Is Marshall Done For?

[TM1]

I went to the Marshall website. It's really "F,d" up compared to even 6-8 months ago. It's like a whole Chinese made website. What am I missing here? I guess the new owners are just limping along on the reputation it had before the change in ownership... I feel for the folks who've worked there for say 20-25 years...

 

[goldtop0]

They've changed the site that's for sure Don, all the gear is still there though.
Do you think they're going to the dogs.

 

[Bob Womack]

Are you talking about https://www.marshall.com/us/en/amplifiers ? They used to be on marshallamps.com but they've migrated. The site at marshall.com appears to be typical British construction. I used to have a rule about magazines: "Never allow the art director to design the table-of-contents page. No-one will be able to find anything." This site represents an info seeker's and engineer's nightmare. There are multiple pics on every page, mostly blown up and cropped to the point of cutting off the subject, like an art director would do. The info is there but you have to search for it - most is at the far bottom of the page and set under a link.

Bob

 

[Wilko]

I'm a designer. That site is a nightmare.

 

[TM1]

Thanks chaps!

 

[GlassSnuff]

I'm afraid the new owners are more interested in the name than the product.

 

[metropolis]

The design is horrific, I think I know what they're trying to do but it's been executed very badly.

The order of the products on there just goes to show what they're actually trying to sell and amps come last. It's very sad to see what's happened to that brand over the years.

 

[CarlyLee]

The design is horrific, I think I know what they're trying to do but it's been executed very badly.

The order of the products on there just goes to show what they're actually trying to sell and amps come last. It's very sad to see what's happened to that brand over the years.

I agree with you.

 

[ElChivo]

It's like they have no direction. They haven't made any moves into modeling, but also haven't gone all-in with recreation of the originals.