Valid product registration or software purchase required to use CustomTone.

TONE NAME: Marshall Major by mud

  • Created with: Spider V 60
  • Author:
  • Song:
    Highway Star, Burn, Et Al
  • Band:
    Deep Purple Circa 1974
  • Guitarist:
    Ritchie Blackmore
  • Pickup / Position:
    Humbucker / Bridge
  • Style:
    Rock
  • Date: 5/22/19
  • Downloads: 869
  • Addons:

    Model Packs increase the number of Amp or FX Models of a GuitarPort, TonePort, PODxt, PODxt Live or PODxt Pro, for a wider variety of tone possibilities. When a particular tone in the library relies on a Model available in one of these packs, you'll see symbol(s) to indicate which Packs: MS (Metal Shop), CC (Classics Collection), FX (FX Junkie), and PP (Power Pack).

    The models within the FX Junkie Model Pack are already included in PODxt Live, and offered for purchase to add-on to GuitarPort, TonePort, PODxt and PODxt Pro.

    Variax is the uniquely flexibile guitar from Line 6. Our Vetta II amplifier includes a digital connection for the Variax that lets you store settings for both your amp and your guitar in the Vetta II so that when you call up a Vetta Channel Memory your amp and guitar can change sounds together. Vetta II Tones marked with this guitar symbol include this Variax data.

    For each tone in the library, you'll see an icon for either a single coil or humbucker pickup. This tells you whether the tone is best for use with a single coil pickup or a humbucker, so you can select the appropriate pickup on your guitar when using this tone.

    Attention POD 2.0, Flextone and HD147 owners... Your hardware doesn't do Stomp effects, so you'll hear something different than what was intended. Try increasing the Drive or choose a higher gain Amp Model to get the right sound. The other aspects of the sound should translate as expected, so you'll at least get a great starting place for tweaking.

  • Comments:
    Blackmore used a modified hot rodded Marshall major to get the vibe of his 60s Vox AC30 - which he loved but rattled at super high volume (extreme use during Purple gigs). Ritchie says he liked the look of Marshall stacks but hated the tone until Jim Marshall customized his amp. Blackmore claims it is the loudest amp marshall made. It was a custom design by jim Marshall who added two valves....thing put out 300 to 500 watts. Blackmore went through cabs every two weeks while on tour with Purple. Ritchie used a trebble booster along with a reel to reel to get his gain. Ritchie played his marshall with no base, mid full, trebble in middle. Presence was 0 to 50. His strat was full up accross board. He controled dynamics by going 100 to 50 on volume.

Tone successfully deleted

 
Delete this tone forever?

Yes / No
There was a problem deleting the tone.

Close

Tones contributed by users to the Public Tone Exchange are made by individual users, who are in no way affiliated with Line 6. Any product name or trademarks used by the users to describe their Tones are the sole property of their respective owners. Any use of these product names or trademarks of other manufacturers should not be construed as an endorsement, association or affiliation with Line 6.