Hi. The guitarist for my band is planning to get a new amp very soon. He needs one that is 80 Watts+ and he is planning to spend around $500 to $700 in Australian currency. He's been looking into buying a Marshall MG100DFX, but I'm not sure if it's what he's looking for. We play mainly Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Thrash Metal etc from bands like: Slayer, Pantera, Metallica etc.
Thanks.
You cannot go wrong with a Marshall, and the MG100DFX is a top class piece of kit - I have a Marshall MG30DFX and that's gutsy enough to blow away half the street.
Do get the footswitch though - to change from clean to dirty sounds and back again without having to walk over to the amp mid-song and press the little black button.
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Also check out Randall amps if they are available to you. I have heard many and they have awesome tone, very similar to Marshall (maybe better). Plus, they are not as expensive.
If you know something better than Rock and Roll, I'd like to hear it - Jerry Lee Lewis
Is this what you are looking at? Or am I off on the name of this Marshall?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Marshall-MG100HDFXMG412-Slant-Cab-Half-Stack-Package?sku=482807
Personally, I have found that you do better with an amp that does not include effects. Well, reverb in an amp is great, but IMO, You don't want other effects built in. Get a basic good sounding amp and add whatever you like with single effect or "some" multi-effects pedals.
Good luck!
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It is a small world for metal fanatics. I welcome you fellow musicians, especially the metalheads!
Yes, I wish Marshall would produce those MG-series amps just with a good spring reverb. I gave an MG15DFX a good workout a while ago, and was impressed. Really a Marshall overdrive - extraordinary sound for a solid state amp! But the reverb, being digital and on the same knob as the other effects, is not so useful. What good is chorus without a touch of reverb? (To be fair, the reverb's on a separate knob on the MG100DFX - but like Reb, I'd still prefer just a spring reverb and my own FX...)
Check out B-52's AT series
I have the AT-212 and its awesome
Ok thanks guys. He's thinking about Randall now. What's a good Randall amp suitable for small gigs and is good for the genres I mentioned?
So does anyone know any good Randalls suitable for the things I mentioned?
Well, this is Randall's best selling amp at Musician's Friend.
It's got the power you need (120W) and it's got the look too. :twisted:
And trust me, you will love the Randall's distortion all by itself, but if you need more (doubtful) put a pedal in front of it. But Randall specializes in heavy metal tones. They sound awesome, I have heard a few and was very impressed. Huge low end.
I am not too crazy about the onboard effects. They might be pretty good though. But usually built-in effects are not as good as a multi-efx pedal or individual pedals. This is true regardless of the make amp.
And the price of this half stack is great.
If you know something better than Rock and Roll, I'd like to hear it - Jerry Lee Lewis
Possibly not an option in aussie.. but Tony makes a killer 100W head
