Postby surfnorthwest » 26 Mar 2015, 18:43
Sure, first welcome to the Roadhouse.
The Master 30 is a pure solid state amp with a single 12in Celestion speaker. They were made between 1986 and discontinued around 1991 when the Valvestates came on to the market. Was one of Marshall entry level amps back then. There was also a 30 watt lead series without the reverb.
As you might have found out already the cleans on those things are ridiculous and probably one of the cleanest sounds to come out of Marshall. Almost Roland clean. But also they would break up and give you some gain for usable blues tones. They were not bad amps at all. They are surprisingly loud for a single 1x12 combo. I have seen them being sold for as cheap as $50. It is no slouch and a fun little amp.
My Gear
Surf's Jukebox
'When I Don't Have Anything Interesting to Play, I just Play Fast' But then who wants to hear 64 bars full of 32nd-notes except the douche-bag blowing them from the stage.