Marshall have announced the new Studio JTM amp, inspired by the first ever model made in London, following the founder Jim Marshall’s 100th birthday, utilising the same DNA relating back to the inception in the 1960s.
Aiming to reproduce the same “legendary warm and smooth tones” in a smaller, lighter version of the original model, with the company claiming it’s ““a breeze to transport” and suitable for a variety of environments.
It has a lot of the same features as the original including ECC83 preamp values, 5881 power amp valves, ECC83 phase splitter, and G12M-65 Creamback Celestion speakers, producing a warm, “growling” audio performance.
It also comes equipped with built in power reduction technology, to which users can switch between 20W and 5W settings.
The amp was made up for “equally distinguished” products through a 20W head, 20W combo amp, a 12 inch cabinet, and two 12 inch cabs dressed in period correct aesthetics, with a red enamel poured coffin logo, and luxurious fawn fret.
Available is the ST20H 20W head, the ST20C 20W combo, the 12 inch ST112 cabinet, and the two 12 inch ST212 cabinets.
All can be purchased from the Marshal Website, however, it’s important to NOTE that Australian pricing hasn’t been announced yet.