Marshall Mode Four Guitar Amplifier Full Stack with MF350 and 2 MF400 Cabinets

To compliment the hard-hitting sonic goals, the Mode Four sports a new look that is as aggressive and as bold as the amp sounds, while remaining true to Marshall's distinctive and instantly recognizable aesthetics.

Submitted November 24, 2003

"This amps a joke!"

Overall: 0.5 out of 5 stars
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It doesn't sound ANYTHING like a valve amp! just try mesa/boogies solo rectifier heads, laney GH100 or VH100L, peavey 5150 or XXX, Marshall JCMs.....I HAVE 4 VALVE AMP HEADS AND THEY BLOW THIS OUT THE WATER EVEN MY 30WATT ROLAND CUBE SOUNDS BETTER.....NO SERIOUSLY!!!!
Sound
Sounds like a cheap solid state amp, clean and crunch aren't even as good as the MG100DFX head and not in the same league as the JCM2000 or ANY VALVE HEAD EVER MADE!!!!!! OD1 & OD2 are horrible mess of sound that sounds like a cheap pedal! Joke at the price! It doesn't sound ANYTHING like a valve amp! just try mesa/boogies solo rectifier heads, laney GH100 or VH100L, peavey 5150 or XXX, Marshall JCMs.....
Features
mesa/boogies dual rectifiers have 8 modes and 3channels, laney VH100L has better features in general and sounds 100000000000000000x better!
Quality
looks pretty
Value
a very poor solid state amp at the price of valve amp, isn't even as loud as my mesa/boogie dual rectifier 100watt head!!! AND ITS 305WATTS!!!
Manufacturer Support
marshall are normally very good
The Wow Factor
SERIOUSLY DON'T BUY OR COMPARE TO VALVE AMPS SHOP AROUND THIS AMP IS ABSOLUTELY DIRE!
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