My First Marshall

[Kane17]

Well, Goodbye to my stereo that I've been using as a power amp.

I got a brand new Marshall MG100 HDFX. Not bad for a solid state amp. I put an arion tubulator in the loop to act as a power tube emulator and that sponges and creams it up a bit. This amp pretty much covers all the bases but I still keep my Rocktron Rampage and my Metal Zone (yes I happen to be one of the 3 people that actually like the MT-2) for when I need a little faster response.

This sucker CUTS through the mix!!

I still have an SD-1 that I want to push into the OD...but I also want to keep my stage pedals to a minimum....arghh...choices..

The Clean channel has so much HEADROOOM. I can actually enjoy listening to my Dean ML XM w/ Distortion Bridge STRUMMING Rhythms without nasty Solid State Breakup.

I am an effect user so the Onboard FX really let me put some of my many pedals aside. This makes less stress for when I'm playing Live.




What does the FDD do??? I cannot notice any significant difference in either my Speaker cabinet or the Line out. It had a tag on the amp Highlighting this feature so I thought it would be more prominent. It seems like it is supposed to be some sort of device for mimicing a tube amps control over the speakers, but .?? I push in...push out...so minute I cannot tell if it is my imagination that picks it up.


Anyone Else have any Marshall MG amp??

 

[metal]

Re: My First Marshall

damn! you bought it brand new? thats like $500 bucks! with that kind of cash you can get a great used tube amp!

 

[OlinMusic]

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Yeah, congrats - but you realize a JCM900 SL-X can go as low as $450, and that amp kills!

Either way I have heard those solid state Marshalls and they are solid.

 

[wixedmords]

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Hey Congrats Kane.

SS amps are very low maintenance, basically turn it on and play.

Have fun with it.

 

[muttonchopsrule]

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someone please correct me if i'm wrong...
but the FDD stands for frequency dependant damping. basically what it does keeps specific frequencies under control so the speaker doesn't resonate and fart out, resulting in a tighter low end.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

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damn! you bought it brand new? thats like $500 bucks! with that kind of cash you can get a great used tube amp!

Maybe he doesn't want to buy his first amp used?

 

[James Rock]

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Maybe he doesn't want to buy his first amp used?

Especially his first amp as a USED TUBE AMP all problems can occur (although i am a tube snob i hate the hassle of changing tubes).

 

[ModestCargo]

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Nothing wrong with solid state as a first amp - less hassles.

Anyways man congrats... I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

 

[Kane17]

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Well, I got it new but it was on sale for a little over 300,

Yea, If I were to get a tube head I'd want it new.

I do have a practice tube amp 50 watts 1x12 and it was made in like 1960...Every time I TOUCH someone when playing it we both get buzzed or shocked. Plus it just looks like a fire hazzard...but it sounds good. :fingersx:

I've been using solid state stuff as my main performing amp for so long now, I've almost developed a fear of going "all tube". I've never had any kind of failure with solid state stuff...Although I have used tube preamps..but thats a different deal altogether..Retubing a preamp (in the extremely rare case that any preamp tube would ever go bad) would cost like...$18 bucks??? I don't even know how to identify a bad power tube...and I don't exactly want to bend over to the local shops to do it for me.


All in all this seems like it will be a great workhorse of an amp...

Looking forward to many great performances!

 

[Forbes]

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Fair play on getting it to cut through the mix, i've never managed to get my MG100dfx to cut as i'd like. The FDD makes it sound a bit more natural and tubey, i always have it in, thought i am not saying it does a great job of sounding like a tube amp.

A lot of people bash the MG's but i certainly think they have thier uses, not contest between my MG and my used JCM800 though....and don't be too scared of the used stuff man, nothing they make now is as good as it used to be!

 

[ModestCargo]

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in the extremely rare case that any preamp tube would ever go bad

They wear out over time, and will go microphonic. I hope you don't think that your preamp tubes will last forever! :eek13:

 

[Kane17]

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No I didn't. what I meant was, over time if I ever thought something was wrong with my preamp, I would have just changed all the preamp tubes and thats no biggie. I was just saying that, it just doesn't happen once a month. But all my tube preamps are gone now.