ok, me band have decided to get some top equipment and have had a look at the marshall mode four. ive seen a serious contrast in reviews so im not guna ask wether people like it, i just wana know the advantages over other amps of similar price and what sounds u can get from it...

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The mode four is a horrid amp. I see no useful purposes of such amp.

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lol, what would u advise, for the same price...ish

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me too, I have never played it but some people like bls say it blows ass, while I have heard other praise it to no end

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I've played it and I didn't like it much, to each his own though..

I don't know how much MF's go for in the UK? but I bet you could get a kickass tube amp for the same ammount of money.

I played it and I didn't see anything so special about it. 350 watts and "An amp capable of more gain, more low-end...", but it didn't seem so brutal sounding to me.

I would much rather have a tube amp than a gigantic SS head.....(sorry my warhead....you are losing use for me) Kinda sucks.....I bought a warhead right before I signed the papers for the army....now I don't even want to play it anymore.....and I haven't touched it in 3 years!!!!! WTF?!?!?!

What would say?


oh well, ENGL here I come!!!!!!

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I say all marshall heads are a waste of hard earned cash, there are much better amps out there, you just gotta look.

Mode Four is straight up terrible. nothing else about it. for the same money? shit

Peavey 5150
Peavey 5150 II
Peavey XXX
Crate Blue Voodoo
other Marshalls that ARENT solid state
Soldano Avenger
Engl Powerball
Engl Fireball
Framus Dragon
Framus Cobra

and thats all new stuff. shit, used, you could get some amazing stuff for $1,500. trust me, DO NOT BUY THE MODE FOUR

EDIT: i just realized that you're in the UK, and all of my comparisons are based on US prices, but im pretty sure that its all still fairly accurate

lol, cheers anyway, the 5150 looks like a good bet, or the xxx,

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seriously? did you get your hands on one yet??

how much money do u have to spend? because the 5150 is fairly expensive in england (around £850+, ) mainly because its not a british manufacturer. If ure looking for something cheaper maybe try the marshall jcm 2000 tsl, its pretty sweet, and about £250 cheaper. Theres also some laney's which are pretty good like the vh100r.

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If you're after a solid state, I would look at a Crate GT350 head( I'm a solid-state person myself ) or something from the Randall line. Said amplifiers cost much less and are much better in my opinion. I myself would'nt spend that much money for the Mode 4, I myself, I don't think it is worth it.

If you're after a tube amplifier, the other poster who suggested Engls, Framuses, and Peavey, has already chosen the ones you should browse. You cannot go wrong with those.

well ive got bout a grand, and yeah i was looking into the marshall dsl and tsl stuff.

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to each his own....?

so was dime, but noone ever doubt him

whoever was looking at a tsl- i got one the best amp i tried out before buying it,

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i really like the tsl 100, its a great amp and fairly cheap for three channels.

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but then again, i only really need clean and dirty

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maybe try the dsl 100, although that has a shared eq, so the clean might sound shitty, i also heard it wasnt very metal sounding but then again i never played it on the od channel

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i'm a toss up with s.s. and tube... both equally good when you do it right.

if you want a high wattage s.s. head that will beat the shit out of a mode four, for a much better price... look no further than the tech 21 trademark 300.

personally i wouldnt say the mode four is bad, i can get good tones from them, but fuck, $1,200 for an over glorified avt????? you must be crazy.

not to mention, realiability, i have a shitload of friends all at the local guitar center... they say the mode four is the most often returned head, whether it's because they realized they werent getting enough amp for their buck or the fucking hunk of shit broke.

my buddy used to have one, it broke, he got it fixed, it broke again, he traded it for a new one, it broke, he traded it in for a new one and sold it before it could break. then when back to the dual recto.

you've been warned.

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it isnt, on my tsl i have that channel and another disortion, i use the one tha only the tsl has for metal and the one thats on the dsl for acdc, zepplin classic rock shit, thats what its good for

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Well, to put it simply : I'll sit in a music store, and plugging in and out of a 5150, JSX head, XXX, Genz Benz, Marshall JCM, Crate GT350H, end up favoring the Crate.