching here first and didn't want to let his students down. They said they didn't care how late it was and it ended up that he wasn't gone all that long at all. He came back much sooner than I expected. `Well, what happened?' I asked and he said, `Oh I don't know. I was just warming up a little bit and tuning up when Ozzy came out and told me I'd got the job!'" As already mentioned, despite his shooting-star like life, Randy's legend not only endures, it continues to grow. In addition to still regularly appearing on the covers of the world's leading rock guitar magazines, Randy was inducted into the world famous Hollywood RockWalk of fame in 2004. To help celebrate this momentous occasion, Dr. Jim Marshall OBE wrote the following in a letter to Delores: "I was and still am delighted that he played through Marshalls and consider him to be one of the finest ambassadors of my amplifiers to this very day ­ the fact that he is still rightfully held in such high regard by so many musicians speaks volumes regarding the tremendous impact he had on the world of rock guitar. " At the aforementioned induction ceremony ­ with the help of the one and only Zakk Wylde, who was also in attendance as a speaker ­ the wheels started well and truly rolling towards the creation of the Limited Edition 1959RR. As Zakk told me way back in 2001 when we were working on his own signature head, "forget about me, the guy who has to have a signature Marshall is Randy. End of story. " We all agreed and so thankfully so did the Rhoads family. The result is the stunning looking and sounding limited edition head you are now the proud owner of. Wylde. . . and thank you Randy!! ENGLISH As legend now has it, apparently Ozzy was sleeping on a couch in the rehearsal room and when he initially woke up he thought Randy was a girl!Then he heard him play and literally knew within seconds that he'd found the guitarist of his dreams. "Building the band with Randy was one of the happiest times of my life, " Ozzy wrote in the sleeve notes of the 1987 Tribute album. "He helped make all my dreams come true. " What happened once Ozzy and Randy joined forces is now part of heavy metal folklore and has been documented countless times. Alongside Ozzy, Randy came into his own and his tremendous talents literally took the rock world by storm. "I always tell people that I played with two different Randy Rhoads, " Rudy Sarzo states. "The one I played with in Quiet Riot was a chameleon. [. . . ] Always use a high quality screened guitar lead. NOTE - Plugging into this input bypasses the cascade and the amp functions in standard format. LOW SENSITIVITY INPUT FOR CHANNEL I This is the `low sensitivity' guitar input for Channel I. It is 6dB lower (half) than the `high sensitivity' input and results in less gain capability which may be required for guitars with very hot output pickups or active circuitry onboard. [. . . ]