This is going to come as a shock to the guitar community, but Roy Orbison was the first star to play Marshall Amplification on a tour. His mid 1960’s international tours popularized Marshalls for The Who, Jeff Beck, The Spencer Davis Group and ultimately Jimi Hendrix & Led Zeppelin.
Hi – I now own that Marshall JTM45 212. It was given to me by Barry Bailey (The Atlanta Rhythm Section) Roy’s guitarist in 1965. Barry passed away last year and left me the amp.
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Roy Orbison was one of the greatest rock & roll singers who ever lived. I love the song Pretty Woman.