On 2005-04-24, Juzzed rated this Marshall MG30DFX a 4...(11001)
Purchase: I spent a good couple of months searching for my first amplifier, and came around to narrowing my field down to a Roland Cube 30, Line 6 Spider 30 or the Marshall MG 30DFX. It ended up costing around $420 Australian Dollars from Turramurra Music in Sydney, around $50 more than the other two amplifiers.
(The parentals had a small thing about me getting a bigger amp)
Pros: The MG 30 DFX has brilliant tone on the clean channel. Playing an ESP Ltd EC-300 with EMG-HZ passives through the amp, I can gain a wide range of tones from a bluesy sound to a near perfect acoustic tone.
The four effects: reverb, chorus, flange and delay, work well considering the MG 30DFX is nothing more than a small practice amp. But, if you're serious buy some decent pedals - they'll sound a whole lot better.
For a thirty-watter the MG 30DFX delivers fair volume, but unfortunately it still won't get you over a drumkit.
Cons: I occassionally get a rattling noise if I've been playing for too long.
The overdrive can sometimes, also, be too "gainy". That is, the distortion compromises the various notes you want to hear. Great if you want to practice heavier Nu-Metal tunes (eg Slipknot, Mudvayne, etc), but I tend to turn the gain right down to "3" for Metallica, Velvet Revolver and the such.
The amp doesn't come with a footswitch either, even though it has the plug. Means leaning over to press teh channel button every time, which can get irritating.
Quality: The body of the amplifier is built to take a fair beating, as are the controls and plugs. However, if you to really kick around your amp I'd go a roland cube, just because they're so much heavier duty.
Review Summary: Good practice amp for someone playing harder rock to all-out metal. Nice, bodied, clean sound too; which is good for a blues or jazz sound, or even for rock.
A great practice amp for electric beginners, but not for those with more experience. On 2004-01-10, Tom Delonge rated this Marshall MG30DFX a 5...(7451)
Purchase: Paid: $250 American Currency
Acquired at: RIT Music North
I bought this Amplifier because i needed an Amp that was portable yet loud.
Pros: I liked the Marshall MG30DFX because it had Reverb, Chorus, Flange,
Cons: It's a MARSHALL there isnt anything to hate about it.
Quality: The amp is built very well and is very strong. it weighs 28 lbs. Review Summary: Overall the amp is better than whatever the hell u own right now. Because if you have a tube amplifier you are a lucky son of a bitch. On 2003-07-10, metal menace rated this Marshall MG30DFX a 5...(5244)
Purchase: I bought my mg30 dfx from a local store. The number of futures, the high quality sound and the solid structure, is the reasons that I bought this great piece. Nice price for the futures, 285 Euros
Pros: I want good sound, and mg30dfx is the amp that gives it. The overdrive channel creates a tube feeling especially with the fdd (Marshall's technology that emulates a valve amp). You can use it for blues with crunchy OD (low gain) or for metal with high "gained" OD. It's NOT dull because of the very good Marshall speaker. Clean channel has a seperate equalizer, without mid frequencies, but you'll soon understand that you don't need them for clean tones. The digital effects are all of good use, and you can hear them in lot of metal, and blues songs. The OD hiss level that it produces is very low even with simple coil, but with good humbucker you got that we call... silence.
Cons: A Marshall is a Marshall. You'll like everything on this amp especially if you exeprienced problems with other crappy amplifiers. Although I noticed a buzzing at volumes 5-10 with bass at 10 playing palm riffs. This buzzing comes from the front net-cover which trembles due to the air rumbling that comes form the speaker and produces this buzzing. The net-cover should be made of hard cloth not from plastic :/
Quality: Heavy structure gives you the feeling that it can last everything. Although some parts that should be made of steel are plastic lowering the price paid. Sound quality is not affected though. You can say that it's well made and can last many things. But the net-cover matterial SHOULD be less buzzing. Review Summary: A nice amp that you're gonna like. On 2003-04-25, the ernie rated this Marshall MG30DFX a 5...(4770)
Purchase: this was my first amp, got it online. something like humbucker music.com. i paid about 250 dollars.
Pros: its great! huge variety of sounds that all sound awesome. clean, distorted. everything. all the digital effects are really cool too. i have not turned it up past half way without being yelled at to turn it down, so its loud enough for me now.
Cons: well... even though i love all the digital effects, it bugs me that the only way i can turn them on is by going over to the amp and turning the nob. if someone knows any other way let me know. and im a little weakling so its very heavy to me.
Quality: flawless. ive had it for almost half a year and have not had a single problem with it at all. its hard and made to take a beating even though ive very gentle with it. the nobs are installed very well, and the doesnt look like it will ever come off. Review Summary: this is a great amp, fairly cheap (money wise). im really happy with it and i think it will last me a long time. get one. On 2003-01-27, Allan "the Glaswegian" Gillies rated this Marshall MG30DFX a 5...(4198)
Purchase: I bought this amp at a local music shop at the price of £140 (I don't know in dollars). Basically I needed an amp that would be a step up from my "Starter Pack" amp. I went with this amp as it was affordable and it had that shining Marshall logo plastered on the front of it.
Pros: This is an excellent affordable combo amp. I won't use all the technical jargon (it certainly confused me when I was looking for a new amp) and instead talk in simple English. Its loud and allows the user to create a wide range of tones. There are two channels, clean (normal playing) and overide (ROCK SUPERSTAR!!!). The digital effects (flange,chorus,delay and reverb) are really fun to muck about with and can give a player an interesting sound.
Cons: The only bad things are the weight (can be cumbersome when moving about) and the fact that it makes you want to play your guitar until your fingers bleed.
Quality: The amp is as solid as a rock. It's great just to look at. Its a Marshall....NUFF SAID. Review Summary: If your making a step up from begginer, this amp will give you the versatiliy and punch that you've been longing for. You could spend hours fiddling about with knobs finally getting that song you've practiced sounding the way it should. Its a gem!!! On 2002-11-12, Alec rated this Marshall MG30DFX a 5...(3021)
Purchase: I bought this amp from Haworth Guitars in Kiama N.S.W (Australia). I paid $460 for it, and its list price is $540 (or something like that). I got a good deal becaus I bought an Ibanez RG270 aswell.
Pros: This amp shreds! everything about it is awesome. there are 2 channels, built in effects and a whole lot more (read other reviews). I love the overdrive channel, it sounds awesome. I play alot of Metal, (Metallica, Pantera, Sepultura etc.) and the distortion suits this perfect. Also i like to just fiddle around with some blues lead, so i just change the settings a little and there you go, a perfect blues distortion. The clean channel is great aswell. If you know the song 'Cemetary Gates' by Pantera, you can just put the clean channel on, kick in the chorus effect and play the intro, then kick in the distortion and shred till your arm falls off. This amp keeps you entertained for hours, and in my opinion, the 30watts is plenty.
Cons: There isnt much i dont like about this amp....all i have to do really is get used to using an amp (settings etc.) because ive been playing an ibanez acoustic. (this is my first amp and electric). Oh....the amp doesnt come with a footswitch, that sort of sucks, and also you can only use 1 effect at a time.. oh by the way, i dont think i mentioned the effects (chorus, reverb, flange and delay). one other thing, there is no Master Volume, their are only seperate ones for each channel.
Quality: The construction is good...there is no back board though..but i just put my lead and chord in their, so that works out. I dont nknow much else about the quality and construction. Review Summary: This amp is awesome, and i recommend it to anyone...well maybe not to the people with a hell of alot of money..cuz then i'd recommend Mesa-Boogie's or higher range Marshalls. Anyway..go out and buy it.. its defentally worth them money. You can get pretty much the same amp without built in effects for cheaper...but the effects keep you entertained for longer...and you can try new things. On 2002-06-21, Chaz rated this Marshall MG30DFX a 5...(2319)
Purchase: I paid £130 (UK) for this amp form MCM in Glasgow. Up till then, i had a 10w Marshall practise amp and a huge bass amp to play through so i felt i deserved a new amp.
Pros: Everything. The range of sounds is wicked, you can get everything from a clean bright tone to a heavey metal sound (if you really want). the effects are really cool (reverb, delay, flange and chorus), i use reverb the whole time and delay is quite cool, but chorus and flange i havent really worked out what theyre for yet... Its also quite loud for just a 30w amp. i was going to get the 50w model but £100 for 20watts didnt seem worth it. I havent ventured near about half of a turn of the volume nob in our practise room yet:) Its really sturdy too, you could drop it, its made of real thick wood. It also has this botton you press and its supposed to emulate the sound of a valve amp which is pretty cool, i just leave that switched on the whole time.
But i mostly like just the look of all those nobs and buttons to fiddle with:) (and that marshall logo)
Cons: Its advertised as having two footswitchable channels, so i was expecting a footswitch, but you have to buy those separatly i understand, which sucks a bit, theyre quite cheap though i think.
Also you can only use one digital effect at once (so i just leave it on reverb), they had to cut costs somehow i guess, and also no master volume, only one for each channel. These are minor niggles though.
Quality: As i said above it seems well made and ive had no problems with it yet. its made of thick wood, and has caps on the corners. All the nobs feel good quality, you can tell if they are cheap and plasticy but these ones arent. Review Summary: Its a great amp. I got it out of the box when it came in the mail like a kid at Christmas:) I love playing through it and havent stopped practising for a long time now... there are one or two small things but they are no big deal. |
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