Need some advice

[Gnar]

I'm thinkin' about buying this:

The head: Boasting the same impressive features and staggering versatility of the MG100DFX combo, this awesome, 100-watt head will drive any cabinet from the Marshall range, but is best suited to the Celestion loaded MG412A (angled) and MG412B (straight) 120W 4x12 in. cabinets. Unbelievable tone, feel, and projection come as standard.

Features

Twin footswitchable channels — Clean and Overdrive

2 modes on each channel — Clean/Crunch on Clean and OD1/OD2 on Overdrive

Independent tone controls for Bass, Middle, and Treble on each channel

Contour Control for dramatic mid sweep and "scooping"

Emulated Line Out jack and Headphone jack

CD input which allows you to play along to your favorite discs

Built-in Digital Effects — Chorus/Delay, Chorus, Flange and Delay

Separate Digital Reverb with level control

Parallel Effects Loop with mix control

Master Volume

FDD (Frequency Dependent Damping)

Supplied 2-way footswitch (Clean/Overdrive, DFX on/off)

Technical Description

Output (RMS): 100W

Channels: 2

Separate EQ per Channel: yes

Clean/Crunch Switch: yes

OD1/OD2 Switch: yes

Contour Control: yes

Footswitcable Channels: yes

CD Input: yes

Emulated Line Out: yes

Emulated Headphone: yes

Digital Effects: yes

Digital Reverb: yes

FX Loop: yes

FX Loop Level and Mix Control: yes

FDD: yes

Speaker: none

Dimensions: 590 x 253 x 270 mm

Weight: 13.6 kg

Footswitch (supplied): PEDL-00009 included

The speaker cabinet:

Product Description

Designed specifically for Marshall's MG Series, this cabinet is a perfect match for the MG100RCD, or any head or amp with a speaker extension jack. The MG412A is built to last and value-priced, giving you more for your money. Combined with the straight-front base cabinet, it makes a complete, full-sized stack.

Technical Description

Power: 120 watts

Impedance: 8 ohms

Speakers: 4 x 12 in. Marshall/Celestion custom-designed speakers (30W each)

Dimensions (W x H x D): 26.4 x 26.4 x 14.0 in.

It costs 810 dollars. Should I buy it??? Is this shit good??

[santana]

Don't get it. That amp is terrible. My friend has one, and we have spent hours trying to get it to sound good, with no luck. The amp is terrible. It gets no bottom end at all. The OD1/OD2 channels are terrible and it isn't loud enough. The only positive is that the clean channel is pretty good.

[Gnar]

Don't get it. That amp is terrible. My friend has one, and we have spent hours trying to get it to sound good, with no luck. The amp is terrible. It gets no bottom end at all. The OD1/OD2 channels are terrible and it isn't loud enough. The only positive is that the clean channel is pretty good.

Well, I don't give a shit about clean sound, sooo.... Guess I won't buy it then.

Thanks for the advice!!

[tommybones]

The marshall mg series is the the biggest pile of shit ever. if you want a marshall sound for about that price look at the AVT amps, they have a part valve (tube) preamp i think so its as close to the classic marshall sound as possible. realisticaly if that is your price range the AVT series is just about the best, although try and play some second hand marshalls too. just stay the fuck away from MGs. and line 6, all you get is digital fuzz and noise.