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Good travel amp and distortion switch
I have been looking for a good pocket amp for about three months and decided to get the micro Markley over the Marshall MS-2. This amp was 30 bucks while the Marshall was 40, but sounded the same. This micro amp can also be plugged into a larger amp or speaker to be used as a distortion switch as well, wich comes in handy quite a bit.
Reviewed by Asian Rocker on 6/11/2007 who plays Rock/ Blues/ Metal.
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It's a Good First Amp
It's not the best thing in the world, but it's still good. The looks of it make it look kind of childish in a way but that probably wouldn't matter. The thing is cheap so its worth the small ammount of cash you spend.
Reviewed by on 10/26/2006
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A good first amp or travel amp
Pros: Screaming overdrive, loud for 3w, portable
Cons: Very quiet on clean, a lot of buzz and feedback on overdrive, runs on batteries
You can get a 9v DC adapter for it, but it's not included.
There aren't any gain knobs or anything to set the level of overdrive, so they put it at the max... go figure. When the volume is lower the overdrive will be much lower. It drops off at a certain point. You can use this to your advantage with certain songs by using the volume knob on the guitar as a gain knob (very strange).
And no, it's not my pickup height causing the feedback.
And about the volume... on clean, you can have it at 10 on the amp and 10 on the guitar and it won't be very loud at all. But on overdrive, put it at 4 on the amp and 10 on the guitar and it'll be louder than that... again, go figure.
For $25 it's a steal. If need a first amp and are low on cash, this is the one to get. A great starter combo would be this and the Ibanez GRX20... look into it.
Or if you have more cash, go straight to a low-end Marshall MG.
Reviewed by Steeler on 10/16/2006 who plays Hard Rock, Christian.
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An O.K. Amp
This amp is quiet on clean, annoying on distortion, and the tuner doesnt work.
If you are looking for a small amp that can be heard to travel around with, this bad boy is for you, but if not, i would go one step up, even if you want to stick with the Dean.
All Dean Markely are great beginner amps, it just depends on how loud you want, and how much you would like to pay for it.
I have tried many micro amps that arent made by the Dean, and i have to say, this is one of the better ones. It runs off batteries, which gets annoying, and the plastic isnt that strong, but what can you expect with a micro amp.
Reviewed by Guitarman980 on 10/20/2006 who plays Rock, alternative, funk, reggae, metal.
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Not much to say about this maggot...
All i can tell you is... the speaker burnt out after maybe 3 or 4 days. without even heavy usage. the distortion is pretty nice but when you turn of the distortion it does sound a little cleaner but still pretty distorted. i'd stick with Marshall's mini amp.
Reviewed by Blasphemy on 9/10/2009 who plays Black Metal, Deathcore, Hair Metal.
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Not what I was looking for
I'll start off by saying that I was highly disappointed with the micro amp. I should have known that it probably wouldn't suit my needs, but thought that I would give it a shot. I wish that the store in my area would have had one to try before buying it. Probably would have passed on it. To their credit they would have let me try it but they didn't have a 9v battery to put in it. Plus they said that I could return in if it didn't work out for me.
Lets start with features. Basically none. Not being harsh but you have a volume knob and a tone knob. The volume seems to be kind of twitchy as you have to turn it up halfway to hear the clean channel at all but then switch to OD and you're stressing the speaker out. Beyond that it just makes a noisy mess. The overdrive was abyssmal to say the least. It's an on or off feature so you have no control over it. When it's on it sounds like it is killing the 2 1/2" speaker. Turning down the volume on the amp doesn't help, but you can get some level of control by adjusting the volume on the guitar. (Huh? Why would I want to do that?)
Bottom line, it is portable and can be run off batteries. But be prepard to sacrifice just about all sound quality for those two attributes. I would suggest that if you're looking for a practice amp that you look at the slightly larger ones from Crate. For about $30 more you get everything this one lacks. Marshall, Fender and Roland also make units that you won't regret later. So try one of these if you can before you drop the money on this unit. Unless you really need to run off batteries, take the step up. You won't regret it.
Reviewed by javanek on 6/18/2007 who plays Rock/Hard Rock.
16 people found this review helpful.
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This amp is amazing! The sound quality is way better than my Marshall stack. It's also very loud, I sometimes even use it for some of my gigs. The price is amazing. Don't back down on this amazing product.
Reviewed by Rikki Rouge on 8/8/2008 who plays metal.
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Its Good!
I think it is good! You should buy it if you are looking for a good mini amp.
Reviewed by GibsonLesPaul35 on 2/22/2008 who plays Rock, Classic Rock, Good Music.
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Throwaway and cheaply made!
OK, granted, this is supposed to be a cheap, portable amp, and for under thirty bucks, it's OK. BUT, the volume control is not that linear (goes from silent to fairly loud), and you can't get any decent distortion out of this unit. It sounds like you're plugged into a cheap off-brand stereo system! Surely and especially since these things are made in China at a very cheap price, they could have added a better distortion circuitry in these things! Mine is going on Ebay.
Reviewed by 24V VR6 GTI on 2/13/2007 who plays Classic Hard Rock/Metal, Progressive Rock, Latin.
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These were really nice amps.
I got this amp thinking that it would be okay and that I'd get it because it was so cheap. When I got it, I tested it out on my guitar and it was so awesome. I got it really cheap and it worked really nicely.
I showed the amp to my fellow band members and they went totally nuts over it. Now we have three of them put together and one large amp that we use when we are playing and we have never sounded better.
This micro amp was the best thing I bought for my band (except our drum set) and we are planning to do it at the battle of the bands competition that is coming up in a few weeks.
Reviewed by Matt L on 10/4/2006 who plays Rock (and other things by myself).
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