« Marshall MG250DFX »

I've been playing in bands for the past ten years and have owned many different amps. I bought the marshall because I did like the sound in the store and trusted the name if something would go wrong.

I bought it at guitar center for $500 which is the place i returned it for $250.

The clean tone was ok and the distortion was adequate.

In all Marshall MG series amps they are cooled internally by a very cheap little plastic fan. This amp made a strange grinding noise after 6 months of use. This was the fan motor dying. After a year the fan stopped working and the amp would overheat (one of these times was at a show). When this happens the amp shuts down and if you don't have a backup your screwed!! Marshall's warranty is over rated cause they don't pay for shipping. Just because it says marshall doesn't mean its good.

The construction quality is irreleavant because the whole amp depends on a 3 dollar plasctic fan.

Sounds ok but it was not reliable because of this seemingly small problem that ruined many practices and a show for me

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