After 40 long years, Marshall and Spinal Tap reunite for the ultimate heavy-metal haymaker — the custom “Goes to 11” Marshall JVM410H. At 100 watts, this limited-edition tube head has been dubbed “the loudest amp ever made,” and, boy — is it ever. Not only does every control reach a skyscraping 11, but the Master Output’s upper limit? It’s nonexistent. Literally, it goes to infinity.
Hit the link to check ’em out for yourself and snag one while you can. Once they’re gone, that’s it — it’s curtains on a full-circle collaboration 40 years in the making! 👉 Marshall X Spinal Tap X Sweetwater Gear Exchange Store
- Marshall x Spinal Tap JVM410H Amp Head on the Sweetwater Gear Exchange
- Paying it Forward: the Spinal Tap Legacy to Lead Next-gen Musicians
- From David Kaff to Infinity: Honoring History, Vision, and Influence
Marshall x Spinal Tap JVM410H Amp Head on the Sweetwater Gear Exchange
With Stonehenge-grade sonics and dedicated, onboard Tufnel and St. Hubbins modes, this take on the JVM410H is limited to just 11 units worldwide, only available in the US, and exclusive to Sweetwater’s Gear Exchange!
Read on to learn more about the charities — handpicked by Spinal Tap themselves — that will receive portions of the proceeds from the amps’ sales to aid their causes, discover the story behind the creation of this magical monument to metal, and get a behind-the-scenes look at building the amps.
Paying it Forward: The Spinal Tap Legacy to Lead Next-gen Musicians
As The End Continues, so does the spirit of musical innovation, which Marshall and Spinal Tap are fully committed to supporting by fostering the next generation of musical minds. Proceeds from the 11 limited-edition Spinal Tap “Goes to 11” JVM410H amp heads will go to the charitable efforts of the New Orleans-based The Roots of Music as well as California’s Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
The Roots of Music blends academic support, music education, and dedicated mentorship into a comprehensive network of nurture for students aged 3–18. This includes expansive education in both music history and music theory as well as top-tier instrumental instruction and preparation for ensemble performances.
What’s more, The Roots of Music is committed to eliminating the barriers to entry that affect low-income households and gives students hot meals and round-trip transportation services. The group’s five-days-a-week program provides kids with year-round academic tutoring and more than 2,500 hours of music education alongside 1,400 bus trips; more than 30,000 hot meals; and a repertoire of over 150 instruments that the students can use. And everything is focused through the lens of promoting and preserving the distinct, rich, and diverse cultural and musical heritage that’s made The Big Easy such a hotbed of musical innovation!
From David Kaff to Infinity: Honoring History, Vision, and Influence
Sequels are always a tricky thing, and the more time that passes, the harder it is to stick the landing. With more than four decades between the seminal film and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the stakes couldn’t have been higher. After all, 40 years is quite a long time for a legacy to cement, for comedic bits doubling as industry commentary to marinate and influence the gear grammar of guitarists across generations.
Considering how much Marshall, the film’s creators, and the entirety of the music-making and performance industries have grown and evolved, Marshall’s legacy toes the same lines of lineage and influence interwoven into the rock tapestry defined by Spinal Tap. Nigel Tufnel — known in real life as the multidisciplinary actor, writer, director, comedian, and tenth-season regular cast-member of Saturday Night Live, Christopher Guest — directed Marshall to do the unthinkable: go beyond 11.
The result is a supercharged JVM410H, a 100-watt tube head that Marshall and Spinal Tap proudly tout as “the loudest amp ever made,” and for good reason — the Master Output control goes to infinity. Of course, every other knob goes to 11, and the original amp’s 001 and 002 channels are renamed as Tufnel and (David) St. Hubbins modes. Yet, the homage honors more than one of rock’s greatest bits and players, as every bass-frequency control knob is labeled “Smalls” in honor of the band’s original bassist, Viv Savage, played by the late David Kaff.
The road to Spinal Tap II was a long, winding, and difficult trek, and yet the outcome does exactly what a high-stakes sequel needs to do. Where so many others falter, it passes the torch with the full power and enduring influence of the original film to support the next generation’s bid to reach their own Stonehenge-grade potential. With the vision and ingenuity of Marshall and Spinal Tap leading this charge, Sweetwater’s Gear Exchange couldn’t feel more honored to empower the moment.
The end truly does continue, starting now.
