All user reviews for the Marshall MG30DFX

It's a transistor amp, which dlivre 30watt, as there is the effect Delay, Reverb, Chorus, and one that vibrates the sound but I can not remember the name.


UTILIZATION

The configuration is very simple, just a normal amp is a little rule and it was a sound.

SOUNDS

The I'll be a little mchant.

Trs = clear sound good! The clean sound is beautiful trs, in addition, with the effects, can get hundreds of different sound, a wide range that will satisfy the lover of beautiful sound <img class="smiley" src="https://fr.audiofanzine.com/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt="mrgreen" /> 8 / 10

Its distortion = NO NO NO AND NO! The sound is trs ugly! It has a super fat distortion, it looks like a saucepan. If you want to play Rock / Hard Rock / Metal Pass this amp. TRS is a good advice. 3 / 10

I will put 6 / 10 in sound thanks to its good light and its effects more than surprising <img class="smiley" src="https://fr.audiofanzine.com/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" />



OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 5 months and tried many other models before. The report quality is bad because trs for that price, it was an amp well above the level of its quality.

With experience, I will not remake obviously not the choice.

But AC is a good amp (Marshall <img class="smiley" src="https://fr.audiofanzine.com/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" /> ) But I repeat, distortion super ugly.

I will put 6 for the overall opinion.

It is a Transistor Amp 30 Watts

There are two channels: one clean and one overdrive. A button to switch the two.

On clean, it is possible to adjust bass, treble and volume while on the overdrive, the treble, contour, bass, volume and gain (no middle!).

It has four effects are reverb, delay, chorus and flanger.

There is also a button "old" ... This gives a slight "fishing" to the amp.

UTILIZATION

The configuration is fairly simple (which replaces the middle contour).

I have no manual as I bought it used

can not be much different sound, but the chorus and the sound delay but it is still not accurate enough for my taste.

SOUNDS

He may have some but not enough to gain the metalcore ...

I have a good catch with it but it sizzles a bit.

When I play on another amp, I recognized a lot of mistakes while on it is not specific enough.

I also play with an Epiphone Special II so the sound should not be very good (I play a Fender Stratocaster on mg100dfx and I recognize that the sound was much better) and the effects are those of the amp.

I do not like the clean (too slammed with the bridge pickup or too choked with the neck pickup but also according to my guitar).

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year then (Used to a friend), I had a little amp "crap" epiphone I received in the pack of my special II) and the sound is still much better!

What I like about this amp are the effects (I did not switch and therefore can not use 100%) .


I think for the price, there may be still better!


I think I would do not have that choice, this amp is sufficient (and again) if we want to play several styles of music but if you want a particular style, I think there may be a lot better in the range price.

The Marshall MG30DFX is Marshall's attempt at a small wattage (30 watts) practice amp that follows the Line 6/Peavey trend of adding onboard effects. It features 2 channels each with its own EQ, a digital reverb, a few cheesy onboard effect (chorus, flanger, etc) and the promise of killer tone in a small package backed by the Marshall name. Here's a full list of specs:

Features:
Twin footswitchable channels - Clean and Overdrive
Independent tone controls for Bass amd Treble on each channel
Contour Control for dramatic mid sweep and "scooping"
Emulated Line Out jack and Headphone jack
CD input which allows you to play along to your favorite discs
Built-in Digital Effects - Reverb, Chorus, Flange, and Delay
10 in. custom-voiced speaker
FDD (Frequency Dependent Damping)

UTILIZATION

This amp is not easy to get a good tone out of simply because it's not a great sounding amp. Unlike similar practice amps from Vox, Peavey or Line 6, this amp just falls short tonally in just about every way. The EQ controls are near uselss for my tastes and the channels have a thin and metallic quality that's not pleasing to the ear at all. The onboard effects sound cheesy and don't help things either, and the stock 10 inch speaker is particularly wimpy and skittish sounding... a far cry from the excellent tones out of other small 30w amps of the same ilk.

SOUNDS

I've tried this amp with various single coil and humbucker loaded guitars and keep coming to the same sad conclusion. The amp really just does not sound good! The clean channel is lifeless and dull and can only really be helped when reverb is added. As a dry clean tone though it doesn't inspire creativity in the slightest. The drive channel is really just grainy and buzzy sounding. There isn't much I could do to make the sound work for my tastes... especially considering they took away the midrange control for a very strange and useless "contour" control that seems to just scoop the mids out as you turn it up.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the Marshall MG Series amps are not a wise investment. There are many, many better options for a 30w practice amp with effects like the Peavey Vypyr 30 or the Line 6 Spider IV 30. This amp doesn't sound good, the controls really don't do much to help that, and given Marshall's questionable reliability as of late, I wouldn't expect one to last long without issues either... don't bother.

This is about the same amp as the Marshall MG30FX and the others. This one has a unique feature called the FDD, which stands for Frequency Dependent Damping. This basically emulates the connection between a power tube amp and a speaker cabinet. This is a spectacular feature to have and makes this amp the best of the 30 watt MG series solid state amps from Marshall.

Features:

Twin footswitchable channels - Clean and Overdrive
Independent tone controls for Bass amd Treble on each channel
Contour Control for dramatic mid sweep and "scooping"
Emulated Line Out jack and Headphone jack
CD input which allows you to play along to your favorite discs
Built-in Digital Effects - Reverb, Chorus, Flange, and Delay
10 in. custom-voiced speaker
FDD (Frequency Dependent Damping)

UTILIZATION

Output (RMS): 30W
Channels: 2
Footswitchable Channels
CD Input: yes
Emulated Line Out
Emulated Headphone
Spring Reverb: none
Digital Effects: none
FDD
Speaker: 1 x 10 in.
Dimensions: 476 x 408 x 240 mm
Weight: 9.6 kg

SOUNDS

If you must pick up one of the solid state MG amps from Marshall make sure you get the FDD switch on there. It really tightens the distortion up a lot and fills the tone out more. The tone becomes thicker and fatter much like a real tube amp from Marshall.

The tone from this amp isn't that bad for being a solid state amp. 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

Unfortunately this amp has been discontinued and the used market will be the only way to go to get this amp.I have seen them used on the classifieds for just over or around $100, which 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.

Amp transistors 30 Watts;

- 2 channels (Clean / Overdrive) with independent volume control.
- CD input.
- HP Output Emulation
- Headphone output with HP emulation
- 2 channel footswitches (Clean / Overdrive) with volume control
independent.
- 2-band EQ (bass and treble) for the clean channel and equalizer
3 bands (bass, contour, and treble) for channel Overdrive.
- 4 digital effects (Reverb, Delay, Chorus and Flanger) with control adjustment / selection and level control.
- 1 gain control.
- Channel selector.
- 1 HP Custom-Voiced 10 ".
- 1 CD input.
- Ability to change channel at the foot via a footswitch optional (PEDL-008).
- Dim (mm): 476 x 408 x 240, weight: 9.6 Kg

UTILIZATION

The setup is simple:
volume, bass and treble controls for clean channel
Low volume, treble, mid and gain for the overdrive channel.

for the effects we have a knob to select the effect and others to adjust the depth or intensity.

Is easily obtained with a good sound settings manually, otherwise tampering with a little one gets to have the sound you desire.

SOUNDS

It is particularly suited to my style of music I play everything but at the time where I had bought it I was in my period as metal.
The Overdrive channel delivers more sound metal so the amp does not suit everyone but if you use a conmptez effects pedal on the clean channel.
The delay effect on the overdrive channel gives a nice sound I think, especially to play some solos.
The clean channel is not too bad either, we come to settle for a sound like stairway to heaven.
simulation of tube amps do not seem to me important, I do not feel any difference.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been a year since I use it and I do not understand the negative opinions of people is a very good amp, it does not amount to a marshall lamp but it's still an excellent amp.
I tried the Line 6 spider 3 and another peavey 30 watts, of the three was the marshall who had the best sound.
If I had to repeat the same choice it will be a big yes.
Excellent value for money.

Transistor amplifier 30watts. (But the principle of the transistor means he must leave a margin basically the right sound you get up to 15 Watts in its metal and up to 20 in the crunch or clean, for rehearsals I use this amp and I cranked the sound of the 30/30 shot is a bit ugly but at least I get almost)

Y has two channels: Clean and Distortion.

I take off points because this amp can not play metal, I was forced to buy an effects pedal in addition to the shot, I also removed because the sound is not beautiful beyond 20 watts

UTILIZATION

Very simple configuration, there must also be said to 500 buttons ...
The manual does not serve much use when you have no experience in the field of effects ...
Readily obtained a good sound.

SOUNDS

Gee I said earlier, without pedals with this amp can not play metal! For those who are not interested in this style of music if there are no worries it does the rest.
After the sound depends heavily on pickups you so I can not say more needs to be tested.

I take off points because of its metal nonexistent.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it about 3 years (this is my first amplifier).

What I like about the amp? Bah what is an amp, it comes out the sound.
I do not like the sound metal! (Yes I will not let you go).

Value for money? It is good enough, then I'll have the opportunity personal thinking before I buy it to save money.

With experience you do again this election?
No, it does not suit my style of music and it's expensive effects pedals has.

If you do not play metal, this amp will be great for you there is no problem it's a great amp!

I detach myself from this amp and my pedal to buy an amp all-in-one with more power, because 30 watts is to train at home but repeated if nag your mixer (such as mine) Do you get almost nothing, and forgets all concerts now!

- Solid state

- 30 watt output

- 10 inch speaker

- 2 channel

- CD in

- Emulated line out

- FDD (You're going to want this on)

- Chorus, Reverb, Flange, and Delay

- Controls for volume, treble, bass, contour, and effects level

UTILIZATION

Pretty simple layout. The drive channel has a full 3 band EQ which is pretty useful.

Pretty easy to dial in a good sound, but you aren't going to get it sounding a whole lot better than that no matter how you try. The volume is alright, just enough to keep up with a loud drummer.

You can only really dial in one effect at a time which is a little annoying.

The manual is pretty clear and straightforward, no surprises.

SOUNDS

It is "ok." Nothing more, nothing less. The clean channel is alright, if a little dull and dry. But it is a decent platform, and takes pedals very well. It isn't going to produce bright and glassy fender cleans, and definitely doesn't have any kind of tube response, FDD or not. But for what it is supposed to be, a basic beginners amp, the cleans aren't bad.

The drive is a little more difficult to get an ok sound out of. It IS pretty versatile, you can dial it in for a a light bluesy OD, or heavier high gain settings. It isn't as thick or full of a distortion as some might like, but its not horrible.

The effects sound pretty decent and are a good starting point for someone looking to become familiar with their uses.

OVERALL OPINION

In short, this is a decent amplifier for a beginner who wants a basic two channel setup without the hassle of tubes. It is not the best sounding amplifier built, and a little overpriced in my opinion, but not the worst choice in the world. It was my first amp, and I was thrilled with it for about a year.

Overall, I would recommend spending the same amount of money, but buying something a little better at used prices. This one will probably not last more than a year or so.

Made in China

Solid State

30 Watts

Two Foot switchable channels

Reverb, Delay, Chorus, and Flanger effects built in

Clean channel has Volume, Bass, and Treble controls

Overdrive channel has Gain, Bass, Contour (Almost like a reverse Mid control) Treble, and Volume controls

CD in

Speaker emulated line outhead phone out

Frequency Dependent Dampening push-button switch

10 inch speaker

UTILIZATION

I want to start off by saying that I didn't actually buy this amp, it has a hand-me-down from my older brother. That being said, it was my first amp. Let me tell you, this amp is nasty in all respects. The foot-switch cable for the channel switching was always shorting, the tolex is uber thin, and the power cord frayed very badly where it met the amp chassis. Marshall really did cut just about every corner that they could with this amp, even the knobs feel cheap when you turn them. It both looks and feel incredibly cheap when compared to my Peavey Ultra.

SOUNDS

The sound picks up where the quality left off. The clean channel is dull and life-less, and the Overdrive sounds like a jar-o-bees. I ran this with a BC Rich Warbeast NJ Deluxe with EMG's that had the 18 Volt mod done to them for about 6 months until I got a better amp, and even with that guitar it still sounded horrible. I would even take a Line 6 Spider over this any day of the week, it's just that bad.

The contour knob is almost useless, it goes from way too middy and overbearing to very scooped very quickly. I'm not sure why Marshall didn't just put in a normal mid control here, it would have been much more useful.

As far as effects go, you have two knobs to control them. One knob selects which effect and the length/rate, and the other controls the volume. I can't honestly say that the effects sound any better than the rest of the amp.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall, I have to say that even if you are just looking for a practice amp to use in your bedroom there are still MUCH better amps out there. The Vox Valvetronix's are good for clean stuff and lower gain rock, and the Roland Cubes are decent for higher-gain rock and metal. I know I sound like I have nothing positive to say about this amp at all, but I do know something that you can use it for and it actually does well as: a doorstop. Though it is a little big, maybe that's why Marshall made the 15 watt version?

The Marshall MG30DFX is a guitar combo amplifier with built in effects. The amp has 30 watts of power and a single 10" custom speaker. The amp has two separate channels and is a solid state, not tube, amplifier. It's got all sorts of different 1/4" jacks including for input, a foot switch, an aux jack (CD in), and a line out/headphone out.

UTILIZATION

The Marshall MG30DFX is split up into two separate channels. The first is a clean channel that consists of parameters for volume, bass, and treble. The second is an overdrive channel that has knobs for gain, bass, treble, contour, and volume. There's a button the amp to switch between the two channels, but you can also control this with a foot switch. Lastly, the effects section has a knob for choosing between the four different types of effects (reverb, delay, chorus, flanger), and another knob for setting the amount of the effect you'd like. The amp isn't difficult to use, so I wouldn't think that you'd need a manual.

SOUNDS

The sounds heard from the Marshall MG30DFX is just a bit above average in my opinion. The clean channels is just and crunchy in the sense that it almost sounds like it's compressed a little bit, while the overdrive channel is a bona fide Marshall distortion. The distortion is definitely where this amp makes it's money, but the clean sounds good enough to fall in line with it as well. The effects aren't the best at all, especially the modulation ones, but the reverb is decent enough for sure. It's nice that you can get a number of different sounds all in one place between the two channels and the effects...

OVERALL OPINION

The Marshall MG30DFX is a great amp for a beginning guitar player who wants something better than a simple speaker. This will give you options to mess around with and to get yourself started with. The amp is even fine for more experienced players who want a practice amp that's a bit more in depth. Personally I wouldn't use this for recording, but I've used it for a few shows a while back. A friend of friend left this amp at my friend's house for a few months so we ended up using it for practicing and a few shows, although I wouldn't use it for a show now. The Marshall MG30DFX is a fine practice amp for the money, and is a great way to go if you're looking for the Marshall sound in a compact device.