Marshall MG10CD user reviews ( 7/10) - 38 user reviews

• 12/12/11

  ericthegreat's review "lower end marshall amp"

  Characteristics

  The Marshall MG10 CD is a solid state amplifier made in the 1990s. It has 25 watts of power going into 8 ohms. It has a 1/4 input in the front for your instrument. The parameters are pretty basic as it has EQ settings, gain setting, and volume. It also has preset buttons for different strange, that have pictures of various things - like birds, and mushroom clouds or something like that...pretty strange.

  Utilization

  The configuration is easy to follow and it is easy to figure out what everything does on this amp. While it is easy to manipulate the parameters, I wouldn't say it is easy to get a good sound out of this, as I really don't like the overall tone of this amp. I don't have the manual, so I can't speak to if it is helpful or not.

  Sounds

  I'm not a fan of this amplifier because I don't like the sound of it. For my taste, it is way too tinny and has no girth. It seems to me that during the 90's, Fender kind of dropped the ball with some of their solid state amps. While this is certainly a low end model, I was hoping I would at least be able to get a usable sound from it in terms of its distortion, but really have not been able to. The clean sound is okay, but nothing to brag about. It has four preset buttons, with strange pictures...this part of the amp kind of boggles my mind.

  Overall Opinion

  I've had my Marshall MG10 CD for a few years and have come to only use it when I have to, and use it with the clean signal only. It is a usable amp, but not great sounding by any means. Fender makes great amps and guitars, but this is one of the worst sounding marshall amps I have used. While it is cheap, to me its not worth the price as you can find better sounding Fender amps for the same price - basically anything with tubes. Overall, one of the poorer Fender made amplifiers.
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• 07/31/11

  iamqman's review "This is nice"

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  If you are a Marshall nut like myself and you are in need or a good sounding practice amp then this might be the amp for you. This is a low watt headphone featured and this was really the predecessor to the MG series amps.The dirty channel gets a nice crunch sound with plenty of versatility when mixing up contour control knob with the gain control knob. The surprising thing is that this amp is 40 watts. You wouldn't think it by first glance but it has a load of volume in it.

  Utilization

  This is a very simple amp to use. You have three control knobs and those are gain, contour, and volume. There is also a boost for the amp that kicks in a few db of volume but also gets the amp to saturate a lot more pushing it into a modded Marshall tone.

  Sounds

  This amp very easy to use. You have one channel and that has three control knobs one for gain, one for volume, and one for the EQ contour. The contour is an EQ sweep that reacts more to the mids than anything. So it is more of midrange sweep type control. It is very useful when dialing in the right voicing for your tone. It is much like the tone knob on your guitar.
  
  
  
  I like this amp with a humbucking style guitar such as a Gibson Les Paul or a SuperStrat. It like having that double coil pickup with the thick chewy distortion this amp can get. This amp can push a lot of volume with 40 watts of power. You can get more volume than you would probably need out of a practice amp, but hey maybe you can use this to take to your band practice as well.

  Overall Opinion

  You can no longer get these amps on the new market. They have been long since discontinued and replaced by the MG series amps from Marshall. It is a not the best sounding amp, but granted it is solid state sound but the whole reason you would buy this is for the simplicity of it to use silently in a hone or office and or just practicing.
  
  
  
  I would recommend this amp to anyone who is looking for a good practice amp that wants a good distortion and a good clean channel and doesn't want to break the bank to purchase it.
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• 01/03/11

  Audiofanzine FR's review

  Characteristics

  Originally written by Clepto87 on Audiofanzine FR.
  
  
  
  10-watt solid-state amp
  
  One guitar input, one CD input
  
  One output with speaker simulation, one headphones output
  
  Easy setting:
  
  Clean channel volume control
  
  Overdrive channel volume and gain controls
  
  Common tone control
  
  Ideal to play at home with headphones at night and with the small 6.5" speaker during the day. I bought it for exactly these applications.

  Utilization

  Considering the limited control possibilities, you can easily get a good sound: I just set the volume and tone depending on the sound I want to get. I just miss the possibility to select the channels with a footswitch.

  Sounds

  The the amp's biggest drawback:
  
  I play a Gibson Les Paul GT with splittable pickups. It's a pretty versatile guitar and it sounds very good with my Fender amp.
  
  The limited setting possibilities of the clean channel force me to use the tone pots of the guitar. Nonetheless, the sound is good, also at low output levels.
  
  On the other hand, the overdrive channel produces an awfully muddy sound and is no use at all. Thus the lack of channel selector is not a problem. I've used the overdrive channel three times or so in two years; I gave up.
  
  Luckily, the amp works quite good with stomp boxes.
  
  Last remark: the headphones sound quite different than the amp. It's a bit annoying because you must readjust the EQ every time you connect the headphones...

  Overall Opinion

  I've been using it about one hour par day for 18 months.
  
  Pros:
  
  Small
  
  Not expensive on the secondhand market
  
  Convenient headphones output
  
  Small speaker = discrete low frequencies = happy neighbors
  
  Cons:
  
  Expensive if new
  
  The headphones output requires the readjusting of the amp's settings
  
  Useless overdrive channel
  
  
  
  Based on my experience, I would buy a tube amp again (for example a Blackstar HT 5).
  
  Good value for money if you buy it secondhand with an overdrive pedal.
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• 10/05/05

  MGR/OzMatt's review "Marshall G10MKII"

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  I have been a muso for a little over 20 years. I started playing drums in high school, which lead to playing in a band. I found drums a lot of work with setting up for practice at home, pack up and load them in the car for practice with the band, pack em and take em home to do more practice, pack em and load em up for gigs etc etc, so when I got a job involving shift work, it all got too hard, and I stopped playing drums. But I couldn't give up alltogether, so one day it was down to the music store and bought a bass guitar. I knew nothing about bass, and I bought a black one just because it was black. It turned out to be a Profile Silouette, a very good P Bass copy, and it has served me very well. A couple of years ago I picked up a Rickenbacker 4004L (review to follow soon...) and I am currently playing bass in a band. I have picked up a couple of 6 strings (elect and accoustic) along the way, but bass is my thing these days.
  
  
  
  I picked up this amp off ebay for AU$40. I was looking for a little amp for my 6 strings, and my kids are getting old enough to start guitar lessons, so I was also after something small and cheap for them to use as well.
  
  
  
  It\'s small and very light. It\'s loud enough for practice and making a racket in the bedroom, but not loud enough to lift the roof or upset the nieghbors. It also has a headphone jack for those times when you can\'t make any noise at all. It has 3 knobs: gain, contour and volume, and a boost button. I was pleasantly suprised by the clean sound. It\'s very clean. It sounds very nice with an acoustic, maybe a bit trebley through the small speaker, but thats easily fixed if you have an eq on your guitar, or by fidling with the countour knob-a kind of midrange eq. Hit the boost button and turn up the gain and you\'re in heavy metal heaven. The kids will love it! I first thought it sounded kind of trashy, but it\'s realy growing on me now. Turn the boost off, and crank up the gain and you get a very nice \'crunchy\' sound with your electric guitar. Just by mucking around with the gain and contour (with or without the boost), you\'re bound to find a sound that suits.
  
  
  
  It\'s pretty hissy with the boost button on and the gain turned up. But then again, hit that first power chord, and you can\'t hear the hiss any more! And to be fair, it\'s very quiet when playing clean.
  
  
  
  It seems to be well made. It\'s very light, but I treat my gear with respect, so I can\'t see any problems in the construction area.
  
  
  
  If you don\'t want to front a band with this amp, it\'s great. It\'s small, portable, and a great sound for what it is. Plenty loud enough for the bedroom Eddie Van Halen, yet nice and clean and quiet if that\'s what you\'re after. You want to play in a band, buy a bigger amp. Want a good cheap practice amp for you or the kids, buy this one.
  
  
  
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• 08/29/04

  MGR/Meztone's review "Marshall MG10CD"

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  I was going to buy a an MG15CD but I didn't realise how much they cost so I bought a MG10CD instead which I wasn't too happy about because it is only 10 watt and is small and dosn't have many controls. I paid £55 but the RRP is £60.
  
  
  
  It looks really cool and is perfect for a practise amp and dosn\'t shake the whole house as much as other amps. The distortion is great and the tone isn\'t bad neither. The CD input is a nice touch aswell.
  
  
  
  I would prefure it to have more controls and it is good clean but not as good as when its on overdrive. But for the price you can\'t really complain.
  
  
  
  It is a real tough well built little amp it looks like it could take some travelling and still work perfect.
  
  
  
  If your looking for an amp just for practising in your bedroom etc for a low price its perfect and I don\'t think any other amps are better at the price. I would guess it is better for rock and metal but would probably be fine for all other types aswell but you might want a few pedals to go with it.
  
  
  
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• 08/11/04

  MGR/brown bear's review "Marshall 10 Watt MG Series CD"

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  it was the first amp i got and ipaid £60 for it.i got it in london charing cross road in a shop called turn key
  
  
  
  for such a cheap small unit you get such a nice crunch on the distortion.also you get can it very loud for its size
  
  
  
  i dont really like the clean tone its to tinny
  
  
  
  the construction is great its a marshall so its built solidly
  
  
  
  its the best amp you can by for your money at only £60.and a great starting amp.
  
  
  
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• 08/08/04

  MGR/Anonymous's review "Marshall MG10CD"

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  I Bought this amp at Hermes Music for $60. I was going to buy a Larger (more expensive) Dean amp until someone showed me this amp and told it would probably be the best sounding practice amp I've heard.
  
  
  
  For a built in distortioner it sounds great. And is very simple to use. The clean tones don\'t sound bad either. It\'s Great for just playin with other guitars.
  
  
  
  It\'s not quite loud enough to play with a drum set. The clean tones aren\'t near as loud as the distorted ones.
  
  
  
  The quality is great. I Got as a Floor model and it still plays as if it were brand new.
  
  
  
  It\'s a great amp for it\'s price and does fine when playing with other guitars but if you\'re trying to start a band this amp isn\'t quite powerful enough.
  
  
  
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• 03/07/04

  MGR/cinnamon stix's review "Marshall GK MK II -10"

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  i brought it at a pawn shop for $50. this is the only model i have ever seen, so i dont know if it it was a ggod buy
  
  
  
  The contour control lets you compress your sound almost as much as you can possible go. It gives it a good metal sound turned about 1/3rd of the way up. Its also got a good sturdy frame. I droppes it from six feet oonce onto wood and i only put a tiny scratch on it.
  
  
  
  the gain is a tiny bit scratchy. not clar enough
  
  
  
  Very good construction. -Duh its a marshall
  
  
  
  A fairly good amp
  
  
  
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• 02/06/04

  MGR/Anonymous's review "Marshall MG-10CD"

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  I bought this amp at a small music store called music maniake. It was my first amp and i thought it look like a good deal for only 70 bucks.
  
  
  
  Theres not much to like really the clean channels is the best thing on the amp but even that sounds like crap.Well it is pretty loud for 10 watts to.
  
  
  
  The over dirve on this amp cant be any worse.The othere things is the tone is so sharp when i play my little e string on the 10th fret my dog starts to cry!! no joke the sound is tarrable.
  
  
  
  the guality of the amps is asume.
  
  
  
  well if u just starting out it is what u wont but dont try to jam with other amps that are bigger because it suckes.
  
  
  
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• 08/08/03

  MGR/mattieo's review "Marshall MG10CD Combo Guitar Amp"

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  I bought this great amp new at guitar center for 80$ on sale, because my cheap danelectro dirty thiry amp crapped out on me.
  
  
  
  I think this a perfect practice amp, and good for a small gig. I am 12 and have a great mexican fender ( not squire) stratocaster, and they are a perfect match! unlike my cheap danelectro this amp has great distortion that is easy to switch from clean like, a pedal, fat tone, incredible sound for its cheap price, great that you can rig up to youre stero for practice, you can use head phones for late night practices, light weigt, and great quality. This amp is great for almost every style of music! Its grea for 60's, and 70's licks ( great for zeppelin, hendrix, the doors, etc). 90's grunge, jazz, blues everything!!!!!!!
  
  
  
  A couple things I didn't like about the marshall was that it should be a little cheaper because it is only a 10 watt and the 15 watt is around 60$ more. thats pretty much what I dislike about the amp, but I do admitt it could use a couple more touches, nuthhing big but still.
  
  
  
  It's a pretty tughf amp it got a black what ever the hell matriel is made out of, good for its price, fake gole top where the knobs are, classic marshall mini cabnit look.
  
  
  
  Its a great amp! cheap price for such a great amp, good beginers, or 2nd amp. great sound, great quality! I deffinetly suggest tryin out and then buyin the marshall mg10cd combo amp!
  
  
  
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