before i start i should explain that i once owned the, mg100dfx. i lost my job, so i had to sell the amp back to the store along with other gear i had bought at the same time i bought the mg100dfx. sad i know, but needed to pay my bills. anyway, i am a blues/jazz guitarist, so i experimented with all settings on the mg100dfx and for the price i was amazed of the tone quality no matter what level i had the volume set at. the clean channel gives out a pure pristine tone, while the overdrive channel gives out vintage overdrive, hard rock, heavy metal to a grunge, alternative, and any point in between. even when the onboard fx were applied,in the clean, or the overdrive channel the volume and tone remained unaltered. i then hooked up my, alesis quadraverb gt,fx processer to the, mg100dfx, i had never heard the alesis come so much to life, stereo tones, reverbs, and echos. yep, i tried all the alesis presets through the, mg100dfx, sweet!!! i then hooked up the, behringer fcb1010 midi foot control board to the, alesis quadraverb gt, i experienced true quadraphonics coming from own fingers for the first time not in a studio but in my own home, the, mg100dfx, came to life with rich tones, volumes, and fx. this is unmistakingly a marshall amp, but with a sweet pristine clean tone. my wish is to get this amp back, but i am currently without job, so have to use my income to pay bills until i get another job. this amp is mezmerizing.

the mg100dfx comes with a two button footswitch, 1.) channel select between, clean, and overdrive channels. 2.) fx on and off. has 1/4 inch jacks for cd/tape player( for playing with your favorite band, or group), headphones out, and guitar input. lead solos can be played on the overdrive channel with customized settings fx include, reverb, chorus, delay, and flange. expermentation with these fx will give out deep lush echos, or jet flanging, my favorite is to play clean lead solos with chorus at different settings. i found the headphones output very useful for practice, this way i can't bother anybody no matter what time it is. i wish the mg100dfx foot control had three or four buttons to shift and change fx by foot thus adding more texture to my solos. all of the other features on the, mg100dfx, are perfect as they are.

this amp is built for the working musician as well as the student my son carried it out of the store and he is a very rugged individual he brought it into my home and i could'nt tell if this amp had been handled. yah, the mg100dfx is a pretty tough amp. given reasonable care this amp will last along time what ever along is. this amp is road worthy as long as it's not runned over.

i would have to say the, mg100dfx, is worth every penny you pay for it.

never needed any support the amp was self seffient.

the traditional marshall tuxedo look, a beautiful amp.

lead guitarist

blues,jazz, rock, country, pop, alternative, latin(jazz,salsa,samba)

All I got to Say is This Combo Amp Literally puts any other combo amp out of the competition. The Marshall mg 100 dfx is in a catorgory all alone. This Amp definetly has an awesome killer sound!! The bets Part All together is to Piss your friends of With there marshall 100watt cabs , when you got a marshall mg 100watt that's in a small casing and competes with there large Cab the look on there face is unforgetable.

The Features on this amp Are more then I needed , Its to perfect. the Loop effects , the 2 different distortion channels and everything Its just loads of Awesome Sound! This Amp Has all the necesary features a combo amp needs.

Very well made As usual , Marshall Holds up to its reputation with there combo amps. Always Very well made amps. Basically the only way of wreaking this amp is to really mistreat it. Besides all that its got a good finish on it solid enough for those beginer or intermediate shows.

The Value Is what it is , its perfect !

I havent had to dealt with the head of the company but Im geussing there not to hard to get a hold of and are nice people.

Put it this way when you Look at the marshall mg 100dfx you start to feel funny. And When you hit the power on it and give it a go Thats a whole different Experience youll have to try for yourself.

5 years of Guitar playing

All Around Style.

I've had this amp for about a year and a half now, and I loved the sound of this amp since the beginning. The clean tone is amazing and with my LesPaul on Rythmn, it sounds like a tube amp. I never could have gotten a better clean tone on any other solid-state amp and the FDD switch rocks! I love the distortion on this amp...I use chn. 2 and I heard alot of ppl saying that they didnt like it. Well I play hard rock and I have to say I LOVE the amp distortion on this baby.. It just sucks that I have so many analog effects, that I can't use the amp distortion anymore because I need my distortion to be part on my signal flow through my pedals. But When I record, amp distortion all the way!

Comes with a footswitch, Dist on/off and a DFX on/off. I would of liked more options like 2 channel distortion for rythmn/solo, but it still kicks butt! The FX are pretty good, but I have a pedal board full of boss effects that are incomparable to the basic amp FX. The reverb isn't the greatest and I would of prefered a spring, but still sounds great.

Very simple to use, can get my preferred tone is a matter of minutes! Sounds great at high levels. LOUD AMP!

This is where I was a little dissapointed. Having it for a year and a half, I must of sent it back to marshall about 3-4 times. It was usually the same problem, A loud horrible noise coming from the amp. Even if nothing was plugged in, and all the knobs turned to 0, it sounded as if a chainsaw was inside chewing up all the parts. Also, it broke down on me once at a gig...That really sucked.

I had a few other solid state amps. Owned a Peavey, and a Fender R212 and I have to say, compared to other solid-state, this has to be the best for the price. If I had the budget, I'd go for a Marshall tube-amp, but for now, this amp is the sound I want.

The last time it broke down I contacted Marshall and explained to them how dissapointed I was with their product. I sent it back 3-4 times and each time, they would repair it and send it back. This time after I explained to them the problem was continuous and how I thought the amp I had was probably defected. Marshall is now sending me a brand new amp, with a full warrenty in effect. Thanks Marshall!!!

Its a Marshall; enough said. The sexy gold MARSHALL logo on it is enough to make me want it over and over again.

Musician, Recording engineer, Composer

Hard rock, Rock, Punk

This is self-explanatory. I just love the sound, the clean, the crunch, and the overdrive. Marshall makes good amps.

I loved the effects, but it would've been better if it included more knobs. The footswitch is useful during the times you want to switch channels, however, that should've included more switches too.

I've read some reviews with peple having issues with the fan. I haven't experienced that yet, so I guess I should cross my fingers or something. But I realy like the quality of the product. Mmmmmmm...

not yet.

It's so sexy. It turns me on. Mmmmm.... I love looking at it. The gold, the black, the word 'Marshall' written all over...

Heavy metal, techno

Not a Tube amp, but close

Effects are pretty good. Wish the pedal had more control like over reverb

Looks good and works great.

Great sound and built in effects for the price.

Never had to deal with them

I got it.

Rock

I use an Ibanez Jem with Breeds, a Prestige with EMGs, a Gibson Les Paul Historic Goldtop and an EBMM Petrucci signature model. This amp is amazing for playing lead. I have been playing neo-classical shred and metal for about 15 years and I am a certified tone junky. I guarantee this amp can create amazing tones for high gain solos. However... it is not the best for rhythm/crunchy riffs. The sound is still excellent but you will find that it doesnt move air like a Mesa. That's why I use this amp exclusively for recording all of my lead parts. Unlike Mesa amps which are a little fuzzy for lead, this amp produces crystal clear tones that spill over nicely into very controllable feedback if needed. Forget all of those guys who say to keep the gain down... it needs to be at the max! Try tweaking all of the dials between 1 and 2 o'clock with the gain at 10, reverb at 11am and delay to your own taste. It's one of the few tones that stays together at high speed and allows each note to ring through. One other thing, you will only unlock this amps full potential at high volume. It simply won't hit the sweet spot at bedroom levels. As far as the effects go, the onboard reverb is nice and the delya is useful, but lets face it, if you know anything about playing guitar you will record dry sounds and tweak later. Amps with modellers and bundles of effects do not come close to the real deal. Sure you could buy a JCM cab and will get a better live sound but for recording, I don't think you need go any further than the 100DFX.

I vote 10 because I don't like too many features and prefer simple, straight forward setups. This amp is SIMPLE to use. So I give it a 10.

I give this an 8 because I blew a fuse twice (never any damage to the speaker though). Easily fixed by the local Marshall repair man. Also, the cooling fan is a little noisy when you turn the amp on for the first minutes or two, but that quietens down to about the same level as a pc.

Seriously, for the same money I could have bought a regular amp that I would not have been happy with... but I bought a Marshall, best amp decision I've made.

Was recommended a local Marshall engineer when I had trouble, very helpfull, had the amp back next day sounding better than ever.

Marshall tone is where it's at for lead. If this amp was stolen I would hunt down the thief and impale him with the headstock of my Ibanez.

Hobbyist - studio recording

Metal, shred, neo-classical

this amp first of all is HUGE. it makes a les paul look anorexic. this is the real deal. i love the sound of it. but i do get some unecacery feedback. well maybe thats because i use alot of distortion and have a 3 single coiled strat.

100 watts, built in effects included flange, chorus, delay, chorus/delay and a seperate reverb control which all sound awsome. the flange with the effects level cranked will give you the nirvana come as you are sound. two channels- clean and overdrive with serparate eq and contour on the overdrive channel. fx loop in and out on the back of the amp, a footswitch which is built like a tank. FDD technology which is awsome, it really cleans up the sound. on the back of the manual it has suggested settings and if you set the amp to the metal setting and play the scorpions rock you like a hurricane it will sound just like it, and im plugging strait, no outside gear. the features are kick @#$!!!

super easy to use, i just plug in and play.

uh...its a marshall right? enough said.

well worth the money i paid.

havent needed it yet.

it's damn sexy. only if i came in white or what i want it in jungle camo.

hobbyist, looking for a band.

anything by the ramones, nirvana or green day

I'm only playing guitar since a year. (I was a drummer...) But I'm working like technician in a high school for 17 years so I heard a lot of amp in the past. The sound is amazing and very surprising for a non-valve amplifier. (As you can see english is not my first lang. lol. That explains my limited voc. and the multiple mistakes. :))

All you need for most of the needs. Except if you're a pro or you're hungry for complicated electronics effects.

This product is awsome except for the stupid fan noise. I mean it would be a better idea to have a big heatsink outside instead the need for a fan. I mean they built a surprising well designed amplifier circuit so there's only a very low noise coming from the electronics circuit (except for the reverb section...... so don't increase this control too high except it's necessary!) but they put a noisy fan behind..... If you're not too far it's okay. But it's irritate me when I play at a low level. To give you an idea the noise is kind the same than a computer power supply fan. Except the noise coming from the fan and the one coming from the reverb section when you use it this amplifier is 10/10 for the rest.

I test a few amplifiers before and I think what we get for the price is really fair. I mean you can have the same options for a cheaper price with trade like Behringer. (I owned a GMX 212 for a week before I decided to returned it and changed for my Marshall. Twice the price and less features but a real better sound!!!!!)

Too soon to answer properly. But the seller told me the Marshall service is not the fastest in town..... and I'll have to be patient if something happen. I'll take good care of my amplifier so I hope it won't be necessary during the warranty period. Anyway after that I'l fix it myself.

The look is awsome. BTW it's a surprising hasard cause I'm playing with a Fender Stratocaster limited edition (black and gold). So it matches perfectly with the colors of the amp. Ppl use to think it bought kind of special combo...

Drummer for 10 years when I was younger. Working like technician in electronics in a high school. So I have to fix occasionnaly

I like most of the musical types except big metal rock

Great clean good overdrive but it could be better. It can be heavy or soft and fuzzy.

FootSwitch included- very solid.

its very easy.

everything is ok.

yeah, thats good in that price

I dont have any experiences with company.

great marshall design, sweet :P

Hobbyist

Alternative, rock, metal

I just got yesterday and talk about loud, it is awseome

Excellent how it has the built in effects which will tide me over tide me over till I get a GT-6

Looks great and is very well built

I thought it was a bit expensive but well worth it

havnt had to but im guessing it would be good

It is awsome

Rock, Metal

The sound is really great, I am very pleased with it's performance compared to how other amps sounded. I compared it to a wide range from the Spider II to Peavey Classic 30 and Laney amps. I tried it against solid state and tube. I found it produces a good tube sound and works really well at all volume levels which is important to me as I needed the flexibility to play quiet and periodically I play outdoors as well so I needed it to get loud. I also found the clean sounds to be really nice and warm, something other amps had difficulty producing.

I would have liked a little more flexibility with the DFX but otherwise it is good and they all seem to work quite nicely. I have found one little quirk in the features though... I was tinkering with it for different sounds and I found that if I select the Overdrive channel (does not matter OD1 or OD2 selected) I found that if I turned on the crunch sound on the clean channel it would cause the overdrive channel sound to change. Not sure if this is to be considered a feature or a quirk, also not sure if I like it either. I guess you just have to play with it to see for yourself on that one. : ) I love the line out / headphone jack

Built like a tank!

Lots of amp for the money and that is what I wanted More Amp than bells and whistles.

Have not needed it so I reall cannot form an opinion.

I spent a long time trying to make a really informed decision about features and what each type of amp in my price range could deliver and this one won hands down. I even brought my own guitar to the music store and stacked the amps in my price range up together and tried them all. I just couldn't allow myself to be swayed by hype.

Contemprary Christian blues, rock, alternative really just a wide range of stuff.

I jam at home or in the garage. Really wish I could read music. Then I know I'd improve.

Classic Rock Alternative Rock R & B

This amp has incredible tone. Even at high volume, it really performs.

Great effects. Could use an extra Loud speaker output.

No complaints. I travel with it frequently, and have never had any problems.

I paid $400 for mine and consider it to be a bargain

I have not needed any support yet.

Could use an extra Loud speaker output.

Blues, Rock, Modern Rock, Alternative Rock, Jazz

It does everything the brochure says it does. I have it set for the Ventures/Beach/Fender sound on the clean channel and a "just beyond" SRV sound on the lead. With the master volume you are gig-ready. Just turn it up and hang on.

The footswitch and the master volume. Every sound is in there and it can twang, squeal, or grunt. It's a baby hog.

While Jim is still alive I am sure the quality will be there.

If you can't use this you are getting free amps cuz you are a big star.

Don't know.

I bought it for it's features and sound. The fact that it is a Marshall is all good.

Guitar instrumentals, southern rock

Great sound, the clean in particular was EXTREMELY well...It sounds like a Marshall!(cus is its) The distortion is also nice for my kind of playing like Metallica and Eric Johnson...Awesome sound!!!

Great features!I love that it comes with a pedal to change in between clean and overdrive when i'm doing gigs so i don't have to buy another pedal...Also it looks and feels heavy duty!

One of the easiest amps to use! The manual helps for those that aren't very bright tho for crunch clean and stuff.

Ummm...It's a Marshall rihgt?

Great price for a great amp!ITS A MARSHALL!!!!

Never had to do anything to it!=D

Great effects!Great accesories!And it's still a Marshall!

Hobbyist

Rock/Jazz/Metal/Alternative

Good sound, nice sounding effects (which are easy to use).

Footpedal included, makes for easy change between channels.

Very easy to use effects, easy to switch between channels

Good sturdy amp.

Good value for money.

Haven't dealt with the company.

Easy to read dials etc., don't really like the colour of them that much though.

Active Musician

Metal

Marshall the premier name in amps. Owned one before, own one again. Has a myriad of effects and a clean tonal capability as well. Your Les Paul or Strat comes alive like no other with a Marshall. It simply is the best.

Hobbyist

Rock

ive owned the mg100wat combo for 1 year now and i still cant get enough of it the one thing i will say for all those people who think they turn it on and bam they get the marsahll sound right away it doesen't work like that your gonna need to turn it up pretty loud because this amp inorder to get the vintage marshall sound is ment to be turned up louder tehn most amps but all in all all the channels sound good from clean to overdrive i love this amp and would never trade it forany other amp if you got one hold on to it

rock, blues and some jazz

Clean is really poor, and the crunch mode is horrendous it doesnt sound like a crunch at all. I never used it in a gig ever. OD1 is ok, OD2 never intersted in using it

dfx, 100w od1 od2 clean, crunch

Marshall is good quality. But my amp burnt out adter 6 months or so. It cost 60$. Now im not saying this makes the amp bad, but just think its low end. I should have saved my money a long time ago to get a real amp

musician, student, hobbyist, enthusiast?

not metal, not christian, not punk

Its Great for the money you pay But it cant stand neer the jimi hendrix stack(but it does cost 7 grand). The sound is great realy nice sharp tones and when you turn up the bass its very mellow and warm.Great for any music.

The footswitch is great but never exept a repaired one as the wiring gets messed up easily.

Soooooooooooo easy when you get the amp just turn every knob to see what it does. But Just plug in and play.

Brill Have the amp a year and nothing has gone wrong!!!.

I paid 300 on this amp and i will be keeping it untill it breaks sounds beter than, dare i say it, the mg half stack!!!.Its worth way more than i paid for it. GET IT! ITS THE ONLY AMP YOU'LL EVER NEED!!

No problems i have conacted the company just e-mail them nd they'll e-mail you back a number to call and they tell you how to repair it over the phone.

You have to admit its not the nicest loohin amp but you can get worse. Anyway its a Marshall the best amps ever. Ive dreamed of owning a Marshall Since i started playing guitar. Ang God it was worth the wait.

Hobbyist

Grunge, Punk, Alternative, Rock, old school metal.

I dunno, I'm not getting the sound that I want out of this amp. I find myself looking at all tubeamps almost everyday now wishing I had got one.

Reverb is nice, footpedal is standard. It is also nice to have the 2 options oe each of the two channels

Not hard to use a all

This this is built like a rock. It is pretty heavy and I'm going to put some wheels on it for when I take it to church.

Compaired to other items... get another amp. I got this used for a great price but I would never ever buy this amp new at full price. Spend a little more and get a TUBE amp, like a traynor.

Havn't dealt with them

It's marshal and it looks great... people think it is cool and coment on it, but they are usually beginnners

Active Musician

Praise and Worship, Rock

brillian on stage loud crunchy also a lovely clean sound.. by marshall (this marshal) brilliant amp

the clean channel is okay.it sounds better when the bass is all the way down. the overdrive is awesome. the amp can go really loud!

the dfx are good on it. i like how it came with a foot switch

it seems that it is built well. i haven't had any problems with mine yet. i heard the fan made a loud noise on other ones though.

I think the price was marked good on this.

so far nothing broke so I don't know how there service is.

I love the looks of it!

hobbyist

blues, classic rock

The clean channel has tons of warmth. The treble is crisp with warm bass. The distortion is phenomanal for any amp let alone a marshal thats this cheap. A must have for anyone. One of the best solid-state amps i have ever heard. Besides what can be a $300 Marshall.

Lush reverb and oustanding built in effect. I couldn't believe the quality of the chorus and delay.

Bar none one of the better high end amps for a low price out there.

$300 dollar 100 watt combo amps are hard to come by. For it to be a Marshall and sound this good is unbelievable.

Nothings gone wrong with so far. It is Marshall though so it is top quality.

what can beat that black and gold look of a Marshall. Everyband should have one. It symbolizes everything rock and roll.

Active musician currently in a band

punk, pop punk, post hardcore/screamo

the sound quality on this amp a awsome. this amp will spit out almost any type of sound u need. its clean channel is clear as can be. its overdrive channel u couldn.t ask for much more. but this amp sounds best if u r a blues player.

the most useful feature on this amp is the reverb. the least delay.

best i have ever played

excellent value

every thing is good

lovley

Awesome sound. The clean channel is great for electrics and acoustics. The crunch mode can get that nice bluesy crunch the Eagles get on "Victim of Love". The overdrive 1 mode is great for yielding that Guns N' Roses roar. The overdrive 2 mode is immensely heavy- i don't use it regularly, but it makes a killer lead tone

It comes with a footswitch for switching between channels and the DFX on/off. I only wish that the footswitch could change the mode of each channel and turn the reverb on/off, which it doesn't. this doesn't really affect me, since the other guitarist in my band has the same amp, so all four modes are accessible.

Very well made, won't let you down

Good bang for the buck

Well, it comes with a 5- year warranty, otherwise i haven't had to call the company for anything

I wanted this amp the first time i read about it- 100 watts, two channels, DFX, 400 bucks? done deal

Classic Rock, Jazz, and Punk/Rock