The Axewoman Cometh!!

Here's his amazing story . . .

A seventeen-year-old guy proposes to his girlfriend and, to his obvious delight, she gladly accepts. So, he immediately runs down to the bank and draws out his life savings so he can buy the girl of his dreams the biggest and best engagement ring he can afford. Trouble is, on his way to the jewelers he stops off at his local music store....

"Check this out dude," exclaims his friend who works there, "we just bought a Marshall halfstack off some guy who'd fallen on hard times and we got it for a steal. I know you've always wanted one and I'll cut you a killer deal!"

Needless to say, our hero starts drooling at the mouth at the mere sight of the rig. Three glorious powerchords later, the salesman's got him hook, line and sinker. "I'll take it," he blurts. "How much do y' want?"

As luck would have it, the asking price for this once-in-a-life time bargain came to almost exactly what he'd just pulled out of the bank. So, before the salesman has a chance to change his mind and up the price, our 17 year-old subject hands over the cash. To say he's in seventh heaven at this point would be a massive understatement. Unfortunately for him, at this point his excitement blinded him to the reality of what he's just done. And, to make matters worse, he loaded the halfstack in his car and headed straight for his fiancé's house to show her his prize! This is clearly not a smart kid....

On arriving at his future wife's abode, he headed straight for the garage to try out his newly purchased prize. Seeing his car in the driveway his girlfriend rushed out to find him. "Where's my ring honey?" She asked excitedly upon finding him.

"Er, I'll get that later on," the young guitarist replied, pointing at the amp. "I got this instead, I had to it was a steal! Be a dear and get my axe so I can fire this puppy up, you've gotta hear it...it rocks out!"

Without a word the heartbroken girl left and returned a few minutes later with an axe....but not a six-string one, instead she was wielding a wood-splitting monster similar to the one shown in the pictures! Five blows and 30 seconds later she'd completely trashed both the head and the 4x12 cabinet. Hell, she attacked the thing with such force she even managed to buckle the head's steel chassis which not an easy thing to do...such is the strength of a woman scorned!

Needless to say, the couple is no longer a couple. And, to add insult to the young man's injured pride, he never even got a chance to play a single note through his new amp before the damage was done. Convinced that his rig was worthless, he gave it to his guitar teacher who, in turn, tried to sell it to Art at Hanson Music. Figuring he could use it for parts, Art offered him a mere $70.00. The guy took it and left...

As already mentioned, Art replaced the broken tubes and, to his amazement, the amp not only still worked, it sounded amazing. This truly is living, fire-breathing proof of the roadworthiness of Marshall amps! Art is pictured standing proudly next to the cheapest Marshall halfstack on the planet. 

Thanx for sharing the story with us pal and readers, please remember: if you go out to buy an engagement ring and buy an amp instead....PLEASE be smart enough not to take the thing back to your girlfriend's place to try it out!

Nick Bowcott,  Marshall USA