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Published on 02/05/07 at 08:54
Value For Money : Excellent
Any transistor amp - There's no doubt about it!
100w
built-in effects (chorus, reverb, delay, flanger, reverb)
HP port, headphone, line, effects loop

EQ bass / medium / high on clean and overdrive

Setting level built-in effects, effects loop

Very complete, level setting and connection.

UTILIZATION

EQ on the clean channel ineffective - the adjustments do not change the sound almost - but lousy EQ is more effective in crunch or OD. But it's still not great.

The passage in the canal clean crunch turns direct overdrive last quarter of the setting ...

Setting effects (chorus, delay, etc.) is just as pathetic: Should be super accurate like 1:32 or we turn a switch direct effect on the other. Good luck to fine-tune the delay ...

SOUNDS

What can I say? I never heard such a sound on an amp of this price!
Amazing what this amp can sound out like mush.

In short, sound really shit but in Hell!

The clean sound is muffled and flat. The EQ is useless, impossible to catch the sound! While Marshall has never been an expert on this, then this peak. If you activate the crunch on the clean channel, it turns direct overdrive. And what overdrive ...

Now lets in Marshall's specialty: the saturated his ...
Sad, pathetic, disgusting, aggressive, screaming. This is what might be described boosted channel of this amp. 100% pure transistor radio alarm clock cheap at full power!
It is between the Fuzz and the amp that clips ...

Out of curiosity, I tried it with a 4x12 cabinet Ibanez. Here, the sound is pretty clear - a lot of punch and enough relief. But distortion, just as bad.
Clearly, the HP of the MG100 is really crappy and needs to be replaced. But is it worth to buy this combo once to replace the HP? No, I do not think so!

1 / 10 because its light is usable for some. But to love.

OVERALL OPINION

THIS AMP IS A SHAME! thanks to him, the Marshall Valvestate I found not so good, go back much in my esteem!

The saturated sound reminds me of my mini Marshall stack 2w cell more powerful.
The effects are nazes, the clean channel to cry. And then they must stand the noise of the fan ...

Pay more than € 300 for this ampl ... thing, No. Better to go for the price of Hughes & Kettner, Vox or Fender.
The Park 15w amp I owned 10 years ago sounded no worse ...
It is clear that if you think you have the "Marshall sound" with this box of noise is that you always think that Santa Claus exists! I would not even play this thing for Punk super yucky. A limit to the trash ...

I do not recommend it to anyone. Or a beginner, much less a pro.
Ultimately, if you really want the MG100, go for the head version sound better with a good cabinet that the combo version.

In any case, it is the first time that I issue an opinion as negative material.