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MGR/Bob in Asheville, NC « Marshall MG100DFX »
Published on 03/12/03 at 15:00I 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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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!!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com