Nick325
Aug 4 2007, 04:07 AM
shredmandan
Aug 4 2007, 04:26 AM
Product: Amp
Maker: Marshall
Model: MG30DFX
Playing Style: All
Price: $230 USD
Sound-
Can fit with any style of music. Rock, blues, metal, jazz, etc.
Features- It has 3 channels, clean, distortion, and effects. The clean channel knobs are bass and treble. The distortion channel knobs are gain, bass, contour, and treble. The digital effects are delay, chorus, flange and reverb. FDD (Frequency Dependent Damping). Emulated Line Out jack and Headphone jack.
CD input which allows you to play along to your favorite discs.
Best Features- Effects and can get so loud the walls shake!!!!!
Negatives- Nothing really except you can only use one effect at a time.
Overall- 9 out of 10
Its a good practice amp that can get pretty loud. The effects are good if you dont want to buy pedals yet. You get what you pay for.
Good review man
As strange as it sounds i have never been into marshall amps.
Although after reading your review it makes me interested to hear the amp.Marshall is at the top of the list for amplifier's just i think the type of distortion it puts out is more brittish rock sounding and i like a more heavy distortion.But man are they built good and loud as any amp can possibley get
Nick325
Aug 4 2007, 04:58 PM
Good review man
As strange as it sounds i have never been into marshall amps.
Although after reading your review it makes me interested to hear the amp.Marshall is at the top of the list for amplifier's just i think the type of distortion it puts out is more brittish rock sounding and i like a more heavy distortion.But man are they built good and loud as any amp can possibley get
but you can adjust the distrortion sound and get a metal sound out of it. this is only a small marshall the bigger one are even better!
Owen
Aug 4 2007, 10:39 PM
From what I've heard the Marshall MG series is an awful set of amps.
Stratman58
Aug 5 2007, 05:16 AM
What kind of speaker does it have? A celestion maybe hopefully?
i played one at guitar center and hated it.... very digital sounding. It's unfortunate and surprising because the 15dfx is actually a very good practice amp.
Pavel
Aug 5 2007, 03:46 PM
If i am not wrong - a friend of mine has this amp and i must say it does sound like crap! BUT - there is always BUT
-> These amps are not designed to play without extra distortion pedal. So if you get this amp and use something like DF-7 for distortion you'll have a very good practice amp!
erik
Aug 6 2007, 12:42 PM
Well maybe this is partially just my opinion..
The MG series is the worst amp series by a serious company EVER. It sounds absolutely horrible! I have only tried the MG 100 (which is the 100 watt stack), and I can only assume that this one sounds even worse.
I can't believe Marshall is willing to ruin their reputation by releasing such crappy amps. The MGs doesnt deserve the Marshall logo on them. You can actually pay less money, and get a better amp.
(Sorry for the negativity, but a part of me dies everytime someone says an MG is a good amp)
MickeM
Aug 6 2007, 02:02 PM
(Sorry for the negativity, but a part of me dies everytime someone says an MG is a good amp)
+1
But, I think for a review we will have to concider if the tester is experienced with amps or not.
For someone with the MG as a first amp it could be the best amp in the world.
Someone with more experience from amps will likely think less and less of an amp like MG the more experience you got.
So when reading a review we will have to concider what experience the tester has and we have to valuate the test result with that in mind.
Scoob
Aug 14 2007, 08:51 AM
I purchased one of these back in the fall, took it home played around for about 30 mins.
Took it back and spent the extra on an ATV20. It sounded better, had more "Marshal".
Celestion speaker and the tube makes it louder than the 30 watt MG series.
I have been happy with it since. A lot of people these days mic a 20 watt amp or less to gig with depending on style. In my basement this is plenty loud enough. The crunch you expect in a marshal was way better.
Decent distortion with the overdrive button in. You can play with the dials to get a fairly wide range and the clean is reasonably smooth for blues style.
I paid about $100 more than I should have, but not much selection in my area. Drive for a few hours west and I saw it much cheaper a month later. About the $280 range. I paid $400 (Canadian) and am still happy.
I realize this is more of a review for the ATV series, but this was how I got there.
Of course everyone has their own taste. I just found the MG was more tin like and had no bottom end.
Cheers
Scoob
Smikey2006
Aug 15 2007, 01:09 PM
I've never liked marshall amps, i love things that say IM BIG and have great distorsion.. like Krank
I will never leave you krank never! haha Good Review could have been a bit more detailed but obviously got the people talking
Lurgen
Aug 16 2007, 07:32 PM
+1 for the negativity. Marshall make some great gear, no doubt about it, but unless you pay thousands you won't have much to brag about. The MG series in particular turned out (in my opinion) to be one of the worst entry-level amplifiers I tried. Amps are always going to be a very personal item to buy, everybody has different tastes, but I couldn't ever recommend an MG to anybody.
Also, and try not to take this the wrong way, a single paragraph doesn't make for much in the way of a review.
DeepRoots
Sep 7 2007, 07:03 AM
i have the MG15 dfx, and i hate it. Sure for practise its almost okay but its just plain horrible. And unfortunatly its my only amp atm... Coincidentally i have it on my window ledge- maybe i should just push it out once and for all. Dont consider this line of amplifiers unless your on a tight budget and need something to rock out on (desperatly might i add).
Gustavo
Oct 16 2007, 07:01 AM
i have a mg15
i don't have money for a big amp..
here in argentina dollar is 3 times more our local money, so this amp for me is great
XD
Pavel
Oct 16 2007, 07:12 AM
I currently have AVT50 but as i've seen from my experience Marshalls tend to have that "Zzzzzzz" sound.
Talking about reviews and advertising
- check this:
http://www.diamondamplification.com/Dealer's Website With Close pictures And Prices
lefty01
Oct 16 2007, 07:37 AM
I had the Marshall Mg30DFX...and, it was really bad. I was one of the worst combo amps I have ever played through. Please, don't get me wrong. Marshall amps r-o-c-k, but the MG series is about as far away from a "real" Marshall as you can get. The only thing that makes it a "Marshall", is the logo plate. Sorry to be such a stick-in-the-mud, but this amp really is not that good at all.
ZakkWylde
Oct 16 2007, 07:44 AM
The solid state Marshalls really do suck, no doubt about it. But I don't see the sense in buying a marshall without a tube in it. Mind that you can ALWAYS hear when a guitarist is playing a marshall, it's just a unique sound!
Understudy
Oct 16 2007, 09:02 AM
Hey if this is your first amp and you dig it, rock on. I'll be writting a review on negativity later.....
Pedro Laplaza
Nov 27 2007, 04:01 AM
i had one for a few days and i didnt like it, it would be nice you could manage the efects from the FS
but i think is a good training amp, or even to get out of trouble in a rehearsal, but i'd never used it for a live performance
JCJXXL
Nov 27 2007, 01:29 PM
Hey if this is your first amp and you dig it, rock on. I'll be writting a review on negativity later.....
LOL! Nice!
MickeM
Nov 27 2007, 02:08 PM
Hey if this is your first amp and you dig it, rock on. I'll be writting a review on negativity later.....
Try to keep it positive
Of course reviews are very personal and also related to what experience one has of different amps, in this case. If MG is your first amp, it will likely get a high rate. If you used to have a MG then owned different Mesa Boogie, Bogner, Marshall, Orange and VHT and would have to return to MG I'm confident the rating would be low.
I belive
experience of what's being tested should be a parameter to make it easier for any review readers to relate to the object being tested. I will look into adding that to the review template.
Ivan Milenkovic
Nov 27 2007, 07:56 PM
I had Marshall RG30CD or something like that. It is basicaly the same amp, only this one has effects and mine had only reverb. I must agree that this amp is really bad. I have taken in consideration the reviews experience. I do agree with him that it can be a good as a first-amp-ever for some time. Mine has served me well over the period of 5 years, and i sold it just to have something for gigging but i always disliked his metalic sound. The greatest fault of this amp is surely a 10" speaker and poor OD channel (the pedals sound better than the amp`s drive - come on
) But hey, for that price you do get a little Marshall. Advantages would be maybe a good loudness, and a decent durrability, but thats not enough.
So to sum up, i would never recommend someone, even beginners, to buy the MG series. FIrst try the AVTs. THat should be your minimum choise if you want to get some Marshall sound.
ActiveX
Nov 27 2007, 08:18 PM
I was going to buy an MG15, but I changed my mind and went with a VOX DA15 for a practice amp, and I'm very happy with my decision...better amp (imo), and less money.
Tomy Jeon
Dec 23 2007, 02:07 AM
My school has one and when I cranked up the gain, it hummed like there was no tomorrow
besip
Dec 25 2007, 10:39 PM
I was going to buy an MG15, but I changed my mind and went with a VOX DA15 for a practice amp, and I'm very happy with my decision...better amp (imo), and less money.
i'v own a marshal mg15cd i'm not so profesional with deciding if the MG series is good or bad...but probaly they have some - points becouse they are so cheap
but if you are beghiner like me i'm recomendet this amp...what is bad i'm think is overdrive {u can use some pedal} but the clean chanel is ok
Constie
Dec 26 2007, 05:27 PM
Sadly no amplifier that represents the original Marshall sound.
And way too expensive for it's value.
I don't understand why Marshall made fools of themselves by releasing this amp
MickeM
Dec 26 2007, 05:52 PM
I don't understand why Marshall made fools of themselves by releasing this amp
I see what you mean but there's of course a strategic descision to keep the MG.
Because Marshall is a company and companies aim to earn money. I wouldn't be surprised if they make more money off of the MG series than any other amp series. So they'd be fools to drop it since they'd loose great sales and lots of beginners would choose another brand for their beginner amp and thereby lots of returning buyers when the MG users want to upgrade would be lost too.
Why change a winning team like the MG just to please more experienced players like you and me when their present users seem very happy with it?
Constie
Dec 27 2007, 12:02 AM
I see what you mean but there's of course a strategic descision to keep the MG.
Because Marshall is a company and companies aim to earn money. I wouldn't be surprised if they make more money off of the MG series than any other amp series. So they'd be fools to drop it since they'd loose great sales and lots of beginners would choose another brand for their beginner amp and thereby lots of returning buyers when the MG users want to upgrade would be lost too.
Why change a winning team like the MG just to please more experienced players like you and me when their present users seem very happy with it?
You're right, of course. They just write something like "sounds like an all-tube amplifier" "with patented technology" or whatever in their product description and the customer is willing to believe it. Most people think as long as there's a Marshall-logo at the front it can't be bad.
A friend of mine payed 500€ (a few years ago) for his Marshall MG100 and, well it sounds awful compared to other amplifiers in this price category.
Be interested and compare the equipment you intend to buy. I never trust a brand, just the product.
Muris Varajic
Dec 27 2007, 12:08 AM
Be interested and compare the equipment you intend to buy. I never trust a brand, just the product.
+ 1
Try and compare before buy,and try it A LOT,make seller go insane
besip
Dec 29 2007, 06:38 AM
You're right, of course. They just write something like "sounds like an all-tube amplifier" "with patented technology" or whatever in their product description and the customer is willing to believe it. Most people think as long as there's a Marshall-logo at the front it can't be bad.
A friend of mine payed 500€ (a few years ago) for his Marshall MG100 and, well it sounds awful compared to other amplifiers in this price category.
Be interested and compare the equipment you intend to buy. I never trust a brand, just the product.
if he do that like beghiner..i'm not suprise
or there is second reason he probally want the 100wamp but is't easy to find something with the price...anybody who visit some music store like me know it
i'v been also realy suprise like 4 month ago when i'm went to SamAsh store{and start to play quitar} look around and see marshal mg50 for 350$ and also next no-mg masrshall 30 or 50 w amp for 1600$
actualy like beghiner i'm be pick anyway the mg ..
1,becouse the pirce
2.becouse like beghiner i'm was not sure at the time if i'm stay with quitar
but now i'm know the MG is crap..but i'm know this just becouse u guys who are more professional like me say that
so for example i'm have MG15CD for 130$
do i'm or anybody else gonna have realy better Amp if put same money like me and buy something diferent??like MG
i'm talk about all MG series not justMG15cd
Jamesito
Feb 28 2008, 09:39 PM
Lol damm I just bought one too
!!!! As far as I am concerned it sounds better than my peavly practice amp!. It does sound a little digital i will admit but if you can buy one used as a first practice amps, there is nothing wrong with it, good range of effects. I guess if your experienced in amps this might not be particularly good but it get´s the job done. I diden´t pay a lot for it so, as the saying goes, if you pay peanuts... expect monkeys lol.
Jamesito
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