SeriesMarshall MG4

The Marshall MG100HFX is the updated head version of the MG100 head that has been around for a fair few years. It's meant to be a good amp for beginners who want to have a real Marshall stack, but can't afford the hefty price tags of a JCM800 or Silver Jubilee. It's a 100 watt solid state head that features four programmable channels (think Hughes and Kettner Switchblade) and has a few built in effects as well. It basically takes the idea of the clean/crunch/OD1/OD2 system that has been used on Marshall amps like the JVM and brings it to the MG series and combines it with programmable channels to give more options to the user. Here's a full list of specs: Features 100 watt output 4 storable channels Digital effects including Delay, Chorus, Phaser or Flanger Digital reverb Power amp damping MP3/Line input Emulated Line/Headphone output External Effects Loop MG footcontroller compatibility Reverb & FX The MG100HFX amplifier provides three simultaneous effects, Reverb, Delay and one of three Modulation effects (Chorus, Phaser, or Flanger). Tap Tempo Use tap tempo to set your delay times as easily as tapping your foot. Tap Tempo switch is used for the Delay effect only. MP3/Line In Jam along to your favorite bands or personal recordings by connecting to your MP3 or CD player to this convenient 1/8 inch input jack. Headphones & Line Out The Headphone/Line out provides speaker emulation, so you can hear your guitar like its being blasted through powerful speakers or record direct to a source without using a microphone. Damping Make it sound like your using 2 completely different amplifiers. When Damping is Off the power amp response resembles the feel of a classic power amp with emphasized middle and limited bass and treble. Switching Damping On will boost the speaker resonances both in the bass and high frequency ranges. FX Loop The FX Return socket on the rear panel is used to connect the your favorite external effects pedals or processor. The FX loop is series and set at instrument level so both guitar FX or professional units can be connected. UTILIZATION Getting a good sound out of this amp is not difficult if you don't expect to sound like the pro level Marshall or Mesa tube amps that we all know and love. The programmable channel layout is a welcome change from the dual channel layout of the old MG amps, which was clumsy and hard to balance. The ability to store presets and not have to worry about balancing things like gain levels or EQ settings is something that is good for younger players who just want to jam. The onboard amp models and effects obviously don't sound stellar but who am I kidding if I said I expected this to sound like the tube amps I love. It's definitely an improvement functionality wise on the previous model though. Do the sounds stack up... read on. SOUNDS The Marshall MG100HFX is an amp that is designed to do many different sounds in general for the player who wants to go from clean to mean and everything in between. The clean tones are decent. They lack a lot of the sparkle and punch that I look for in a clean tone but for solid state cleans they're fairly good, especially with effects like chorus and reverb applied to them. The crunch tones are a weak point. I find that crunch tones like that rely on subtle tube breakup to sound good... these just sound forced and pretty fake to me. The OD1 and OD2 modes are good for what they are. They're a bit compressed and scooped sounding for my tastes but they have a nice low end punch to them too that is enjoyable for an amp of this price range. It's a decent amp for anyone who wants to play rock or metal on a budget for sure. OVERALL OPINION All in all I think the Marshall MG100HFX is a decent enough amp, and it's certainly an improvement over the awful MG series of old. There are some better options in the price range such as the Peavey Vypyr amps, but if you want a "real" Marshall head for $350 new, you can't really go wrong here. The matching cab will bring it up to more, but it's still a decent deal for the aspiring rocker.

This is Marshall attempt at the introductory amps for the beginner or low budget guitar players. You get 100 watts of power and a front end digital processor. 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. You get four channel for quick jumping and storage. This is easy for those with limited space and money and don;t want to shell out a ton of money for amps, cabinet, and effects galore. UTILIZATION Features 100 watt output 4 storable channels Digital effects including Delay, Chorus, Phaser or Flanger Digital reverb Power amp damping MP3/Line input Emulated Line/Headphone output External Effects Loop MG footcontroller compatibility SOUNDS This amp is not a tone monster and will not and should not be on any stage where I play. This is a basic practice amp and light jamming at home amp. You get four programmable channels with what ever effects and distortion/clean/crunch tone you like. So if you want four different tones that you can quickly jump to and from then this is a good amp for that. You don't need to go out and buy a bunch of equipment and effects because all of the are right here built inside. That is fund if you just need to practice at home or in the office. This amp sound best with a Gibson Les Paul or Sg. I love the Marshall's and Gibson s just connect tonally. OVERALL OPINION At the new price of about $499 it isn't that bad of a buy. 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.

This is transistor amp that sounds very much like tube amp. It is very power and is good for taking to gigs in beer gardens and outside parties and small concerts. The controls are many and good and all range that is normal. You have treble, bass, mid and a very smoothly reverberazion. Delay and choruz and flanger and phazer are very good also. Best feature is four channels with nice switch by foot. Perfekt !!! UTILIZATION Sound is best for rock and for many many types. The manual is not too good. Sound is very easy if you have experience. SOUNDS My band buy this amp because we have Vox AC30 and that is too big and much heavy and when we knock in van tubes get broked. So leave Vox in Studio and travel with Marshall. Guitars are Lag and Hagstrom. Our music is heavy metal like Anthrax and Opus. OVERALL OPINION Love it all. Very nice and will buy again if somebody steals.

Having just reviewed a really bad portable amp, I feel compelled to give kudos to a product that figured it out. The Marshall MG2FX is a portable guitar amp. It is powered by 6 AA batteries, or the optional AC adapter. There is one 1/4" input and a pre-amp out jack, which can be useful in some recording and stage sessions (by running the pre-amp out signal to the PA, or to a DAW via the console. There is a knob for volume only, but trust me, the tone is solid. The amp has 5 watts of power. UTILIZATION This is simply used for practicing for the vast majority of its users. In this case, the amp is one of the easiest ones to use that I've seen. The manual is pretty unnecessary overall. You can attach a guitar strap to it to carry it around your neck, which is really sweet if you are carrying your guitar in your hand and want a free hand. The pre-amp out jack is cool, I don't use it much but I know that some people have gotten great studio sounds with it. I think that's SOUNDS Don't look at my review and assume this thing sounds amazing. It doesn't. It's just that for a portable five watt amp, you can really not do better. I'm convinced to this day that there isn't a better sounding amp that you can wear around your neck. The volume knob will adjust gain to a necessary degree. I like all the sounds equally. This is a practice amp that will actually make you sound good when you practice, which is a surprising rarity once you reach a certain level of playing. There really is no control of the EQ, so asking about the frequency curve is somewhat difficult to answer. I would say that they are pretty neutral in that they don't ever favor one end of the spectrum over the other. OVERALL OPINION I don't really have much to say other than this is a pretty cool device. I'd say that overall, this is worth it for whoever would benefit from having a quiet amplifier that's easy to carry around. The sound is better than anything you'll find in amps this size, and even a few sizes bigger to be honest. Highly recommended.

This is Marshall's 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 amp is fun for looking like a full stack of Marshall goodness but just in a pint since stack. It is cool to look at and the FFD helps to give the solid state tone some extra beef. UTILIZATION Output (RMS): 15 Watts Speaker: 1x10 in. (2 off) Channels: 4 Digital FX: Yes Digital Reverb: Yes Internal FDD: Yes MP3/Line In: Yes Headphone Jack: Yes MG Footcontroller Compatible: Yes (Optional PEDL90008 Pedal) Dimensions (mm): 385 x 960 x 240 Weight (kg): 18.7 Dimensions and Weight in Packaging Shipping Weight: 53 lbs Shipping Dimensions: 30 x 17 x 18 in SOUNDS The tone from this amp isn't that bad for being a solid state amp. It has 4 channels 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 are excellent for modern rock and will sound good with any guitar used with humbucker pickup. OVERALL OPINION You can find this stack for right around $350, which is a good price for this thing. It is fun and somewhat useful in a practice setting at home. This is only 15 watts so you won't get a ton of power and air being pushed for bands purposes but this is a nice little jamming amp stack. I would recommend this combo stack and amp to anyone who wants the look of a huge Marshall stack and needs something to just jam on at home or in the office.

This is basically the same amp as the 30 watt version only half the wattage. This is Marshall's 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. Marshall MG15FX 15-watt Guitar Combo Amp with Effects and Reverb Features: Output: 15 watts RMS Speaker: 1 x 8" Channels: Four, storable Digital effects, digital reverb Line in for MP3 and other music players Headphone/line out with speaker emulation UTILIZATION Details Type Solid State Number of Channels 2 Power 15W Speakers 1 x 8" Effects Reverb EQ Bass, Middle, Treble No Amp Modeling Preamp Tubes No Tubes Power Tubes No Tubes Inputs 1 x Instrument, 1 x MP3/Line (1/8") Outputs 1 x Headphone (1/8") Footswitch I/O No Effects Loop Height 14.92" Width 15" Depth 8.07" Weight 16.98 lbs. SOUNDS The tone from this amp isn't that bad for being a solid state amp. It has 4 channels 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 are excellent for modern rock and will sound good with any guitar used with humbucker pickup. OVERALL OPINION At the new price of about $149 it isn't that bad of a buy. 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.

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. Do you we really need a 100 watt practice amp? Come on this is not a serious amp that you would gig with and we don't need 100 watts of solid state torture. If you are plugging up silently fine or practicing quietly then find but get the 30 watts version...please. Marshall MG102FX 100-watt Guitar Combo Amp with Effects and Reverb Features: Output: 100 watts RMS Speaker: 2 x 12" Channels: Four, storable Digital effects, digital reverb Line in for MP3 and other music players Headphone/line out with speaker emulation External effects loop Power amp damping 2-button footswitch included UTILIZATION Details Type Solid State Number of Channels 2 Power 100W Speakers 2 x 12" Effects Reverb EQ Bass, Middle, Treble No Amp Modeling Preamp Tubes No Tubes Power Tubes No Tubes Inputs 1 x Instrument, 1 x MP3/Line (1/8") Outputs 1 x Headphone (1/8") Footswitch I/O Effects Loop Height 19.45" Width 26.5" Depth 10.94" Weight 49.38 lbs. SOUNDS The tone from this amp isn't that bad for being a solid state amp. It has 4 channels 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 are excellent for modern rock and will sound good with any guitar used with humbucker pickup. OVERALL OPINION At the new price of about $550. 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.

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. Marshall MG30FX 30-watt Guitar Combo Amp with Effects and Reverb Features: * Output: 30 watts RMS * Speaker: 1 x 10" * Channels: Four, storable * Digital effects, digital reverb * Line in for MP3 and other music players * Headphone/line out with speaker emulation UTILIZATION Details Type Solid State Number of Channels 4 Power 30W Speakers 1 x 10" Effects Yes Reverb Yes EQ Bass, Middle, Treble No Amp Modeling Number of Tubes 0 Preamp Tubes No Tubes Power Tubes No Tubes Inputs 1 x Instrument, 1 x MP3/Line (1/8") Outputs 1 x Headphone (1/8") Footswitch I/O Yes No Effects Loop Height 16.53" Width 18.9" Depth 8.86" Weight 23.8 lbs. SOUNDS The tone from this amp isn't that bad for being a solid state amp. It has 4 channels 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. OVERALL OPINION At the new price of about $200 it isn't that bad of a buy. 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.

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 MP3/CD player featured mini combo amp from Marshall. It has an input for an AUX if you want to play some of your favorite music into your amplifier and jam along. This is a two channel amp that has a clean channel and a dirty channel. However, the clean channel can get a nice gain sound good for classic rock when you turn up the volume. The dirty channel gets a nice crunch sound with plenty of versatility when mixing up contour control knob with the gain control knob. Marshall MG10 10-watt Guitar Combo Amp Features: * Output: 10 watts RMS * Speaker: 1 x 6" * Channels: Two (Clean and Overdrive) * Contour EQ control * Line in for MP3 and other music players * Headphone/line out with speaker emulation UTILIZATION Details Type Solid State Number of Channels 2 Power 10W Speakers 1 x 6.5" No Effects No Reverb EQ Contour No Amp Modeling Preamp Tubes No Tubes Power Tubes No Tubes Inputs 1 x Instrument, 1 x MP3/Line (1/8") Outputs 1 x Headphone (1/8") No Footswitch No Effects Loop Height 12.36" Width 11.65" Depth 6.89" Weight 10.58 lbs. SOUNDS This amp is extremely easy to use. The clean channel only has one control knob and that is for volume. The more you crank it up the more distorted it can get. It actually has a nice AC/DC type tone on this channel. The next channel 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. 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. OVERALL OPINION This is a no brainer amp if you are in the market for a small practice combo for under $100. At new these amps come in at $70 and that is a steal for how amazing this thing sounds. 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.