All user reviews of 4/5 for the Marshall MG100DFX

Marshall MG Series 100DFX is a 100W combo transistor offering some effects.
It is full of a connection point of view (see description on the Marshall website).
It does not have the sound quality of a tube amp, it's obvious, but offers a good quality / price ratio for a transistor.
I dropped my Hughes & Kettner Attax 100 Vintage Series for it. The Attax 100 is a very good combo but definitely not suitable for metal (my favorite style).
It offers:
- Clear channel with clean and crunch sounds
- Overdrive channel with OD1 and OD2 sounds, contour and volume dedicated
- Effects: delay, chorus, flanger, mix 2 Possible effects, reverb
- FDD option

USE

Very easy to use, everything is indicated on the front and is arranged like most combos in its class, especially in terms of channels. Not need the manual.
The footswitch is all that there is more basic (channel and effect). It could have been more complete (in particular to allow swapping OD1 / OD2).
Side effects, it is very basic but good enough to interest those who do not need multi-effects: delay or chorus or flanger, reverb more.
Default: the noise generated by the fan ... It seems to turn on a CPU. Not serious, Marshall, on this one, even if it is not especially annoying for me.

SOUNDS

We must keep in mind that it is a "entry". So for me because I served only as "amp apartment" and for small repetitions without battery. No extreme metal distortion, too bad, but less than 400 €, the amp does everything, it does not exist!
Contrary to what we read about it, we can make the metal that is if you have a scraper adapted to the genre. Do not try to do with death or black.
I use for my part Lag Rockline MetalMaster.
I also tried with my electro acoustic Cort MR-730 FX and the result is enough for me.
Not being a Marshall amp lamps, it does not have the Marshall leg. Me it suits me is the personality of the guitar (and mine incidentally) must take precedence.
If you have a low-end scratch, do not expect miracles ... no wonder. The test with the copy Stratocaster my brother was not really conclusive!
I chose this model over its competitors (Peavey particular) as it seemed more versatile.
In detail:
- Clean: very well for a transistor Marshall, Peavey much better than in my opinion.
- Crunch: not possible to control the footswitch, away from delusional volume with the clean, difficult to adjust the gain level ... In short I do not use it.
- OD1: very nice in a big rock record / heavy rock, pity we can not pass between the OD1 and OD2 from the footswitch.
- OD2: must not exceed 5 on the gain if it goes into a spin. Lag with my sound heavy metal is the RDV, especially if the FDD is on (it is of interest that OD2). The outline helps well as sending a heavy sound. For use high-volume, low-end guitar or even mid-range avoided.
I use the amp clean sound and OD2, occasionally in OD1 if the song requires.
I do not use the crunch and OD2 beyond 5 gain.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use this amp for about 2 years.
The "+":
- Marshall look no surprises but still class
- Clean finish
- Robust (I have experienced no technical problems with this amp in 2 years)
- Meets my size constraints (little room in an apartment), power (neighborhood) and finance (€ 350 only nine!)
- Clear sound satisfactory for a transistor amp
- Good distortion OD1 ranging from blues to heavy rock
- Good OD2 distortion for metal (other extreme) with the FDD system (see "-" all the same)
- Potentiometer perfect edge
- Effects: it is a little more friendly which can be handy
The "-":
- The fan noise, no annoying but not serious from Marshall
- The crunch, lousy
- Distortion OD2, drooling beyond 5 of the gain and high volume
I tried some competing models (Peavey, Hughes & Kettner ...), which have less value for money and are less versatile in my opinion.
Its price / quality ratio is, in my opinion, unbeatable in the category (at least late 2006 / early 2007).
I would do this choice without hesitation.

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USE

Nothing to say. It is simple and intuitive. Dtail funny, the receiver starts humming the same as a laptop PC. Nothing Gnant.

SONORITS

I t forced to use this amp repeats. I expected the sound slurry group but I will most qu'agrablement surprised.
Well I have not been around the thing, I just rgl to get a good big crunch pchu well. Overdrive channel, OD1, while MIDI and EQ gain too. I have not Switch-on the button that is supposed to emulate the lamps.
So if the sound as it is quite garish, once a group it is quite another. No evil out of the mix and no volume problem.



NOTICE GLOBAL

In terms of style I play punk rock on a telecaster. In all honesty I think if we had done a blind test he would not t obvious to say that this was a transistor amp. I already had an otherwise rotten with his all-tube heads.
So I guess for the big Mtal has not be the foot. But for less demanding level music sound he scratched his job very well.
I will rest in Valvestate and'd never retouch from a transistor amp.
The same I still feel that there's been a sacred Interim progress of the gear range.
In short very pleasantly surprised.

A transistor amp of power 100Watts.

Jack input, may have to put a headphone, CD input, an effects loop.

There are two channels, one clean / crunch and overdrive.
4 effects, chorus, flanger and tremolo and reverb pretty well.

UTILIZATION

For me who is 8 years old guitar is my first Marshall and I find it quite easy to adjust.

THE manual is clear, the sound is not rough compared to other amp that pushes a dice can he whistles!
It was easily his beautiful ties.

SOUNDS

It should have all styles of music! Month I use more for Hard Rock and Metal should parfaitement.J 'uses a Bc-Rich Special Edition and the sound is beautiful * - *

OVERALL OPINION

I use it barely 1 year and so far I have no desire to sell.

I chose going to see the review on this very site, the positive and negative things of the amp and there as he had bcp positive side I pris.Je is exellent value for money, I ' I had a 110 euro ocass almost new.

A transistor amp 100W.

A jack input, and can put a headphone, CD input, an effects loop.

Two channels, one clean / crunch and overdrive half.
4 effects, chorus, flanger and vibrato (the 4th is a chorus + vibrato I think) a reverb.

UTILIZATION

Setup is simple, provided we know how to use an amp and an equalizer that is managing the gain.

THE manual is clear, fairly enough, but trying to use one learns that this amp.

It easily has a good sound, even if you have to manage a minimum equalization.

SOUNDS

I played everything (and anything) on ​​this amp style level, it can adapt to all, without excel anywhere, but enough to be believed.

I played a typical Ibanez shred inside a BC Rich base, a Gretsch Electromatic, an electro-acoustic dobro, an acoustic-electric folk, and a lot of other guitar that I have passed through the hands.

This is an amp that works for all, when you start, it is not limited to one style, and can deal with almost any credible sound (not necessarily always compelling, but not inappropriate).

OVERALL OPINION

I used it for about 8 years, I sold it to a beginner to apsser on tube amps.

I took the advice of the store clerk (usually I do not do that kind of thing), and it was pretty good. I struggled to understand how alone walked EQ, different overdrives above effects, but once it all integrated (within 3-4 years), I came out that I wanted this amp.

I liked its versatility, able to adapt to any style, it is very convenient when you are looking for musical color level. His power also, as in an apartment in a group on stage I never had to exceed half of the master.

Level value for the use that I made, it's great to start from 0 I remake the same choice.

What type of transistor amplification

What connection? just jack (guitar connector)

What is the power delivered? 100W

UTILIZATION

The configuration is it simple? but yes. missing a button at the bottom to clear past the crunch.

SOUNDS

Is it your style of music? yes

What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "bold", ....)? too much treble in medium low light
and distortion 7M B 3 A 5.3 contour 4 ... (for volumes I fit in places


If you want to make just a BIBE nn, c plus style AC / DC and strong blues-rock. not too hard tipe metal that straightens bald.

With what (s) guitar gibson sg 2002, in my pedal set I in the order of entry guitar amp I have: Ibanez DS7 ditto, I go through a bump delay dd-3, returned in a chorus ibanez tc-7, to finish in a pedal boss tu-3 ... voila)

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you been using? 2 years

Did you try many other models before buying it? not

I purchased this amp for $395 at Guitar Center. (Whenever you go to a dealer, always haggle! You will defintely get a lower price!) I purchased it to practice with my band and to play shows (which is not going to happen any time soon).

The unit is small, not so heavy, and very versatile! The tone is incredible, especially with distortion pedals. You can hear every note clearly with the OD2 on. And it can get loud! Although it can generate an onslaught of feedback; it's nothing that a good noise limiter can't handle (like the Boss NS-2 Noise Limiter). And when you hook it up to a 4x12 cab, prepare to melt! The tone becomes even sweeter! The amp actually gets louder! It's perfect for nu-metal, metal, hardcore, punk, blues, jazz, etc. You can get just about any sound out of this great little amp.

Now, there are a lot of great things about this amp, but there are also quite a few bad things... For one, if you put the volume knobs too high, you can already start to hear the sound quality deteriorate (which can be fixed with a 4x12 cab, and a noise limiter). Secondly, the reverb channel cannot be switched via the foot switcher, which is kind of a pain. Also, you can only hook it up to one cab... The MGHDFX head has outputs for 2 cabs. Last but not least... It can be very unreliable. Read on...

Like you may have already read, the amp will give out on you eventually. For me, it was about 4 months in when the fan started to make a "buzzing" sound. It faded out after a while, but it got worse as the next 2 months progressed. Eventually, the fan would completely stop (it wouldn't spin any more), and the sound on the amp would constantly die out. I haven't had a chance to take it back to the store yet, but I'm sure that the next fan I get will die out, too. I wouldn't recommend using this amp for shows (unless it's new, or has been recently fixed).

Bottom line: This amp is great. It sounds amazing for the price you would pay, and hooking it up to a 4x12 cab is pure extacy. It might eventually break a few months after you purchased it... But that's okay. Just get it fixed. It'll be worth it. If you want to use it for shows, I'd recommend getting the half-stack (MG100HDFX head and MG Series 4x12 Cab). I'm giving it a 4 because of the problems this amp is givin' me. Oh, and it sounds a LOT better than the Line 6 Spider II

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$429 from Musicians Friend
I bought it to get an amp that would be small enough to practice with but loud enough to gig with.

This thing rocks. EXCELLENT distortion sounds (sounds about as close to tube distortion as you are going to get with solid-state technology) and the effects are great! I play mostly nu-metal/hardcore and this amp is adequate for what I need. You get very smooth sounds all around. My favorite effect is the chorus but it boosts the volume big time so prepare to go deaf. Oh yeah and this amp is LOUD AS HELL. I have never turned the master volume up past about 6 even at practice with a full band. We don't even bother hooking this thing up to the PA...it can hold its own.

It would be nice if the reverb was switchable on the footswitch, but thats not a huge deal to me. I definitely don't like the fact that the amp gave up on me (hahaha)...read on!....

Alright, here it is.......
I'm not going to hold this against Marshall because with solid state technology (basically circuit boards and s%#* from countries like Japan) you are going to get lemons. Try ordering a computer motherboard nowadays...you have a 50% chance of it working out of the box. Well anyway, this amp worked GREAT for 6 months. I got it in August of 2003. About 4 weeks ago I was practicing with my band at a reasonable volume with OD2 on and we started hearing a wierd noise. At first I didn't believe it was coming from my amp but it only got worse and worse. It sounded like I had a BROKEN noise gate hooked up or something.....the amp was cutting out half of the sound and there was NO sustain whatsoever (even with a Flying V with EMG pickups!).
I had also been having problems with the fan making noise but it was only about twice a month or so and it never lasted long.
I took the amp to an authorized Marshall warranty/repair tech and had him look at it...he didn't find ANYTHING wrong with it. (after waiting 2 weeks for him to get to my amp and check it out). When I took it home, the exact same problem started over again. This time I called him and made him listen to it over the phone!! Now the amp is BACK in the shop and he HAS heard it make the stranged noises. Marshall is sending two fans (one for my amp and one for a MG250DFX that he has in the shop with the same fan problem) which should arrive early next month.....either way it is going to be another 3 weeks before I have an amp again.

Like I said, I definitely won't hold this against Marshall...and I WOULD buy another Marshall even after a hellacious experience like this. Their warranty service is great but slow.

The bottom line is I ordered a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier. I have been without an amp for 3 weeks now because of this thing and I'm getting tired of playing through a PA with distortion pedals!
I still love the sound of this amp and when I get it back it will be my practice amp until it blows up!
I would reccomend this amp to anybody but get it from a local dealer if possible so they can replace it on the spot if anything goes wrong...you DON'T want to have to go through what I'm going through!

I'm giving this amp a 4 but ONLY because of my experience!

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I bought this amp at my local Guitar Center. Me and my friends have a band and my Crate Gx30m just wasn't loud enough compared to my friends Valvestate 80 (8080). I payed $425 i believe.

My Marshall is nice and loud. The effects on it Are great. I also liek the fact that it comes with a foot pedal. The FDD but is great it makes the amp sound so much better, almost like a tube amp.

There isn't much that I don't liek about this amp. The distortion is pretty good but it could be better, the OD2 channel is a little sqeaky but it is still nice.

The quality of this amp is good overall we have had a few gigs and it has help up well. It seems to be very stirdy.

If you need a loud reliable amp, to use for gigs or just to mess around with you should consider spending your money on a Marshall Mg100dfx.

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Living in the UK, I purchased this amp from Nevada Music in Portsmouth (www.nevada.co.uk). I have to say the service was excellent, living at the other end of the country, in the middle of the countryside, I recieved this within 24 hours of ordering!
I paid £269 for it, with free shipping since they ship for free on orders over £100.

It may not be a valve amp, but it is Marshall and so the build quality and sound for a solid state is excellent. The price is great for what it offers. The distortion is pretty damn good, and the clean channel is superbly clean.
Offering a crunch mode on the clean and two overdrive channels, with ample effects built in it is great value for money. The FDD feature (which they claim replicates the valve sound) works fairly well. Doesn't match a valve amp, but definitely improves on the plain solid state sound. Adds that bit of warmth and roundness to it.
Plus with it being a 100watt amp, it is more than loud enough to play small gigs, and more over, for my band to practice effectively.

Well, only thing I can complain about is that it's not a valve amp, but for the price it's kind of unfair to complain about that!
I do plan to get a valve head and cabs, but for now with the money I had this was the best I could get, and it certainly pleases!

Being Marshall, the build quality seems excellent. It's extremely sturdy, and weighs in fairly handsomely! It's about 1 and a half foot square, and half as deep, and weighs in at about 25kg. Getting it all positioned on a decent 'plinth' I think I almost tore a muscle...

Superb value for money, and a remarkably good sound quality. Definitely worthy to hold the Marshall badge.
Looking forward to seeing how it deals with pedals, and the effect input on the back, to add another stage of effects to the preamp seperate from the guitar line.
It get's 5 stars in my heart for being so good for the price, but loses a star technically since a Marshall valve amp will always beat it.

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I just played this head 3 days ago at a local dealer. I dont have one of my own yet but I will be buying one very soon.

The Best thing about this head is the price. Its a great sounding head to be solid state. The price at the local dealer in NC is $399. Where are you going to find a Marshall head for that price ??? I used to have a Marshall 50 Watt Tube Head that was made in 1980 and this amp doesnt even compare to the Awesome tube sound but still its probably the best solid state distortion Ive ever heard. Really great for Heavy Metal. And the Clean Channel is just that "CLEAN" with no flaws whatsoever.

Well first off its not a tube head. Yeah some guys say it sounds as good as a tube head but I guarantee you if they play through a Tube Marshall a week they wont tell you that. Nothing can compare to the warmth a EL34 Tube makes. BUT your not going to find a NEW WARANTEED Tube head for nowhere near this price. And thats why Im going solid state myself is for the money factor. Like I say for a Solid State head you cant go wrong. If you can afford a Marshall tube head Thats what you should buy. However if your a poor broke countryboy like me and still want a great sound this is the amp. Hey it sure beats the crap out of the TUBE Yamaha head I used to own.

Well as I said I just played it at a dealer and dont yet own my own but the construction seemed really durable. Ive never once saw a Marshall Tube, Solid State, or whatever that wasnt built like a brick wall. Hey on the construction they kill. But what do you expect from a name like Marshall ???????

The bottom line is Money. Buy what ya can afford. If ya cant afford tube Marshalls then this is what ya need to buy. Ive been playing Metal over 13 years now and in the past a new Marshall Head at this price was unheard of regardless of being Valvestate, or Tube. Even the Valvestate Marshalls which are sorta the cross breed of a Tube head and a solid state head are going to cost you much more than this head. If your on a budget buy this amp and you wont be sorry. No doubt about it!!

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

UTILIZATION

Super simple, the handling is done by 15min35s
The good sound comes directly in the middle head. Well ok not c the sound of a JCM. Small but good income trs trs trs navigate well!
Manual: unnecessary --------> everything is brand faade! , -*

SOUNDS

Sound: trs versatile as well as classic rock metal. Just a rgler P'ti little!
The effects are provided trs good quality even if the mastery of some (eg delay) is a bit limited. But hey, I RPET for 3500Balles, fo demand the heart of ass!

OVERALL OPINION

"If you are a guitarist, blonde ale, a strong tendency metal, a little interesting for you too."
Without DCON, this amp is impeccable for a budget who want to make a step towards their guitar hero.
There are a few things prs amps sound q high quality.

Conclusion: REPORT --------> QUALITY / PRICE --------> EXCELLENT

Fastoche: Is there a technical description has busted.
Basically: it's enough to make the big sound + based effects (reverb, delay, chorus and distortion of course ...)
Note: head phone jack / line out nice (faade practice) to play with headphones or connect on the table.
It is also possible to "dconnecter" the head amp to connect the dish the head of another forum (in case o. .. ca can give even more potatoes!)

UTILIZATION

Over easy to use.
It's clear the sound Marshall, there's no picture (the diffrence between my old amp and it is the trs net models dernire me ...)
BUT, let's go for qques minor complaints:
- Start-up, the fan is dclenche ... and makes a little noise (if! if!): a can do a little fear but dpart APRS 2 minutes, everything returns to normal!
- Big diffrence in volume between the clean and crunch (it sounds "con" but be a little gaffe when even ...)
- Footswitch controls only the enabling / disabling of the channel "Overdrive" and THAT activation / disabling of the effect: it must be a pre-rglage before ... and do not change along the way (or so you have to tweak ...)
Personal: I think the effects of using the amp but it is not practical at all, I head for a multi-purpose pdalier (Fawn able to call any effect, perfectly pre- rgl advance by me ...)

SOUNDS

I play it with a Samick (beurk. ..) type tlcaster (ah, more ...)
I get the sounds that I connect well, Red Hot type, Soundgarden, AC-DC ...
The reverb on this amp is superb, even the sounds of Overdrive.
Big BMOL on the chorus (not paramtrable)
Flanger and Delay: There is only the minimum

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 months and am generally happy.
I tell myself that I could take another Marshall least sophisticated (that is - ie without the effects ...) but I had the MG 100 DFX for any reasonable price (300 Euros)
APRS while dpend of what is played: in "big sound" on the Peavey looks good, its more "funk", type Fender.

All-transistor amplifier
Regis-power 100 watts
An input-output jack for headphones or emul line output to plug directly into a mixer, an effects loop and a decision to disconnect the rear al forum
-2 Channel: channel 1 clean and crunch with gain, 3 band equalizer and a suitch to go from clean to crunch. Channel 2 drive with adjustable equalizer 3-band contour of the saturation level of volume and overdrive switch to pass a 1 overdrive 2 more hard rock east
-Master volume adjustable reverb
Selection of a knob leffet and the dose desired effect with a volume control pots of purpose
there is also a knob to adjust the volume effect of loop
the amp and pedals with two vandu way to change channels and select or clear the effect

UTILIZATION

Trs single-configuration if there is a record which is transcribed in pa bad language
No one gets easely if its good with a little training and passiance it always happens to be seeing what we
It manually and trs clear and sufficient

SOUNDS

It is perfect for my style of music that is the Brit pop and British rock
I used the Mexican Start with a loop in the end I put my pedalboard Korg AX1500G
One gets the easely are either fat or sit trs tr claquan is trs Polivalente that is either clean or saturation but watch the saturation sound good if it remains in the rock dommaine everything from death metal and other SUPO of Satan I do not think will be the best amp in this range.

OVERALL OPINION

I used the January 2005
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I found the price very good quality RAPORT.
-With the experience I do not know if I would do is choose as there are other bcp d amp that I love and not be tested m this it bought in May of the sagit a very good amp transistor tr Polivalente and effective throughout the field.

--- Else profit becaufe the price fell nearly 100 euro. and yes I j ai 500 euro net deborc get it ---

Any transistor amp with a tube emulation. The power is 100W and has a connection asser completed entries and CD input, an output line out (that doubles as a headphone jack), a footswitch input for the grafted and output for the effects loop.
Level setting is very clear, setting low / medium / high on the clean channel and overdrive, gain adjustment on both also drive over volume, master volume contour overdrive selection effect (effect on the same four knob not top) volume of the volume effect of the effects loop.

UTILIZATION

No problem config is simple and fast, feeling a little one always manages to find its appropriate, the manual config is not terrible for my taste but it has the merit of the usefulness of déailler each element

SOUNDS

With my poor GSA60 remains versatile I can still go out to the sounds of Led Zeppelin and Metallica peude. tred for the hot is not bad either, so asser versatility. The clean channel can be a comuter to do the detached "crunch" attetion, I find the sound issued and asser violent and terrible ... but it is a notice

OVERALL OPINION

I es for 2 me and nothing to complain, as a power and a marshall for less than € 400 no problem for the beginner in électrqieu I am.