Advantages: Great price, good sound package ! Disadvantages: 50 watts might not be enough...
MG50 DFX Marshall Amplifier & Big brother…
MG250 DFX Marshall Amplifier
I thought that I would do both as they are essentially the same, and I have tested both, and they are the same apart from power ratings and either being one or two speaker configuration. Thus my review is done on both.
SPECS :
This is a 50 mono amplifier with a 12-inch celestion ( MG50 DFX ) or 100watt stereo amplifier with 2x12inch celestion ( MG250 DFX ) custom made speakers. ... ...Distortion channel : Marshall distortion is like marmite you either like it or you don’t. to be honest I am not massively taken with it, and I wasn’t judging the amp on its performance here, as I have another effects unit which deal with this area. I have used this channel many times though, and I feel it to be one that is very good, the two best settings are those tailored to the AC DC sound with the boosted mids and nasal sound, and that of the ...
JaYmEZ 04.07.2004
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Advantages: Value For Money! Good rock and blues tones Disadvantages: effects aren't 'incredible', distortion channel won't work well with single-coil pickups
The Marshall MG50dfx is a great solid state amp with many of the Marshall TM benefits at a reasonable price.
SOUND
DISTORTED CHANNEL
When I got this amp home (which took a lot of strength and three bus seats!), the first thing I tried was the distorted channel and i couldn't believe how great the sound was! i use an Epiphone les Paul and the amp works well with its low end 'chunky' sound.
The sound is full and well rounded and the dials actually ... ...the sound an incredible lift, although it takes time to get the sound you want, but that is only because the range of available sounds is so large! The "Contour" Dial replaces the typical 'middle' dial on this amp and this can be a blessing or a curse. it is a blessing only once you have got to grips with how it works, before this stage though it does well in trying the patience. You will need to persevere to get used to this feature.
CLEAN CHANNEL
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musicmaker2904 13.01.2005
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Advantages: Value for money, Range of features, Sound is good for combo amp Disadvantages: Effects are limited in their control
...have been playing through a Marshall MG50DFX for about 3 years now and would reccomend this amp to any begginer/intermediate player who is moving into playing in a band or doing some small gigs. This amp offers a lot of functionality at a decent price, the 4 effects;(and one which s a combination of two) delay, chorus, flange and delay/chorus as well as reverb. When combined with the two channels offer a lot of scope to radically alter your sound ... ...you would expect from a Marshall Amp, (even the lower priced products in their range) the sound quality is pretty decent. Whether you play with single coil pickups or boosted up humbuckers you will find decent playing sounds after a few minutes tweeking. What stood out for me for a combo amp of this price was the range of sounds achievable which becomes apparant shortly after you start playing. This is due in large part to the effects within the ...
Alfieabbott 14.06.2007
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Advantages: Super Solidstate Combo! Disadvantages: Could Wake The Neighbours!
...classic rock tones of the marshall somewhere in between those two extremes.
Onboard Effects:
Thesse contain Delay, Chourus, Phaser and a Delay/Chourus setting.
thesse effects sound really strong and powerfull, and the amp also has an effect volume setting which is handy.
all in all a brilliant amplifier, and it comes with a footswitch!
Bargain! ...
bebop12 11.09.2008
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Advantages: Good value, It looks good! Disadvantages: Not load enough, distortion and effects are not great
I've enjoyed the Marshall MG50 and have owned mine for about 5 years now. Firstly I would like to say that in its price range, this is definetly the most cost effective amp money can buy, however I do have a few issues with it
Advantages: The amp is extremely easy to use and offers one clean channel for a clean guitar sound (Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble) and one overdrive channel for distortion, this contains a sound contour switch which allows you ... ...The amp also has built in FX settings offering delay, chorus and flanger effects. It has one line in for your guitar jack lead and one line out for headphones/external soundcard etc. It obviously operates off of 50 Kwatts of power.
The functionality of this amp is ideal for beginners upgrading from a practice amp as well as being useful for gigging at small venues. however it is not great for more experienced guitarists and gigers, here's why:
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Logan33 30.01.2009
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Advantages: Excellent value for money Disadvantages: too small to gig
The Marshall mg series has been a great success bringing marshall into the new digital age. The 50dfx is no exception. Its range of digital effects, though are not a massivly wide, do give you the opertunity to recreate the rteu marshall sound. It has many advantages to a tube amp. Its far cheaper, it offers a much wider range of sounds, its lighter, less likley to suffer a fault and for those who are only interested in "the real tube sound" it is, ... ...difference.
There are a few dissadvantages however. It is not big enough to gig! It realy isnt. Unless you amplify it, which i strongly advise unwise, this amp just wont be loud enough to compete with the rest of a band. If you are looking for a gigable amp may i suggest the 250dfx. This is almost the same amp only x two it has two 12 " celiston speakers insted of one and offers 100watts of power instead of fifty.
However having said that it really ...
george_wright20 20.06.2004
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Advantages: Value for money, features, tone, volume Disadvantages: none
Having joined my first 'proper' band in about 13 years I was in need of upgrading my 10w practice amp to something which would hold it's own in both a rehearsal studio and for pub gigs.
As my main guitar is a Gibson Les Paul I instantly turned my attention to Marshall, as for years Les Paul's and Marshall's have been a dream combination! Unfortunately I didn't have a huge budget to play with, but managed to scrape together around £200 so this was ... ...music shop I done a bit of web research and decided that the MG50DFX was probably the best amp to meet my needs. When I did come to try one out I was instantly impressed with the tone, all the features, and the power! I swiftly made a purchase and have now been using the amp for just over a year and it is a great performing bit of kit. It's been used for regular rehearsals and I have not yet had to turn it up more than 2/3's as the volume is amazing.
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jassm 11.04.2008
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