All user reviews of 3/5 for the Marshall MG100DFX

This is a 100 watts amp transistors, connectivity jack, normal. It has two channels (switchable clear in "overdrive" and another saturated switchable very saturated), reverb and a knob that selects a doubled by another (delay, chorus, flanger or chorus diluted) for assaying the effect effect . A button engaging the FDD, I never really understood what it was for, at least in the ear is not obvious in my memories. And two inputs for headphones and spend playbacks. A jack in and roll youth!

UTILIZATION

In itself this is quite plug and play, the pedal can change channels without having to fiddle with the amp, which is great. In terms of getting a good sound, it's still a transistor therefore without effects, I emmétrais a reserve on it. Fortunately there is an effects loop memory which will stall can be a preamp tube to heat the sound.

SOUNDS

The clean sounds are very slammin like a good transistor! However, they lack personality, crunch, it's a bit cold for me, but more defined than porridge that we use saturation! I do not even talk about the 2 saturation is too fat and bee to play something other than hard rock or grind, Contour allows still slightly sculpt the mids and keep a little porridge-like in respect to saturation, opening with punk styles, giving it a good definition if you force too much on the gain. It always lack of heat, but for the price you can not complain. The reverb is good however.

After my tour in Palestine, where I found myself with this backline, I added to it a ht-boost in the loop, and I managed to pull a good sound. So nothing is lost

OVERALL OPINION

I used it when I started in bands, its strong point is to be indestructible, not to fear transport and blows his weak point is to be transistors and not sound top . I forgot that if you have a drummer who hits hard, it may seem feeble, and the other side is too powerful for use in the apartment (with a "correct" its course). In short, a good amp to start a group, and finger (but not ears) Marshall legend (I now have a JCM 800 and JMP head Superlead MkII so I know whereof I speak at these amps).

This is the 100 watt combo amp with a 12 inch speaker. There are 2 primary channels that include clean and overdrive one and two. There are also tone controls, and a contour control that Marshall is famous for. There is also a line out and headphone jack. There are also some built in effects such as chorus, delay, flange and reverb.

I paid a little over $450 on zzounds.com for this amp. I had gotten a new Ibanez electric guitar for my birthday and some extra bucks from other relatives that I decided to put towards an amp. A buddy of mine told me that a Marshall solid state amp would be a nice pairing for the Ibanez for the type of music I like to play, so I spent some time playing the Marshall combo amps in local guitar stores, before settling on the MG100DFX. I then went online to find the best price and ordered it.

Love the power and that Marshall tone. Even though this is only a 100 watt amp with a 12 inch speaker (Eminence) - it cranks! I could definitely use this amp for garage band jams and small gigs. I also like the fact that it comes with a footswitch so you don't have to go out and buy one and spend additional dough. It's pretty cool that they included onboard effects into the package. The amp just looks sweet too. That familiar Marshall logo is emblazoned across the front of the black speaker cover and it just reeks of heavy metal and hard rock. If you're into these genres of music, there's nothing other than a real Marshall amp for getting that tone you love.

The effects are a little generic. While it's nice that they are included, you will definitely want more flexibility and will probably want to get your own pedalboard anyway or multi-effects processor. I wish these amp manufacturers would just focus on producing great amps and skip the onboard effects. On some models it's nice, but I would have rather them gone with a better speaker or a few more watts before spending the money to build in onboard effects that I probably won't use that much anyway. Other than that, I really don't have any other gripes.

I've owned two Marshall amps in the past and have to say that I keep coming back to them for a reason - top quality, great sound, and built like a brick $hithouse. No complaints in the construction and quality section is what I'm saying if you haven't figured it out by now.

Overall, for about 450 bones I'm pretty darn pleased. Some folks may think that's expensive, especially considering you can almost get a Crate amp and stack seperates or some other brands for just a little more. Why not save up the extra and go for that? Well, I wanted Marshall and it was worth it to me to spend the extra dough. Plus, this amp cranks like a half stack, seriously, you won't believe it. I rarely take it over 3 or 4, unless of course I'm showing it off to some friends and then I jack it up. Overall, very pleased. Not the cheapest, but money doesn't factor in that much when you know exactly what you want.

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All Tansist, 100W

UTILIZATION

The manual is adequate
Configuration disastrous, of the channels with enormous volumes of diference!
Do you get a good sound easy?
Haha good joke, Des soufles, treble has to tear out your eardrums and bass choke '
Effects programmed by a deaf, Serious!

SOUNDS

It is inappropriate in any way, in no style, no heat, no attendance.
I have a Pod X3 Live, which is great, but this amp is really a waste.

OVERALL OPINION

It's not my style to be mean, but truly, I say what I think.

A beginner will find nothing wrong parcontre, ca 4 years do I have this amp, I always felt a mnanque.
This impression was real when I start trying other amps.
My other amp has nothing to do with this 'thing' that is the Marshall MG
I know its sound, hard to find more crap.
250-300 euros for the piece of scrap metal, it's a scam ...
It is worth 100 and more!

I agree with all those who rated poorly!
Do not get fooled!

The Marshall MG 100DFX amp does not have that great of a sound. I bought when I was younger and on a budget, and into much worse music than I am now (metal, nu-metal, the like.) The amp definitely sounded better when I bought it, too. I used a Fender Strat and a Les Paul with it. It sounded better with the Les Paul because it didn't feed back as badly as it did with the Strat, but it still didn't sound too great. Over the years, as I would push it to try and get good sounds, the sound started to deteriorate. By now, almost 7 years later, the amp is almost unusable.



UTILIZATION



The clean channel gets little to no volume, and the distorted channel is incredibly muddy (in fact, it was always pretty muddy, it's just gotten worse). I can't say any of the sounds are my favorite. I don't really like any of them. I recently tried playing a new model in a store, expecting that it would sound better than my amp does since it hadn't gone through the wear and tear.

SOUNDS

While there was more volume, it still didn't sound that great, and wouldn't make me change my rating. The sounds that you can get out of it are a mild, tame clean sound (basically no natural distortion, which I like and can get out of my Fender amps), as well as a muddy distorted sound that might be good for someone trying to emulate Queens of the Stone Age, but not much else. Turing up the low end on the distorted channel makes it really murky and unclear.


OVERALL OPINION


The amp is pretty easy to use and setup. It's pretty much ready to go, just plug it in. The sounds aren't too difficult to get out of it at all. The manual explains how to use everything pretty well, though if you aren't used to using effects loops you probably won't get what the effects loops are all about.

100 W amp with two channels Intgr effects etc ... Go to the website of marshall for CHARACTERISTICS ...

UTILIZATION

For the use of simple renal 2 channels: clean with a crunch mode 3-band EQ, a Distortion channel with switch 2 saturation diffrerents three bands galisaton, volume and contour (as d 'inhabitants of the Marshall). Gnral for a volume, a rate rverb a button selection effects (4), a mix of fact, a mix of effects loop ... Nothing's there's more Drout rgl sound you want, no need for manual!

SOUNDS

In terms of sound, c marshall classic may be more prcis before for clear sound ... In saturated we find the sounds that we make the reputation of the brand ... The part that I find most INTERESTED is the "multi-effects" (only 4 effects) Intgr because of a simple finger swipe you move from a chorus without delay take the lead in this because presets are already cre and agree most of the styles of play So rather nice for a budget ...

OVERALL OPINION

I'm not a fan of the marshall, but the amp I use for some of her taken in recording. The weak point is that the bass is still struggling to move correctly on the HP, as well as the marshall is equipped with a noisy fan which is very dsagrable to register ...
It can cut through against the baffle and the combo and redirects the output to an HP 4X12 "that will accept more low and give more sauce! ERSUMA is an amp that is good for those who love the sound marshall that ve effects and a limited budget, if not, go your way ...

Is already a good transistor amp, but considering the price is normal, the power output is 100Watts that have been the main motivation for my purchase (formation of a group 30watts so it is no longer sufficient).
The connection could not be more simple: input, cd in & line out front and footswitch (included with the amp) snd fx / return jack and the HP.

digital effects are built into the amp, chorus, delay, flanger and chorus / delay. Note a small button rather effective FDD.

UTILIZATION

The use could not be simpler master volume fairly progressive for not assaulting mom in the morning but when it is released to push the power (normal but you tell me escalation is not appropriate in all the pots of I think the Masters champion, but only 110 30w unusable when mom is sleeping). equa per channel with a bass / midrange / treble, plus one for channel saturated knob contour controls the media in the presence of sounds is pushed over the closer of the NU-metal.
the Footswicht can choose between the two channels and to enable or disable the effects, when they are very hard to fine-tune all together as a single knob is leaving a quarter turn to the setting effects of each (one notched knob would have been welcome)

SOUNDS

So it's a transistor amp agree that it should not I expect a warm sound that I like but there have been a cold shower in her clear little presence, its not a hot a sub fortunately the famous button FDD (which makes sense to emulate a tube amp) catches up a bit but it's still not blow it.
on boosted channel now (and there is this gate) to be honest I do not use any more since I try (I use the clean channel with my things) I've come so far to restart the channel and nien my opinion remains unchanged despite many changes of style settings and the saturation of this amplifier is anemic, no body, no presence, the only time we can say that the sound is OD2 is an expectation in the bottom contour where you get good sound for the NU-metal (as I play essentiellemnt ska-punk, reggae, grunge and rock type black desire, you will understand that n is not really "my sound")

I have to say that this amp since November 2002 and my point of view is shaped on the time (because at first I did not find it so bad) anyway looking back I can tell you the sound of my little Fender Champion 110 is 1000 times better than the Marshall but it lacks power.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall this is an amp that is its price, ie it provides the power and many adjustments, some gadgets (built-in effects), it did sound "correct" as it is not become too demanding what inevitably happens over time and by playing on this amp.

In short a very good investment for the first amplifier stage, but you'll want to replace it later for a more present and warmer. (I consider myself to buy a head with a baffle thunder50 ENGL ENGL 212V to replace Marshall)

Amp transistors 100 watt lamps simulation (...)
2 channels (clean / overdrive)
The clean channel has a crunch button (which switches between a lightweight crunch has a saturated fat)
qualisation spare on each channel (3 bands)
SETTING THE contour

4 effects (well, 3 = chorus, delay, flanger and chorus / delay effects combined in one)
rglage volume effects
a rverb numrique
an effects loop (with rglage mix the effects loop)

connections: between one cd, effects loop, line out with accumulation of hp

footswitch (it looks like There's only me who can write here ^ ^ footswitch) with 2 buttons: one to change the channel, and to enable / disable the effects rgls Prior.

I put 9 because the effects are really bad

UTILIZATION

Use very simple (well for me).
This gives her an easy but not good sound.
Manual not clear because in English but there is no need.
I put 8 in use since the setting does not easily obtained

SOUNDS

It is not at all in my stylee music because I play metal.
I use a Jackson RR5 Ibanez SA160 and the sound is never very good.
The sound is neither bold nor crystalline, it is enormously difficult tjs saturated and the light is bad.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 months.
the aesthetic is very good but its bad
nn and I regret it, because then I tried the NADB is best for 112 or 350 for the same Huges and Kettner took the 100.
The ratio price quality not very good on this amp is really buying the brand and the brand alone.
nn I would do not have that choice, I'll rained cot Laney or Peavey

-100w
-Transistor
-4 Effects official (3In Ralite because 2 are grouped into 1)

UTILIZATION

The config is pretty easy for me, I have a friend who galre to set it up .. There's no problem but I
I hardly j'obtient the sound I want ... Finally, it is not the amp pe IDAL for me either but it's not easy to have that jveux
the manual is bogus ... Finally I have read but I get nothing

SOUNDS

It suits my style as I play punk and punk is suitable for all ... but there are better
I play with a stagg 350h and the uber mtal Line 6
I use a rglage fatty ac
I dtest chorus in this amp is really bad qualitbr /> but I like the clean sound and I think it's the highlight of Marshall

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 9 months
what I like is the clean sound +
what I like least is its weight
I just try to peavey bandit 112
I do not think this choice again .. + I would opt for a line 6 spider 212

Everything has been said. On paper it's not bad!

UTILIZATION

Not too hard to set up. You turn the knob and its rings.
Sound good? Hmm, it depends on the style!
I have never seen the manual

In passing. The head of my Valvestate gratteu passed away after 6 months of use not very intensive. Just to give an overview of the quality of recent marshall ...

SOUNDS

It hurt the ...
I can speak quite well, as I got home for a month, and my gratteu repeated it before.
To the large metal, there's really much better, especially for the high price of marshall. Of which rises a little gain, it gets mashed, its slime is not accurate. Not top what.

To play at home, why not. As against the sound is good for the soft rock to rock muscle to AC / DC, Maiden ... It is not doing it for the metal.
I think Marshall is playing only on its reputation for us Fourges amps that really means.

The clean is nice for cons. Its grain is pretty cool and crystalline. The effects are quite a gadget because of the lack of adjustment, but helps out well for group play.

OVERALL OPINION

For € 550, there are much better. For the metal, and the peavey Bandit Studio Pro are really very good, and not as expensive: S
In addition, the fan very quickly kidding. They could make an effort ...
Do not its 100w ... Of which pushes the master, it becomes not good (the problem of transistor amp!)
Otherwise, for any other style, the classic 30 buried ten times. Some H & K are pretty good too.

Amplifier to avoid as much as possible. Like all new marshmall ...

100w amplifier transistor with a 12 hp celestion "low end".
So it's a 100w that has the PCHE, but if you push too hard the beast, it's really crappy.
So he has a cd input and headphone (and other peripherals), from a footswitch and an input / output effect.

For rglages was an eq for the clean / crunch (bass, treble, medium) and one for distortion (bass, treble, mid contour +) and a general volume of course. Deplus longer has the choice of effects (chorus, etc. ..), the volume of the effect.

UTILIZATION

I use it for more than two years, and I must say it's pretty simple to use, nothing too complex. We obtain easily the sound you want, no problem for it. And issue manual, it is quite clear, but it serves to be ...

SOUNDS

I play with an ibanez sz320 and a copy with a strat SH8 at the bridge. In beginners, j'tais on the ass (a 18 years old, my first real amp sound ...), nickel etc ... but over time, I tell myself that it's a trick MIDI AC have the 100w! The sound is appropriate for someone who is not hard, but clean is cold, do not push it too otherwise it becomes nag. The distortion, great, it will nickel. Gnral but I think it is better to put a 600 in a 30W lamp in this amp .... I'm sorry. Basically, its a decent, nothing more.

OVERALL OPINION

As I said above, gnral it going, but it remains unsatisfied. If there are young people who want to take the 100w, although I am to take their advice of 30-40W all-tube, not make the same mistake as me!

Same as the previous descriptions

UTILIZATION

Very very simple setup, very nice.
settle its own is easy, no need to book.

it includes the only 2 seconds "delicate" of the amp for the effects: Only one knob to 4 effects.

SOUNDS

Suitable for my style (rock, pop, electro ...)
I play with a Gibson ES335 and a strat Japan.

I had to take this one As the previous occasion I had bought me released.
It was a marshall VS80 and then I go to 100DFX: Nothing to see!

Lack of depth of sound, I can not find the Big Son Marshall, at least this depth I repeat, was in the valvestate80 which however was not phenomenal (but very good qd mm).

The clean is pretty cold, but should, because not yucky. The OD1 is sizzling, not so hot, the "crunch" of the overdrive is very sizzling (if that ca marshall at all) but is still correct. The OD2 is a caricature of saturation, I think I will use it forever!

The effects are average: the former has reverb, flanger average chorus goes mouai ca. But if you have your pedals, you do not will never use.

OVERALL OPINION

Basically, if I bought was for a neighboring power amp not bad and cheap, which sends a minimum of volume on stage, and I can take him to concerts in humid or "dodgy" has instead of my Vox AC30.

I paid 200 euros, almost new. But it is clear that it is not worth my old Valvestate 80 that I've had for a week before the exchange with this one because of its clear who disappeared at once. (And I do not compare with my Vox AC will be ridiculous)

But what I wanted I am confused.

on the other hand, if you want a good amp with a sound as it should, because you are tired of your little aria 15 watt transistor you buy at the same tps as your first guitar you 15 years, go your way: Take rather that of a 15W lamp that will fill you completely even if the price is higher. Because shit, music is sound first, then you better be it good!

-Transistor amplifier
Amp-powerful 100 watts indicated
-4 Effects, chorus / delay, delay, chorus, flanger + reverb
Approximately nine-390euros 350euros in store and nine on the net.

UTILIZATION

-The setup is pretty simple, I have yet not opened the manual (I just got it).
-Sometimes you have to search for a "good" sound.

SOUNDS

-Should all styles of music, blues, hardrock, except mtal, it is not for. You will get a sound close to ACDC, a sound similar to the sound and hendrix zeppelin ed.
-I play with a guitar Kay type strato brand, but it is quite enough to zero
test the amplifier.
-Beware, the sound is transistor is not super beautiful, Marshall could make an effort, I have a friend who has an Elka transistor in the same genre, I can tell you that the quality is much better .
-I know that my guitar is responsible for "sifflages" but all the same, the vnetilo makes noise, it blows a lot in short ca massacre sounds.
-The effects are quite correct and liked nice.
I find that the lack of an overdrive I sensitivity implies that when you make a solo, you really have to press to get the sound, so to facilitate this, it goes into overdrive 2, and it gr sille ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a day.
The report is qualitprix-limit for 350euros dgot I'm a bit but the fact is that this is one of the few with power amps and a minimum of sound with effects like delay, flanger, for someone who wants to play several styles of music except metal.
-With the exprience I would do can be the choice.
The must with this amp the distortion c 1, pure acdc his well rounded!

100w transistors.
Config classic, with reverb, multi-effects and little touches simulation lamp.
See details below.

UTILIZATION

Usage is quite simple, not need the manual.
2 channels light / crunch and disto1/disto2. Nothing very destabilizing.

SOUNDS

At first a self-efficacy ... then after qqs minutes it was soon ringing ears, not necessarily because of the power but also to the side screaming. Whether plain, crunch or distortion is very aggressive.
After a few years older than the HP's worse! clean out and makes it dull.
I play with a ps2 and a XTone Telecaster (neck pickup though) and the highs are barely 1 / 4 and serious background. I would rarely more than 10 minutes.
The effects work a lot but it's a little gadget for 4 effects a knob with no parameters and no footswitch ... Reverb average.
However, many musicians appreciate it and play all styles, from rock to metal with all gains and volumes in depth, which confirms my idea that a semblance of efficiency! ...
The fan is noisy and it's actually getting worse with time.

OVERALL OPINION

Amplifier used in rehearsal rooms since early 2002. Some repairs, ventilos boring, pb power, violent banging at power ... It must be said that they are widely used (more than 20 hours per week), but compared to H & K Attax tower / rev and Marshall seem worse and less reliable.
The quality / price ratio, however, is not bad, some is better off. I'm not unhappy with the choice for the time but I think right now there are much better choices in this range there (Randall, Ibanez ...). And when you think you can have the combo Vox AC30 for € 800 ... use is certainly not the same ...

(Originally written by metallicam/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
100-watt solid-state amp with instrument and CD inputs, headphone output and footswitch connector.

The settings are quite simple: 2 channels with independent EQ and gain control, common reverb plus digital FX (flanger, delay, chorus and chorus/delay).

UTILIZATION

The configuration is very simple and you can easily find the sound you need (within the amp's possibilities) if you use an EQ.

If you are looking for a good tone you can try as long as you want, but you won't get it!

The user's manual is very short but it does include some settings examples.

SOUNDS

This amp doesn't match any music style because it sounds awful.

The amp is reliable and easy to use but it sounds very bad. This becomes very clear when you compare it with a real amp (even in the same price range... although the MG100 is still better than the MG10).

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using this amp for nearly one year. I bought it to have enough output power.

I didn't test anything before buying it (that's the only reason I bought it).

The value for money is very bad! I think, Marshall uses its good reputation to sell lousy amps to beginners who want to play famous brand amps.

If I had known, I would have never buy it.

The best tip I can give you is to test several amps before buying one. And do the same with guitars.