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Marshall amps ceasing UK production (according to Dave Friedman,,,,)

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nick79nick79 Frets: 252
Doing the rounds on a couple of other forums today is that apparently Dave Friedman has mentioned in a youtube vid (Tone talk vol.16 with Pete Thorn and John Suhr) that Marshall are ceasing UK production. I've no idea if its true but it's a pretty strong statement to make!
Anyone here shed any light on it?
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  • Linky ?
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71952
    I have heard that rumour too, from a totally non-music-industry source, so it could be true. It would be sad if so. I can certainly see them stopping UK production of all the modern amps, that would make sense - since they've already moved everything up to the DSL series to Vietnam - but to stop the UK-made vintage reissues and especially the handwired series as well would be a shame, even if they can make them in Vietnam.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • PlectrumPlectrum Frets: 494
    It would make sense if they were losing but money but they're not. I suspect it's poison put down by one of their competitors.
    One day I'm going to make a guitar out of butter to experience just how well it actually plays.
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  • As far as I know Friedman have never manufactured amps in the UK in any case ;)
    Please note my communication is not very good, so please be patient with me
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  • Maybe they want to make more fridges.
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  • FreebirdFreebird Frets: 5821
    edited December 2017
    Slap 100% import duty on imported Marshall amps. Problem solved 
    If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
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  • Freebird said:
    Slap 100% import duty on imported Marshall amps. Problem solved 
    The EU would probably do that if they were still made in England....
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  • timmysofttimmysoft Frets: 1962
    BREXIT
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14321
    edited December 2017
    timmysoft said:
    BREXIT
    TRUMP

    KIM-JONG-UN

    WILLIAM SHATNER

    EDDIE GRUNDY

    DONALD DUCK


    Be seeing you.
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  • TTBZTTBZ Frets: 2873
    Fake news. 
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  • RiftAmpsRiftAmps Frets: 3113
    tFB Trader
    The last I heard was that Marshall had just renewed the leases on the wave soldering machines.
    *I no longer offer replacement speaker baffles*
    Rift Amplification
    Handwired Guitar Amplifiers
    Brackley, Northamptonshire
    www.riftamps.co.uk

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  • CollingsCollings Frets: 411
    A dealer told me similar a few months back.
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  • What makes this guy an expert?  
     
     https://youtu.be/PyMnIip-9fY
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30273
    Does it mean I won't be wearing this for much longer?

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  • polotskapolotska Frets: 116
    edited December 2017
    It wouldn’t be shocking if true, and frankly I’d really only be disappointed if that meant the end of the UK-made vintage reissues, but Dave Friedman isn’t exactly a disinterested observer—most (all?) of his amps are Marshall derivatives, using derivative Marshall styling. (I don’t object to using the circuits, but I do find trading on their appearance—as seems to be very common in the industry nowadays—rather uninspired and distasteful.)

    As far as I know, the Friedman amps are still being made by the OEM builder Boutique Amp Distribution. I heard through the grapevine that they’re moving to Mexico…
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  • Guitar_SlingerGuitar_Slinger Frets: 1489
    edited December 2017
    timmysoft said:
    BREXIT
    TRUMP

    KIM-JONG-UN

    WILLIAM SHATNER

    EDDIE GRUNDY

    DONALD DUCK


    Marilyn Monroe.

    We didn't start the fire,
    It was always burning since the world's been turning.
    We didn't start the fire…
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  • Weird, the thread on TGP yesterday that first mentioned this is gone. It had a link to the Tone Talk vid (ep 16) of Dave Friedman talking about this, but the vid was taken down.

    The vid is back up today, and I'd swear it's about 10 mins shorter.
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  • TateFXTateFX Frets: 114
    tFB Trader
    It's a huge place, they could downsize I can't see them moving out of the UK though. It's there identity. 
    Formerly Stu_Tate
    Tate FX
    www.TateFX.co.uk
    Instagram 
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  • clarkefan said:
    Weird, the thread on TGP yesterday that first mentioned this is gone. It had a link to the Tone Talk vid (ep 16) of Dave Friedman talking about this, but the vid was taken down.

    The vid is back up today, and I'd swear it's about 10 mins shorter.
    I saw that thread before it went, and towards the end it quoted a retraction that had been made by Friedman. Apparently the claim had originally been made in the last 5 minutes of the video - i.e in the bit that has now been chopped off.
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30273
    He's talking out of his Brown Eye.
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