Marshall Haze Amplifier Review

Marshall Haze 40-Watt Haze combo and 15-Watt Head

Marshall Amplification introduced the Haze line of compact and portable valve-driven performance amplifiers for the musicians who demand an honest clean sound, a driving blues tone and some biting rock — all from a single, gig-ready amp. The amp comes in both a 40-Watt Haze combo (MHZ40C) and the 15-Watt Haze head (MHZ15).

The Haze 40 combo is equipped with a single Celestion G12-66 Marquee 12″ speaker. The Haze 15 head can be paired with matching single 12″ Celestion G12-66 Marquee loaded cabinets (MHZ112A – angled; MHZ112B – base) as well.

The preamp section is powered by three ECC83 valves (tubes). Both Haze models feature two channels (normal and overdrive) that share a three-band EQ; a Bright switch adds extra emphasis to the highs. A selection of retro-style effects offers authentically-voiced Echo, Vibrato, and Chorus. An emulated spring-reverb is also included. The effect settings are retained by each channel for immediate recall during performance. All effects remain completely bypassed when completely off, providing a more direct signal path.

If you go for the optional Haze Footcontroller (£39), the boost is also footswitchable, giving you four basic sounds at your feet.

This amp provides several classic rock tones with a typical Marshall clean sound (The bottom end remains tight, with a fairly hard treble and punchy mids) to a light drive that sounds a little weaker than the clean channel’s crunch mode, through to a tight (in a good way) distortion that keeps the notes cutting through.

These amps offer a great value Brit-flavoured alternative to Fender’s Hot Rod and Blues Deluxe combos. A must for those who love the classic Marshal tones.

To get more of an idea about how these amps perform and sound check out the videos below from Marshall.

Marshall Haze Videos

Official Marshall Haze 40 Amplifier Review Part 1

Official Marshall Haze 40 Amplifier Review Part 2

Doug Aldrich demos the Marshall Haze tube amps