The Marshall digs at Winter NAMM 2009 were, as always, rampant with flashbulbs, celebrity gawkers and their targeted celebrities -- Dave Mustain and Lemmy were there, to give you an idea. Far off in the back room, however (yes, Marshall built their own isolation-booth in the Exhibitor's Hall), a more pedestrian, yet no less attention-worthy event was underway: the unveiling of the new Marshall MG Series amps.

MG Might be Marshall's "introductory" series, but from the sound of these things any beginner would be lucky to pumps their first power chords though these effects-equipped combos.