ok, here goes, i got a sucky amplifier. been planning to buy a new amplifier.
so basicly i have only a Ibanez Gio.

so i ask my teacher about amps, he recomended me Marshall MG50.

he open price is rm1300 thou( havent check the price and havent bargain)

Anyway, is it value for money?? or im better off with other amp at that budget range???

Im in for metal and rock music.

As far as I heard, Marshall MG series amps have very bad reputation.

stay away from the MGs haha.
if you want a good distortion without having to use pedals, i'd recommend Roland Cube 30
or a VOX ad30vt, heard good reviews about it.

well basicly i have a BOSS metal zone(mt-2). will it go well with 50MG?
and how much are the VOX and roland cube 30?

haha..i'm using MGs tho...But its only a tiny MG30dfx..
yea..they have bad reputation..
but so far..i dont have a problem with it..the distortion is fine for me..
cuz i only use it at home..
hehe..plus there's 4 effects to play with..
how many watts are u aiming at? hehe
agree with sweettooth, roland cube 30 is amazing...
cheers

Stay away from The MG50 like the plague!

For that amount of cash, you'd be better off with the VOX AD30VT.....

30 watts only, but you're only using to practice, right?

half for practise . but i also want to perform >..< does the mg50 really suck that bad?

Here is something I found on the net.




All Credits goes to Gutch from UG forum.


Suck or not you be the judge

Thanks fr th PIC
but the price thou>..< the pic never wrote the price of the AMPs T.T

So for rm1300 wat other AMPs would u recomend? im just a kid and i dont want to regret buying something>...<!

oh ya, tell me the estimated price of the amp too

This post has been edited by ongpohheng: Nov 6 2007, 10:45 PM

Vox AD/Roland Cube series.

Don't let the wattage fool you, amps are very inefficient devices.

.. and the Vox can go VERY loud.

This post has been edited by nerd: Nov 6 2007, 11:08 PM

if u want metal, go for the Line6 Spider III
And the 75 watts should be within ur budget.
And you would like the looks,

AD30VT is a pretty versatile amp. Its warm and responsive. But for heavier stuff, you definitely have to pair it with an overdrive pedal.

Roland Cube30 or Cube30x performs well for most without the need of an overdrive pedal to help boost the output compared to the AD-series, but IMHO, the Cube is less dynamic and warm compared to the AD-series. However, with the JC120 modeller, the cleans on the Cube is definitely superior to the AD-series.

Its all bout what you want from your amp. Want better recommendations, post what are your influences and what songs you intend to play. The more you help us, the more we can help you.

hmmm....WOW nice amp. and its so big and nice and sexy and , is it really in my budget?

hmmmm...influences??
Well im kid..
more of playing
-linkin park
-fall out boys
-Simple Plan
-my chemical romance
-evanescence
-avril lavigne
-all american reject

u know, the mainstrem kinda stuff>...<
oh, i also play canon in D( learning onli )

This post has been edited by ongpohheng: Nov 6 2007, 11:38 PM

well...

i used to owned a mg50 , and gig with it ..(finally you will hear some positive comments for mg )

among all my amps , all the amps i have tried...from roland cube to laney tube fusion to laney hardcore max..

Marshall MG have the high freq mids to cut through (contour and mids knob) , while you are performing a solo live ...(my band has keyboards , saxophone..so it aint easy to cut )


infact , i would say , havent seen a low range amp that can cut as good as the MG ..

line6 spider 2 ...can cut pretty nicely also ..


roland cube , may sound the best , and best practice amp , and for recording..

but it is the WORST when jamming and performing live . no matter how loud you put , your sound surely kena drown , even by drums..oh yea ..i think ibanez amp is worse...

as for AD50 ..i havent gig with it before ..so ..no comments ..hehe

Oooo!! thanks fr the positive comment dude!^^
i will read and pay attention to this comment.
from wat u say here is that MG is the best for performing. but roland cube isnt that great for live performance. hmmmm...
something diffrent@.@

Anymore feedbacks?? really like to hear more from great lyn

Hmmmmmmm...... I still the the Vox AD30VT would be a good choice, since it has that nice rock feel...... not really good for Metal though.... but with a MT-2 in front of it, it should sound decent enough too.

i support the AD series.

sean drives his dirty amps with the SD-1 and he's getting a damn good tone from it.

oh and if you're playing that kinda music the Cube will do just fine, just whacking powerchords doesn't need that much definition to the sound imo.

This post has been edited by nerd: Nov 7 2007, 12:06 AM

oooooooooooo, i might put my mind into the vox ad30vt then. ^^

SD-1?
Cube hmmm, i will check that one out too^^

so basicly it seems that evrybody doesnt not approve MG50 except gapnap>..<"

no worries, i got alot time to think^^
cause finding job to work part time and get the earning to buy a good amp

This post has been edited by ongpohheng: Nov 7 2007, 12:43 AM

when u go to ck music to try the vox, try the spider at the same time and u'll get a feel of what u want.
The 75 watts with 2x12 speakers are i think about rm1200ish.
Its a 2x12 and 75watts, don't forget that with 400++ presets.

hmm.. do u actually need such a large amp? i would recommend vox pathfinder 15r, a really versatile clean amp for home practice.. then u can mix in ur pedals or multi-efx for flavouring..