Marshall MG15CDR USERS come on in...

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

Just curious as to how many of you guys actually own the amp, and what genres of music you play with it.

It may not be the best, but I'm sure it's something we've used and may have Zhnged along the way.

Give a shout out 8)

 

[doomzz]

i own it. and uh... music genre would most probably metal. but not using the overdrive in it though, using either my ts7 or gt2 :lol:

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

^^ what guitar you put through it?

 

[subversion]

i'm with the stack version...

 

[ShredCow]

I used an MG30DFX for about 2 yrs of my electric guitar life, the 1st 2 years.

It helped me record a ton of stuff, stuff I should really have redone and complied.

Then 1 day it died. And when it came back from some circuit replacement, it never sounded the same, and it had to go.

Actually, this brings back a ton of memories. I remember purchasing my Ibanez S520EX and that MG30DFX. Went home, and immediately recorded a little piece. I still have it, it sounds horrid! :lol:
Then the stock V7, V8 sounded so bad, I had them changed to Dimarzio Breeds.
That was it.
I lived with that for 2 years. Ibanez S520EX with Breeds and an MG30DFX. I think I had about 30 recorded pieces with that setup.
Amazing now that I look back on humble beginnings.

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

-subversion- with the stack version, apart from a marked difference in the spread of sound, does it differ much, tone-wise?

And do the speaker 'cabs' have an open back or closed-back?

I took out the piece of plywood at the back of my amp and the sound breathed much better after that.

 

[CyanideJunkie]

i'm with the stack version...

haha same here... but i only use the overdrive channel when i'm too lazy to break out my guv'nor :lol:

 

[subversion]

Hmm.

-subversion- with the stack version, apart from a marked difference in the spread of sound, does it differ much, tone-wise?

i'm not an MG15 fan, but the stacked version got me listening. the tonal difference lies mainly with the cab- a closed back unit will give off more bottom end & that's what the MG15 needs since it's equipped with a small driver, the inherent bass response is limited.

i'm happy with the default drive too... 8)

i'm transferring the review for this amp to the new review section soon...

 

[leecs]

I had it for 2 yrs. hated the drive channel. Nw sourcing for tube amps. Either Laney LC30 II or Mesa Mark III that someone is selling.

 

[ala_carte]

it's a good practice amp, lasted me for 3 years before an arse from this other band i borrowed it to dropped it from table height.

reverb function mutated into this weird scoop knob similar to tt on a mt-2.

cool in a sense, but i prefer the reverb function back

overdrive channel has this major hissing thing going on, dunno whether it's to tt fatal fall...but oh well, i only use the clean channel which has never let me down for the past 3 years inclusive of practice and 3 major gigs

 

[bin4christ]

how much does this amp cost?

 

[detroit_red]

200 bucks? It was my first amp too ... Found it ok, too bad i sold it off ...

 

[NewGuy]

I still have mine with me... haha... thought it died on me one day but found out it was my pedal that ran out of battery.

Anyway, I found a sweet spot for it and living with it now. It certainly can't fight with it's older stack brothers, but it has a nice rough clean with bad ass attitude sound.

Anyone maxed the gain on this and up the volume to 9 o'clock and also use vol knob of guitar to get a sweet tone? Not too heavy for metal but nice enough for blues and rock...

Only bad thing is that at high vol and gain, it is kind of fuzzy sounding.

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

-NewGuy- yes. That is one major gripe with that amp: no matter what pedal you put through it, the sound ends up with a certain amount of graininess, which may or may not affect you too much. I know that given the right drive (into the clean channel) it can produce a decent tone.

However I must say once again that for those who feel the bass is lacking.. you might want to try and remove the backing piece of wood.

 

[ShredCow]

However I must say once again that for those who feel the bass is lacking.. you might want to try and remove the backing piece of wood.

Doesn't the backing provide more bass?

Like in the case of the MG ministack and its closed back cabs?

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

Apparently not. I noticed a much more pronounced bass presence on the exact same settings that I had after removing the backing. Now the drive channel seems to have more oomph.

That said, the bass on my Pathfinder 15R also comes in a healthy dose, and it has an open back.

 

[ShredCow]

i'm not an MG15 fan, but the stacked version got me listening. the tonal difference lies mainly with the cab- a closed back unit will give off more bottom end & that's what the MG15 needs since it's equipped with a small driver, the inherent bass response is limited.

Crawldaddy, I'm afriad you got it wrong, removing the back usually results in a more "open" sound.

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

Possibly. But removing it made the sound seem much less stifled... and (well maybe my ears are fooling me) an improvement in the bass response.

 

[thor666]

Much less stifled, yes. That's pretty much the difference between open and close backed cabs - the former is more open and airy, and sometimes even loose bass, the latter is tight and has more of a thump but sometimes sounding too contained. It depends on what equipment, playing and genre you are working with to keep a balance on both situations.

 

[imsuchajoker]

Use to have one. Found some sweet settings on the overdrive channel but not sufficient drive for me. Used the clean sound for a while before i let it go. First amp man memorable