All user reviews for the Marshall G80RCD

I bought this from sound control Leeds, paid £250, i wanted a louder amp that would not sound as small as my mg mkII 10 watt amp, I wanted something with a large speaker cone and a lot of power to gig with, and get more clarity.

This amp is great for what i use it for. Now I have more playing experience my requirements i more demanding. I bought a line 6 am4 amp modeller to put in front of the amp to give it better tone. This is really where the amp excels, using it effectively as a PA for the pedal's sound. The amps own sound,(especially distorted) is fairly harsh and not very valvey, but the amp modeller sounds great due to the fact that the clean channel does not distort to easily, therefore you just hear what the pedal is doing.

As i have said earlier, the overdrive on this amp is not great, but then for this sort of money and power you cannot expect too much. I have also had a problem with the jack socket, which has come lose although this is my own fault because i left the lead in and fell on it when slightlty drunk!

generally it has been very tough. i have dragged it all over the place and have not had any problems,(apart from the jack socket as mentioned!)The footswitch has been slighlty tempermental, but i do not use this as i only use the amps clean channel, and put my own pedall in to it.

Good for the money, especially for the beginner looking to become more serious,although do shop around as the line 6 spider II is also very good, has similar power and is going for a good price now.(bear in mind you may need to buy the floorboard pedal though which is quite expensive.) I am happy with this amp and with the upgrade of the am4 (excellent piece of kit this amp sound very nice.

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I bought this amp brand new at George's Music in Jacksonville FL.

It sounded great when I first bought it

There's really nothign I like about it. I've barely had it a year, and I've replaced so many fuses and had so many wiring problems, it's more trouble than it's worth. It'll sound good at first, but it fades out after about 20 minutes. It sounds muffled and dull in recordings, so it's not even a very good studio amp.

It's a piece of junk. Everything breaks.

If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have paid a dime for the thing. It's been nothing but a hassle since I got it.

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I bought my baby at a little shop in East Brighton called World of Music. I'd been looking for a large-ish combo to practice on and at the time this was Marshall's non-valve combo. The RRP on the amp was $750 (Australian Dollars)
When I first rang the store, they quoted me $650 for it. So I rang another store and told them I'd been offered $650 and asked them if they could beat this price. They wanted the sale so they said they'd give it to me for $599.
So then I rang back to World of Music and told them I'd been offered a price under $600 but said I'd rather not discuss the exact ammount over the phone. The guy went and had a chat with the manager and then came back and told me they were cutting their own throats but they'd give it to me for $565 which is a profit markup of ZERO!
So that's how I got my $750 amp for $565 and saved $185.

This lil' beauty has a MASSIVE tone range. The clean channel is bright and warm sounding, the overdrive channel can purr like a kitten in creamy old-style distortion or squeal harmonics in thrash style super heavy gain and everything in between.
The CD input is an added bonus which I use to plug a mic into for when I'm just practing.

I got no gripes with my baby, except its weight, but I can live with a heavy amp.
Maybe it could do with more than one guitar input jack.


Beautiful craftsmanship, solid as a rock. I never had any problems with it.

I LOVE this amp, it suits any style of music I wanna play and it has GREAT sound for a combo.
My old guitar is a pile of poo but it still sounds great through this amp.
I really recommend you buy this amp!!!

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I bought this amplifier at Holden Hill music in Adelaide, South Australia. I paid A$700 (but I traded in some other stuff, so I got it for $500).


The MG80RCD is a very fine guitar amp. I upgraded to it from a Peavy Rage 158 (a 15watt amp), so the 80watts of power I now Posses is fantastic! The Overdrive channel sounds very creamy and warm on the "vintage" setting, and the modern setting provides for those who would like a more crunchy sound. Both settings are excellent. The clean channel is also quite good, but not the unit's strong point. The reverb is nice, as is the included footswitch (reverb and overdrive switches).

There is only one input. Rather Heavy (but you would have to expect that). No headphone Jack.

The unit is sturdy, and I have not managed to damage it yet. The MG series is made in India rather than in England, but the quality doesnt seem to have suffered.

The price of this unit is lower than "made in England" Marshalls, and this is one of its strong points. It would be suited to those intermediate guitarists who need a higher wattage amp, but are not yet prepared to spend a lot of money.

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Transo of 80w amp
Line input, line output, speaker output, footswitch in, input
Rglages basic, 3-band EQ on the 2 channels.
Clear sound, crunch, its saturated reverb

UTILIZATION

Bah is lit, turn the knobs 5 sec and a roll.
The crunch can not be activated using the footswitch
All input and output are made by female jack
Full manual

SOUNDS

Amp destiny to rock / metal.
Test with Ibanez RG370 and a Jackson DX10D.
Like all Marshall transo, the sound is clear and cold with little depth. The knobs of the EQ do not really much.
The sound is saturated trs good, the contour knob allows for the British rock sounds to the pure sounds amricains.

OVERALL OPINION

Amp test repeated, my other guitarist who had brought him.
Clear sound that reminds me of my Valvestate, not gnial without being catastrophic, either.
Saturated sound is good, it's also the highlight of this amp
Boost it well with his even when 80w!
400 new? Damn it's expensive ... for the price there's no picture I not take a.

80W transistor amp
Line input, line output, speaker output, footswitch in, input
Basic adjustments, 3-band EQ on the 2 channels plus a contour control for channel saturated.
Clear sound, crunch, chroma 1, 2 saturation, reverb

UTILIZATION

It is very easy to use, perfect for beginners and those who do not like to take the lead for two hours before finding their sound ..
This is a 80W transistor amp very sufficient to start ..

SOUNDS

There is no miracle .. this is not a tube amp!
For cons, I now a tube preamp before I connect to this amp and the result is fairly good ..
It's 80w so it's more than enough to play in a band .. we will not be masking the sound of the drummer as he is straight forward ..

OVERALL OPINION

I have for over four years and that is where we recognize that the Marshall because it's very very strong!
I take her everywhere with me, repeating in concert and I never had a problem ..
I do not regret this purchase because it is very good stuff ..
I will soon switch to all-tube amp but I would have really done a service ..
As for the choice again? There are so many new brands and new amp model that emerged in the last few years so the concurrency is hard .. I do not know where that is this amp in this new market ..

This is Marshall attempt at the introductory amps for the beginner or low budget guitar players. Along with the reverb in the the amp it has several other effects such as Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay. For the quiet player it has a headphone input so if you desire to play at home quietly or in your office this is a great feature.

This is the same amp as the other wattage in this series. This you get a little bit more air through with the extra wattage. This is 80 watts and will shake walls down with solid state tone.

This amp is similar to the FX version of this series with a few more options. First you have the foot switch and input right next to one another on the front panel. Next, you have a instrument input on the front for the headphone jack, line out and CD input. You can hook your favorite CD player into the amp and use the CD player's volume to get the desired volume out of the amp.



UTILIZATION

Features
Twin switchable channels
Clean Channel with its own Treble and Bass controls
Overdrive Channel with Gain, Bass, Contour, Treble, and Volume controls
Built-in Reverb
Line out
Headphone input
CD input

The Contour control basically shifts the mid-range frequencies in your guitar tone. By turning the Contour fully clockwise you will scoop out of your sound most of the middle frequencies. If you combine this setting with heavy distortion and high Treble and Bass settings you can get a killer thrash tone, perfect for brutal rhythms and nasty leads. By turning this control fully anti-clockwise you can get some great fusion type

SOUNDS


The tone from this amp isn't that bad for being a solid state amp. It has 2 channels with two modes for each channel and all are very usable in the basic functions. This is an all in one amp for a beginner guitar player. Any one who has spent any time with a tube amp will not go for this other than to have as a practice unit for silence or office use. The crunch channel will get you a great classic rock tone. Trying using a Gibson Les Paul or SG and dial down the gain for some good Led Zeppelin tone or Ac/Dc crunch.

The over drive channel is excellent for modern rock and will sound good with any guitar used with humbucker pickup. I suggest dialing in your contour control knob to find the best synch with what ever guitar that you are planning to use with the amp.

OVERALL OPINION

If you are looking for a good amp that you don't have to worry about and just need for practicing or silent playing and you need that Marshall tone then this is a good amp for those purposes. This isn't going to go on stage anywhere or be good for recording, but if you need simplicity in a practice amp then this is a great amp for that. It has a good enough tone for getting your chops down or feeling out the neck of the guitar. I would recommend this to any Marshall fan looking for a solid practice amp.

These amps have been long discontinued so the used market is the only way to go at this point. They newer models so this one is obsolete.