Marshall MG-10

volume for clean, gain and volume for overdrive and countuour tone which works for both channels, it had a line out headphone and a cd input. nothing else i thourght it could have atleast had a bass and treble control

people have been bad mouthing this amp but thats because theyre playing teh wrong style of music, probably modern metal genres, this amp isnt made for that so those people are dumb, this amp really grabs the vintage marshall tone and distortion, very well for 10watts, i play 80's metal usualy and i use a strat, a bc rich warlock revenge, and a zakk wylde les paul, obviously the gain isnt miraculous but u can get some squeals if u try, tthe distortion if thick and textured too, the clean was a bit boring but its ok really, but the tone nob can really help adjust the sound u want.
at high volumes tooo you get awesom feedback which i like coz i play sabbath. only problem is it has been buzzin loudly when im not playing, but that might be coz its new

well i bourght this in the city i go to college i then had to carry it back to college, carry it on teh bus then wait over an hour on teh bus ride then carry it home from the buss it got shaken around quite a bit a knocked a bit, but nothing bad happeend at all it was still in mint condition after its journey

i forgot to check teh warranty sorry and i didnt need customer support

ive been playin for just over 3 years i bourght this amp for ??58 because i wanted something small, with good tone that i could easily carry around from room to room in my house, or take other places, and to play and record at low volumes and satill get good sound, this amp did just that i couldnt have asked for more from a 10 watt amp, i wish i had it when i started, i deffintitly reccomend it

The amp is severely lacking in features, there isn't even a rudimentary 3-band eq, just a gain, volume, and contour knob for the "overdrive" channel and a volume knob for the clean channel. There are no reverb, delay, flanger, or any type of digital effects. I bought this as a first amp when I began playing a year ago, it was a big mistake and a waste of 70$.

I'm using a 2006 Ibanez RG120 as well as a Squier 7 string from like 2004, both equipped with stock pickups. I play primarily death metal and doom metal, but also ambient and post rock. The amp's clean channel is pretty awful, there's no reverb and the clean sound is bland and dry, and like I mentioned before, can't even be eqed. Naturally, the clean channel distorts like hell at even medium volumes. The distortion channel totally sucks as well, it's extremely noisy and the amp distortion is anything but "brutal". It clips at low volumes and has awful feedback and noise problems. The distortion itself at it's most playable volumes is still pretty weak and has practically no gain. Basically I needed extremely high gain sounds and sparkling, crystal clear weeping cleans, this amp delivered on neither front. The only sound it produces is a sort of in between "crunch" type distortion which might be suitable for blues or classic rock, and it doesn't make a particularly good crunch sound either. This amplifier seems to be designed for AC/DC fanboys picking up a guitar for the first time, it'll even probably suck for them. If you've got a small budget for an amplifier because you're just starting guitar or you need a practice amp, I'd highly recommend a line 6 spider, a line 6 POD/Toneport, a Roland cube, any of peavey's small amps. All the line 6 stuff has way better distortions, way more versatility, better cleans, and nifty tools like tuners, effects for vocals and bass, and even recording capability. Basically this is the worst possible amp anyone could ever buy in this price range.

Complete trash in this department as well! Who would have guessed?! I abandoned this thing completely as soon as I got my far superior line 6 toneport and left it at home as I departed for college. Seeing 9 months of inactivity I sat down to play it again and of course it was completely non functioning. I guess it gets an extra point for not breaking down the second I turned it on for the very first time.

Haven't dealt with them/

I've only been playing just over a year, the only other amp I own, which is technically not an amp, is the line 6 toneport. The toneport cost me 10$ less and completely blew this rubbish out of the water. I'm just using a cheap set of 30$ pc speakers and when I hook my toneport up to the Marshall speaker it somehow manages to sound way worse than some terrible pc speakers. I have used several other amps in the small practice amp category, including a crate practice amp, a peavey bandit, a roland cube, and a line 6 spider III. Every single one of these outperformed the Marshall by miles. I think a company like Marshall can pretty much manufacture the worst amplifier in the history of guitar, but as long as they put their name on it, saps like me will go ahead and buy it. If it were lost or stolen I'd thank the thief for not making me get up and throw this thing in the dumpster. I hate everything about this amp except the contour knob, which I feel more amps should have for those of us metal heads who love to scoop our mids. I never got to compare when I was buying this, as I was on an extremely limited budget, it was my first amplifier, and I didn't do any research so I just kinda picked it out. I wish it had reverb and delay, a 3band eq for each channel, and more gain, like pretty much every other practice amp on the market.

So in conclusion, if you're looking for a practice amp or your first amp or you're on a very limited budget, do not buy this thing. You'll be infinitely more satisfied with literally anything that isn't made by marshall in the 50-150$ range. I'd highly recommend a 15w line 6 spider, a line 6 pod, or a line 6 toneport. If you're some anti-modeling amp weirdo a peavey bandit or a roland cube is going to be better still. The only thing this amp MIGHT be good for, and even then the above amps will certainly do it better, will be blues and classic rock. This amplifier is the worst thing since cancer.

i give a 6 beacase it dosent have 3 band eq good speaker in it and it featurers a overdrive switch with gain and seperate volume knob good
for the price but could be better

it has a countur knob that can make a pretty decent meatal sound and
it has a great classic rock sound
and the clean is decent too

its good for metal but too get a good more modern metal sound I think you need an effects proceser

I use a digitech rp200 proceser with a epi lp std and it molds with
the amp quite well i can dial in almost any kind of tone with it
I think its that little speaker it gets a good meatal crunch with my
pedal I dont play country but i bet it would blend pretty well with
multi fx pedal
not bad for urban or electric blues decent for stevie style blues

the clean is a pretty stock not bad but not great

if you want modern metal get a fx peadal
but other than modern metal its pretty darn good

good for sounds that are made bye marshall users ,the who ,zep,ac/dc
slayer and metallica and albert king type blues ,jimi , ect

if you are looking for a marshall tone of the legends it does a pretty good job

I play meatal early thrash death meatal agro meatal,hard rock ,electric blues , ska and punk ,and just a little country i wouldnt need a pedal too play those styles of music

dont know any jazz but i think it would do good job

its never failed but i never take it any where soo hence the non brake downs its fallen but only flat on its back from tilting it too
hear it better never fallen off of any thing high

its marshall their rich bitch

i give it a seven beacause of its lack of high gain so get a peadal if you are going really heavy stuff other than that its pretty good

fx peadals are always good for different sounds but i think the rp200 and epi lp just sound good with it
makes nice tones

i wouldent play any ibanezs too powerful or any dark sounding guitars on it
it sounds good with bright sounding guitars

the sounds good for the money if u want high gain buy a high gain amp just get fx peadal for this little puppy

good speaker and fdd helps too I guess

I have no idea, probably 2003 or 2004. Has the FDD on it. I play no bullshit blues and blues rock. I don't give a fuck about a lot of versatility, just want something in my bedroom that I can practice on and get a decent clean sound and decent crunch from. This amp is more than good enough for that and it is a loud little fucker. I don't know who this guy is who wrote the review before me, probably some newbie to guitars and amps. What the fuck do you expect for $70, a JCM 900? For the money, it sounds great. It's a little amp with a 6 inch speaker........jeez. People spend $60 or $70 bucks on somethin and expect to sound like Jimi Hendrix live at Monterey. Give me a fuckin break. I'll give it a 9 because it does exactly what's its suppose to do. Should be a great amp for a newbie because it's so simple even a fuckin moron can handle it.

I have the following guitars:

1956 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, yep - original, passed down from my Dad. Two P-90 pickups.

1962 Fender Stratocaster, also passed down from my Dad. It was upgraded to Fender Vintage Tonless pickups (absolutely suck) switched to Texas Specials. I can deal with the buzz.

1964 Fender Telecaster. The last of the electrics passed down from my Dad. I have the vintage noiseless pickups on these, which are actually stacked humbuckers. They kick ass.

1972, Fender Telecaster Custom. I bought it new. Has a Vintage Noiseless at the Bridge and a stock Fender chrome covered humbucker at the neck. A Keith Richards look alike.

1982 Fender Standard Stratocaster. I also bought it new. Has the stock pickups on it, made in USA. Sounds great as is.

1995 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Everything is stock. Two humbuckers.

I've had lots of other guitars, but these are the only electrics I have kept. This amp is good for all these guitars. Handles humbuckers quite well. I play pure no bullshit blues based rock. I do my own stuff, but I draw heavily from late 60's to mid 70's blues based stuff and Southern Rock (hey, I'm from fuckin Georgia) like Hendrix, Zeppelin, Sabbath (yes that is blues based hard rock), Stones, Skynyrd, Molly Hatchett, AC/DC, Blacksnake, etc.. Nothing else is music to me. I don't care for this heavy metal shit. This little amp will play all the music I like and for a bedroom practice amp, it is great. It's noisy only on my single coil guitars, which I would expect. Clean channel "breaks up nicely" at higher volumes AT IS SHOULD for you newbies. Go to volume level "5" and you can get a very nice crunch. Distortion can be brutal if that's what you want. I keep the gain around 3 or 4 and that's more than sufficient for any of the music I play. This is the only Marshall Amp I've ever seen that can peg a Stones sound. You have to go to VOX or Fender for that normally.

It's a tank.

I've been playing since I was 3 or 4 and I'm 51. I come from a musical family (obviously since most of my guitars were handed to me when my Dad passed away). I have the guitars that I mentioned above, a Gibson Acoustic that is older than me, an Epiphone Hummingbird, and a couple of Martin Acoustics. I have a VOX AC 30 and a Fender Super Reverb for tube amps (the VOX was also passed to me by my Dad), I bought the Fender Super Reverb at a pawn shop for $200.00 several years back. These are my gig amps when I do gig....which is not as often as in my younger days. I have a Peavey Bandit 112, which is a disappointing amp, I also have a Marshall MG30DFX which is damn good. Finally I have a VOX Pathfinder 15R, which is the best damn practice amp I have ever played. I don't have all this shit because I'm materialistic or rich. I'm a musician......that should tell you I ain't rich. I've just accumulated this stuff over a period of years. Now that I have a steady job, I can't play as much as before, but I can afford to buy more stuff. I'd get another one if it were lost. It won't be.....and it won't be stolen either. I have a hald timber wolf, half german sheppard who loves to play with intruders. I live very far in the country in the mountains of North Georgia on 30 acres of land so I can play as loud as I want to. Somehow my wife has put up with all this shit for over 30 years.

Not many features, two volumes, gain, and countour. Two channels, no effects loop. Bass and Treble controls would have been nice, you cant really tweak the sound on this thing.

I use it with an Ibanez RG170. I've also played it with a Fender strat, and a Squire. Ok where to begin, this is a pretty sorry amp. I realize its a cheap practice amp but still, you would expect better from Marshall. Like I said, you cant tweak the sound, and the sound is bad. The cleans are decent but break up easily, the distortion is pretty brutal for an amp this size, but it get very muddy. It is pretty noisy as well. Although this thing gets tons of gain, the distortion still sounds pretty thin, again a bass controll would have been nice.

Is this a realiable amp? Hell no. My clean channel began to crap out on me after a month or two, and now after about 8 months its quit working completly. And I always played it at fairly low volumes. Other than that, I guess the distortion channel holds up decently.

Never bothered.

I've been playing for almost a year, and I've played a fair amount of amps in that short time. This was one of the worst. If it were stolen...I wouldnt care much. Theres much better amps for about the same price, the Roland Cube comes to mind. I wouldnt reccomend this amp to a begginer, its likely to discourage them. Hey, I havent been playing long, but I can hold my own. I'm sure the higher end pure tube Marshalls own, but I wouldnt buy any solid state product from them.

The features are very limited, but you get what you pay for, and the ones that it does have are very useful. I wish that it had reverb, but oh well, just get a processor.

This thing is loud! But unfortuantly, in two ways. This thing buzzes like crazy when gain is cranked, which is very annoying. I'm suspicious of the wiring. I like to play heavy metal and the distortion is very nice. The clean is also pretty nice, and luckily, it doesn't buzz.

Again, I'm suspicious of the wiring, do to how buzzy it is. I only use this for practice, never for gigs or recording.

I've never really contacted them ever so I don't know.

This amp is ok, but I wouldn't strongly recommend getting it. Remember, it is a solid state, so it won't give you that great marshall tube tone.

To me this is a killer little practice amp. Very simple controls; Clean channel volumn, channel switch, overdrive master, gain and "contour" control. I hav'nt tried the CD input yet but it sounds interesting. For me its great because you can get a variety of sounds without a lot of fiddling. I like to spend my time playing rather than twiddlig with knobs and switches. I use it at home and it has PLENTY of power for that.

I kid you not!! This little SOLID STATE amp KILLS!!! I'm a RABID deciple of Herr Michael Schenker seasoned with a little Dave Meniketti (Y & T)and a dash of the exalted reverend Gilly Gibbons and SRV thrown in. I have a 1992 Parker Fly (no whammy bar thank God!) a custom ESP Firebird neck through with Duncans (alas it has a pesky floyd Rose) and a 1992 Jackson RR neck thru with Duncans (also a dadgum wehammy bar) and can get sounds from crystal clean, to LOUD egdy AC/DC bite, to singing Schenker sustain complete with natural feedback. This thing is amazingly loud AND well dedfined even at high overdrive levels. I LOVE the contour knob! I call it the "dial an amp" knob. Take some time to experiment with it and gain settings. Even subtle changes can greatly alter your sound. Now I've always been a tube amp guy so I was VERY skeptical of how the distortion would sound and I have to say it's pretty much indistinguisable from tube overdrive.

Like all Marshall products, it appears to be built to last but I cant rate it yet as I've only had it a few months.

Never had to have customer support from Marshall.

I've been playing about 25 years and have had ALOT of gear. Currently I have a Carvin 2-12 100w el34 combo, a tiny (SMOKIN' HOT!!)hand built point to point 15w class A el84 replica of a Matchless Spitfire, a Gallien Kruger 800rb and two Marshall twin 15" bass cabinets and an all original 1965 Fender Precision bass!! If this little Marshall was stolen I would get another one for sure. Its obviously not for gigging (practice amp - Hello!!!) but for low to moderately loud practice and or recording you cant go wrong with it!! The only thing I wish it came with is some of the screaming groupies I used to get back in the day!!! I'm in Los Angeles and am selling some of my gear if anyone is interested. The Fender Precision bass is not for sale though.

bought with an aria stg. probably about a year old. iv only had it a month but im really getting used to it. has nice clean sound or unbelievably heavy distortion in overdrive. havent used the cd play along thing but im sure its greaet. headphone option is gd for not waking the family .

i use an aria stg-003 with two single coils and a humbucker. very smooth flow with front two coils and clean sound . however for those lokking to blow the roof simply, swith the coil selector thing to the back turn the humbucker on and switch to overdrive; turn gain up to 2/3 and volume full, now smash it like s**t and your siblings and parents will be complaining for hours. unbeleivable volume and distortion for an amp of this size! however if wishing to practice queitly -perhaps for the sake of your own ears- then the clean sound can become fuzzy after time.

unbelievable sturdiness very solid. however this is not made for gigs or recording or anything that anyone else is going to hear- hence the name "practice" amp. needs backup really
not broken down after a months use. been basheda round and also 2nd hand but still works a dream

no experience

overall one of if not the best starter amp for the price. would buy again as i know its up to the job. very high volumes possible but occasional unwanted distorion and sometimes large buzz. argh! maybe a bit overpriced but arent all amps??

A very nice practice amp. Not a lot of tonal control. No EQ for the clean channnel and only a "contour" control for the distortion channel. But the other features are simply fantastic for a practice amp, including switchable clen/dirty (no footswitch jack though), Headphone out, and CD input in.

Good clean sounds. The distortion is a little on the raspy side for my taste, but it does get very heavily distorted....if that's your thing, you'll like this amp. The distortion circuit is very sensitive on the less distored sounds. What I mean is that it goes from barely distorted to very distorted on the first 1/8" turn of the knob. For what it is (a very compact practice amp) this has pretty good sounds. Perfect for me to have around just to plug into quick and rip out a few licks. GREAT if you are learning new songs, due it the CD input jack. I had about 30-50 songs to learn for a new band...... and I bough this amp because of the CD input and headphone jack. The six inch speaker does not put out a lot of volume or bass frequencies.....but you're not supposed to be gigging or rehearsing with this amp. It's a practice amp designed to play at very low volumes.....and that it does very nicely. It can get pretty loud.....but there's not a lot of headroom, and I don't know how long the speaker will last a high volumes.

Built like a miniature tank. So far no problems. I've owned several Marhall Amps. A VSR-100, DSL 401, and TSL 100 head. I've never had a single problem wth any of them, with exceptoion to an overheating problem on the DSL 401......which was remedied by installing a fan in the rear of the amp.

Haven't had a need to contact them......but I understand they can be difficult to contact and work with.

I've been playing about 20 years. I have a few larger amps around as well. I never owned a really compact practice amp (with exception to a peavey decade I owned about 17 years ago) and I'm really loving this one. If you want a practice amp that doesn't require a seperate distortion pedal, has CD input and a headphone jack then this is your baby. As long as you don't try to rehearse or gig with this, and will do the job nicely. I have larger amps to rehearse/gig on, so I don't ever expect to use it in that capacity. Perfect for the beginner....or even the pro who just wants something in a tight, neat little package.

Features should be known meanwhile, theres everything you need.

I play a fender tex-mex strat und a couple of career stratcopies.
Career is known to make good sounding guitars, inspite of the fact,
that the pickups could be of better quality. In connection with my career guitars the mg 10 produces an unbelieveable good sound with
a great sound spectrum. The clean sound is very fine and good defined,
the overdrive sound can be constructed with just one knob in astonishing variation. The mg 10 was my first practising amp, I
play Rock, and Folk, doing fingerpicking on the strat, some country
also, and I can really say: The Sound you get from 10 Watts of this
little monster is enormous. It comes clear and glassy one one hand,
and warm and with a good distortion on the other.

Its built like a tank.

never needet ist.

A topp practise Amp. Small. Good Sound for a 6 inch Speaker. I would buy it again, if necessary.

Great features for a small practice amp. Its got 2 channels. A CD input and earphone output. What more can you want from a $70.00 practice amp

I am using a Les Paul and a Fender Strat with a tube screamer. FOR THOSE IDIOTS WHO GAVE IT A BAD SOUND RATING. HERE IS SOME ADVICE. GET A GUITAR WITH GOOD PICKUPS BEFORE YOU JUDGE. A SQUIER STRAT AND EPIPHONE LES PAUL WILL SOUND CRAPPY ON ANY AMP.




Sounds great. Its as thin sounding as a 6 inch speaker should be, but it is fun to play and great to practice with. You can still get good crunch and reasonable warmth, which is amazing, given the fact that it is a 10 watt transistor practice amp.

Have not had it long enough to judge relaibility. But it is a Marshall and it is transistor, so I will guess its pretty good.

Have npot dealt with the comapny yet.

I have played guitar for over 25 years. I moved into a house where I built a studio room just for me to play and record. I needed something small and lower volume for practicing because I am expecting a baby. THis amp was perfect. It was the best practice amp I could find.

Got this amp brand new, for Christmas 2002. The MG10CD has 1 guitar input, clean channel volume, button to switch channels, Overdrive channel gain knob, overdrive channel volume knob, contour knob, cd input, and headphone out(big jack like a regular cord, not regular headphones ones). This is is great for me, I got a Fender Pro Reverb(vintage 1980!) from my Grampa, that thing is amazing, but i found it kind of annoying to have to plug it in and wait a minute for it to warm up everytime I wanted to play, and there was no distortion on it(lettin my little bro use it for his guitar now). So, most of the time I was just playing my guitar without the amp. So, for Christmas, I asked for a little practice amp so I could play with some distortion. I got this, and was amazed. This thing is friggin crazy!!!!!! It's VERY loud on the overdrive, and super clear even with my crappy Ibanez pickups.

Currently, I own and Ibanez GSA20, hey what can I say, It is my first guitar. The pickups kind of suck, but they get the job done.
For music, I play all sorts of stuff. I really like playin Pink Floyd and Van Halen(Eddie Rocks!!!!!). But I also enjoy some Millencolin, AC/DC, Boston, and of course PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON!!!!!!! This little amp does ok covering up this pile, the distortion goes way higher than you ever would put it, but its not the easiest to coax some of these sounds out of it. The countour knob is quite interesting, when I start gettin a little bored with a sound I just move this knob a little and it changes the sound all up, its great!

I've only had it for exactly 14 days now, no problems. I've only played guitar since the end of June, so about 6 months, so I wouldn't take it on a gig since there are no gigs! I'm not giving this little beast a rating here since I really haven't put it through anything.

I haven't done anything with Marshall, though I don't care for their website too much :). I'm not sure how long the warranty is. Again, no rating.

I also got a Digitech Genesis 1 for Xmas, you don't need it a whole lot when playing with this but it is a lot of fun too, for 100 bucks. This amp honestly seems almost as loud as the Pro Reverb, doesn't have the "tubey" clarity but it definitely has all the Marshall crunch that I'll need! I would definitely buy another if some idiot stole it, or maybe spend some more for that cool little Marshall Lead 15 mini Stack(I dunno, that just looks suweet). When I was deciding which one I wanted for X-Mas, I looked at this and the Fender Frontman 10 and 15. I went with this because distortion is just so cool!!! If you're in the market for this thing, go for it, you won't look back!!!!!!!!

Made in England.
I like playing
classic rock and some punk.

I use an Epi LP special II. Sounds cleanspecially when
cranked up to full level. It doesn't sound like the speaker
would blow up even on the max level. Distortion is brutal and
clean is super sweet.

I wouldn't use it for a big gig but I would definitely use it for a party.

n/a

Hands down a ten for a beggining
or even an intermediate playing
level amp.

I bought the MG-10cd it was 70 bucks at guitar center....
input..vol....gain...vol....contour...cd in....headphone out...
are the featires included....
I live in an apt and this little amp is more than loud enough to disturb neighbors

While is doesnt have the presence of a marshall half stack with 100 watt head..It does get quite nice sound at high levels ..With contour and gain u can go from crisp cleans of country to the hardest metal riffs...This thing distorts more than is even needed!

its a marshall...they just dont really break if there solid state...and if there tube then thats all that goes out in them....

wouldnt know never had a marshall break down on me....

i have been playing of and on now for about 7 years..mostly garage band stuff but i do enjoy my solo projects as well...We lay sound tracks to surf movies we take of ourselves(the group that is)

Yr 2002 perhaps this is MK3 -- it seems much better than the old reviews I have read! I just tried one of these in a store after trying some big tube amps - and it sounded great. I just whack the volume upto full as the store was noisey, thinking I would not hear it -- man was I wrong. A guy over the way jumped out of his seat (and he was hooked into a big Marshall tube amp). Very simple controls -- I think, volume, gain and and overdrive button (don't recall if there was a tone control). Simple is fine for this category. [It may have had a headphone jack and/or CD input I can't recall - darn it].

2002 model sounded great to me -- love the overdrive. Plenty of distortion for classic/hard rock. (Everybody does good clean these days - and never a problem for solid state amps). Could do decent blues too. Surprisingly loud when turned up full -- I made a grown man jump in a loud guitar store jump when I plugged in -- wow! I thought the speaker might be a problem -- but sounded perfectly fine. I seems silly giving a cheap amp like this a 10 -- but it sounded really great to me -- I could imagine recording with this (hey don't laugh - Jimmy Page sometimes used small tube practice amps for recording)!

Probably excellent -- it is solid state. I have a G15RCD for 2 years no problem.

You won't need. Return it to the store if you do.

On sale in guitar center now for $60 (down from $99 SRP)!! Stick one on your book-shelf (it is very compact). Perfect first amp (if you don't want to pay $120 for the execellent G15RCD), perfect bedroom amp. Just wonderful. [I think it had a headphone socket (I don't recall) -- you should check, that can sometimes be an important feature in a home/appartment environment.]

I use it to practice. One gain volume, one presence, one volume, one button for boost, That's it. How need more with this kind of amp?

When a strat is plug directly in the, you can get clean sound and dirty sound as well, limited but the sound is there. Not bad for a little baby amp, but it became fascinating when you crank the with an pream (like a Dynachord Echochord super; 6 X ECC83) You get all the harmonics and tones (almost, a 6 inch speaker is limited) that you need to play what you want. I still amazed by the sound of this little amp.

Still in one piece after many hours of practice with big boost

Did'nt need it yet.

Just one thing is missing on this amp...a CD connector. That would make a great little practice amp.

Very few features. Gain, contour and a nice 'boost' button.

Currrently using with a Squier Strat (hahaha), single coil. Suits my style fine, but then I'm mainly a punk rock player. Distortion is brutal. Very little variety.

Build-wise, it's indestructible. For the first few months I never had any problems with it, but the the volume control pot started making a really nasty hissing noise when I turned it, something that can be temporarily cured by rapidly turning the knob.

Never had to deal with them, and it's so simple you can repair it yourself if anything goes wrong.

If it got stolen or lost, I'd probably write a thank you note to the guy...no, it's my first amp and it's just fine for those purposes, but I got so annoyed with the sound of it I wired in a pair of 8-watt speakers just to get into the really high frequencies. I doubt there is anything better available at the price though, and at least you're buying from a reliable name.

Made in 2000 in Korea. 10 watts into a 6" speaker (8 Ohms). Boost switch, Gain control, Contour control which sweeps the mid band, Master volume, Headphone input.
Desperately needs a bass and treble control (like the MG-15). It's not very "flexible" without them. The "contour" knob is useless.
The 10 watts is plenty for a practice amp. I kept it at 1/4 volume and that was pretty loud. It was hard to tell how distorted it got at high volumes, because the amp is pretty dirty-sounding all the time.
The amp is pretty small and light, so it doesn't take up much space and it'd be easy to haul around.

(for anyone else looking at this amp, check out the "PARK" section of amps here at Harmony-Central for reviews of this amp under the Park
MG-10 name)
I've only been playing for about a month, so keep that in mind.
My guitar is an Epiphone SG Special with 2 humbuckers. On a good clean amp, my Epi SG sounds suprisingly Rickenbacker-like (I'm serious!). I go for a bluesy-rock British sound, like Noel Gallagher (OASIS) or John Squire (STONE ROSES/SEAHORSES) or a sleaze-rock sound like GNR, LIT, or Everclear, with light to medium-Marshall distortion.
The amp sure has a hell of a lot of distortion and that's muddy distortion. Even on the "clean" settings, it sounded muddy. That might be the fault of the Epi's cheap pickups (fairly microphonic). Hitting individual strings sounded fairly clear, but play a few chords, and you'll get a dirty, mushy sound from the amp. It's pretty usesless for my chord-work, because I could barely distinguish between them with the muddy sound. It just settles in the mid-range, no real bass and absolutely no high-treble.
That's not to say it sounds "bad", it's pretty gritty, more suited to heavy-metal, hard-rock. The tone is "OK", but it just becomes a big mess of noise and everything blends together. If you've got a good Strat, you can get a great Hendrix-tone out of this. With my Epi, and the gain cranked to the max, it was pretty fun. Single-coil P'UPs or something similar would likely no yield a nice sound. I'd love to hear a Danelectro hooked-up to this amp, it'd be a weird combo, but the amp's distortion would sound cool with some clean, high-pitched pickups. But other than that, at least with my guitar, it's mud-city.
If the amp had more tone controls (it NEEDS A TREBLE) and better speaker, it might sound better clean. As is, this thing is too heavy for my tastes. Not Versatile.

No problems while I had it. I returned it; now I'm looking at a Vox Pathfinder for something cleaner. The MG-10 amp is solidly put together with good firm controls. The logo and mesh were nice and thick, and it's got thick-corner protectors. After an hour of hard-playing, it was still cool. It'd probably last a long-time.

PLEASE TRY THIS AMP OUT BEFORE YOU BUY IT!!!
I was going to get the amp from ZZounds or Musicians Friend (both are great), but it was out of stock, so I got it at ON CUE (national music chain).
For my kind of pratice, the MG-10 just won't cut it, it's just got too much distortion for me. But if you like Grunge,Hard-Rock, or Metal and have a quality quitar you'll probably enjoy it. Take your guitar to the store and try this one out first. I'm not going to leave an overall rating, since I got rid of the amp, but I hope this helps anyone looking at this little Marshall.