Marshall 20th Anniversary Amplifiers

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20th Anniversary JCM800 Half Stack In 1982, Marshall introduced their first-ever Anniversary Series models to celebrate 20 years of amplifier manufacturing. The limited edition amps were based on JCM 800 models, and were decked out in white vinyl. A 20th Anniversary medallion key ring was also produced to further commemorate this series.
Review:
Here's what longtime Marshall Arts supporter Tim Comella has to say about these amps:
I did not see any of these amps out on your site....maybe you would like to post a snap of the 1982 20th Anniversary Series JCM-800. This particular one is a 50 watt non channel-switcher.

Contrary to what is stated in Doyle's excellent book, The History of Marshall, there are a number of things that make these amps unusual, including:

Only production Marshall available in White tolex, in 1982
Extremely limited production - about 250 worldwide including combos
'Anniversary Series' Commemorative Plaque at lower left of speaker cab
Special 'AS' [Anniversary Series] prefixed serial number on head (ie: "AS0090" was my first.....this one is "AS0169")
65 watt Celestion speakers
Tim Comella (timcomella@att.net)
Mendham New Jersey, USA

Thanks, Tim, both for the information and for the photo of that beautiful half stack!

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