CD input which allows you to play along to your favorite discs
Built-in Digital Effects - Reverb, Chorus, Flange, and Delay
10" custom-voiced speaker
FDD (Frequency Dependent Damping)
Right, here we go. I bought this amp in September 2004 for around £120. The best advice I can give with regards to purchasing it is to shop online, it's a factory standard amp so it doesn't matter where you get it from.
In my opinion, this amp is only really useful for those people who having been playing for a year or less. It's perfectly fine for a beginner, you'll find that you can get some great tones out of it, whether on the clean channel or with distortion. It's almost a plug-and-play guitar, you don't need to play with the knobs much to get a decent sound. However, after a while (as in after you have had it for a year or two) I think you will start to get bored with the amp. There is only a limited range of sounds that it can give you. Don't think about playing any heavy metal without getting a distortion pedal as well.
The clean channel on the amp is adequate, if a little bassey. The effects are pretty good. Reverb works well, as does delay, although it also adds a little reverb rather than being pure delay. Flange and Chorus add some pretty funky effects, although I find I never really use them so don't base your decision on the fact that the amp has those.
Volume wise I have never got past about 2 (at home) so 30 watts is more than enough for all non-band situations. The FDD switch doesn't really do much, although I leave mine on since it does seem to make the amp sound slightly better, although it's hard to describe how: it just does. I have never used the CD-Input or Line-Out.
Overall, I would recommend that a beginner buys this. It's relatively cheap and will easily last you a good year, possibly more, before you start wanting more. Comes with a three year warranty as well. If you have been playing any longer I'd say spend a little more money and get a better amp, perhaps a valve amp.
For Marshall's description go here (as of 16/06/2006): http://www.marshallamps.com/product.asp?productCode=MG30DFX&pageType=OVERVIEW
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