forum2003 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) Hi everyone, I recently tried to by a Marshall head from Anderton’s in the UK on a killer deal, but they told me 4 days after I ordered that they couldn’t send it to me because Gibson told them, they are only a Marshall dealer for the UK/EU. I can’t find anything online that suggests Gibson owns or has any sway in where Marshall vendors can distribute. Is this just a poorly documented relationship? Is Gibson throwing their weight around here, or is Anderton’s making excuses? Here’s the portion of the email I received discussing the reason for cancelling my order: “We have recently been informed by Gibson that we are an EU-only dealer for Marshall products and under their instruction are only able to sell these particular brands within this territory. As a result we are unable to fulfil your order and apologise for any disappointment caused.” Edited December 28, 2019 by forum2003 Pasted in from typing in word and format was off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 That would be the first I've heard about that. Marshall is distributed in the USA exclusively by Korg USA, as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) Marshall Amplifiers is still listed on the web as a British owned company and distributed by Korg in the US. I wonder if the recent news that most of the UK is separating from the EU because of their strong local economy is effecting EU sales. They also mentioned that Ireland is remaining connected to the EU. Edited December 28, 2019 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Some agreement between Gibson and the seller prohibits the seller from selling back(I'm assuming) to America. Many international entities have to set up costs and revenues based on where the stuff is going/selling/delivered. If the seller starts selling Marshalls back(I'm assuming) to America, they could conceivably start selling Gibsons back to America. Something along those lines. rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I got nuthin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forum2003 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 Heard back from the folks at Anderton’s who were very kind, and apologetic for the confusion. They have a form email they send for certain manufacturers, Gibson and Marshall both being in this same scenario. The person who sent me the email just screwed up the form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Gibson doesn't own Marshall, but they go together like bread and butter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticsg Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Mr. Natural said: Gibson doesn't own Marshall, but they go together like bread and butter. They sure do 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 was good they cleared that up and admitting someone just dropped a wrong name. I can assure yous guys from my very own personal experience in dealing with issues with Marshall amps that, Korg is indeed the company in the US that handles all Marshall warranty and support. They are head quartered out of New York. Gibson has nothing to do with any of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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