stack guitar ampA Stack (stak) is a term that refers to an amplifier mounted on top of two 4″ x 12″ speaker cabinets. The term is credited to Peter Townshend of The Who. The Who was one of Marshall Amplifiers’ first celebrity clients. After his roadies threatened a mutiny against moving a gigantic 8″ x 12″ cabinet, Marshall divided the speaker array into a pair of more manageable 4″ x 12″ cabinets that could be stacked on top of each other. The huge sound, volume, and striking visual image soon became a rock standard.

Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck are just a few of the influential Marshall stack players in rock guitar history.

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