Marshall Amplification JCM800 Series Stereo Amplifier User Manual


 
From leftto right:
MG250DFXCombo
MG50DFXCombo
MG100HDFXHead
MG412A Cab
MG100DFXCombo
MarshallAmplificationProductCatalogue 45
MG Series Amplifiers
MG50DFX Combo
MG100DFX Combo
MG100HDFX Head
MG250DFX Combo
MG412A/B Cabs
44 MarshallAmplificationProductCatalogue
Packed with tone and loaded with features, each and
every one of the solid-state MG Series amplifiers gives you
the unmistakable sound quality, dynamic feel and high
performance that has made Marshall the number one
choice for guitarists all over the globe for the past four
decades.
MG50DFX Combo
Delivering 50 Watt RMS of Marshallpower through its custom-designed
12" speaker,the twin channel MG50DFX delivers the goods both at
home and onstage. Each footswitchable channel has its own set oftone
controls for maximum flexibility. In addition to producing great clean
sounds, when youcrank upthe Clean channel’s Gain control you get a
raunchy,blues-tinged crunch.As you’d expect from aMarshall, the
Overdrive channel has gain to spare and also boaststhe now legendary
Valvestate-style Contour control which allows you to ‘scoop out’ or ‘fill in’
the all-important mids.
The specially-voiced DFX section offers Chorus/Delay, Delay, Chorus and
Flange effects, plus a natural sounding digital Reverb withits own
individual Level control. Add tothisour revolutionary FDD, footswitchable
channels, a Series Effects Loop and Speaker Emulated Headphones
and Line Out plus aCD input, which allowsyou to plug in a CD or
cassette player and jam along with your favourite artist or band and you
have an unbeatable packagefor the price.
MG250DFX Combo
Double the powerof the feature-loaded, versatile MG50DFXand you get
the MG250DFXwithits stereo, 50 Watt + 50 Watt power amp driving
2x12" customspeakers – awesome!
MG100DFX Combo
This compact, gig-ready,100 Watt,1x12" combo is a powerhouse of
killer tone.Its two footswitchablechannels offer a pair of selectable
modes – Clean/Crunch on the Clean Channel and OD1/OD2 on the
Overdrive Channel. Eachchannel has independenttonecontrols for
Bass, Middleand Treble, and the Overdrive Channelalso features
our critically-acclaimed Contour control toensure that all-important
tonal versatility.
Higher Gain settings on the CleanChannel will yielda healthy, bluesy
overdrive,especiallywhenthe ‘Crunch’ mode is selected.Thissaid,
when in Clean mode, this channel has bags of headroom which makes
high levels of cleanperformance easily attainable. The Overdrive
Channel’s OD1 mode is reminiscent of the throaty drive that has made
our vintage ampsfamous, whileOD2 is brimming with modern, high
gain aggression.
The MG100DFX’s specially-voicedfootswitchable DFX section offers
Chorus/Delay,Delay, Chorus orFlange effects plus a natural sounding
digital Reverb with its own individual level control.
Add in our revolutionary FDD technology,a Parallel Effects Loop (with
switchable level and Effects Mix control), custom 12" speaker,CD input,
Speaker Emulated Headphones and Line Out plus aMaster Volume
control and you have a world-beating combo.
MG100HDFX Head
Boasting thesameimpressive features and staggering versatility of the
MG100DFXcombo, this awesome, 100 Watt head will drive any cabinet
from the Marshall range, but is best suited to the Celestion-loaded
MG412A (angled) and MG412B(straight) 120 Watt 4x12" cabinets.
Unbelievable tone, feel and projection come as standard.
FEATURES MG50DFX MG250DFX MG100DFX MG100HDFX
Output(RMS) 50Watt 100Watt(2x50Watt) 100Watt 100Watt
Channels 2222
SeparateEQperChannel ✓✓✓✓
Clean/CrunchSwitch(Ch1) No No ✓✓
OD1/OD2Switch(Ch2) No No ✓✓
ContourControl(Ch2) ✓✓✓✓
FootswitchableChannels ✓✓✓✓
CDInput ✓✓✓✓
EmulatedLineOut ✓✓✓✓
EmulatedHeadphoneJack ✓✓✓✓
DigitalFX(footswitchable) ✓✓✓✓
DigitalReverb ✓✓✓✓
FXLoop ✓✓✓✓
FXLoopLevel&MixControl No No ✓✓
FDDSwitch ✓✓✓✓
Speaker 1x12
"
2x12
"
1x12
"
No
Footswitch(supplied) PEDL-90004 PEDL-90004 PEDL-90004 PEDL-90004
Dimensions(mm) 520x500x285 675x500x285 595x540x270 595x250x270
Weight(kg) 16 22 22.4 12.8
AMPLIFIER SPECIFICATION
FEATURES MG412A MG412B
SpeakerConfiguration 4x12 4x12
Power(RMS) 120Watt 120Watt
Impedance 8Ohm 8Ohm
Dimensions(mm) 695x675x360 695x675x360
Weight(kg) 24 24
“IlovetheoldMG100RCDheadbutthenewMG100HDFXis
evenbetter–ithasabigger,tighterlow-endandevenmore
gain,makingitperfectforthecrunchy,detunedrhythmsIdo.
The‘magicbutton’(theFDDswitch),isabigsellingpointas
well–itallowstheHDFXtosoundgreatatanyvolume
becauseitmaintainstightnessandbite.Thebuilt-ineffectsare
nicetoo,theysoundgreatandit’sreallyeasytodialthemin.”
Wayne Static
(Static-X)
CABINET SPECIFICATION