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"In 1962 Jim Marshall developed the first Marshall amplifier in his shop in Hanwell, London, England after taking time to listen to what guitar players wanted and needed, " says Managing Director of Marshall Amplification, Jonathan Ellery.
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Deciding that he wanted to learn guitar, he petitioned the warden, claiming he already knew how to play and could teach lessons to fellow inmates.
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And Ted Templeman told me, when he signed Van Halen, they were called something else, and he wanted to name them after the guitar player.
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