Marshall: the rock world's amp of choice for decades - in pictures

Jimi Marshall Hendrix, one of the most famous Marshall amp devotees. Jim Marshall called Hendrix his 'ambassador' Photograph: Ray Stevenson /Rex Features

Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen used a modified Marshall to get his famous 'brown' tone Photograph: Joe Traver/Getty Images

Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) from the band Spinal Tap. His Marshall amp famously went up to 11 Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex Features

Jeff Beck in front of his Marshall stack at the Roundhouse Photograph: Ray Stevenson /Rex Features

Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic from Nirvana, Cobain died on the same day as Jim Marshall 18 earlier Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/Film Magic

Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister of the British rock band Motörhead plays bass through two customised Marshalls known as Murder One and Murder Two Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP

Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth performs on stage at the Art Rock festival in Brittany Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Jimmy Page of the legendary heavy-rock band Led Zeppelin Photograph: Laurance Ratner/WireImage

Kerry King from the heavy metal band Slayer. The guitarist has his own signature Marshall amp based on the famous JCM 800 model Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/EPA

Slash has used Marshalls amps since his days in Guns N' Roses Photograph: Brian Rasic /Rex Features

Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt of Status Quo performing on HMS Ark Royal Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian