Park G15RCD

Has a overdrive and a clean channel. Has contour and all the tone controls you need and a spring reverb.

It doesn't not have a channel swich, though.

This amp only does one sound that sounds good and it's hard-rock heavy metal.

You can dial a cool heavy metal style sound without the use of distortion pedals. No boss or anything will sound as good as this overdrive.


It also has a passable spring reverb, so you don't really need any effects with this amp, which is good for me because I'm lazy and don't like to have many wires around the amp. A wah wah is the only pedal I use with any amps.


The clean sound is a waste of time on this. I guess 8 inch speakers doesn't do clean sound well.

Don't know how reliable it is because I bought it used on ebay with a blown amp chip. Amazingly, this amp uses an audio chip that is similar to the ones commonly found on hi-fi systems. I got a 15 watt chip from a sony hifi and soldered it in and the amp amazingly came back to life.

The better solid state amps have user changeable audio chips, so I guess this is one of the better ones. All the crap SS amps don't have this feature.

The chip I'm now using is the TDA2050.

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This is a great amp if you only use it to rock out. The distortion is very good for a solid state amp.

Just remember, as with any solid state amp, never dial the volume over the half way point because it will start clipping.

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Hey, my criteria is fistly, does it have a tight, tonefull high gain distortion. It does. It can offer plenty of guts without assistance from pedals. Very loud for it's size & rating.

Not used that often as I rely on top end multi fx preamps at home.

Marshall are easily accessible & helpful, though the switchboard woman has attitude!!!

Yonks!
Tried a few & it outperforms most with reference to overdrive.

Not sure of the year; I bought it around 1999-2000 (I think). It would obviously be better if it had two channels, but I figure you can't expect everything in a small cheap package like this. It has two gain knobs and a master volume; bass, treble and contour controls; and reverb.

Using a variety of guitars: a 2003 Ibanez s470, a Yamaha RGX112 (s|s|h), and a frankenstrat with a dimarzio super distortion and a Seymour Duncan Hotrails.
With both gains on 3 you get a lovely clean tone, midway you can get various rock/blues tones, and both on 10 gives really quite a nice hard rock/metal tone (for the size/price etc). Fiddling with the contour knob changes the sound from not a million miles away from Metallica, to midrange-y AOR type noises. To be honest, for the type of amp it is, and the price, I should probably rate it higher than the 8 I've given it.

I don't find it noisy - except for single coil pickups, and hum from my PC monitor.

Had no problems with it so far. Reliability wouldn't be what stopped me using it on a gig (if I had a gig to take it on :p ). It would be the lack of channel switching etc.

not had to.

Been playing 17 years. Got this as my other amp was stolen, and I needed a practice amp. I have a Rat 2 distortion box, but don't find I need it, with this amp. I love that I can get surprisingly close to the sound I really want, in such a small and cheap amp. I do find the lack of channel switching quite annoying at times, but you get what you pay for.

I didn't compare it to any other amps, because this was the amp that the music shop I was walking past had in the window at that price 8)

I'd probably give it 10 (for what it is), if it had two channels.

I have it 4 years,i play rock,satriani style music.
It features One Channel,2 pre amp gain controls(gain 1 and 2),equalizer (tremble,controur,bass), reverb ,headphone jack,line out,cd input(great feature),power on led and of course volume.
For 15 watt thing it has what it needs for practising in the bedroom.

I have an Osmond (strat copy) with 3 crappy single coins.
One thing is for sure this thing has to be earthed cause it produces the worst noise i have ever heared when i max the 2 gain switches.
I have used it with other guitars too,like a jackson (single,single,hum), and a epiphone(great sound from epiphone).
Clean channel is clean but not to smooth and sharp i can't get the right tone what ever i do.I know i have crapy guitar gear but the damn thing can't produce what i really expect.
Recently i've tried to put max to low levels(bass) and the thing almost blow and burn,it throwed me some horrible noise and started to loose volume(bad thing) NEVER PLUG A BASS GUITAR ON IT!!!

I' am not sure if i can depend on it after that thing with the bass tone,i almost destroy my amp.
IT IS A STRONG AMP!!! i have droped it from 1,5 meters long 1 in=0,0254 m and 1 feet=12 in(for calculations),and it wasn't hurted at all.I don't sit on it.
I will put an eight cause of the sound it produces after i pluged the base guitar in,and it started getting worst in sound.

don't know.

For bedroom practise yes.
Any other use will require a better amp.
It can get very loud and it beat peavy and a lamp 30 (can't remember name model) amp in loudness

The amp has two gain controls which allows me to tweak around with levels of overdrive nicely, there is only one channel obviously as it is a practice amp. it has your basic treble, contour and bass controls, plus reverb. There is a headphone jack which can be useful to spare the rest of the family (as I use it to play in my bedroom), though the headphones don't sound too great, but ok for practicing. The CD input has proven useful on a few occasions, though I prefer to just whack a CD through my stereo. It's only a 15 Watt so it's not quite bleeding-ear material.

I'm playing a yamaha AES500 which I love to bits. I've has the amp for a couple of years now, and I'm sure the sound has deteriorated drastically. The when the amp is set on clean, the tones are good, but as the gain settings are low, the amp seems to strougle with producing a full sound. With the overdrive on, I don't really find much joy in playing my guitar through this amp. It sounds very muddy and unclear, and with distortion there is hardly any noticable tone.

As for reliablility, I have never had the amp break down on me. However, the amp has deffinitly decreased in performance. i know it's only a practice amp, but when in coming from the marshal stable, I would've thought it'd last. It was fine new, but not too good anymore.

never had to contact them

Don't be decieved by the name and the nice white badge. if you like to just practice with quiet clean tones, the amp is fine. but if you want to put some distortion through it, I'd look elsewhere. I'm now researching into the over-100 watt market for an amp that's gonna let me breathe, and possibly gig!

Dont know the year, got it in 98. I play classic rock, some metal, blues, and some reggae. It is a pretty basic amp so it can handle these styles OK, but not as well as a higher end amp. 1 chanel, 2 gain controls. I wish it had an effects loop and 2 chanels but for the price its not bad. Its got a headphone jack which works fine, and a cd player jack which ive never used. I use this for Home and small get to gethers, and its all the power i need for now.

Im using a MiM Std strat with 3 single coils, which suits me fine. THe amp gets a little hum when im on positions 1,3, and 5 but its not bad, and not the amps fault. Also, when the flouresent (sp?) lights are on, it hums a bit. The overdrives at about 2 o clock with no distortion, and the distortion is pretty good with gain 1 and 2 cranked, although i hope to get a metal zone pedal soon.

I can depend on this, its solid state so no tubes to worry about. As for giging? I dont really "gig" alot although if i did, i probably wouldnt use it because of its small size.

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Ive been playin for one and a half years, ive got a MIM strat, a crybaby wah and a zoom 505. If it were stolen or lost, i would probably buy a bigger amp with 2 chanels and an FX loop. I love its small size and decent sounds for the price. Overall, go for it if your just starting out!

*I don't know what year the amp was made it. Looks 80's to me.<br>
*Versatility? It sounds good clean but can get a little dull at higher volumes. Its built-in distortion is very lacking though, but I use a MetalZone to take care of that.<br>
*If it has two channels it fooled me, it doesn't have a switch, and no effects loops. It has a headphone jack, and it works well with the headphones.<br>
*I wish it had channel switching, and the distortion be a little more angry -- it's more 'mad cow' than 'raging bull'.<br>
**Gets a 6 for being slightly above average.

*I use a Lyon with single-coil.<br>
*It doesn't really suit my style (without some help on the distortion side); which is art-metal (The kind of unimaginative bastards who leave the phaser on THE ENTIRE SONG).<br>
*The amp is very loud when you want it to be. Slight clipping when clean though, but with its distortion it's louder.<br>
*The amp can make as many sounds as a clean-to-slightly-more-than-overdrive plus low-contour-high controls can make. Plus reverb, but as you distort the reverb seems to get less noticeable.<br>
*Again, the distortion isn't anything to write home about. I haven't even told my cat about it and she's normally the first to know about these things.<br>
**Another six. It feels a tad muddy to me at any setting, and the distortion sucks.

*Because of it's smallness I haven't gigged with it. As a backup? Maybe if there was absolutely no other choice.<br>
*It's never broken down, and it shows good workmanship. The rubber handle is a little ripped, but I've been carrying it from home to home for so long I can imagine why.<br>
**An 8. I've had it for quite a while and it's working without a problem.

*Nope.

*Been playing for at least 8 years. I also own a Carvin Hot-Rodded somethingorother, which I like more but is too loud for home use.<br>
*Stolen? Lost? I'd like to buy something newer with better distortion if it came to that.<br>
*I love the psuedo-retro look it has about it. I hate the distortion.<br>
*I wish it had a channel-switch.<br>
**All in all, a good amp for clean people. Filthy people like me would be better off with a similar model with more distortion.
**Overall a 5. It's a nice amp but not for me, and the grade reflects that.

This amp has two gain knobs.By combining both,you can get some very interesting sounds.It has a nice reverb and the basic controls:treble bass,contour(mid),master volume.Line out,Cd in and headpnone in.
It's a 15W amp and the speaker size is 8''.

This .amp is not noisy,unless you crank both gain knobs.By using only gain 1 you can go from clean to moderate overdrive.Turning up the gain 2 you get a distortion with good sustain
I use Fender Strats(Lonestar,Deluxe Plus,American Standart(two-one of them with Texas Special PUs).
Overal sound is OK,but the sound is not very transparent.This little amp has a caracteristic sound( sort of midrange),and it stays there no matter what you do with the controls.
I think it sounds better distorted.I just wish it had a more transparent sound.Maybe it sounds better with Gibson style guitars.

I'm only using it at home,so I don't expect it to break easy.

What's that?I'm from Brasil.

If stolen or lost,mayde I'd go and by it again,so I can say:Hey look.I have a Marshall.But I plan to buy a Fender amp as soon
as I save some money,because I think it's better if all you play is the Blues using only Strat style guitars.

I have not used the CD feature.

Ibanez RX with Powerhouse Pickups. Also use a CC Clark (blues sytle) sometimes which works good for grunge too.

It tends to vibrate when high gain and volume is used.
The clean channel does distort at high volumes.

The distortion on it can be used for grunge but I use DOD grunge dist. petal for a better effect.

Despite the limitiations I have said, it is pretty good for a practice amp or home use.

Not too reliable. The input has broken on me about 4 times. I do move around alot while playing and the extra stress on the input jack probably doesn't help, but this should not happen so easily as many players move around as they play.

Other than the input, it has been reliable. No other problems.

I have had trouble finding authorized repair centers. I like to work on my own equipment and have not been able to find a place to order a part from.

It is an ok amp.

1999 model, 1 channel with distortion and reverb, 1 input for guitar, 1 input for CD player or other aux (not line input), line output, headphone output, 15 Watts, 8Ohms speaker.
I have used it to play both hard rock and classical music and it seems to be perfect for both. Not a high-end amp but ideal to practice at home.

Works fine with most kinds of sound - it may take a bit for you to find the right sound you're looking for but it can probably do it. This amp hardly clips or distorts sound even on the loudest volume.
Distortion is adjustable (2nd gain, bass, treble, contour adjusts), can be set from clean sound to trash metal distortion.

This amp hasn't broken down since I bought it (a few months ago), and as most Marshalls, it seems to be very reliable.

This amp came with a 3-month warranty which I guess is ok for this level of equipment. Inside the manual I found a lifleft with a local official dealer/tech support.

I've been playing for almost 2 years now. I own a Ibanez Jem 555(Steve Vai's) guitar and this amp seems to be very good to play at home since I don't really need more power unless I wanted my neighbors calling the cops down here =c) I have no complaints about it - for the price I paid and its specifications, it meets all my expectations. It lacks a chorus effect but that's minor.