INTRODUCTION
WARNING! IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Congratulaons on your purchase of this MG Gold amplier from Marshall Amplicaon.
The MG provides modern Marshall tones for the player who is on the go.
With your MG you can easily dial in storable sounds and eects including sparkling
clean, rich driven blues, rock tone and heavy distorted metal sengs. Every element
from voicing through to the speaker has been carefully designed to give you exibility at
your ngerps.
From the punchy MG 10 to the powerful MG 50, each MG Gold amplier is quick to setup and delivers me and me again. Whether you are praccing at home or gigging on
the road, the MG Gold not only looks good, it won’t let you down.
We hope you enjoy your MG Gold amplier.
- The Marshall Team
WARNING:
Before going any further, make sure that
your amplier is compable with your
mains electricity supply. If you have any
doubt, please seek help from a qualied
technician – your Marshall dealer can help
you in this respect.
MAINS INPUT & FUSE:
The specic mains input voltage rang
that your amplier has been manufactured
for is indicated on the rear panel of the
amplier. MG50FX: Your amplier is
provided with a detachable mains (power)
lead, which should be connected to the
MAINS INPUT socket on the rear panel of
the amplier. The correct value and type
of mains fuse is specied on the rear panel
of each amplier.
NEVER aempt to bypass the fuse or t one
of the incorrect value or type.
TRANSPORTING YOUR EQUIPMENT:
Please ensure that your amplier is
switched o, unplugged from the mains
electricity supply and that all removable
cables have been disconnected from your
equipment before aempng to move it.
IMPORTANT SET UP INFORMATION:
WARNING:
Failure to select the correct impedance
may damage your amplier.
If connecng a speaker cabinet make sure
that you use a proper speaker cable. Never
use a screened (shielded) guitar cable for
this purpose.
1. Ensure that the MAINS (power)
switch is set to the OFF posion.
2. Connect the supplied mains (power)
lead into the MAINS INPUT rst and
then into the mains electricity supply.
3. Ensure that the VOLUME controls on
the front panel are set to zero.
4. Plug your guitar into an INPUT jack
socket.
5. Turn the front panel MAINS switch to
the ON posion.
6. Turn the VOLUME up to your
preferred level and your amplier is
ready to play.
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENT (MG15FX, MG30FX & MG50FX) MG10 FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon is subject to the
following two condions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operaon.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protecon against harmful interference in a residenal
installaon.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instrucons, may cause harmful
interference to radio communicaons.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a parcular
installaon. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television recepon, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separaon between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to
which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION: Any changes or modicaons not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)
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1. INPUT
Input for your guitar. Use a good quality
guitar cable (i.e. one that’s screened/
shielded) to help prevent noise,
interference and unwanted feedback.
2. VOLUME - CLEAN CHANNEL
This control adjusts the volume of the
Clean Channel.
3. CHANNEL SWITCH
This switch allows you to change between
the amp’s two channels, Clean and
Overdrive, via the front panel. When
the LED is green, the Clean channel
is engaged. When the LED is red, the
Overdrive channel is engaged.
4. GAIN
This control sets the operating level of the
pre-amp. Simply turn up the Gain control
until the required amount of distortion is
achieved.
5. VOLUME - OVERDRIVE CHANNEL
This control adjusts the volume of the
Overdrive channel. The louder this
channel is set, the ‘looser’ the amplifier will
sound and feel.
8. MP3 IN
If you want to jam to your favourite track,
connect the line out or headphone output
of your player here, adjust the volume of
your player to match that of your guitar
and you’ve got the perfect ‘play-along’
practice system.
9. MAINS
The power switch turns your amplifier on
and off. The Channel switch will light up
when your amplifier is turned on and will
not be lit when the amplifier is switched
off.
Note: The specific mains input voltage rating
that your amplifier has been built for is shown
on the back panel. Before connecting to
the mains electricity supply, always ensure
that your amplifier is compatible with your
electricity supply. If you have any doubt,
please get advice from a qualified technician.
Your Marshall dealer will help you in this
respect.
Warning: Please ensure the amplifier is
switched off and unplugged from the mains
electricity supply before being moved.
PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE PLUGGING IN.
FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND HEED ALL WARNINGS.
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
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6. CONTOUR
This highly effective tone control works by
modifying the mid-range (body).
7. HEADPHONE OUT
For use when silent practice is the order
of the day. Connection of headphones will
automatically mute the internal speaker.
MG15FX & MG30FX FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS
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1. INPUT JACK SOCKET
Input for your guitar. Use a good quality
guitar cable (i.e. one that’s screened/
shielded) to help prevent noise,
interference and unwanted feedback.
2. GAIN CONTROL
Controls the amount of signal entering
the pre-amp and the amount of distortion
created in the selected channel.
3. CLEAN/CRUNCH SWITCH
Selects between Clean (green) and Crunch
(red) channels.
4. BASS CONTROL
Turning up the Bass control will add
warmth and low-end depth to your sound.
5. OD-1/OD-2 SWITCH
Selects between OD-1 (green) and OD-2
(red) channels.
6. MIDDLE CONTROL
Adjusting the middle frequencies will vary
the amount of body in your sound.
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7. TREBLE CONTROL
Increasing the Treble will make your
sounds brighter and more cutting, turning
it down will decrease your tone’s edge and
make it sound softer as a result.
8. REVERB CONTROL
This control lets you add a lush digital
reverb to the selected channel, from a
subtle hint to cavernous and all points
in-between. Furthermore, there are two
distinctly different sounding reverb types
for you to choose from – Studio or Spring.
Studio emulates the sound of a studio
plate reverb while, as expected, Spring
emulates the sound of a classic spring
reverb unit.
9. VOLUME CONTROL
Controls the volume of the selected
channel.
10. TAP (MANUAL) SWITCH
Matches the delay FX time to the time
between two pushes. The LED flashes at
the selected delay time. Holding down
the Tap switch for longer than 2 seconds
switches the amp between manual and
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preset mode. When using the optional
footcontroller, holding both the Tap
switch and the Store switch will activate
the tuner.
11. FX CONTROL
Selects and adjusts one of five digital
effects - Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay
and Octave.
12. STORE SWITCH
Stores the current amp settings into
the current channel or to recall with the
optional footcontroller. When in manual
mode the Store button lights red.
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15. FOOTCONTROLLER SOCKET
¼” Jack socket for the connection of the
optional footcontroller (PEDL-90008) see page 8.
16. HEADPHONE SOCKET
For use when silent practice is the order
of the day. Connection of headphones will
automatically mute the internal speaker.
17. POWER SWITCH
The power switch turns your amplifier
on and off. A channel switch will light up
when your amplifier is turned on and none
will be lit when the amplifier is switched
off.
13. MASTER CONTROL
Controls the master volume of the
amplifier.
Note: The specific mains input voltage rating
that your amplifier has been built for is shown
on the back panel. Before connecting to
14. MP3 LINE IN SOCKET
Jam to your favourite track by connecting
the line out or headphone output of your
player here. Adjust the volume of your
player to match that of your guitar and
you’ve got the perfect ‘play-along’ practice
the mains electricity supply, always ensure
that your amplifier is compatible with your
electricity supply. If you have any doubt,
please get advice from a qualified technician.
Your Marshall dealer will help you in this
respect.
system.
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