I play an early 70's Les Paul (the paul) which I've had for 20 years (since I was 14!). I play mainly old school metal such as Priest, Maiden, Sabbath but also play some blues and jazz and old surf tunes. The overdrive has great distortion for getting the sound I'm looking for and the clean sounds great, especially for Ventures surf tunes with reverb and a little bit of delay.

for me, the less gadgets the better! Although having the chorus, delay, flange built in is nice and I do use them. I'm glad it came with the pedal to switch from clean to overdrive and the second swith to turn on/off the effects; works great!

Quality, so far so good. I play mainly at my house, and occassionally go jam with friend's so I doubt it will get banged up. It is built very sturdy and I'm confident I won't have any problems.

awesome value! okay, I could spend $800 on a Marshall 100 watt 1 12in speaker AVT, over $1,000+ for an all tube combo, or get this for around $500! After spending two hours playing all the Marshall's at a local store, I decided this sounded awesome and was a great value. Tubes? whatever, unless you have money to burn, which I don't.

I bought this as B-stock, and it was thoroughly inspected before shipping. I haven't dealt with any support yet.

It looks great! I've always wanted a Marshall and I'm not disappointed. I like the fact that it's a 2 by 12 cabinet, so it's a little longer and not as boxey looking as 1 by 12 inch speaker cabs.

hobbyist: 20 years on guitar

british metal (maiden,priest,sabbath), jazz, surf (ventures)

It sounds a little harsh, and it also lacks clairity on higher volumes.. Clean channel is very good.

I like the simplicity of it. Clean, distortion, and basic effects. I really like the contour feature of this amp as well. It does come with a foot switch.

The sound is good. You get what you pay for. There are definately amps out there that are going to sound better, but you will end up paying an arm and a leg for it. For the price you pay, the amp is much better than than similar amps in its price range. The amp is definately easy to use.

The product is definately good quality that I have come to expect from marshall. It is a very durable amp. If you play in a lot of gigs, and are having to carry your amp everywhere, I highly recomend this amp. It has enough power to be heard, it is not abnoxiously heavy, and also for the fact that it is durable.

I was definately satisfied with the price. It is worth every penny of the price. Like I mentioned previously, it beats any other amp in its same price range.

I have not had to contact them because this amp just does not want to break. If I had to, I am sure that they would be more than helpfull. I have had to deal with them in the past, and they were very professional and helpfull.

I was first initially attracted to the amp because of its simplicity. I am not a big fan of guitar amps that have hundreds of features. Basically, plug and play.

Active musician. I have been playing for 15 years.

Rock, Metal, Punk, Country.

I play Metallica and music of that sort so if i am tryin to get a sound close to that its easy. The close crunch that you get out of the distortion is amazing. The reverb is insane. The fx arent the greatest but hey its not a pedal its a combo. The clean channel isnt for jazz or blues players but if you like metal here is your amp!

I think the reverb is great. The only problem with the fx is that the delay is not versitile. You only have one kind. But thats ok because you can get a pedal for that. The others effects are good tho.

It is very easy to get the exact sound from this amp. You can hear a huge difference when you turn a knob 20 degrees. I like the mids all the way cut out and when i turn down that mid, it feels like its sucking the air out of your ears.

The quality is outstanding. My friend has had this amp transported all over for gigs or practice and this thing looks new. Sometimes you can encounter a knob becoming loose, but not on this amp. Its like they carefully make each amp perfect.

I think that it is a little pricey but its definatley worth it. If i were to give a perfect value price, i would say $400 instead of $499.

It looks so awesome. When my band was setting up one time for a gig people would often say, "Holy crap man nice amp!" I love how the front panel is gold and the rest is black. The whole thing is simple and thats why I like it.

Band member

Metal

Very Good but slightly harsh

Everything I could ever need in this size amp

i just set up each channel once and never needed to touch it again, i use a multi set up peddle for everything else

its a marshall,this is just for my guitar ,my keyboards use a different amp

see support

i have used this compamy since the early 60s

its "sex appeal" is a marshall I also like Orange, Stamp, Hi Watt and AllSound But MARSHALL Beats them all for me

Recording Hobbyist

New Age

Even with the valve mimicing technology, it just doesn't sound like a valve amp. Not as smooth. Biggest complaint: there is a vibration in the front of the cabinet housing when playing lower notes at anything over 1/4 volume. Good bottom end due to the 2 12" celestions.

Lots of control over the sound through the well laid out control panel. The stereo effect is really nice with the effects.

Looks great, solid feel, only problem is the lower frequency vibration that seems to be coming from the area of the control panel.

For the price, it is a lot of sound for not too much money. With 2 12" speakers you have good bottom end.

Have not dealt with company yet, so I'll give the benefit of doubt.

Looks great!

rock

The sound is incredible for a non-valve amp combo. This amp makes my 600 dollar guitar sound amazingly full. The style i play in requires all downstrokes which helps get a "wall of sound" feel. I used to play a Peavey Valve King combo. This non-valve marshall combo makes that amp sound like a joke. Great Marshall tone. i think the technological advances are unbelievable. Although it's not a valve marshall, it most certainly comes close

i have to say i was not impressed with the effects knob. curiously, it takes a long time for the effects to warm up. i think it would be a lot better if it had a push-button effects system, like a JCM 2000 combo. The FDD works very well. i always leave it on, so when i take it off, i can definitely hear the decrease in the overall tone and sound quality. It still sounds good without FDD but i strongly suggest leaving it on. other than that the effects could be better.

its a MG. They are in my opinion the easiest amps made by Marshall when it comes to dialing in a sound. I have played many Marshalls, and many of them have little bells and whistles ive never heard of before. I couldnt even begin to understand all the knobs and buttons on the AVT series amps! The two channels are simple enough if you have had experience with any other amps.

It's a Marshall. These things are built like tanks. The only thing i notice is that when i first had it, both speakers came on at the same time. now there is a two second pause before the right speaker comes on fully. Don't worry though, this doesnt affect the amp's sound and playability at all. The tolex isnt that impressive either. It might be plastic. It's tougher, but i like the original tolex better.

Marshalls are great. Its worth the price in my opinion

i haven't ever needed to call support for anything, but if i did I would not expect any problems with service

Marshalls could possibly be the most sexiest looking amps in the world. in fact, it's the look of a wall of Marshall extension cabs that attracted me to this company in the first place.

Active Musicion

Rock and roll and funk

active musician

rock, reggae, blues

all i can say is that it being a combo gives all u need... the dist is very good and the depth is awesome, and clean channel is good enough though i really dont use it many time... all i need is the metal kinda tone i get it through this...

it came along a footswitch which is also cool and nice fitting, and most useless feature?i didnt found them yet

very very easy

fantastic quality

the price should have been a bit lower but then again its worthy

never nneded

i saw it at a local shop plugged in a IBANEZ and played just 10 min or so,,,, i decided i want it, i am taking it now

playing in a rock band in india, and playing guitar for more than 5 yrs

If rock is a religion i am its GOD

Outstanding sound quality and tone. MAkes my Cort guitar sound like a million bucks.

A a great simple amp with the characteristic MArshall tone. However I run a GT-5 and it works well together. THe "Contour" is perfect to shape the overall sound from more 'biting' to smoother 'scooped' mids. Effects knob is a little hard to negotiate. MAy have been better if it had 'click' to adjust effects section.

Sweet looking. Solid. Excellent quality overall.

For 499 plus tax. Helluva deal and bang for the buck.

N/A

The tone rivals anything I am getting out of my GT-5. This is likely the last amp I will ever really need. Anything else is excess.

Rock and Funk and Pop

tho only thing thats missing in the setup is that its not a half-stack but i will never underestimate this thing. its a monster to say the least.

its a marshall 'nuff said

hobbyist

metal, rock

Sound is grate! Although it's not a tube amp, it sound like this with FDD function. Stereo 2x50 12" speakers sound is grate for digital effects delay, chorus and flange. Tones controls are designed for electric guitar, they are into this range.

Overdrive goes from smooth to hard sound. Reverb is ok. If you are thinking to buy delay, chorus and flange effects you will not need it any more with this amp. Grate deal for price.

Good finish and solid set.

Best deal for best price.

Any comments, Marshals is the best.

If you don't have it yet, own it one.

Hobbyist

Rock

what an amp cost me

wish it had wah!!!! would sound great on this piece of kit.....

its heavy very heavy....i live in top floor flat....but its worth when i get it down them damn stairs.the quality of this kit is amazing...no faults what so ever.well i take it to a mates studio ..and it great....

already got it

hobby ...and luv it

rock ,classic ,blues... pretty much all

awesome sound, really ballsy and beep. there is a lot of bass on the clean channel.

comes with footswitch. the fx are really good. delay can be set for a really long time.

its a marshall duh!

very well made for the price. got a great deal too

have had NO problems so far

its a sexy marshall duh!

active musician

rock, classic rock

It sounds like a cheap solid state amp. It’s not good. Also the cooling fan kicks on and is really loud at first

The built in effects are mediocre. They sound fine, but you don’t have much control over them, and if you don’t have a foot switch, they’re just a pain.

It’s. It hard to use. The only thing that trips me up with it is the lack of a mid knob on the dirty channel. It instead has a ‘contour’ control which effects the miss of the amp, but not in an overly intuitive way.

Like most Marshall products, it used cheap woods, and cheap tolex wrapping that tears easily. The amp itself had a loud and obnoxious cooling fan when you first turn it on. Also they break easily, and have like a loudness reduction out of nowhere.

No, not at all. $500 new? You could get a lot more for that money. If you want a versatile combo with lots of built in effects, that also sounds good, get the boss katana. Save up a little more and get a Marshall dsl40c. Get an orange micro dark/terror, and find a cheap 1x12 cab. Really any of those will be a better bet.

Marshall’s customer service is well know to be kinda shoddy, and my experiences reflect that as well.

This thing is surprisingly good for playing bass on, but it doesn’t have anything special about it that makes it worth it.

I’ve been playing bass for 8 years and guitar for 3. I mostly play metal and hard rock, but have played some jazz and blues.

Rock and metal of all kinds.

great clean channel but horrible dist channel can not get a clear note out of it gets really loud but thats it great for pedals but cant get over the dist channel

good enough

very simple

had for long time no problems

ok for the price

never needed to call but am sure they would be ok

wished I would of waited now I am playing the find the magical distortion game

I love the sound of this amp! i get all the sound i look for. I use a Ibanez RG350EX guitar with 3 pedals, Ibanez Weeping Demon, Digitech RP350, and DIgitech Whammy. I gewt the best sound from all 3 with these. My guitar was basically made for this amp (in my opionion). I play Metal and Rock.

It comes with a footswitch wich is easy to use (of course plug it in then switch). All the knobs are easy to turn. And i use every one of the knobs theres not one knob that i wish wasnt there.

Turn the knobs plug ur guitar in and play.

Its a brick, its unbreakable.

if this were ever stolen i would work work work to get it back

Dont know....but i bet theyere great

I have it, comon.

Band/hobby

ROCK, METAL

For an amp that's under $500, the tone is probably worth it. I've had this amp for about 3 years and played with a band most of the time. A good all around rock amp, from classic rock to heavy metal. Unfortunately, I have outgrown this amp. I would classify it as an intermediate amp. Works great for playing where volume is needed, but tends to get muddy and sometimes lost in the mix. The FDD switch is alright, (I always leave it on) but it does not have the tonal characteristics of a tube amp, and that's why I intend on buying a real tube head. Has an fair clean channel. Reverb is pretty good. Is pretty loud but I would not try to compete with a tube half or full stack.

The effects are alright, but good pedals are abetter way to go. Contour switch is cool, can change the sound drastically. Footswitch is rugged.

Like everyone else, my fan started making that buzzing noise, but a just pound it with my hand and it stops, for a while. You just have to turn it up so you can't hear it. I have put this amp through hell. It has sat in freezing cold garages, had beer spilt on it, been dropped, and it still works fine. My handle came loose, but it has yet to actually fall off, so it's still good.

If you play with a band and need a loud, value priced amp, this is it. However, it is just that, a value priced amp. But there really is not another amp comparable in this price range.

Never had to.

It looks alright. The covering is kind of cheap looking, and don't leave it in a hot car cause it will melt and expand a little on the corners above the controls.

active magician

rock

The sound is good - overdrive better than clean. Digital effects are OK, but you would be better off with a tube amp. Unless you play loud, the fan noise is impressive. If I could keep the amp working, I would upgrade to a quieter fan.

Includes foot pedal - a cover would be nice.

Fit and finish are nice. In the one year I have owned it, it has been in the shop for 4 months (and is there now...). I have had repeated problems with the amp cutting out, static sounds while playing, and intermittent loss of certain frequencies (high end) while playing. Loose solder connections, etc. have been redone, but the longest I have had the amp is 6 consecutive months between breakdowns. My guess is there is a problem with the digital processing, but I'm having a hard time just getting work done on it.

At this point I can't even sell the amp - it's been broken most of the time I've owned it and I can't seem to get anyone to fix it. The only reason I give it a 3 is that I might still be able to use the speakers and cabinet with a new head someday, so it's not a total loss. The question is, how much are 2 12" speakers and a cabinet worth?

Marshall is terrible for support. There is no warranty duration listed on the website or the Manual. I have tried reaching Marshall directly without luck. No one in Denver wants to do Marshall warranty work. I would strongly suggest buying an item like this locally - at least you can take it back to the shop you bought it from and try to get them to do the warranty work if you have a problem.

It's a Marshall - I did want it.

Hobbyist

Jazz, Blues, Rock

ohh the sound!!! I was comparing this with the mg100dfx which is the single speaker 100watt amp and the tone on the 250 was just so much smoother, full, powerfull. It really comes close to valve. Just using the onboard effects you can create these tones that just scream. I made my guitar cry. (BUY IT)

standard features plus DFX and footswitch which makeas it that much hotter. a much heard complaint....no reverb on the footswitch...and no lights either which ive seen on footswitches....*not handy when gig time comes around*

its a mashall..........moving on.... yes all parts are solid

$550 is a load of money in my family. Lets just say ill have a up Christmas but i think the money is worth it for the tooonneee....(mmmm) (solos) (rythm too....) (buy it)

im sure theyre nice people

sex appeal...and its a practical kick amp

student

music