Marshall MG10G

Having played guitar through DI box / audio interfaces and a virtual amp for last 10 years, I decided to treat myself with a small amp, just to get some sweet clean sound. And I did. As soon as I played a note via clean channel, my wife commented it sounds awesome, so that means something. The overdrive is also great, you can tweak the sound via contour knob. The only downside is that it's a bit too loud (but not a dealbreaker for me - I keep volume between 0 and 1 and sounds just right for my small apartment). Also, it may be a bit too simple if you're really looking for something with FX loop, EQ and reverb... But that's not my case - I can always find my way around. Also the Marshall design looks great on my table.

At first, I didn't like the amp, because there was always a hum. I hunted around on the internet for a solution. I found that I shouldn't be plugging the amp into an extension cord and that I should upgrade the guitar cable I used. When I did these things the hum dropped to an acceptable level. I also dropped the volume down to about 2 on both the clean and overdrive channels. This also helped control the hum. The amp sounded good in overdrive with the gain cranked up to 8, the contour at 2 1/2 and the volume at 2. The amp is plenty loud at these settings for use in an upstairs office space. Now I'm happy with the amp. Great for a beginner like me.

I recently got back into the electric guitar after years of hiatus. Used to have a 15 Watt Line 6 Spider that had all the goodies a guitarist would ever need. Bass Mid and Treble , dedicated channels for soft or hard distortion and effects of all kinds.
Obviously I knew this amp would be simple and minimalistic , and indeed , for the purposes of just studying , the clean channel is absolutely fine. The distortion channel however is not. Gain cranked all the way up and it barely qualifies for distortion. More like overdrive. I am also not a fan of the Contour knob at all. Supposedly it changes the overall tone by manipulating the Mids , whether that's true or not , all I know is that just one knob is not enough to get my sound where I want it.