I have something similar on my Valvestate 100. Its got a button that emulates tube tone that works fairly well. The MG does have a couple of other features.
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The amp does not have a pedal jack for switching channels either so switching channels when playing isn't possible unless you mod the amp and install a jack (which would be fairly simple too) that I have plenty of Marshall pedals for drive tones like a Governor and Blues breaker I can use for drive tones as well. As I said I run a stereo effects pedal so I'll most likely run the clean channel only. Since I am an electronic tech I may attempt to remedy that problem at some point but its not that important. The gain goes from zero to heavy to overkill. The gain on the MG is all or nothing however. The driven channel is similar to having the Valvestate gains cranked. When I dial up the cleans they are nearly identical. The MG has a clean channel and a gain/lead channel. The differences are the Valvestate has two gain volumes and a master volume, no channel switching. I can match the EQ tones however so there cant be much difference
The MG is also close backed and the Valvestate is open. The MG may have a little more treble but it may only be the amp has seen less use and the speaker is in better shape. The MG appears to have the same power amp as the Valvestate and the EQ seems to be about the same. I'll use the two of these for recording or small acoustic gigs which I do occasionally. Since I have two now I may be able to gig with them but I'd still likely use a larger amp. These will put out 15W at max volume with no reserve so they are more like a 10W tube amp. A 15W tube amp is rated in clean watts and may have an additional 30% driven volume which makes a 15W tube amp louder then a SS amp.
Knowing these amps, If I wanted something for live I'd get a 30 or 50W. The 8" speaker simply cant produce a large enough footprint. These amps can get fairly loud but barely keep up with a live acoustic drummer. I've used it for some small rehearsals and only live once where I miced it up. I've used the Valvestate mostly for practicing. I play all types of music and also own many high end high power amps both tube and SS and have been playing for over 50 years so I'm not a beginner and this is not my first amp. I found a great price on the MG so I bought it so I'd have a pair to run with my stereo effects units. I've owned a 15W combo and 100W head for about 10 years so I know them well. This amp is nearly identical to the Valvestate series.
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