man, even though i've always been sort of a stickler for tube amps (just now coming to my senses... there are great amps on both sides, folks!), i always thought these sounded awesome. Even when I was in high school and I was convinced that TUBE was IT, my buddy had one of these and it definitely caught my ear. Over a decade later, I've played and owned a ton of amps, and my bandmate now uses one of these... just as great sounding as ever! really pristine sounding cleans.
I've had mine for like 15 years. Yours is in incredible condition. Although mine has seen many years gigging and has the battle scars and wear and tear you would expect. Problems to expect. My main volume knob is was the first to "break". I have to wedge a pick under the knob to get it work properly. And my power button feel the hell off, basically the kiss of death, but I managed to put it back in, tape it down, and now I use a power strip to turn the amp on and off.
A truly great review man! You told all the necessary info about the amp and it's features not wasting too much time on any "pointless" stuff. You seem to know what people want to hear about this kind of gear. More like this stuff please, if you're still active here!
I just bought a Red MG100 1/2 Stack it doesn't say anything else but MG 100, its buttons are on the top of the knobs. It plays/sounds killer ive played tube marshall and it holds its own ! And yes its gig worthy
I used to have this exact half stack man. I miss it much. Especially after watching this. I traded it fro a line 6 because I thought I could get better metal tones out of it. How naive I was
I've seen the hate for this amp in forums, but who cares, I think it sounds nice and although in the country I live it is not exactly as cheap as it would be in the USA for example (I've seen the listings in reverb or ebay), I'm still gonna get one!
I started out on the 15 watt version. Many years later i just ordered this. I'm going to put a tube screamer pedal in front of it and it's going to sound killer.
I remember playing a show years and years ago... I want to say around 2002 or 2003... The band who played after us had a guitar player using an MG half stack and not going to lie, I totally judged them hard for it. I was thinking... "These guys probably suck." I was shocked at not only the dudes chops, but how good he got this thing to sound. And it was LOUD. I was very, very surprised. Just goes to show that there is so much hype around gear... Make the best of what you have and you can make anything sound good.
I bought this exact amp back in 2001, I still have it and use it all the time. Only thing that needs to be replaced is the fan bearing. Other than that I have 10s of thousands of hours on it, no issues, I think the price new then was like $699 or something. Solid purchase.
I had one of these, used it for practice and for gigs. Bought for 500 and eventually sold it for 400. It sounded good and got the job done but still does not compare to the real deal tube amps. My main problem is after playing through it for a long time (like an hour at band practice) it would heat up and then volume would drop by 50%. I had a line 6 solid state prior that would do the same. I concluded myself that it was just a common solid state problem. Switched to tube amps and never looked back. You play well in this vid. Good vid.
Thank you! I can understand that, sometimes when amps have too many buttons and features it gets in the way of me just turning it on and playing. Although i do like different options, i cant handle too many at once haha.
@@aaronarandac4 exactly that.. Is it possible to run wah pedals or different pedals through this kind of head and cab set up?? For example having the 4 basic clean through distortion channels but adding effects from pedals over top?
I bought my MG for a hundred dollars. Best damn Franklin ever spent. Easily my favorite amp. Blah blah, not a tube Marshall, blah blah. Whatever. This amp has an infinity of possible tones and effects, rock solid reliable, and loud AF. Play through it before crapping all over it.
The Marshall MG Amps are brilliant i have a older MG 100FX..simply Brilliant..these Amps are not that Cheap the Marshall MG Combo Amps can set you back $600 USA Dollars..and on the used Market in Good condition i have seen them at $300 Dollar's..i love them they are much more reliable than any Tube Amp..simply put FANTASTIC!
great vid i got lucky just found one in really good condition but has a different look wonder if its the same model just face lifted got it with pedal and all for 100
1. Is that riff that starts at 07:09 from a song? If so, what song? That sounds awesome :P 2. You just made me wanna buy that amp. A local pawn shop here has one for sale, pretty good state. Damn, you're bad for my wallet...^^
It plays off of the same chord structure of Unholy Confessions by Avenged Sevenfold. It might sound familiar to you from that. Either way amazing playing brother and I'm about to buy this half stack soon!
I definitely need to pick one of these amps up. 100%. I'm looking for an upgrade from a 150 spider amp that line 6 made. Yeah I know. Line 6 entry amp basically. It did what I needed it to do for the time I had it, but I'm looking to move onto bigger and better sounds. And that first crunch sound you dialed in sounded fucking clean man, loving the sound.
Ive had the head for like 7 years still have it, playedit through a Fender 412. Finally ordered the MG412a cab to match the pair lol. Im excited to see what it sounds like with the correct cab.
@@aaronarandac4 Are these your riffs? They sound grunge-ish and metalcore-ish (if those are even words). I really like them, I've watched the video many times because of the playing.
@@DzoniMakaroni Thank you again! Yes these are my riffs. Feel free to check out my band Reasons Above All for more riffs and songs 😄 ruclips.net/channel/UCxtMNoD4CUVZzY7zV0SRIYQ
I know this is a bit of an old video, but I was curious: Is there any difference between the different MG's (HG, HD, HC, et cetera) other than effects and looks? The current model, the HG, has the gold faceplate which I like more, but is there any tone difference? I don't use any effects (other than a Boss CE-5) so I'm not too worried about that, and since you have such a great tone here, I'm hoping they didn't change too much. Thanks for the really detailed review!
They're pretty much the same line of amps, but updated models. I'm sure there was one before the MG HDFX/DFX range, but as far back as I can remember there was the MG HDFX (Head) and MG DFX (Combo) ranges, like the one shown in this video, and they were the best in my opinion. Great channel options, and though the footswitch/channel set up was annoying, they sounded pretty decent for the price you pay for them. Then they released, I guess, a second version of the MG, the FX, which had the ugly splat logo. They added removed the delay setting from the FX dial and gave it its own separate dial with tap tempo funtion, and added a phased to the modulation in place of the delay. But these amps I thought sounded terrible, and never really improved from this point onwards. The HCFX was the version with the silver face place, and pretty much the same, but I'm sure they added a vibe to the modulation effects. Admittedly I wasn't even aware of the HG range of these amps because I'd lost so much interest in them after the HD range went out of production. I think the HD range gets a lot of bad press as well due to how bad the FX and HC models sounded. I know you're not going to get the tone of a tube amp with any of these amps, but the HD range sounded really good in my opinion. I used to own the 100 Watt half stack, and sold it when I got my first tube amp. I've since sold the tube amp because of reliability issues, and got myself an old HD combo off ebay. I've been using it for about a year now and have never had any problems with it. I hope this comment helps you to understand the differences between the models!
Solid state sound different than tube,....the clean tone is not really that bad,...most the on-board effects aren't that good,...but most people I know that have them run them clean and use a processor,....I have a few tube amps,...I also have a solid state Peavey XXL head and a U.S.A. silver plate Bandit I use on occasion,...they will never take place of tube amps all together, but they have thier place.
I have this amp, and when I plug my headphones in no matter what I do unless I had a boost paddle the volume is really low and then if I plug in my cabinet, it’s way too loud
Try turning the master volume all the way down and use the "gain" knob for clean channel headphone volume and the "volume" knob for lead channel headphone volume.
Aaron Aranda yeah, looking to nab one of these on a 4x12 if i can - great deals on second hand half stacks right now and this on a 4x12, going for £280 ($354). Worth it??
I've got the combo amp version and it is loud as fuck. Will easily handle a school gym or similar. It is 100 watts- for perspective the Beatles played Vox ac-30's which were 30 watt amps .
Do you know if this amp could compete with any of the Randall RG heads? I'm thinking about getting one to take the place of my Randall solid state so i'm not using a Randall all the time because i fricking HATE tube amps. I heavily dislike having to replace tubes and i want to put reliability as high on the list of requirements as tone and functionality. I need something that would be great for recording and would work for high gain seven string chugging.
You know it's interesting that you mention 7 string chugging because I've used a schecter demon 7 on my main tube amp the Bugera trirec, and it sounded pretty muddy. I then switched over to this marshall mg head and the heavy amount of mids and highs that come natural with the marshall really made that 7th string cut through. It still sounded like heavy chuggs but with much more clarity than the bugera. So i would recommend this amp especially for 7 string because this solid state marshall just keeps everything sounding pretty tight and punchy when you get down to low tunings and 7th strings. It definitely has plenty of gain as well.
Hey. my name is Rocky I just found your video here and wanted to know if you might be in or around the NYC area? if so? i would like to talk with you more about possibly playing guitar on 2 albums i will be recording soon. let me know. thank you
Aaron Aranda Hey.. ahhh, sorry to hear that.. ok well, keep being you and making music. and if you need any help "getting somewhere you want to be"?? let me know.. im sure i can be of help!
hey Aron!! coul you please, send me the, set up of each button, for the first tone of this video, the one tha goes between 00:00 an 00:05 thanks in advance
Hey man thanks for the comment! Sorry to say I don't remember what the settings were for that intro as this was filmed a long time ago, and I no longer have the amp either. All I can tell you, is that it was on one of the overdrive channels, and I believe it was using the chorus and delay effect.
Thanks, yea it was like that, setup like that. Awesomes tones the one you got out of it. By any chance please let me know, is there anything worng with the marshall mg, something that I need to be aware of??
@@federicopasos3153 mine functioned no problem. As long as you pick one up that isnt broken you'll be good. These tend to be more reliable because they are solid state.
Perhaps if you have the right foot switch. Mine came with a two button one that switched only clean and dirty channels and overdrive 1 and 2. However, I have seen some that have the second switch labeled dfx for digital fx.
Would I need a boost in front of this amp to get a good high gain metal tone? Edit: I ran one through a 4x12 with V30’s on OD2 and it absolutely ROARS. It’s got plenty of gain. The boost is only necessary if you want to tighten the tone up some.
With the 4x12, how large of a club could this fill (hard rock, with an SH4 JB into it). Without pa of course, I dont have the money to pay for a sound guy and mixer
@@nightraven5760 You would have a little less fullness in sound with less speakers, but yet it would still generally be loud enough. Keep in mind a lot of clubs actually don't want you to play so loud that the bar tender can't hear orders for drinks. A lot of times you'll get asked to turn down.
Well it depends where the guitarist wants to go. This being a whole amp allows more room to grow for live performances and is one of the best band for you buck guitar half stacks. If youve already got an amp you like then you may not need another. Unless you want another.
12 oclock refers to the position of the knobs as if it were clock hands. Dialed in, means turning the knobs to get the sound youre looking for. And contour means outline, so kinda like the shape of the distortion tone on this amp. Which affects how it sounds overall.
If you're going for that kind of sound this amp will come close, and you could always used pedals with it, but I would recommend something more hi gain like something from peavey.
I have owned this amp for maybe 8 to 10 years and it has been a well known fact that it's hot garbage. There are myths about modding it to make it sound decent, i even succeeded at one but maaan does it not like anything but trashy music. Gave the top away after using it for EQ (digital, decent) but dude...why you would review it in such detail in...2017 is beyond me. even thinking about that amp makes me tired.
Why am I even watching this?! I have one of these.
Because you have one of these. 😊
Because these are awesome!
Me too! 😂
My favorite, awesome
That’s something I would do 😂
Bruh you play amazing. Great review. I’m tired of the tube snobs.
I've had a full stack one for a few years,real happy with it. With a couple of good musical pedals you can't go wrong.
You know we need more people to have this detailed reviews. Thank you.
Relatively Large Matt Thanks for the comment! This is exactly why I do them.
So many people shitting on these amps. Honestly one of the best, most 3D cleans I’ve heard and the amp is so easy to dial in
man, even though i've always been sort of a stickler for tube amps (just now coming to my senses... there are great amps on both sides, folks!), i always thought these sounded awesome. Even when I was in high school and I was convinced that TUBE was IT, my buddy had one of these and it definitely caught my ear. Over a decade later, I've played and owned a ton of amps, and my bandmate now uses one of these... just as great sounding as ever! really pristine sounding cleans.
I've had mine for like 15 years. Yours is in incredible condition. Although mine has seen many years gigging and has the battle scars and wear and tear you would expect. Problems to expect. My main volume knob is was the first to "break". I have to wedge a pick under the knob to get it work properly. And my power button feel the hell off, basically the kiss of death, but I managed to put it back in, tape it down, and now I use a power strip to turn the amp on and off.
Sounds awesome. These amps and cabs get so much hate online but people that know how to use them make them sound amazing.
These are one of my favorite amps. Very versatile and a great sounding reverb.
A truly great review man! You told all the necessary info about the amp and it's features not wasting too much time on any "pointless" stuff. You seem to know what people want to hear about this kind of gear. More like this stuff please, if you're still active here!
Definitely convinced me to spend the 250 and get this head with the 4x12 cab my buddy is selling. Much appreciated!
I just bought a Red MG100 1/2 Stack it doesn't say anything else but MG 100, its buttons are on the top of the knobs. It plays/sounds killer ive played tube marshall and it holds its own ! And yes its gig worthy
I used to have this exact half stack man. I miss it much. Especially after watching this. I traded it fro a line 6 because I thought I could get better metal tones out of it. How naive I was
We all learn
Oof
I've seen the hate for this amp in forums, but who cares, I think it sounds nice and although in the country I live it is not exactly as cheap as it would be in the USA for example (I've seen the listings in reverb or ebay), I'm still gonna get one!
Right on man!
I started out on the 15 watt version. Many years later i just ordered this. I'm going to put a tube screamer pedal in front of it and it's going to sound killer.
you explain it well....not trying to be flashy and too cool is important thanx
I remember playing a show years and years ago... I want to say around 2002 or 2003... The band who played after us had a guitar player using an MG half stack and not going to lie, I totally judged them hard for it. I was thinking... "These guys probably suck." I was shocked at not only the dudes chops, but how good he got this thing to sound. And it was LOUD. I was very, very surprised. Just goes to show that there is so much hype around gear... Make the best of what you have and you can make anything sound good.
Maybe you shouldn't be such a judgemental prick
Came here for to hear the amp im looking at but this kids pretty good man
@@WolfPackColt45 thanks dude! I appreciate it!
Wayne Static of Static X, it's the amp he used to record that album.
I bought this exact amp back in 2001, I still have it and use it all the time. Only thing that needs to be replaced is the fan bearing. Other than that I have 10s of thousands of hours on it, no issues, I think the price new then was like $699 or something. Solid purchase.
I had one of these, used it for practice and for gigs. Bought for 500 and eventually sold it for 400. It sounded good and got the job done but still does not compare to the real deal tube amps. My main problem is after playing through it for a long time (like an hour at band practice) it would heat up and then volume would drop by 50%. I had a line 6 solid state prior that would do the same. I concluded myself that it was just a common solid state problem. Switched to tube amps and never looked back. You play well in this vid. Good vid.
For that price, well worth it, good sound 👍. I like this better than my Fender twin.
Man you shred !! Iv got a katana 100 but im thinking off switching to a regular head and cab set up like this... The katanas too fiddly for me
Thank you! I can understand that, sometimes when amps have too many buttons and features it gets in the way of me just turning it on and playing. Although i do like different options, i cant handle too many at once haha.
@@aaronarandac4 exactly that.. Is it possible to run wah pedals or different pedals through this kind of head and cab set up?? For example having the 4 basic clean through distortion channels but adding effects from pedals over top?
@@dang2630 yea you can run whatever pedals you want with this through its fx loop or through the amps regular input
@@aaronarandac4 thanks man ever played a strat through this set up? I'm wondering if it will sound just as punchy? Hence i have a strat HSS..
@@dang2630 I have not, all i have are les pauls haha.
The Marshall MG series are pure Marshall power and Tone..
Angelo J Richetti No. JMP. JVM. JCM. Those are.
You are a beast of a musician I dont know how old you are but I'm impressed all the way
New subscriber here bro, your guitar playing is great, 🤘🏻🎸🎶
Hey! Thanks a lot!
Enjoying you playing as well liked the course section
I like your style man! That was sick.
I bought my MG for a hundred dollars. Best damn Franklin ever spent. Easily my favorite amp.
Blah blah, not a tube Marshall, blah blah. Whatever. This amp has an infinity of possible tones and effects, rock solid reliable, and loud AF.
Play through it before crapping all over it.
Great video my man! I have this amp in red and dig it!
I cracked up at ''perfectly aligned'' nice video bruh :)
These are GREAT amp,s I have A 50 watt 1+12 and love it!🤘🎸🤘☮️
I’ve had this amp for over a year, and I didn’t even know about that fdd button
Haha yea it is a small feature that can go unnoticed 😁
The Marshall MG Amps are brilliant i have a older MG 100FX..simply Brilliant..these Amps are not that Cheap the Marshall MG Combo Amps can set you back $600 USA Dollars..and on the used Market in Good condition i have seen them at $300 Dollar's..i love them they are much more reliable than any Tube Amp..simply put FANTASTIC!
Joey Riche The Gold MG's are the shit! The plate ones sucks
great vid i got lucky just found one in really good condition but has a different look wonder if its the same model just face lifted got it with pedal and all for 100
Holy crap that's a good deal
Good presentation all the way around. Thanks.
1. Is that riff that starts at 07:09 from a song? If so, what song? That sounds awesome :P
2. You just made me wanna buy that amp. A local pawn shop here has one for sale, pretty good state. Damn, you're bad for my wallet...^^
It's actually just a random doodle of mine. Thank you very much!
@@aaronarandac4 Wow. Nice. It got me some Sum 41 feelings haha.
It sounds like Judas Priest electric eye with a little of Metallica mixed it to.
It plays off of the same chord structure of Unholy Confessions by Avenged Sevenfold. It might sound familiar to you from that. Either way amazing playing brother and I'm about to buy this half stack soon!
I definitely need to pick one of these amps up. 100%. I'm looking for an upgrade from a 150 spider amp that line 6 made. Yeah I know. Line 6 entry amp basically. It did what I needed it to do for the time I had it, but I'm looking to move onto bigger and better sounds. And that first crunch sound you dialed in sounded fucking clean man, loving the sound.
Ive had the head for like 7 years still have it, playedit through a Fender 412. Finally ordered the MG412a cab to match the pair lol. Im excited to see what it sounds like with the correct cab.
Nice playing for sure😎
Thank you!
Best Review yet
Tell everyone theyre crap so we can snatch them up $100 - $250!!!
These amps are really underrated. I don't care for the digital effects though. Sounds shrill and hollow.
5:30
I can hear a little “Spiders” in there
ManUNkind DREAMS ARE MADE WINDING
Diószegi Zoltán
*THROUGH MY HEAD*
Great review. Thank you. Subscribed.
Awesome review
I have a new 2020 MG100HFX, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn on the built in tuner.
Amazing playing! Does the crunch channel clean up when you put the guitar volume down?
Thank you! I varies a little depending on what kinda pick ups are in your guitar, but yea it can clean up.
@@aaronarandac4 Are these your riffs? They sound grunge-ish and metalcore-ish (if those are even words). I really like them, I've watched the video many times because of the playing.
@@DzoniMakaroni Thank you again! Yes these are my riffs. Feel free to check out my band Reasons Above All for more riffs and songs 😄 ruclips.net/channel/UCxtMNoD4CUVZzY7zV0SRIYQ
cool video
Awesome talent.
Great video
I know this is a bit of an old video, but I was curious: Is there any difference between the different MG's (HG, HD, HC, et cetera) other than effects and looks? The current model, the HG, has the gold faceplate which I like more, but is there any tone difference? I don't use any effects (other than a Boss CE-5) so I'm not too worried about that, and since you have such a great tone here, I'm hoping they didn't change too much. Thanks for the really detailed review!
I know the HG is for gold and the HC is for carbon fiber, aside from that they are identical, not sure about the HD though
They're pretty much the same line of amps, but updated models. I'm sure there was one before the MG HDFX/DFX range, but as far back as I can remember there was the MG HDFX (Head) and MG DFX (Combo) ranges, like the one shown in this video, and they were the best in my opinion. Great channel options, and though the footswitch/channel set up was annoying, they sounded pretty decent for the price you pay for them.
Then they released, I guess, a second version of the MG, the FX, which had the ugly splat logo. They added removed the delay setting from the FX dial and gave it its own separate dial with tap tempo funtion, and added a phased to the modulation in place of the delay. But these amps I thought sounded terrible, and never really improved from this point onwards. The HCFX was the version with the silver face place, and pretty much the same, but I'm sure they added a vibe to the modulation effects.
Admittedly I wasn't even aware of the HG range of these amps because I'd lost so much interest in them after the HD range went out of production. I think the HD range gets a lot of bad press as well due to how bad the FX and HC models sounded. I know you're not going to get the tone of a tube amp with any of these amps, but the HD range sounded really good in my opinion. I used to own the 100 Watt half stack, and sold it when I got my first tube amp. I've since sold the tube amp because of reliability issues, and got myself an old HD combo off ebay. I've been using it for about a year now and have never had any problems with it. I hope this comment helps you to understand the differences between the models!
THANK YOU
Solid state sound different than tube,....the clean tone is not really that bad,...most the on-board effects aren't that good,...but most people I know that have them run them clean and use a processor,....I have a few tube amps,...I also have a solid state Peavey XXL head and a U.S.A. silver plate Bandit I use on occasion,...they will never take place of tube amps all together, but they have thier place.
I have this amp, and when I plug my headphones in no matter what I do unless I had a boost paddle the volume is really low and then if I plug in my cabinet, it’s way too loud
Try turning the master volume all the way down and use the "gain" knob for clean channel headphone volume and the "volume" knob for lead channel headphone volume.
How loud is this thing? can it cover medium-sized/large-ish local venues?
If you got it on a 4x12 cabinet id say definitely. Even with a 2x12 you can start overpowering the drummer.
Aaron Aranda yeah, looking to nab one of these on a 4x12 if i can - great deals on second hand half stacks right now and this on a 4x12, going for £280 ($354). Worth it??
@@jacksonh7111 Thats not a bad deal if its in amazing condition with a footswitch. otherwise i usually see these more around $300 used
I've got the combo amp version and it is loud as fuck. Will easily handle a school gym or similar. It is 100 watts- for perspective the Beatles played Vox ac-30's which were 30 watt amps .
On a 4x12 they’re LOUD. Like really loud. Definitely.
Sounds great. Have you ever gigged with this amp? Would it cut through a mix?
Yea it'll cut.
@@aaronarandac4 thanks man!
Awesome vid!!! Can I play my bass through this setup?? Found an awesome deal on one!!
I wouldn't recommend it. This is not a bass amp. It will sound extremely thin compared to a real bass amp.
@@aaronarandac4 thank you for the reply! I saw a gently used combo stack for $250 and wanted to get it for bass playing
Hmm I just saw a combo like this for $250. Guess its a fair price!
Do you know if this amp could compete with any of the Randall RG heads? I'm thinking about getting one to take the place of my Randall solid state so i'm not using a Randall all the time because i fricking HATE tube amps. I heavily dislike having to replace tubes and i want to put reliability as high on the list of requirements as tone and functionality. I need something that would be great for recording and would work for high gain seven string chugging.
You know it's interesting that you mention 7 string chugging because I've used a schecter demon 7 on my main tube amp the Bugera trirec, and it sounded pretty muddy. I then switched over to this marshall mg head and the heavy amount of mids and highs that come natural with the marshall really made that 7th string cut through. It still sounded like heavy chuggs but with much more clarity than the bugera. So i would recommend this amp especially for 7 string because this solid state marshall just keeps everything sounding pretty tight and punchy when you get down to low tunings and 7th strings. It definitely has plenty of gain as well.
Mine sounds good. 300 dollars at the pawn shop. It'll do for now.
Mr. pig
Ouch, $300? You can pick them up online for $150 all day
I think he meant he got the cab and head for $300, I usually see the Heads floating around for $150 like you said.
@@nickbowen405 definitely, I got my head and cabinet from guitar center for about $300, maybe a little mors
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Amp head and cab.
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Seems like a sweet little set up! Is there a footswitch to go between channels?
Yes there is. Most 2 button foot switches can work.
Nice!!!!
Hey. my name is Rocky I just found your video here and wanted to know if you might be in or around the NYC area? if so? i would like to talk with you more about possibly playing guitar on 2 albums i will be recording soon. let me know. thank you
Hi there! Sorry im west coast
Aaron Aranda Hey.. ahhh, sorry to hear that.. ok well, keep being you and making music. and if you need any help "getting somewhere you want to be"?? let me know.. im sure i can be of help!
hey Aron!! coul you please, send me the, set up of each button, for the first tone of this video, the one tha goes between 00:00 an 00:05 thanks in advance
Hey man thanks for the comment! Sorry to say I don't remember what the settings were for that intro as this was filmed a long time ago, and I no longer have the amp either. All I can tell you, is that it was on one of the overdrive channels, and I believe it was using the chorus and delay effect.
Thanks, yea it was like that, setup like that. Awesomes tones the one you got out of it. By any chance please let me know, is there anything worng with the marshall mg, something that I need to be aware of??
@@federicopasos3153 mine functioned no problem. As long as you pick one up that isnt broken you'll be good. These tend to be more reliable because they are solid state.
Just play the video and at a good spot screenshot it and look at the settings.
You want to buy mine? Its junk. Maybe you can use for spare parts when yours goes down
I want to buy the same, but is there something good about 8 guitar strings?
It's just personal preference depending on what you want to do with your instrument.
Is there a way to activate the fx with just the footswitch while staying on the clean channel?
Perhaps if you have the right foot switch. Mine came with a two button one that switched only clean and dirty channels and overdrive 1 and 2. However, I have seen some that have the second switch labeled dfx for digital fx.
Would I need a boost in front of this amp to get a good high gain metal tone?
Edit: I ran one through a 4x12 with V30’s on OD2 and it absolutely ROARS. It’s got plenty of gain. The boost is only necessary if you want to tighten the tone up some.
In the end its all preference, but its got plently of gain without a boost pedal. 👍
@@aaronarandac4
Ok cool. Do you think it’s tight enough for metal?
@@hooliganstreet yes
@@aaronarandac4 Ok thank you!
Select "crunch" and "overdrive" and you can get enough metal out of the amp to build an aircraft carrier.
I have a line 6 spider v240 of 300 w, which one is louder? This marshall or the line 6?
Marshall
With the 4x12, how large of a club could this fill (hard rock, with an SH4 JB into it). Without pa of course, I dont have the money to pay for a sound guy and mixer
You should have more than enough power for most clubs.
@@aaronarandac4 would a code 50 or code 100 combo work as well?
@@nightraven5760 You would have a little less fullness in sound with less speakers, but yet it would still generally be loud enough. Keep in mind a lot of clubs actually don't want you to play so loud that the bar tender can't hear orders for drinks. A lot of times you'll get asked to turn down.
@@aaronarandac4 yeah tru, i mean a mainly live music one but yeah i know. I just want an amp that doesnt need micing up
@@nightraven5760 I hear yah. Any of those should be good.
Can this amps posible to connect with boss me 70 pedal
Yes, all you do it plug the output of the pedal into the input of the amp.
would it be worth it for a beginner guitarist to get this or a ex pedal?
Well it depends where the guitarist wants to go. This being a whole amp allows more room to grow for live performances and is one of the best band for you buck guitar half stacks. If youve already got an amp you like then you may not need another. Unless you want another.
What he means with 12 o clock and dialed in? Contour?
12 oclock refers to the position of the knobs as if it were clock hands. Dialed in, means turning the knobs to get the sound youre looking for. And contour means outline, so kinda like the shape of the distortion tone on this amp. Which affects how it sounds overall.
What's the channel select button on the front of the amp for?
Never mind. I figured it out. I think it replaces the footswitch when the footswitch is not being used.
Yes you are correct! 👍
does the head has build in speakers?
No the head does not have built in speakers.
Men I have one, I would like to sell it Can you tell me how much would I ask for !?? I have a 4x12 Cab (Marshall too)
Wanna sell them both !!
Sold my amp head and matching cab together for 400, had originally bought it off someone for 500.
What song is that at 9:00?
CelluloidHoax that would be aint talking about love by van halen
i got the head used for $150
what cab did you used?
This is the marshall mg 4x12 cab
is it good for hardcore tones (Hatebreed,Madball)??
If you're going for that kind of sound this amp will come close, and you could always used pedals with it, but I would recommend something more hi gain like something from peavey.
song @ 7:44?
Thats just a riff I was doodling :)
@@aaronarandac4 fk I knew it! What tuning are you playing in? Standard?
@@dioewjiofdjheiowjqfi Im usually in E flat tuning.
Anyone want to buy mine? It’s purple
Still have it?
Click click click buzz muffled tone ,,Decent playing but crappy amp
Nice Marshall Head but
Not your hair Man :( Sorry
I have owned this amp for maybe 8 to 10 years and it has been a well known fact that it's hot garbage. There are myths about modding it to make it sound decent, i even succeeded at one but maaan does it not like anything but trashy music. Gave the top away after using it for EQ (digital, decent) but dude...why you would review it in such detail in...2017 is beyond me. even thinking about that amp makes me tired.
Yet you are here watching, stop the cap bro bro Wiktor
Really good review