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Marshall MG10CD Guitar Combo Amplifier (10 Watts, 1x6.5 in.)

2 channels. CD input.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           9 out of 10
Features:
           8 out of 10
Quality:
           9 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           10 out of 10
Support:
           9 out of 10
 
 

"A real homerun!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from guarriello
Submitted: 2/16/2004
Style of Music: Everything - Blues/Jazz/Rock
Location: PA

 

 
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Feature:
More than you deserve for $70

Quality:
Truly Marshall

Value:
Best value of all of my equipment

Desirability:
Buy this!

Sound:
Too small to be a "10", but WOW!

Support:
Didn't need any

Overall:
Ok, let's face it - your not going to play a concert hall with a $70 amp - but this amp will have you thinking about it. I've got about every gadget a guitar player or keyboard player could ask for and this thing is by far the best value of them all. I played with it for three hours after I pulled it out of the box. I have played everything I own through it and it handles it all surprizingly well - acoustic, electric, keyboard - even bass, but not as well. Everything sounds clean at volumes that stand up to an un-amplified Drum Kit (don't forget we're talking about a $70 amp here!) The first thing you notice is that it's built like tank and has the classy signature "Marshall" look that every high school guitar player dreams of owning. Then you plug it in and with the first pluck notice that this is not your average portable guitar amp. The clean setting is crisp at very high volumes and the distortion setting has a bassy quality that rivals much larger amps. I can play just about any style of music with it and be happy with the sound. You could probably use it for a gig in a medium sized room or church. Ok, Enough Hype: This is truly a great value. It features a single input with a switch to select between clean and distortion. It has a really neat "CD input" jack that allows you to play along with anything that has a line-level output (including a keyboard or sound module). This is carried through to the headphone port, along with an emulated speaker signal so you can listen with full guitar fuzz. Four knobs allow you to control Volume, Distortion/Gain and Tone. These level controls are very clean - they don't suffer from the adjustment noise that plaque many amps in this price range. Best of all the sound is all "Marshall" - they really hit a homerun with this one. If you play electric guitar, get one of these NOW before Marshall decides to start selling them for what their truly worth - a lot more.

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"The Marshall sound in a little practice amp"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 5/10/2007
Style of Music: Hard Rock, Alternative
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: New York, NY

 

 
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Feature:
It doesn't have a heck of a lot of features, especially for a transistor amp. You get two channels, clean and distortion. That's it. I doubt most people really need more than that, though; this is the purist's practice amp. But it does mean you probably don't want this amp if the Marshall sound isn't what you're after.

Quality:
It seems very solid for the most part. Only thing I'm a little worried about is the carry handle - there is a *lot* of play before it "catches" when you pick it up. I'm used to amps and amp heads with handles that don't have a lot of give. It's probably just paranoia, but it kind of feels like the handle's going to come off whenever I pick this thing up.

Value:
There are cheaper practice amps out there, and I haven't tried them all. Some of them do modeling and have other modes that this amp lacks. But this amp has the Marshall sound. If that's what you want, it's totally worth it.

Desirability:
Honestly, just seeing that big "Marshall" logo on it makes it look good. Those classic Marshall knobs and gold backplate don't hurt its aesthetics either. And it's just so small and cute otherwise. I think it looks great for a practice amp.

Sound:
A bunch of years ago one of my bandmates had a Marshall stack with a tube head. This little amp honestly has that same sound, at least as I remember it. It really does have that Marshall sound. Of course, that means it's not going to appeal to everybody - it's kind of a dirty distortion and a twangy clean. The manual that comes with the amp claims Marshall is using some sort of proprietary technology that forces the preamp to interact with the amp in the same way a tube would. It seems to be more than just a gimmick.

Ease of Use:
It really doesn't get much easier. Power button, overdrive button, tone, volume and gain controls. If you can't work this interface, then you're not ready to own an amp of any kind.

Support:
This is really n/a, but I can't fault Marshall for a service I haven't used, so I'm not taking any points off.

Overall:
If I were going to buy a practice amp again, I might at least *try* some of the other modeling amps in its price range or even cheaper. There are also a couple of cheap practice amps out there that have real tube preamps. But I love the Marshall sound, so it would take a real amp of distinction to beat this thing out for me, and I don't know that there really are any amps like that in this price range.

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"Excellent For The Price"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 1/3/2007
Style of Music: Rock, Christian Rock, Country.
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: Charleston, WV USA

 

 
Feature:
The features were OK on this. Not too much to choose from. Clean and overdrive pretty much. But two different sounds. The distortion customization is pretty well put together, so you can get just about any sound you want.

Quality:
The quality of this amp is very good. When you take everything in and think about it, this is a very excellent buy for only $70.

Value:
This is absolutely worth the money. A cheap priced amp, but the best sound you can get for $70. Very good for playing in your home. You could probably play in churches or small buildings as well. This thing can get pretty loud for a small amp.

Desirability:
It's a very slick looking amp. It has a gold plate where the knobs are, and a nice white Marshall logo. It looks very good.

Sound:
The sound in this amp is very good. The distortion is pretty good, and the clean it good. Overall I rate it a 9 for a very nice sound.

Ease of Use:
It's an amp. Not hard to use...

Support:
I can only rate this a 5 since I haven't needed any support. But I do know that they give you a 5 year warranty.

Overall:
This is the best amp you can get for $70. I've had a few small amps like this, but this is the best one I've had. I see alot of people complementing the "Marshall" name. Although this is my first Marshall, I can tell you that it's probably the best amp this size out there. The price is excellent.

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"great amp,great price,buy it"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from mchsi.com
Submitted: 3/9/2007
Style of Music: rock
Musical Experience: hobbyist
Location: mobile alabama

 

 
Feature:
It whuld be better if it had effects

Quality:
marshall is quality .you cant get better then a marshall

Value:
worth way more then it cost

Desirability:
i had to have it

Sound:
Great sound . Cheap price, what could be better

Ease of Use:
its easy just plug it in and play

Support:
i dont know.I never needed repairs

Overall:
its a good pratice amp . a good warmup amp

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"great practice amp.."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 8/20/2007
Style of Music: Thrash,rock,blues,metalcore,industrial.
Musical Experience: active musician
Location: lilburn,GA,USA

 

 
Feature:
not that many features put in this amp but its good enough.

Quality:
quite sturdy and durable i've own it about 2 years now and thers not a scratch.

Value:
great very cheap price.

Desirability:
if you like marshalls and dig small ones with a great sound get this.

Sound:
obviously you shouldnt buy it for gigging but just a small practice amp to put in your room the tone is great for this tiny marshall.

Ease of Use:
theres no amp more simple.

Support:
umm iono

Overall:
definetly great for its price

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"THE BEST PRACTICE AMP IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from justnutty.com
Submitted: 9/30/2006
Style of Music: Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, and well anything ROCK
Musical Experience: active Musician
Location: Ladysmith,WI,USA

 

 
Feature:
Well it had good overdrive sound, but it wasn't overall that good on the long run, but it's still awesome!!!

Quality:
It is made perfectly hard. You drop it 2 feet it doesn't have a scratch. It can't break!!!!!!!!

Value:
It was at an amazing price!!!

Desirability:
It looks awesome!

Sound:
The Marshall MG10CD is amazing I bought it 1 week ago, and it's awesome. It sounds so good it's amazing.

Ease of Use:
Turn it up all the way overdrive on gain at 10, volume at 10, and contour on 0 it is a metal machine overdrive of nice clean sound overdrive on gain at 5, volume at 8 or 9, and contour at 4, you got Rock sound. Overdrive on gain at 1, volume at 7, and contour at 10, you got blues sound.

Support:
Well i've never had a Marshall amp before, but I'm never getting another GUITAR AMP. I still need a cheapish bass amp though.

Overall:
I'm never going to get another practice amp!!!

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"Hey, it's a MARSHALL!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from frontiernet.net
Submitted: 1/1/2005
Style of Music: Rock
Musical Experience: Future Rock Star
Location: Marshall, MN

 

 
Feature:
It's great for what it is. Could use seperate tone controls, but it has that pure Marshall sound and that's what counts,

Quality:
Quality is excellant.

Value:
With all other amps in this range costing about the same, Marshall is the hands down winner for value.

Desirability:
Hey, it's a Marshall. What more can you say? Nothing else has that Marshall sound. It's the gold standard for amps. And if that's not sexy enough, I guess nothing is!

Sound:
I have a Fender, Crate and Marshall 10 and there is NOTHING like a Marshall. For a 10 watt it is just the best. It has that BIG Marshall sound.

Support:
I have not needed service or warranty work.

Overall:
This Marshall 10 watt is so sweet that I bought a MG15 also (a little more sound with seperate tone controls.) If you can only have 1 amp, it has to be a Marshall. For practicing or just playing at home this 10 watt is probably all you will need. After you have one, you won't be able to live without it. If it's lost or stolen, you'll be out the next day to get another.

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"WOW!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from netscape.net
Submitted: 3/16/2005
Style of Music: rock, blues
Musical Experience: hobbyist
Location: france

 

 
Feature:
The only thing that I wish this amp had was a separate tone control. I can go easily without reverb, since I have pedals for that. Other than that, it's perfect. The CD in/Line out jack is really useful. You can easily play along with your fovorite CD. Especially useful if you are trying to learn a song.

Quality:
You could throw this amp out a window, then go jump on it and it would be in perfect condition. This is a rugged little amp.

Value:
For $70, a Marshall. I thought it was a joke. I paid 100 euros (about $130) and it was still a great value.

Desirability:
This amp has all the appeal of all the other higher-end Marshalls, and also that nice warm tone we have come to know and love. You can't find a better amp for a better price, even for $40-$50 more.

Sound:
When I first turned on this amp, I was blown away that such great tone and depth could come from a little 6 inch speaker. It sounds a lot better than my other 20 watt amp, and is probably louder too.

Support:
Never had to deal with them.

Overall:
Great amp, no complaints. The guys up at Marshall are geniouses for making this little wonder and selling it so cheap.

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"Review of the Marshall MG10CD"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.co.uk
Submitted: 11/30/2007
Style of Music: All types of Rock
Musical Experience: Hobbyist
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

 

 
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Feature:
Simple, no frills, clean and overdrive channels with volume controls on each and gain and contour controls on overdrive. Also has a CD input and a headphone input.

Quality:
Very solid, I carry mine around a lot and it hasn't hinted at dying yet, I'm sure I'll get many more years out of it.

Value:
You'll be hard pressed to find a better amp for the price.

Desirability:
It looks cool and has the Marshall name. Nuff said

Sound:
Great Sound considering it's size, has that fantastic Marshall tone, could use bass, mid and treble controls though.

Ease of Use:
Couldn't be simpler, you should have no trouble getting the sound you want.

Support:
Can't comment, never had to deal with them.

Overall:
This is a fantastic beginner amp and, at this price, it's a steal. The only thing keeping it from a ten is the lack of bass, mid and treble controls, still highly recommended.

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"This little monster rocks!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 12/22/2006
Style of Music: Rock, Metal
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: USA

 

 
Feature:
Clean and overdrive.....in such a small package...you won't find a better deal anywhere at any price on a small practice amp.

Quality:
I haven't owned it very long so it's hard to comment on dependability however, it's got one of the best, most respected names on it so, I expect quality service for many years.

Value:
If you're a beginner or a seasoned player that doesn't want to keep lugging around that big amp, this is perfect, you won't be disappointed. The sounds I get out of this amp are incredible! I defy anyone to show me a product in the $69 - $89 that performs better than this one and I'll burn my Les Paul (ok, maybe I won't). Seriously, a great amp at a great price.

Desirability:
It's a Marshall, what else do I have to say!

Sound:
AWSOME, Unexpected from an amp this size but, IT'S A MARSHALL.

Ease of Use:
Ease of use? Come on! Let's get real here, if you don't find an amp easy to use quit playing!

Overall:
Far and away exceeds expectations. Let's get real here, it's no Marshall or Fender stack but, I'm telling you, you will be blown away by the sound of this little monster!

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