Members Andrius Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Which Marshall would you recommend me to choose: MG100DFX or MG250DFX? I wonder whether it's really better to have 2x50w speakers instead of one 100w?And since MG100 has OD1/OD2 switch, which switches vintage to modern distortion, I wonder which of these does the MG250 have? And MG100 has also a "crunch" switch on the clean channel - I wonder whether is possible to achieve that crunch with 250 (it does not have that control)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 As far as I can see, the main difference in the power section is that the 100 is 100watts mono into one speaker, the 250 is 50 watts a side into two speakers. That basically means they're both 100 watt amps. In practice, you'd probably find them to have the same overall volume level, it's just the 250 will sound a little fuller and possibly more interesting thanks to its bigger cab and stereo effects (although stereo into two speakers right next to each other won't be hugely noticeable in many situations, and if you gig they'll probably only mic up one speaker anyway) I'd buy whichever one has more of the features that you want, and not worry two much about it being 100 watts into one speaker or two 50 watts into two speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kev369 Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Neither. Search. Learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ComOp Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Well, which do you like better: A hand full of {censored} or a hand full of wet {censored}? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sex Panther Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Everyone knows teh real tone is in the 250. 100w isn't loud enough for a Marshall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Oh, sorry, I forgot the right answer for HCAF: Come back when you're richer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jds22 Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 The guy is new here so lets cut him some slack. The Marshall MG series is not a very well liked amp around here. While I personally don't think they sound bad, they're not that good either. In that price range there are much better options especially these days with companies like Blackstar and Jet City producing great sounding tube amps at great prices. What's your budget and what kind of music do you play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wicked_Tone Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 For Marshall solid state, I would take a look at a used Marshall Mosfet Lead 100 head, Valvestate 8100, 8200 or VS100 heads as these models all sound really good for solid state. I have the Mosfet 100 and it can get a convincing AC/DC crunch and up to a vintage 1980's heavy metal gain. I've owned some JCM 800s, non master Marshalls and the Mosfet is a great value on the used market and really gets a great Marshall sound. The other Valvestate models I mentioned will have way more gain for a more modern Marshall type of sound and have 1 or 2 preamp tubes inside the amp for the 8100 & 8200. I've also heard that the earlier Valvestate series in the early 1990's sounded better than the more recent solid state designs Marshall have out currently. On a personal note, I sold my big Marshall valve amps and kept the Mosfet, as it held up well against my DSL 100 and Jet City 50H, as it saved me money on costly retubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaGi Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 They don't sound bad, but there is just so much better stuff available out there for a similar price. Do some research before you spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmyfirst Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 When i first started my band i had an mg250dfx and the other guitarist had the mg100dfx. The 250 definitely has the edge in the tone department, the 100 seems to topple it for volume and headroom though. Personally i'd always go with the 250, the two speakers just give it a better sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kev369 Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Oh, sorry, I forgot the right answer for HCAF: Come back when you're richer Over here, for the price of the 250DFX you could get anything up to a Blackstar HT40, Tiny Terror, Peavey VK, anything bugera, spend another hundred or so and you can get a 6505 combo - and this is all brand new. The MG sounds awesome when you've never compared it to anything else ever and you play by yourself. If you have a serious budget and you don't want to fork out for something decent buy whatever costs less so you don't inevitably waste as much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 As far as I can see, the main difference in the power section is that the 100 is 100watts mono into one speaker, the 250 is 50 watts a side into two speakers. That basically means they're both 100 watt amps. In practice, you'd probably find them to have the same overall volume level, it's just the 250 will sound a little fuller and possibly more interesting thanks to its bigger cab and stereo effects (although stereo into two speakers right next to each other won't be hugely noticeable in many situations, and if you gig they'll probably only mic up one speaker anyway)I'd buy neither of them, there are better options in that price range if you're prepared to go and try a few amps out in music stores. What kind of music do you play, and what sort of tones are you looking for? Do you want this amp for playing at home, band practices, gigs in pubs..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elemenope Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Neither. Search. Learn. This...Marshall MG sounds like complete asshole to my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jds22 Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 This...Marshall MG sounds like complete asshole to my ears. Never had my ears that close to an asshole but hey, I'm not judging, whatever gets you thru the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elemenope Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Never had my ears that close to an asshole but hey, I'm not judging, whatever gets you thru the night. Never been on tour with 4 other dudes then I take it? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jds22 Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Never been on tour with 4 other dudes then I take it? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Megadeth Man Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 I always assume that a Marshall MG thread is blatant trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metalman X Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Yup, for what you'd spend on one of those new, you could score an old VS100 or better yet, an 8100 (sometimes referred to as the 100V) which will sounds 10x better. Either of those heads can be found for under $250 in good to great condition if you just do a little searching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kev369 Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Wow, that's crazy! Mark V retails at $6495, SLO's are around $8000-$11000, Diezel's are ~$6000. Hell a Mesa 4x12 is around $2200 new here. 1AUD = 1USD at the moment, it's messed up dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Mark V retails at $6495, SLO's are around $8000-$11000, Diezel's are ~$6000. Hell a Mesa 4x12 is around $2200 new here. 1AUD = 1USD at the moment, it's messed up dude. And we, in Britain, have a similar issue where Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andrius Posted October 25, 2011 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2011 Gee, I did not receive email notifications about replies to this thread... I did not buy Marshall MG. It sounded good to me the first time, just because I had almost no experience with real amplifiers, but I ended up buying a much better tube amp. Marshall is wasting its reputation with MG. I think people with little experience think: "Marshall - it must be good" and buy this trash. So that's a very big minus to Marshall, since it is now using its reputation to do money selling useless trash to the unexperienced kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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