Jim Marshall: The Man, The Amps; Together They Revolutionized Rock and Roll
Steven Rosen, Guitar Player, February 1977
EASILY THE MOST revolutionary electric guitarist of the past decade was the late Jimi Hendrix. In many ways Jimi was the first electric guitarist in that he didn't just plug his guitar into an amp and turn up the volume but played the amp as much as he did the guitar. Hendrix changed rock guitar for all time, and as a result the amps he used changed amplification for all time.
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