2006-10-17 00:36:23 · 3 answers · asked by misspoutine_15_2001 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
PA system... popular with rock and punk bands.
Marshall Amplification is a UK-based company making electric guitar amplifiers. Marshall amps were/are "the unit" that defines rock music just like a Fender Strat or a big Gibson guitar.
A full stack consists of one head containing the guitar amplifier on top of two stacked loudspeaker cabinets each containing four 12 inch loudspeakers arranged in a square layout.
The top cabinet has the top two loudspeakers angled slightly upwards, giving the Marshall stack a distinctive appearance. When a single cabinet is used, the complete unit is called a half stack.
Look at pictures of most bands (especially the WHO) starting in the 1960s and ranging through to the present day and chances are good, there's a stack or two on stage. Hendricks daisy-chained several Marshall Stacks together... Load and solid sound... which most fans recognize when they hear it
2006-10-17 00:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by decodoppler 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a Marshall guitar amplifier that has 2 speaker cabinets, one stacked on top of the other. Each cabinet has four 12 inch speakers. This makes for a huge amp that is taller than many guitar players. You have probably seen pictures of a player with the giant amp behind him, usually in rock bands.
Edit: I didn't see decodoppler's post before I posted...his answer is more complete!
2006-10-17 07:48:30 · answer #2 · answered by Nightflyer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a guitar amplifier in which the "head", or electronic amplifier is in a separate enclosure from the speakers. The speakers can be in one (typical), two, or three enclosures. The amplifier "head" is stacked on top of the speaker boxes.
If it's not a "stack" it's a "combo" - with the electronics and the speaker all in one enclosure.
2006-10-17 08:17:10 · answer #3 · answered by gabluesmanxlt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋