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Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted 03/22/2009
at 01:55am
by GAS guy
Features
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9
Nice little practice amp with good features.
Sound Quality
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10
I use a standard Strat. USA on it.
This is a great littele Marshall like amp (Park is a division of Marshall!)
It has beautifull clean and distorted sounds.
Reliability
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9
I can depend on it, but had to spray the pots one time (easy to do if you are a little technical) after that no problems.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
N/A
Overall Rating
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10
I play since Obama was born.
Have a Music Man 112 RP too.
I like the good quality and prices are ok now.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: USD 60
Submitted 04/20/2007
at 05:33pm
by cameron ferguson
Features
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3
I Know nothing about the amp except it was made in 1993. but sound is more important than info.
Sound Quality
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8
great sound, punchy clean tone wild distortion and great reverb
Reliability
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9
no problems with it so far.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
ive never tried it
Overall Rating
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9
Great amp but the overdrive could do with some work, maybe a more controlled channel and a footswich for channel+reverb
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: 25 (GBP) used
Submitted 05/29/2006
at 02:41am
by Steve
Features
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10
Great 10 watt practice amp with reverb, made by Marshall around 1993. There is only one channel but there are two gain knobs that produce anything from mild overdirve to roaring rock distortion. Obviously it also has clean sound aswell. There are bass middle and treble knobs and a master volume. It is very easy to use.
It is great for practice at home and won't annoy the neighbours, or the wife.It isn't loud enough for gigs, but is suprisingly loid for its size. It has spring reverb, and a 6 inch 8 ohm speaker.
Sound Quality
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9
Fantastic for its size and price. The reverb is great, going from just a hint to insanely deep and long (though you would hardly ever use the reverb on full). The clean sound is very nice with my single coil fender pickups, and is only really limited by the speaker size, but don't let that put you off. It is very reponsive to how hard you attack the strings and is perfect for blues and jazz styles. The overdrive and distrotion sound very good, nice and rich with harmonics and sustain. It will clean up as you roll off the guitar volume, but you loose a bit of tone in the process. On maximum the distortion sounds like ZZ-Top, 80s rock, but will never do metal.
Reliability
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9
Bought it off ebay. The two gain knobs were very crackly, but I sorted that out with some WD40 cleaner. It works perfectly now. I opened up the case in the process and could see that it was solidly assembled inside; just one circuit board with knobs attatched, very little wiring, except for the speaker and the spring reverb which sits at the bottom of the chassis. Looks and feels very solid.
Would not use to gig with as it too small.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
N/A
Overall Rating
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10
Only had it a few weeks but very pleased with it. Sounds great and a great bargain. Now I won't have to wait for my valves to warm up or scare the neighbours with my 60 watt Fender Hotrod (too loud for at home).
If you do get the chance to buy one, go for it. It may look small, but it sounds big.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: US $50.00 used
Submitted 05/30/2005
at 03:56pm
by veeshawn
Features
:
7
Cool solid-state, mid-90's Marshall clone made by... Marshall. Front panel controls are (from left to right) Gain 1 - Gain 2 - Treble - Middle - Bass - Reverb - Master Volume and one Input and Headphone Out jack. This is one absolutely simple combo that has what you need to practice at home for many styles of music.
If you absolutely need channel switching, this amp may not work for you. You can set the amp to clean and use a distortion or an overdrive stompbox, but I just roll the volume back on either of my Strats with good results.
Sound Quality
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10
I have read here where others complain about this amps distortion, but I think the crunch from this little bastard is great! The Strats I mention above are both setup HSS, one with a full-size DiMarzio Super Distortion and two stock single coils, the other with the single-coil sized Seymour Duncan Hot Rails and two Texas Specials. With these two guitars and this amp, I can go from thrash to blues using only the Gain 2 control. Other controls are treble set at half, mid and bass all the way up, with just enough 'verb to knock the edge off. The reverb is very effective from "just a smidge", and from there can take you all the way to Dick Dale's house!
I have always been amazed with the G10R since it first came out, and alot of serious die-hard Marshall JCM 800 users grabbed these up because they could still get their sound and achieve decent volume in a tiny amp. The local dealer in Muscle Shoals, AL. couldn't keep them in stock for at least a year, and nobody was trading them in. I remember it as being the first metalhead's truly great solid-state practice amp, ever.
Reliability
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10
Mine is over a decade old, and works like new.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Overall Rating
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10
Call it nostalgia. There is probably better sounding amps out there comparable in size by now. I've not surfed the market of shoebox amps, but when I decided to get a practice amp to use at home, I already knew what I wanted. I'm not interested in built-in F/X, CD or line inputs, so my opinion will most likely differ from many others. It sits nicely under my computer desk, and blends in nicely with my computer speakers at low volumes, with great tone. Thats all I ask of it, and I'm never dissapointed.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: US $50.00 used
Submitted 03/09/2005
at 12:53am
by Anonymous
Features
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8
Early/mid 90's produced economy Marshall (think Fender/Squier) that is intended for at-home practice and low volume playing. One channel, two gain stages, 3-band EQ, reverb and master volume. Straight forward and very functional.
Sound Quality
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8
In the early 90's, a friend of mine owned a music store and was a Marshall dealer. One day, he got in about five of these little amps, and set one up beside a much larger Marshall tube combo. Using the same guitar and comparing them side-by-side, the distortion was remarkably close. Aside from the Park sounding smaller, both amps were very close in tone. We were able to get lots of great sounds using only the amp and guitar, from clean to scream.
Gain 1 maxed was great for crunchy rythym, while Gain 2 sounded like a good distortion pedal had been added.
The reverb is really only usable about 1/4, with even being only halfway up turning your sound into a wash of springy roar. No complaints though, just don't crank it.
Reliability
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10
no problems out of the ordinary for a budget practice amp.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Overall Rating
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10
Great practice amp! I plan on trying the Celestion speaker upgrade just for giggles, but I'm very satisfied with it's sound like it is. I would never attempt a serious gig with it, but this isn't that kind of amp. I'm sure I will continue to use it for many years to come. If it took a dive, then I may consider a new Fender Pro Jr or possibly a smaller Marshall.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 11/09/2004
at 05:29pm
by Buglecorps
Features
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No Opinion
Just a Quick note..Replaced the speaker with a Celestion "Super 8"
I was a bit skeptical, as it didn't look much different than what was OEM. I poped it in (not too hard although it was a little tricky working around the "verb tank..take care) Oh my not too much of a sound diffrence :( After checking with Celestion I decided to follow the "break in" procedure from the WS, and see. WHOA now we are talking..it has 3-4 hours on it now, and boy is it a winner..nice chimy cleans with rich creamy distortion..a tiny bit more volume but still not a blaster, but hey it's a practice amp. If you have one of these amps or something similar with a cheep no name or amp branded speaker (if it dosen't say "Celestion" it's not) I would recommend this as a good way to upgrade things for less than $50.00
Sound Quality
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No Opinion
Reliability
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No Opinion
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Overall Rating
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No Opinion
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: US $25.00 ! used
Submitted 10/19/2004
at 04:51pm
by Buglecorps
Features
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7
1995 Korean production;Marshall revived the old "Park" name from the '60s/70s for this early outing into ofshore production. Good amp for modest Blues and Jazz playing, can touch on Classic Rock..Will be a dissapointment for most Metal players..except for recording (more latter)
Typical small SS features of the time IP, HP jacks 3 band eq, 'verb Master volume. No CD, LO, FX ect. Still not bad for what it is..and I don't use that stuff anyway.
Sound Quality
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7
Have a Tele and Strat (older Squires) a budget 335 copy and a Epi LPJ (with Bucker) They all works well with this, although the LPJ is a bit muddy (PU is probaly a bit to hot for my styles)..is a bit noisy with the "gain two" cranked (has the dual gains that were a Marshall "thing" for a while)..does a resonable '45 or Plexi impression on medium settings the "verb gives a bit of depth and on clean setting can give a nice hall sound up about 3/4..turning anything on this "to 10" will give noise, farting and feedback problems, but most small SS amps are no different..So basicaly this is a Blues/Rock amp in the style of early Parks. Works for me..
Reliability
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7
Seems find for it's intended use (practice, jams, SMALL gigs) I have had lots of Marshall stuff, this seams as good as most better than some.
Customer Support
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7
Delt with KORG (the US distributor) in the past..good experence
Overall Rating
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7
Playing long time..have had a lot of "pro" gear in the past..sold it and retired early from "the Man"..Picked this up as I "needed a bit more" than my little MG 10..It's a neat combo amp with in it's limits..it's not a stack!,and is a bit different than the usual Bletchley product,(check out the "Park" corner protectors and funky knobs on the early production) and you can't beat the price! I checked out some larger MG 's (15 and 30 RCD) and a VS 15r(basicaly the same amp "made in the UK..")This sounded as good or better (the newer amps were much more agressive) and was less than 1/2 the price of the others ($75-125) A better speaker might be in the cards if I can find one cheap..
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: 40 (pounds) used
Submitted 05/11/2004
at 02:12pm
by joy simmons
Email: etnies99 at hotmail<dot>com
Features
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7
By todays standards its pretty badly featured really - but you can find these amps cheaply at 2nd hand shops etc which makes features a second priority. It has two gain stages (no boost/2nd channel switch), some EQ, master volume, headphone out etc. I bought the amp ages ago, and thought it was utterly shite (dirty, clean was alrite ish) before a quick mod - details later. Im not too worried though cos my main amp is a 30W full valve.
Sound Quality
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8
I play a mex tele throught it, just bedroom noodling, jazz, blues, rock etc. It suits that stuff I guess, the distortion is pretty bad - I wish I could find the schematic diagram for it, im sure the diodes are clipping too harsh cos when you turn the gain stages up it just sounds real fuzzy. Im sure it could do with a capacitor somewhere in the two preamp stages. Anyhow, heres the BIGGIE: I changed the jrc072 opamp with an OPA2604 low noise jfet amp - I tried an TL072 but that didnt sound as good. As for the JRC4558DD opamps I swapped them to RC4558Ps from texas instruments. Note that some guy above said they were JRC4558D - this is not the case, the amp has the inferior sounding JRC4558DD (note the extra D! : this is a pretty big thing amongst tubescreamer fans). after the above modifications, this amp sound so so much better, plus the mods are so simple theyre really worth it. ANyhow I wish I had the schematic for this thing, just so that I can udnerstand wat other mods can be done - please if anyone has any idea mail me at etnies99@hotmail.com . Note, the 8 I rate this amp at is taking into consideration its just a 10W practice combo, against the big boys it wouldnt stand a chance.
Reliability
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7
Ive kicked it, dropped it - everything. I used to hate it you see, so it was designated as a coffee table at one time. But now I see its potential as a great bedroom amp to noodle around with.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
no idea. bought it second hand for 40 pounds if Im not mistaken - a bit expensive I think. But it was from cash converters so Im not surprised I paied that much.
Overall Rating
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7
Ive had it for 4 years now. We've been through a crazy love hate relationship. The recent mod has really changed my opinion of it, but it remains a small bedroom amp. Btw, I own a mex tele, have had other guitars in the past but sold them along the way (Im going to play that baby till it looks like srv's number one), my main amp is a valve laney VC30. I wouldnt buy this amp again, I love the simple plug and play business of SS amps, I kinda hate the distortion/OD (still, even after the mod), never compared it to anything else cos I rarely play small amps. THats it I guess.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: US $100
Submitted 10/22/2003
at 07:47pm
by Leo Hodapp
Email: LeoHodapp at aol<dot>com
Features
:
8
The reverb box is stamped '95, so the amp was probably assembled somtime in '96. For an amp this size, I think it has some fairly nice features, including two different gain stages, a reverb, and an eq (bass, middle, treble). There is only a single channel but that's fine with me since there aren't too many situations where I require two. It would be nice to have a chorus, but for the $100 I paid 6 years ago, I don't really expect too much. It also has a headphone out.
I mainly use this as a practice amp but recently I've started using it when playing with some other guys from work. Suprisingly, it is loud enough to be heard with the drums, albeit not by much.
This is a versatile little sucker as I like to monkey around with rock, metal, and jazz. So far I've been able to get a sound that suitable for each style.
Sound Quality
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9
My primary guitar for many years has been a BC Rich Pro Assasin, with EMG pickups. I have also ran a telecaster and a very cheasy Harmony hollowbody through it as well. Each guitar (even the Harmony) has sounded very good--although there is a catch.
Several years ago I started to notice an irritable noise whenever I would turn up the gain. The noise got progressively worse over the years until just recently (10/03) the amp died on me. Since I'm an electronics engineer, I popped it open hoping to fix it. It turns out that the op-amp for the pre-amp section had blown so it needed to be replaced. The original chip was a JRC 4558D, which I know some believe that this is some sort of mystical chip or something. But in reality, this chip is a DOG.
I once worked for a major electronics designer and manufacturer here in the U.S. and we would subcontract out the manufacturer of our circuit boards to companies in asia. Often times we would get requests to replace certain components with crappy and cheap components in order to save costs. The 4558D reminds me of one of these chips. The spec sheet for the 4558 is a joke. It doesn't even publish any data on THD. The 4558 is outdated and inferior to today's op amps but it's cheap. I would be surprised if the manufacturer of this amp pays more than 5 cents per part. I replaced this component with a high quality Burr Brown (now TI) OPA 2604AP and it has made a world of difference with the sound of this amp. By comparison, this chip costs about $3 for small quantities.
Pre 2604, I would have rated the sound a 6. Now though, it is at least a 9. Gain stage 1 produces some nice overdrive, classic rock kind of tones. Stage 2 produces a very nice Metallica metal sound. I also get some wonderful clean sounds out of this thing now (thanks to the 2604). I've been borrowing a friend of mine's telecaster and you should hear it sing. I have just recently ordered a Dean Jazz Stylist hollow body and I can't wait to here how it will sound.
Reliability
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4
Unfortunately, I'm going to have to rate the reliability of this amp fairly low, and not just because of the crappy 4558 components (there are 2). When I first inspected the electronics in order to troubleshoot my problem, I was disgusted with the workmanship. The solder flux had not been properly washed from the board and as a result it appeared as if there was some corrosion on some of the solder joints. I would not be surprised if this in fact didn't cause the 4558 to short out since flux residue can become conductive under high humidic conditions. I cleaned the board up by soaking it in an alcohol bath (100% alcohol, not the 90% that you get from the stores).
To be honest, this is the kind of quality you can expect from cheap consumer grade electronics manufactured in asia. I can see why Marshal didn't want to place their brand name on this amp.
I'm going to replace the remaining 4558 and the other cheapo JRC op amp with the 2604, and I think the amp will sound even better.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Never dealt with customer support.
Overall Rating
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9
I've been playing for about 21 years. Currently, it's my only amp as I have not been playing out now for some time. That could soon change however. I used to own a Marshal half stack (JCM 800 I think), an ADA MP1, some sort of Digi-Tech processor, a Mosvalve power amp, and some 2X12 Crate stereo cabinets.
Without the modifications I mentioned here, I would score the overall rating for this amp a 6. But with 2604, it deserves a 9.
If the amp was lost or stolen, I would probably try to replace it if I could find it under $50. I would then ofcourse change out those crappy 4558s. I hate the 4558 but I love the fact that once replaced with a high quality component, it sounds great.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: I got it free for a peace of shit RMS trade.
Submitted 12/22/2002
at 04:14pm
by Buddy
Email: skater_punk65 at hotmail<dot>com
Features
:
7
Dont know what year the amp is made in, its looks pretty old tho. My styles of music are harder punk or emo like thursday, nofx,etc. and classic rock like zepplin, ad/dc, and skynyrd. This amp is pretty loud for is 10watt copacity. But hey anything by marshall is!! It has one channle but 2 gain knobs for distortion, and a headphone jack. Also reverb, bass middle and treble eq. I use this amp for practice at night.
Sound Quality
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6
I dont usually play it alone, i think it sounds rather umm raunchy with the distortion and gain up, but cleans fine, and reverb. I play with a Ibanez GXR20Z and a Epiphone les paul using a digitech RP300. But i have to play witht he reverb and bass down soo it wont feed back funny. BUt it doesnt matter, i would insist if you use this amp dont use it alone, get some effects. ANd tweak your setting to perfection like i did. Reverb and bass down. Volume up, gains set less then middle and eq's less then middle. At high volumes clean is pretty good. The distortion sucks monkey ass tho. Thats why i INSIST and stress you use a effects pedal of some sort to play with!!! For the amps sounds alone i give it a 6 but with effects more like a 8!! But if your a serious guitar player, get sumthing like a real marshal or crate.
Reliability
:
10
I can definetly depend on this sucker, its my bad ass practice amp. Its been used by like 50 of my freinds and is pretty old. ANd still in great working condition. Amps fine!!
Customer Support
:
7
nope its used.
Overall Rating
:
8
Ive benn playing for about 3 years. I own a ibanez GXR20Z and a Epiphone les paul with 60 watt laney and the park and a Crate MX120R. If it was stolen i proabably wouldnt buy it again cuz i have no idea int the worl where u would get another one. But then again its kinda like an antique to me so i would try all means to find another one.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: 20 (sterling) used
Submitted 10/03/2002
at 02:25pm
by David
Email: tav397<at>hotmail dot com
Features
:
9
gain 1 and 2, bass, middle and tone, reverb, master volume, i only use it as a practice amp at home but its pretty hunky dorey. I bought mine second hand for #20! thats about $12 i guess. deal me do
Sound Quality
:
8
i use a fender strat with mine and it suits my music style perfectly, its a fairly old amp and has a great sound for proper good old punk. The distortion can give a fair bit of backround noise at high levels, but if you tweak the settings around you can get a nice sound for pretty much any style
Reliability
:
10
its about 10 or 15 years old, used to be used by a load of jackasses, and heh, its still alive. pretty reliable
Customer Support
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No Opinion
never needed them
Overall Rating
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10
rather spiffing, better than my fender practice amp any day, could do with a bit more kick, but what do you expect for a pratice amp this cheap!
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: US $34.00 used
Submitted 09/15/2002
at 04:20pm
by Davey Cretin
Email: davrock00<at>yahoo dot com
Features
:
9
This little dynamo has been everything that I wanted a small practice amp to be. It's got an actual reverb box and lots of sound for the buck. I havge miked mine and used it many times for small clubs and have been extrtemely happy with the sound. This is NOT a toy. If anybody is looking for a big hairy-balled monster amp then go out and slap down some cash for a Marshall. I got mine at a pawn shop for $34 US and could hardly stop myself from skipping out the door. Go Park!
Sound Quality
:
9
I love the sound. Its clean and though only 10 watts has plenty of volume for what I use irt for. Sounds great through a PA. Try it sometime. While those insecure about their manhood are lugging their Stonehenge sized amps around, I'm having a cold one and talking to the girls. Ooooh yeah!
Reliability
:
9
NEVER A PROBLEM! NEVER. Let me spell it out: N - E - V - E - R!
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Who needs it?
Overall Rating
:
10
It's a bad mamma jamma!
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: 130 (Australian) used
Submitted 06/08/2002
at 11:20pm
by Dennis Chester
Email: dchester at hypermax<dot>net<dot>au
Features
:
10
I don't know how old this little practice amp is, as I bought it used. It was made in Korea under license by Marshall and puts out 10 watts RMS. Controls are simple...Gain 1, Gain 2, Bass, Mid, Treble, Reverb and a Master Volume. There is just one input and a headphone socket. A CD input would have been nice, but I think that this unit might just pre-date CDs. I bought it to use in my lounge room during TV ads and it soon found its way into my car, on my motorcycle and has been just about everywhere with me. I'm especially impressed by the genuine spring reverb tank in such a little unit. I cannot imagine a practice amp being more versatile that this.
Sound Quality
:
8
This has a nice, almost-Marshall, creamy, sustained distortion and tone if adjusted right. My Peavey Rage 158 is louder and punchier, but it IS rated at 5 more watts, so you'd expect that. In the tone stakes however, the Park kills the Peavey. I reckon it is so good that I've contemplated miking this into a PA at a gig - what a hoot - 10 watts on stage! My only complaint is that what my Peavey is to treble sound, the Park is to bass. Eg: the Park tends to be a little bassy.
Reliability
:
10
Like I said - this little amp has travelled with me throughout the sub-troics in the boot of my car and in the open on the back of a Harley - and it was posted to me via the general mail. It still rocks. What more can I say?
Customer Support
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No Opinion
I've had no call to contact them (I think they might even be out of business), so I just don't know.
Overall Rating
:
9
For over 35 years I've been collecting gear and playing. I've worked with equipment by Fender, Gibson, Epiphone, Marshall, Peavey, Ovation, Washburn, Yamaha, Suzuki, Jade, etc. I would be very unhappy to see this little critter stolen, as I have nothing its size that even comes close to creating the big amp sound it is capable of, albeit at lower volumes.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: US $149
Submitted 01/28/2002
at 04:37am
by AxL
Features
:
3
SS, 8", no power...
Sound Quality
:
5
I've had the amp for a couple of years now and I'm getting bored.
Small sound. It's a good amp for 14-year olds to practice on but after hearing my friends amps - fender deluxe reverb '66, fender super reverb and quad reverb, marshall bluesbreaker and MK II head, marshall MK II 69' reissue limited edition..... I want a real amp, not a kiddie toy.
Reliability
:
8
Never broken down but I havn't played it
very hard either.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Never needed it repaired.
Overall Rating
:
3
Boring.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: US $89.00 out the door used
Submitted 04/05/2001
at 02:42pm
by J.
Email: wiiww17<at>hotmail dot com
Features
:
9
No clue when this was made, think it was 2000, it's really very clean. Basic controls, gain1, gain2, high, middle, bass, reverb, master volume. Input and headphone jack. LOUD!!!! Good Gawd, is it ever loud. As soon as I got it, I tried to blow up the speaker, but couldn't quite. Then I blew a fuse. Replaced it with a slo-blow, no problems.
Then I built a new 1x12, 2x8 cabinet for it. The little sucker DRIVES the hell outta that 12. Blew the 8s immediately, shoulda used crossovers...oh, well. Loud, crisp, lots of bottom, tons of headroom with the 12. Reverb had a broken spring, but I think that helps...adds a little "clangy" quality that works well for the sleaze-loungeabilly stuff I'm playing now...
Sound Quality
:
10
Using my Voivode Black Spade, basically a 62 silvertone with dual coil-tap humbuckers and no tone controls. Oh, man, does this amp do the job! With the new cab (a 2foot by 2foot combo), it just scorches. If I turn down the second gain stage, I get that kinda solo classic rock breakup that sounds so great if you just stand there and play "Wild Horses" or Concrete Blonde's version of "Simple Twist of Fate". If I had a frickin Strat, I could probably squeeze a really passable "Little Wing" tone out of it, but I hate Strats.At real low volumes because it is a solid state, it will pick up cell phones and AM radio....but that's as noisy as it gets...oh, and I had to beef up my speaker wire, cause it was putting out so much power, it melted the wire that was there! Giving it a 10 because its a 10-watt combo that just kills!
Reliability
:
10
Other than the one fuse, never had a problem with it.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never had to deal with them, but it's Marshall...
Overall Rating
:
10
Been playing five years, blah, blah, blah. The amp just plain rocks...as close to tube as SS can get. If lost or whatever, I'd buy three more, and combo em up, maybe wire a couple into a twin,...now that'd be cake.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: US $60 used
Submitted 01/14/2001
at 08:44pm
by dale
Email: dazco1 at hotmail<dot>com
Features
:
9
This is a 10 watt amp with reverb, an 8" speaker, and the basic controls, except that it has to gains and a master instead of one gain. I was looking for a tiny amp for home use with verb so i could just closet my gig amps and use it only for playing out to save room at home. As far as feature go, it depends on what you like as to whether or not it's got enough features. for me it does. The only thing missing is an extention speaker jack, but thats easy to install, and there are even a couple holes in the back panel that are covered by the thin plastic gold cover "plate". so it'll be easy to punch a hole in it for a jack.
Sound Quality
:
9
1st for the negitive things. The reverb is barely adequate. However, for me this is not a big deal because all i want is a tiny bit of verb, just enough so that it doesn't sound dry. Any very obvious amount will result in a "boingy" sound thats worse than no reverb at all. I tried the tank from another amp and it sounded much better. So if you can find a tank that'll fit this small amp, the reverb will sound better, assuming of course that it's a good tank.
The other negitive is the high gain distortion is a bit buzzy. one way around this is to set it lower and boost it with a clean boost pedal. Then you get the same hi gain w/o the buzzy sound.
Other than that i was surprized at the sound quality of this thing. I generally use a clean boost anyway, so that buzziness isn't a concern. The clean sounds are as good as i could ever imagine from a cheap little amp like this. Actually much better ! In fact, it has the kind of tweakability that allows everything from classic rock to heavy to clean tones, and other than the aformentioned buzziness at hi gain settings, they all sound quite impressive. even that buzzy hi gain sound can be tamed to a large degree with the treble control, tho the boost method i mentioned is better.
The little 8" speaker is great. NO complaints there at all. And for volume, GEEEEEZ!! I'm amazed at how loud this thing is. The speaker is of course not capable of gig volumes w/o blowing i'm sure, but i'll bet that plugged into a cabinet you could gig with this thing. I tuned my marshall up to the settings i use at gigs, and compared it to the park for volume. Turning the park up all the way was close ! and with a cab i'm sure it would have been there. That blows my mind. How they got this kind of volume from an amp with one small output transistor [i opened it and it's true!] is beyond me.
so overall i have to say that i'm much more than satisfied with this amp. I tried others but this one had more tonal versatility and better sound than most. I gave it a 9 because it's definatly not the best amp in the world, but for what it is it goes far beyond what i expected. I even like it more than my gig amps, a marshall jubilee and a pv classic 30, for practice at home. You can feel the solid stateness of it, but you can't really hear it except at high gain settings.
Reliability
:
6
I'm sure that it'll be dependable, with one exception. All cheap little amps like this have cheap pots that are soldered to the board and not harnessed well. I bought it used and a few pots were bad so i had to clean them. They usually crack at the solder joints because of the construction, but this one only had dirty pots. But i suspect one way or another these amps will all have one problem or the other with the pots. Not a big deal to me, as i can fix them in minites, but for some it may be a problem.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
who knows
Overall Rating
:
10
I'm a geezer who's been gigging regularly for 20 years now, and i've had a ton of amps. If this amp were 50 watts i believe i could gig with it w/o being unhappy with the tone, and thats saying a lot because i'm very picky about tone. But it's real purpose is at home, and for that it's a real safe bet. I don't even know if they still make them, but if you can find one,and you like marshall type tone, and you like the kind of tone that responds well to the guitar's volume knob and your playing technique, this amp will accomodate you nicely.
I gave it a 10 because for the money it would be hard to beat, and i'm 100% satisfied even with it's small faults. It's better than i'd have expected for a pocket change amp. And hell yea i'd buy it again !!
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: 5000 (Pak Rs.) used
Submitted 08/12/2000
at 08:28am
by Wasi Raza
Email: wasiraza<at>usa dot net
Features
:
9
Single Channel,solid state, 10W, Gain1, Gain2, Bass, Treble, Mid, Master Volume, Reverb, Headphone out...Cool Marshall look...with the same type of knobs and grille, a line output would've been an added bonus...but for a practice amp its one of the best around..u can even take it to a gig...
Sound Quality
:
8
I am using a Japanese copy of strat. mostly play 80's heavy metal...Iron Maiden etc..Cleans are cool with the reverb...its fine as long as u r playing with a little crunchy diastortion..but the heavy distortion sounds a little too fuzzy & unnatural...quiet unlike what i had expected...but with my own made Shred master it kicks ass...My settings are Gain 1 = 8, Gain2=0, Bass=6, Mid=5, Treb=10, Reverb=5,Master=depends on the situation. with the mid at loww settings it gets aggressive..good for metal & hard rock tones if u r using a distortion pedal...its own distortions are good for blues & grunge..but for the price this thing is god's gift to mankind
Reliability
:
10
Man, its a Marshall product.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
never, they aren't around here in Pakistan
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing for 4 years.havent got much equipment...most of my equipment is my ouwn made..like the TS-9, Shred Master etc.
it wouldnt get stolen.i keep it tied to me...I love its look..and the compactness.such a small monster..
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 11/17/1999
at 01:40pm
by Michael Pennington
Email: ieicorp at aol<dot>com
Features
:
9
Nice practice amp. Single Channel, 1 Input, Master Volume, Gain 1, Gain 2, 3 Band EQ, Reverb, Headphone Output. Specs at 10 watts. Gain adjustments allow a broad variety of voicings, 3 band EQ works well, rich deep reverb. Quite a variety of sounds available by tweeking the controls.
Sound Quality
:
8
Mostly use a Strat with single coil pickups. For it's size, weight, and price I am impressed with the flexability of the G10R. Plenty of volume for household practice and good variety of sounds when Gains and reverb are tweeted.
Reliability
:
7
Have had one problem with this amp. The master volume pot quit working, went to max volume regardless of where the pot was turned. Removed the defective pot, cleaned it up and reinstalled...working since then. Other than that have had no problems in 5 years.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Haven't dealt with them, so can't give a reasonable response.
Overall Rating
:
9
I had no experience with any other amps prior to getting this one, since then have owned other amps, and this amp sounds nearly as good to me as one (Fender Champ 12 Tube Amp) and better than most of the other small solid state amps I've owned since (Crate, other Fenders, Gorilla). Just took up amplified guitar about 5 years ago, prior to that played acoustic only (40 years), so don't have extensive knowledge of what a "good" amp is, but this little amp certainly sounds very good to me. If it were lost or stolen, I probably wouldn't replace it, not that this is a bad amp, but I'm getting into tube amps and their sound. I am fortunate that this amp was recommended to me as a first amp for my entry into amplified guitar, it certainly sounds good and has a broad range of sounds available.
Product: Park G10R
Price Paid: US $150 approx
Submitted 10/20/1999
at 05:16pm
by Ben
Email: thebendavis<at>yahoo dot com
Features
:
7
i love this amp. its the first one i ever got, i used it as a bass amp for a long time. i was busting fuses like mad so i just stuck a screw in the socket. problem solved. its been there for well over three years and ive had no problems. i did eventually switch to guitar though. do wish it had a line out though. has a headphone jack and an 8" speaker.
Sound Quality
:
8
the clean chanel is poo, but the blues tones and just plain nasty distortion are amazing. its got that heavy broken up fuzz but still has string definition. its solid state so its not very noisy. its very loud, i hooked it up to two twelve inch speakers and it made the windows rattle. its got an okay reverb. i took off the rubber washers and screwed it tight to the chasis to get the cabinet vibrations in there too.
Reliability
:
9
if i didnt play bass through it, i probably wouldnt have blown all those fuses. but for some reason i think the screw helped the sound. ive never had any major problems with it though. and ive even kicked the crap out of it.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
hells if know
i know they're a division of marshall
Overall Rating
:
9
ive had it for almost seven years and its held up good. i saw a two channel, 1x12 version that i think im going to buy. i have a blue voodoo 2x12 combo, a rivera m100 head but this is still my favorite amp.
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