On 2004-05-21, Nick Botfield gave this Marshall Guitar Amplifier a 5...(8949)
Purchase: I got this amp six months old off a well known internet auction site for £345. It retails for £560 - bargain! I bought it because I was looking for a powerful combo for gigs.
Pros: I love this amp. I looks brilliant, and the range of sounds you can get out of it is frankly terrifying. The four channels - acoustic simulator, clean, overdrive 1 and overdrive 2 range from jangly piezo acoustic to the most metallic metal. Each channel has a seperate gain and volume control, so the channels overlap nicely. There's a master volume and master prescence knob, too. There are two FX channels - one for acoustic simulator / clean, and one for overdrive 1 and 2. These sound really good, especially considering they're inbuilt.
Cons: This combo weighs as much as a small cow! It doesn't have wheels, either, so get a roadie, or get down the gym. Also, the power cable is only about a metre long, so it needs to be close to a power point. The number of knobs on the front means that you'll have to be on top of things if you want to change settings during a gig.
Quality: I think this was actually hewn out of stone, or perhaps made from the remnants of a collapsed star. Everything is sturdy and possibly bomb proof. Some of the knobs feel a bit wobbly, though.
Summary: If you've got the cash, this is a brilliant amp. The range of sounds is great, and it is loud enough to fill a decent sized club without needing to be mic'd up. Genius!
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On 2003-04-16, gave this Marshall Guitar Amplifier a 4...(4713)
Purchase: I play guitar for 7 years now and I was equipped with a mexican strat and a 20watter by samick till recently. three months before i bought the marsh from athens(this is in greece where i live) for 900 euroes(almost 998 $). when i played the ac. sim. i got a very pleasant sound. things did not change with clean channel,very warm sound and with some of the aeffects onboard it is great sounding. BUT the two od channels (with the scoop on) made blow up to the wall. it was the cheapest and the worst sound i have ever heard. if you turn of the scoop it can be improved.
Pros: i liked the clean tones with the excellent effects onboad
Cons:
Quality: 5,5,
Summary: 4
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On 2002-03-08, Greg gave this Marshall Guitar Amplifier a 5...(1841)
Purchase: Daddy's Junky Music
It's a great amp
$900.00
Pros: This amp rocks. It's got four channels with a six button footswitch. The acoustic channel sounds great with single coil pickups. The clean channel stays clean even at high volumes. OD1 is great for hard and classic rock, or if you turn the gain down it's great for blues. OD2 is your Godsmack kick your a## distortion. You get great harmonics and great bottom end as the back of the speaker cabinet is closed. Reverb and chorus effects are good.
Cons: Nothing
Quality: Seems very rugged and well built. Hey it's a Marshall. It is a very heavy unit.
Summary: I think anyone that wants a versatile amp without a hugw pricetag should check this bad boy out.
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