Marshall MS2 Mini Amp Review and Demo - Guitar Practice Amp - Fret Success Gear Review 2020
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- The Marshall MS2 Mini Amp is a great little workhorse for when you need to travel or just can't be bothered getting your full rig out. I've used it most weeks after having it over many years. It's a no brainer when it comes to gear purchases. It's a fun amp to play and sound is pretty good for the size of it. Check out a review and a few sounds in this video.
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I got this amp for free with another purchase I made and it was a great free gift! It’s great when I want to practice without lugging around my big amps with me!
That's cool. Free is always nice. The convenience of this thing is fantastic
Hello can you plug in there a mobile device?to que play a backing track to play along?thank you
such a awesome demo, mine just arrived today, honestly my bar is set pretty low because size but i sounds pretty good, perfect for just plugging in in a room or at a buddys house, Btw love your playing man! you really bring out the best tones of that telly! rock on
Cheers man. Glad you enjoyed the demo. It was a fun video to do. Plus I've had this amp for about 15 years I think, and still going strong. Those Lollar Tele Specials make everything shine! Its a great little amp and understated. Enjoy!
sounds incredible .....by the way, Telecaster tones never disappoints me....loved it
Aww thanks. Appreciate you taking the time to comment my friend. Thanks for being here. Tele's rule!
Bought it this week and use it while playing my electro-acoustic guitar. The fun thing is, is if you switch on the OD mode, the sound is wonderfull
Fantastic news. It is a little monster! Have fun
I use it a lot in my bedroom! It's my smallest amp, I have also a Hodad Danelectro, a beautiful amp for rockabilly ( the version with tremolo and echo)
@@Tini.F. nice. It's great for just needing something quick and simple
Thanks for the review. I think I'll order it. Have a good day.
No problem. Enjoy
Man I’ve wanted one of these for years! Now that I know they sound good I’m going to pick one up
I love that little amp😃
hahaha. it's the best. I bet you could even use it in your off-grid life !
@@FretSuccess probably could 😀
Good for teaching purposes.
@@MarkJVSomers absolutely
It sounds great, I want one!
Get it!
Connect an external real speaker/cab to headphones out. You will be amazed!
I really want to buy one because i want to play outside where there's no power switch to be plugged in. But i have a bass, an active bass. I think im gonna blow it up in 5 minutes
It'll be fine. Do it! It won't sound as good as guitar but it's something
@@FretSuccess i dont care about quality that much i just want notes to come out. If ure sure this will be fine then i found my amp
I’m still searching online for a demo of this amp played in a bathroom. I want to hear the natural reverb.
That's a relatively niche request and search Mike!! Good luck in your endeavor!
Awesome review!
Thanks man. Glad you enjoyed
EVERYBODY plays guitar better than me. 😔😛 Got an Orange mini 3-watt, and I'm kind of shocked that it sounds better than it should...I just bought it because it's orange. If one finds that it "sucks", mic the speaker very close w a 57 or a good mic. You'll get proximity effect that way, filling out the sound. Tracking it that way sounds great; it works perfectly fine in a mix - sounds great, even. Now I want this Marshall and the Fender tweed mini Twin. Good demo.
Bought one to use during night shift to practice if no one is bothering me.
That's such a perfect situation for it. Fantastic idea. What night shift is it?
@@FretSuccess At the national Dutch police force. Tonight it starts with four in a row. I hopefully can collect this little Marshall tomorrow. It is send by Amazon, you know the company who send their (former) CEO to space in the hope he would never come back....but as you may know.......he did, after 15 minutes! So in between breaks i like to practice, so i think (hope!) this tiny amp will be a solution to chase my colleagues away..hahaha!
Looking at one for this very reason 😄 perfect size to keep tucked away in the locker and bring out when the radio is peaceful! 🚔
You should do a video (The Blackstar fly mini amp) if you haven’t already
I have not. I'll add it to the list
What I find is that when you have a gain/distortion pedal between the amp and guitar, it makes the clean a lot less distorted when the pedal isn't on. I use a joyo gain pedal and a kinsman overdrive pedal and both make the clean a lot better. The reverb pedal I have doesn't make a difference though. I'm a beginner though, it's just something I noticed. And these amps seem to run a lot better off battery than the wall wart. Unless you connect a 9v battery snap on connector to a dc jack and power that way. Powering from wall wart makes a buzz. Even if you use wall wart for the pedal. This amp, for some reason hates any power coming from a wall wart. Even if it's transformed from ac to dc. Just use straight dc from the source, batteries basically.
@@indicatoker420 interesting comments. Good to know. Great little practice amp
@FretSuccess same for vox amplugs as well if you put them in a pedal. Always use batteries for the pedal.
I think the buzz is caused by them being low powered things (the mini amp and vox amplugs) making them sensitive to the slight bit of ac (wall wart) creating the buzz.
I find the amp great for practicing. For some reason it sounds a lot better clean with pedals. Even just a reverb pedal on low time it sounds nice. But straight from guitar to amp, not so much. It distorts and is not very playable clean. I have no idea why it goes less distorted, so I tend to use it with pedals and it's fine.
My big kustom kga16r amp is a lot better.
@FretSuccess hey man, I have come to realise that what cleans these little things up on clean, is to use a buffered bypass pedal, not true bypass. Just keep the effect inactivated but still powered by battery or dc jack.
Nice, gonna pick one up in a few days. I am currently putting together a Harley Benton kit and it's my first electric guitar, so it could sound crap, especially since I dunno how to play decently at all, but hopefully I'll find a good way to learn once I can make the sounds haha
Go have fun with it!!
@FretSuccess ended up having to get a fander mustang v1.2 but I am still eyeing up the m2 for when I start lessons because I need a new cable
Perfect for street performance, how much $ and where did you buy it?
@@Eddie-ds8ng I bought it years ago and was about 40 USD. You can get it from Amazon or Sweetwater. Just Google it
I'll get it for my first electric guitar and when I get better at it I'll buy a bigger amp
We all start somewhere! Good luck with the journey! Glad to have you on the channel and in the community.
@@FretSuccess thanks
I can't decide between this or the fender mico tonemaster
Haven't tried that one. I suspect you need both ;)
@@FretSuccess i think you are right lol
@@briand563 haha
But its next to a mic, is it really that loud on its own?
@@dominiknowaczyk9633 that's just for the recording. It's quite loud for it's small size. It's only for practice
Nice little amp. What song did you play at 2:33? I would love to learn it.
Just me riffing really, may have sounded like a few songs though. There was the first three chords of "I believe in a thing called love" later on in that section. I could maybe tab it for you?
@@FretSuccess well if you could it would be amazing.
@@shrauk245 leave it with me! ;)
Is this recommended for a newbie I’m heading out to the shop what sells them near me I’ve been playing 5 months but my amp is trash so I’m looking for a really cheap one as I’m poor
@@Tylerjay123 it's just a very small practice amp but cheap and cheerful
@@FretSuccess okay I will buy
@@Tylerjay123 enjoy
hello whats the name of the cable youre using ?? i have the same amp and i cant find a good cable
The one in this video is an older model of Planet Waves. The current version is this one: www.amazon.ca/Planet-Waves-Custom-Instrument-PW-GRA-10/dp/B0002H02IG?th=1. I like the 90 degree on one end of it for the guitar side. Hope that helps. They make decent cables.
how do we charge this amp? i have a rechargeable 9v battery and an adapter. Is these two enough? or do we need extra charger for 9v battery? please help
It's not a device that can charge batteries. The adapter will power the unit directly or you'll have to charge the rechargeable battery in an external charger.
Is it possible to use this mini amp for other instruments than the electric guitar? For example electric violin. I read somewhere that it's only for electric guitars
You sure could!
@@FretSuccess oh really. That's nice. I saw that someone asked if it's compatible with a bass and a guy answered that it's not because of different frequencies. That's why I thought maybe the electric violin is also not compatible
@@SOz.61 violin and guitar are similar frequency. Also the amps will work fine with bass. It will sound shit but it will be fine. The whole bass guitar affecting guitar amps dur to frequency is nonsense. Regardless, plug your violin in and have fun!
@@FretSuccess oh wow I think you're right. I will just order ist and try it out myself. Thank you very much👍🏻
@@SOz.61 enjoy
Will it work well for bass?
Not designed for it. May blow it over time with extended bass use, especially at higher volume
@@FretSuccess thank you for the feedback. I was thinking about using it with headphones for practice, but I might just by a vox for that!
Will it work on a Bass Guitar just wondering?
It will make a sound and be ok but will potentially damage the speaker if pushed too high for extended periods. Do you have a budget in mind for a bass amp?
You Struggling Bruh?
It's a monster
Is the battery rechargeable?
No it's not. Just takes standard 9v batteries. You can plug in a power supply though.
How many days does the battery last?
@@bullymaguire3363 I've not tested it for a full constant period but it lasts quite a while. A couple of weeks with intermittent use
You could get some rechargeable batteries for it
Thanku soo much
if it only came with a road case... ( : P
Haha. You could use a shoe box i guess
My telecaster is louder than the amp 😂
@@GavinTownsley haha amazing
What a lie. Lol. These things belong in the rubbish bin. Maybe use it as a bookend or something.