Marshall MG100 and Other non SS amps

Like he said, "Well, it's a solid-state..."
He did show what was added post amp & and an SD-1 in front, so not exactly the sound you'd get straight to cab in your home.

TBH, the 4 channel FX model MG's are fairly versatile.
Not bad amps for a beginner or for a practice amp on a budget, right out of the box.
Adding pedals of choice out front & in the loop makes a decent pedal platform.
Run it through a desktop studio like he did, and you get what he got.

I had the little 15w CF micro stack for a while - stock 10" speakers sucked.
Onboard FX's controls are just more / less, and the raw OD's are a bit harsh.
 
I ended up with the 30, 50, and 100 watt versions brand new a few years ago while looking for a lighter solution for my band. The 50 watt slayed and was extremely beefy and crunchy, though yes a bit harsh naturally. I ended up trading them in at GC for about $350 for all three. :(

Oddly the 30 and 100 watts did not sound near as good.
 
Sapient said:
I ended up with the 30, 50, and 100 watt versions brand new a few years ago while looking for a lighter solution for my band. The 50 watt slayed and was extremely beefy and crunchy, though yes a bit harsh naturally. I ended up trading them in at GC for about $350 for all three. :(

Oddly the 30 and 100 watts did not sound near as good.
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That is odd.
 
gball said:
My experience over the years has been that Marshall SS amps are much, much better than people are prepared to admit.
They sound great, are indestructible and supremely portable. Not much to hate there (except maybe the cosmetics).
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That's pretty much true. The very first SS Marshalls were not great at all, but really, no SS amps were because they were in their infancy. But around the time of the Lead/MOSFET series, Marshall got their act together tremendously. The Valvestate series are great too and are a favorite of the heavier metal crowd. The MG series is starting to get some respect after being slagged initially, as a lot of folks discovered they can achieve high gain very well if dialed properly.

But I think that's the problem with NEARLY every amp that gets a bad rep: people don't take the time to dial them in. Sometimes it's simply just bad EQ settings, other times it requires more work like an EQ pedal or booster, other times you need a speaker adjustment.

There are some amps though, that just can't be saved I guess lol
 
Clockworkmike said:
That's pretty much true. The very first SS Marshalls were not great at all, but really, no SS amps were because they were in their infancy. But around the time of the Lead/MOSFET series, Marshall got their act together tremendously. The Valvestate series are great too and are a favorite of the heavier metal crowd. The MG series is starting to get some respect after being slagged initially, as a lot of folks discovered they can achieve high gain very well if dialed properly.

But I think that's the problem with NEARLY every amp that gets a bad rep: people don't take the time to dial them in. Sometimes it's simply just bad EQ settings, other times it requires more work like an EQ pedal or booster, other times you need a speaker adjustment.

There are some amps though, that just can't be saved I guess lol
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You nailed it - gotta dial in any amp. Seems too that a lot of people want them to be a low-cost alternative to a tube amp and because these are their own thing and don't sound exactly like their tube brethren people dismiss them.
 
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