Hello friends, tone fiends and guitar aficionados.

I started this petition on the behalf of myself and my fellow guitarists the world over with one goal in mind- to have the highly venerated Marshall Amplification Company consider adding a reissue of the legendary and highly sought after JTM "Super 100 Amplifier" (also commonly known as the JTM45/100 and the JTM100), as used by Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townsend and Eric Clapton, to it's lineup of Handwired, Vintage-spec Reissues in the near future.

This amp was originally constructed back in late 1965 at the request of Pete Townsend of The Who, Pete wanted a guitar amp loud enough and powerful enough so that he can hear himself over Keith Moon's loose-cannon drumming during live performances. Thus, Jim Marshall himself went to his workshop and churned out quite arguably the loudest amplifier at the time and the first version of the Marshall JTM45/100 "Super 100" amplifier was born, boasting not one but two power transformers. By 1966 the design was streamlined with new power and output transformers made by Drake and powered by 4- KT66 power tubes, making the amp more reliable and easier to produce.

Rock & Roll will never sound the same ever again.

The 100 watt beast quickly caught on and guitarists around the world clamored to add this piece of musical heavy artillery to their arsenal. Among these guitarists was Eric Clapton (who used the "Super 100" during part of his stint with Cream) and a Seattle transplant named Jimi Hendrix. It was during Hendrix's short career that he re-shaped the sound of the guitar as we know it, making him a legend and bringing Marshall amplifiers to world stage with him.

In the age of massive outdoor festivals and arena shows, many guitarists during the late 60s/early 70s switched over from Fender and Vox combo amps to Marshall stacks in an effort to be heard and the 100 watt stacks (namely the Super 100's successor- the JMP Superlead) became the preferred weapon of choice by many guitar players including Jimmy Page, Joe Walsh, Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Paul Kossoff, Billy F. Gibbons and just about every other guitar player you can think.

Marshall shaped the sound of the coming decades, especially the 1970s & 1980s, and it would have never happened had Pete Townsend never demanded an amplifier louder than 30 watts.

However, The Super 100 itself was phased out of production in the Spring of 1967 and replaced in the Marshall catalog by it's el34 powered siblings the Superlead and Superbass, yet this particular model still found it's way into many famed recordings through the years, including Eric Johnson's "Cliffs of Dover" and just about every track on AC/DC's "Ballbreaker" album.

Yet, despite it's legendary status and high value to collectors, the JTM 45/100 has only been reissued twice, both times in the mid-2000s, first as a part of Marshall's 40th anniversary and as the limited edition Super100JH Jimi Hendrix signature amp.

One would think that with this amp's legendary status in the realm of guitar amplification, it would've been reissued years ago when Marshall announced it's Handwired line of amps. The 100 watt superlead (which is an entirely different animal tone-wise than the JTM45/100, not the same amp), the Bluesbreaker combo and the JTM 45 Tremolo (JTM45THW) have all gotten the handwired treatment and pressed back into regular production along with more obscure models such as the 18-watt 1974x. However, the JTM45/100 has yet to be pressed back into regular production for the current crop of guitarists to own, enjoy and bask in it's majesty... without needing to mortgage the house.

What I, and everybody who signs this petition, am asking is for Marshall Amps to at least consider reissuing the JTM45/100 amplifier as a part of it's line of Handwired amps.

Thank You All for Reading this, hopefully you signed. 20,000+ signatures is what I'm aiming for. Lets hopefully bring back the legendary Marshall JTM 45/100 after 48 years out of production.