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Mr. T’s Collection

<About the collection>
     Mr. T, who lives in the Chugoku region of Japan, has collected Marshall products and various other types of musical equipment over a long period of time. He owns not only Marshalls but also other amps, as well as countless guitars, catalogs, CDs, LPs, cartoon hero goods, etc.
     He came across a vintage Marshall on his honeymoon and fell in love with vintage amps. He went on to deepen his love for the amps – as well as his wife. Now he is the proud owner of a massive collection that would even surprise Marshall in England with its variety. When Marshall reissued the JTM45/100 in 2006, one of the items in his collection was chosen as a reference.
     His dream is to establish a museum for his Marshall collection and other rock items. No doubt the dream will come true soon.
     As a precursor to this museum, we at Yamaha Music Trading Corporation, the Marshall distributor in Japan, have decided to display the collection on the Japanese Marshall website with the blessing of Mr. T. We wanted to let the world know about the existence of such a great collector and collection as soon as possible.
     Mr. T is not involved in the music industry at all. Therefore the collection did not form naturally or unconsciously “through the business” or “as a result of various items that people gave.” Mr. T. has economic constraints, and so time and time again he regretted not being able to add important items to the collection. In other words, each and every item was examined and selected carefully and the collection is the product of Mr. T's passion.  He collects the items not in the business basis and did not restore almost all of them by force so that he can treat the items as merchandize.  This makes every item tells a story. 
     We sincerely hope that you will enjoy Mr. T's co