Im not sure what is ironic... However, i find maybe 1 mode in 1 channel similar to marshall. To say this amp is marshaesque is to say its fenderesque, or xxx esque. If anyone tells you its a marshall mesa, then they either have never played it, or only spent limited time with it at the store. However to say marshall like is probably fine for a broad overview. And to think i was a die hards marhsall fan...