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NotmanycanclaimtheʻLivingLegendʼstatusbutMotörheadfrontman
LemmyKilmisterismostcertainlydeservingofthetitle.Healsohappens
tobeoneofMarshallʼsmostardentfans,recentlyquoting:-“Ifithas
Marshallwrittenonityoucanbuyitwithoutevenatestdrive,theyʼrethat
good.”
Tohonourthisuniquepartnershipthatstretchesbackoverthree
decades,theteamatMarshallhascreatedthisnewSignatureSeries
amplifierthattakesitsinspirationfromLemmyʼsveryownmodified1992
100WSuperBassunitMurderOne.Theresultisanampthatdelivers
sublimetonecombinedwithsheervolumeandcrushingpower,all
wrappedupinaruggedoversizedcab.The1992LEMisnomere
re-issue,thisisacelebrationofaniconicamplifieranditsmasterful
owner, thisisMurderOneMKII.Tofullyunderstandthesignificanceof
thisparticular1992modelwehavetodelveintothemistsoftimeand
revisitthehistoryofLemmy,MotörheadandMurderOneitself.
We Are Motörhead!
Formerlyaroadieforthelate,greatJimiHendrixandrhythmguitaristin
numerousbandsinthelateʼ60s,Lemmyʼsfirstnotablebasspummelling
anticswerewithpsychedelicspacerockersHawkwind.Althoughnotthe
regularleadsingerLemmygavehisvocalchordsastretchonthe1972
trackSilverMachine,whichremainsthebandsbiggesthit.Duringhis
timewithHawkwindLemmydevelopedhisowndistinctivebassplaying
style,possiblygleanedfromhisrhythmguitardays,preferringtouse
powerchordsratherthanthesinglenotetechniquefavouredbymost.But
asthemanhimselfprofessed:-“Allthetechniqueintheworlddonʼtmean
sh*tifitdonʼtsoundright.”Youʼve been told!Afterbeingfiredfromthe
bandovera“misdemeanour”ontheCanadianborderin1975,Lemmy
formedoneofRockʻnʼRollʼsmostmusicallyprolificanduncompromising
outfitsMotörhead.Aftersomeinitiallineupchangesitwasthe
combinationof“Fast”EddieClarkeonguitar,Phil“PhilthyAnimal”Taylor
ontheskinsandLemmyonbassandvocaldutiesthatdefinedthe
Motörheadsoundinthelateʼ70s.Theirmostrecognisablehitofcourse,
istheiconic1980singleAceofSpadeswhichhasbeentheprerequisite
trackforeveryrockcompilationsince.Brutallyfast,refreshingly
uncomplicatedandearsplittinglyloudspeedmetaliswhatthispowertrio
producedandrockfanstheworldoverhavelovedMotörheadforitfor
over30years.
Guitaristsanddrummersmayhavecomeandgone,thencomebackand
goneagainthroughouttheʼ80sandearlyʼ90s,butthecurrentlineupof
PhilCampbell(Guitar)andMikkeyDee(Drums)hasremained
unchangedsince1995.Thecommonthreadbindingthemanyguisesof
Motörheadtogetherthroughthedecades,apartfromLemmyhimself,has
beentheraw,un-relentingwallofexplosivesoundthatbattersyouabout
theheadoneveryalbumandateveryshow.Neveronestofollowbig
hairedtrendsorjumponNu-Metalbandwagons,theMotörheadsound
hasremainedasconstantasLemmyʼspoundingbasslines,microphones
thatpointsouthandhisloveaffairwith1992SuperBassamps.
TheampthatwouldeventuallybecomeMurderOnewasboughtby
Lemmyvirtuallybrandnewandhadbeenfinishedinredvinyl.Madein
1976,justayearafterMotörheadstarteddowntheroadtorockinfamy,
thisʻmoddedʼ1992modelhasfeaturedonnearlyallofthesubsequent
brainrattlingstudioandlivealbums.Formorethan30yearsitwasoneof
thehardestworkedampsinthebusiness,duetotherelentlesspaceof
lifeontheroadsandwichedbetweenstintsintherecordingstudio.
DuringMurderOneʼstenureasLemmyʼsfirstchoicethunderboxthe
originalredcoveringwasgivenalickofjetblackpaintandtheface
furthercustomisedwithtwouniqueemblems.Createdfromfive-pointed
Russianmilitarystarsinsideornategoldenwreaths,theseimprovised
crestsstoodproudlyeithersideoftheMurderOnenameplatewhichin
turnhadbeencreatedfromreflectivetrafficlettering.
Wheredid thiscustom ofnaming hisampscome fromthough?
Well accordingto hisbasstechTimButcher “...[it] justcomes from
Lemmyʼsactivemind, abladeand toomuchtimeonhishands...”
Lemmyhas alsohadat hisdisposal:Marsha,NoRemorseand Killer
amongcountlessother SuperBass variantsovertheyears whichhave all
formedpartoftheimposingbackdroptomany a Motörhead show.
LemmyʼsMarshallamps havebecome suchanindeliblepart of
Motörhead folklorethattherewere reportsafterariotous giginArgentina,
wherethe crowdtore throughthe stageanddestroyedmost ofthebandʼs
equipment, thatMurderOnewasbeingheldto ransom!Thankfully, the
truthis thatmostof Lemmyʼsrig,including hiscustom4x12”and
monstrous 4x15”MarshallCabs,was safelypulledoff stagemoments
beforethe over-zealousfanscould gettheir sweaty,airpunching handson
it.Sadly though,threeplectrums andamicrophonestand didnʼtmake it!
SoMurderOnesurvivedtothumpeardrumsanotherday,whichwas
goodnewsfortheMarshallteamwhenJimMarshallinstructedthemto
produceaSignatureSeriesbassamphonouringbothhisgoodfriendand
themostfamousofhis1992SuperBasshorde.Placedintheirmorethan
capablehands,MurderOnewentundertheʻengineerʼsknifeʼtoseewhat
madeitticksovigorously.Voltagesweremeasured,transformers
examinedandcircuitryscrutinisedtoestablishthewinningformulathat
hasmadethisparticularmodelsuchaformidablepieceofkit.The
outcomeistheintimidating,uncompromisingandbrutishall-valvebass
ampthatyouareno-doubtdroolingoverthisverysecond.
Priortotheirrelease,prototype1992LEMshadbeencuttingtheirteeth
withLemmy,PhilandMikkeyontheir2007/08worldtour,afiercelytough
provinggroundforanyamp.Itsufficestosaythattheysailedthroughthe
roadtestandprovedthemselvesmorethanworthysuccessorstothe
mightyMurderOne,whichisnowenjoyingawellearnedrest.Nosuch
retirementisplannedforLemmythough,asoneofthelastoriginalmetal
maniacsthereseemstobenoendtohisun-yieldingstaminatowriteand
performMotörheadʼsownuniquebrandofheadbangingRockʻnʼRoll.
ArmedwithhisnewSignatureSeriesSuperBassamps,thatwillno-
doubtbechristenedbeforetoolong(anysuggestionsto
www.imotorhead.com bytheway),wearecertainofmanymoreyearsof
themindblowingtoneandbonecrushingvolumethathascometo
epitomisetheLemmyandMarshallpartnershipsincetheʼ70s.Longmay
itcontinue.
Finally,MarshallwouldliketothankEddie,Roger,Tim,Abbe,Danand
therestoftheMotörheadroadcrewfortheirun-waveringhelpand
supportthroughoutthisincredibleproject.SpecialthanksalsotoPhiland
MikkeyfortheircontinuingeffortstodestroythehearingofMotörhead
fanstheworldoverandthanks,ofcourse,totheʻgreatestliving
EnglishmanʼhimselfLemmy.Hemayhavebeltedout:-“TheysayIʼm
gonnaloseandgamblingʼsforfools,butthatʼsthewayIlikeitbaby,I
donʼtwanttoliveforever!”overathousandtimessince1980,buton
currentformitappearsthathejustmight.
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