Marshall Amp MS2 Mini Amp: Red

It seems a very well made item the controls feel quality and the sound i think is very good. Not sure on battery life yet but it does have 9volt socket which is handy.

Good product, looks great attached to electric drum kit. Sound is decent quality. Had to buy cables and adapters separately.

This is a very small amp, with a 3 inch speaker, so don't expect miracles. However, it's very small and easy to transport. I bought it for a road trip I went on recently where I was bringing a guitar but had no room for even a little 15w mains-powered practice amp. This Marshall can be powered by a 9v battery and has a clip on the back so you can clip it to your guitar strap and plug in using a patch cable (30 cm or so) and just wonder around unhindered (which is nice, N.B. the larger MS-4 doesn't have this clip). As other reviews have noted, the clean channel is very quiet. The OD channel will go a fair bit louder, but doesn't really actually overdrive until the volume is turned up a bit, so you can use the OD channel as clean-ish at lower volumes. I also managed to put some pedals through it with no problems. If you want a 'real' amp, don't buy this. If you just want to be able to practice anywhere, without the need for a power supply then this is a good solution, but don't expect to be making guitar-god noises through it!

Great little item, good battery life , light and loud enough

Eldest son wanted a cheap portable amp for jamming session and camping. Fits the bill. Only negative is the kettle whistling/buzzing. As a novice at amps happy to live with due to price and size.

I bought this for my boy’s guitar lessons. He’s 11 and has to carry it with his guitar. It fits neatly in his bag and it’s at all heavy. The battery won’t last a huge amount of time, and it can sound pretty bad once the battery starts to go, but you can buy a power cable if you don’t mind being stuck near a socket. It is amazing for what it is though, it kicks out a great sound, has overdrive which is a handy feature, is portable and even has a belt clip! Plus it has a headphone socket too. I use it sometimes while I’m sat on the couch trying to learn to play too, just because it saves me dragging out the big Marshall, plugging it in, and then exposing my neighbours to some of my hellish learner screeching!

Very susceptible to mains hum. Have tried using this with battery only equipment only (inc, the speaker and source) but don't get it close to a mains powered device (as in the UK) you'll get a nice 50Hz hum. Not great and I'm outside my returns window. I have several Marshall Emberton II bluetooth speakers and these kick the ar5e of the MS4 but I use an audio to bluetooh transmitter to do this. The MS4 is cheap and nasty unlike a lot of the rest of Marshall kit (I'm sure there are exceptions) that produce amazing sound quality.

I have this amp on my desk as a larger one wouldn't be feasible. I originally used batteries as i didn't have enough plug sockets to plug the amp in, but it went through a battery pretty quickly, so i managed to get it plugged in. I did initially use the Overdrive mode, which was ok, it wasnt amazing, and there was very little adjustments you could make, but it was useful, but now i just use the clean tone as i have my pedals setup under the desk. Overall the sound quality is good; about as good as you could expect from a small amp, and i have no issues with it for my use. I would definitely recommend this as a gift for someone who plays an electric guitar, since, even if they already have an amp and won't use this as their main amp, this is a useful thing to have since it is so portable and can be battery powered, because they will use it at some point, and will appreciate the gift.