The sound is "darned good." Of course it is not a big Peavey or something ... heck, it runs on a 9 volt battery! But it does exactly what I expected it to do. I play with a group of about 25 guitars and banjos ... I "finger pick" and couldn't hear my own guitar. So I plug the earphones into this little amp, and now I can hear what I'm doing. So my need was specific, and this amp fits my need perfectly. I can also "jam" with it when there are about 4 guitars playing and it "shows up" very well. I got my money's worth.

I like it that it is so small, it looks great (got everyone's eye at the guitar group) ... and a couple of other guys are going to order one.

I dropped it a couple of times, and it still works! So I guess I'd have to say it is built pretty well.

I reseearched this pretty carefully ... I got what I ordered. The price was right.

The best support is when you don't need it! So I haven't tried to contact the company that made it.

2 other guys in my guitar group are going to be ordering one of these because they thought is was "really neat" and worked so well.

active musician

country

Put on a great pair of Studio headphones and be amazed? You may find yourself turning down the volume some!!

The belt clip is cool and shot cord and headphones and you be jammin!

Have had mine for over 4 years and it's still working fine. Great for going on travel.

For a small mini practice amp this one is my favorite and sounds better than the Zinky but not a powerful

Never Called them.

Looks Cool sitting anywhere you put it

Experience Guitar, singer songwriter, Band Leader, Have 5 song CD album

Classic Rocker

Im a drummer that just jams at home. No clubbing. Music has been a big part of my life

I like rock music most of all,but enjoy lots of music. I guess it depends on how good the musicians are musically for me to list

True marshall sound

Good features for a $30 amp

Well made......deserves Marshall name

Great value

A Marshall amp for a fraction of the price......what more could you ask for?

Hobbyist

Metal, Rock, anything that souns good

Less bass than usual, but it is a mini amp. This thing does have that Marshall tone, though, complete with distortion on the upper volumes of the clean channel.

2 channels (clean/OD), tone knob (sweeps low to high), volume... I wish it had a separate gain knob, but the tone knob seems to do that job a bit. Battery operation is neat, cuz i can walk around and play.

Looks good, built well, and everything is in place. The knobs wobble a bit when i turn them, but it doesn't hurt anything.

For a novelty or even a travel practice amp this thing is great.

havent dealt with them

Gold knobs, and it looks like a half-stack, except for way smaller of course.

Active musician/hobbyist

jazz, rock, whatever I feel like playing

I Read some reviews saying that the buzzof the amp was annoying but i don't have any buzz from this amp. the people who wrote those reviews were probably very inexperienced and i wouldn't be surprised if htye got buzz from all amps because the buzz problem can be easily resolved by correcting the volume on the instrument rather than on the amp. if you have you guitar on 2 and the amp on 10, obviously your amps is goming to buzz. i've played for around 25 years so i can be trusted. i'm experimenting with the amp right now and doing exactley what that guy was complaining about, turning down the guitar and turning up the amp and yeah there is a buzz but that guy must be really inexperienced to have said that.

totally awsome gain for a 14 cm long amp. even for a 5 foot amp thi gain would be satisactory. it sounds good clean as well. the overdrive blew my mind. i couldn't beleve that sound was coming from that amp

druability can't be that expected from an amp. if you drop any amp from the same proportional height as you would this, you break it at least 10 times worse.

if there was an 11, i would choose it. i would call this sound great even if it was coming from a 300 dollar amp so since you can get it for $30, that value is off the charts

haven't had to call them. just treat your amp with care and it will treat you just as well.

when i saw it, the aesthetics at first made me laugh because it was like a little shrunk down amp, down to the little amp handle on top and the little marshall insignia. then, once i got it i realized it was had so much more appeal in its quality. awsome

Writer, Active Musician, Member of Successful Band

Rock 'n' Roll

The sound is decent, better than one might expect from something that looks like a toy (it isn't a toy). Gain is actually pretty good, clean is a bit weak. Both gain and clean are decidedly better through headphones, the puny speaker just can't do it justice.

Not a lot of the usual amp features, but what do you want for $45? Its best feature (and the reason I bought it) is that it is easy to transport from place to place. It is great for a travel amp. It might even fit in the compartment of some guitar cases or one of the pockets of a gig bag.

Volume, off/clean/gain switch, tone. Not very difficult to use. Battery compartment is easy to get into, no screws or strange configurations as I've seen on some electronics before. Light and small so easy to move around.

It is hard to judge its long term durability yet, but the plastic is about the same as the kind of plastic used on toys. For $45 I don't expect the highest quality speaker. However, it works, and at $45, if it ever stops working it won't be the end of the world.

Inexpensive, and works for its intended purpose just fine. That is a good value in my book.

I haven't needed it.

I liked it enough to buy it. A decent sound out of a convenient travel amp, that was pretty desirable to me. Even the 15W solid state amps or 5W tubes are decidedly less travel friendly.

hobbyist

varies

The sound is very good if you like any sound except the classic fuzz...if you like it more distorted then you can switch to overdrive and it sounds awesome. It is compatible with any music style...even if you play classic rock because you don't neccesarily need that fuzz...if you want the fuzz then i would recommend the fender twin.

the belt clip is useful but often makes a buzzing sound while you are playing.

It has pretty good quality for a tiny amp but i think that it could always be better.

Very good value...it fits the price.

Very good design and looks.

Musician/Student

Classic/Alternative Rock

Well i was expecting a way better sound from all the reviews i read(omg, its a marshall, it sounds so good) but this just sounds like your average battery powered mini amp. The overdrive is ok, and the clean, well isnt really clean, its all distorted and has a crappy sound to it.

The tone knob really sucks. it would be way more better of i had seperate low, mid ,and high knobs.

well the quality kind of sucks being as the whole thing is made out of plastic and is very fragile, one drop and it could be over.

For 40 bucks, it was an ok buy, but maybe something around 30 would be more reasonable.

the half stack look is quite awesome. it looks very realistic, especially with the gold panel and white marshall logo

guitarist for death/black metal band

death, black, and thrash metal

This product is just awesome for the inexpierienced, or expierienced player. It has a great gritty distortion, but no reverb which is a bit of a bummer. This mini amp is very small, and is awesome for practising in your room, or taking to sleepovers or camp.

The clip is very useful. You can just plug in the guitar, clip on the amp and play while your walking around. Its just awesome.

The amp is perfect in size and features for travelling. The sound is pretty average, but the distortion is not good enough for concerts or anything. Its a very good practice amp.

You won't find any other belt amp this size with this sort of sound. Believe me, I've done my research...

Marshall is a VERY well-respected company for the quality and variety of their amps. Marshall amps are all very attractive and have good quality sound.

Its just so amazing. It has this awesome look to it, like a real full sized marshall amp, shrunken down. The clip, the distortion, the look... I just had to buy it when I saw it....

Lead electric guitarist in high school band, player of seven main instruments plus various types of latin percussion, owner of p

Punk, Rock, Punk-Rock, Alternative-Christian

i own a berhinger gx112 and it rocks but at 22 kilos its a bit hard to lug around, so i bought a marshall ms2 and i found that it still has that classic marshall sound and as far as volume goes it suits its purpose well.

compared to my berhinger gx112 with its 99 presets, the marshall looks pittiful. as i said before i suits its purpose.

what can i say, its a marshall.

you cant go wrong

i used to own a marshall mg30dfx and it was great.

obviously i already have it.

on guitar i play new metal, on sax i play jazz.

Pretty good for a small amp. I like roaming around with it.

overdrive is good. Clean is alright. Should have a bit of bass i guess.

Awesome. sounds a bit better than what i thought. Looks cute

got it brand new for 50

Come on. Its a marshall

Very cute little amp/

It sounds absolutely terrible. I don't know what some of the people here are thinking. It's not good even for a laugh. I have almost no experience playing, so don't think I have high standards or anything. It just plain sucks. There is absolutely no way I'm ever playing through that thing again. You'll get a better (and just as loud) sound if you just play the guitar by itself.

Sounds Great, better than larger more expensive toys.

clean & OD

Cheap. Basicaly a plastic toy. The jack broke, still plays so far. Probably won't last.

Great toy.

Gets a good laugh. .....check out my Marshall........

some extra efects would have been good

broke when i droped it acsidentely from a bmall hight but was easy to fix

i paid a cheep

The sound is so clear and clean you can hear every little thing out of this baby!

It doesnt have amazing features but the belt clip and overdrive are very convenient!!!!

The quality is so incredible. It looks identical to a larger marshall. I know i can depend od this forever!

This is worth your money all the way! I looked at a lot of other mini amps but they didnt quite cut it like this one!

it wasnt the easiest trying to reach them.....

A great amp for people like me who have to travel miles and can't bring their normal amp, mains lead quite expensive though

came with a lead but you have to buy an adapter which is pricey

good quality and nice finish

it was a good prce but they didnt tell you until u spoke to them properly that you had to by an adapter

the people and the company were very friendly to me and to my mum over the phone

they're only for people really who can't transport their own amp around