It's a hybrid amp (1 tube for the preamp and solid-state) The connections are more than enough for what I use it. You can use it zapping the preamps with a footswitch, it's awesome!!! Normally, it comes with a footswitch with 3 switches, 2 for distortion and crunch and 1 for the reverb! In terms of controls, it's very simple: volume, bass, treble, and middle for channel 1 Channel 2 has volume, bass, middle, treble, gain 1, gain 2 and reverb UTILIZATION Yes, it is very simple! I don't have the manual but you can find it online! Generally speaking, FENDER has a superb clean sound but less so in terms of distortion; and this is no exception to the rule! As long as you know how to dial in an amp! The distortion is more limited, but still credible!!! Be careful, this amp is very loud!! When the volume is set beyond 2 the level is pretty high!! Read the tricks on the product page to solve this problem, it works great!!! SOUNDS Yes, it suits the music I play, which is mainly punk but it also allows me to surf different musical waves and I use it together with a jcm 900 4501 so I won't complain!! I have the FENDER treble and the MARSHALL bass, so it's unfair to whine about it. I play a JACKSON DX10D guitar equipped with DIMARZIO SUPER DISTORTION and PAF PRO pickups! For effects, I have a ZOOM G92TT pedalboard. I LOVE ALL THE SOUNDS THAT COME OUT OF THIS AMP OVERALL OPINION I've been using it for 11 years now. I know it by heart. It's a good companion, but it's a bit heavy. It's quite the bigmouth even if it hasn't had too much to drink. They don't make amps like these anymore!!!!
Tube/solid state hybrid 2 channels (1 clean / 1 drive) 65 watts Reverb 12" speaker Footswitch to toggle channels and for the reverb UTILIZATION Easy setup Clean channel: 1 volume bass treble Drive channel: 1 gain, 1 volume, bass mid treble SOUNDS Clean channel is classic Fender: Very good clean sound, which doesn't crunch even at high volumes Drive channel: It distorts quite a bit right away, so you can't get a nice crunch The EQ has a big effect on the sound. Not bad, but not good either...Far from a tube amp (despite the presence of a tube) OVERALL OPINION Bought it secondhand to use it in my apartment and...you can forget about it: The sound level increases very fast, as is usually the case with Fender. Another defect: You have either a very clean or a very distorted sound...so the sound palette is quite limited, IMHO. It's a pity, because it certainly has some advantages: The clean sound, the reasonable weight, the apparent sturdiness. It is probably very good coupled with a pedalboard, but it's somewhat delicate to use on its own.
Ive never seen a fender like this before. Its was made in the 80s by fender japan and has a pointed headstock and a angular body. But the sound and feel was pure jazz bass! I purchased it from some poor guy a couple of weeks before christmas. His truck was broke and he needeed the money. 500.00 for both the 4 string bass and a 100 watt peavy combo. It wasnt the fender that i wanted but the price was right! The neck is killer! it is a 24 fret rosewood fretboard that feels like a long thin jazz neck. The tone is also a lot like a jazz bass, the fit and finish is good, That one is easy......the looks are horrible! It looks like a prop from a bad sci fi flick! And the pickups are a odd shape so as to make a pickup swap hard. The body I think is basswood and the neck is a bolt on maple with a rosewood fretboard. the neck joints are real tight. a good solid fender bass, except the hardshell case sucks. THe bridge seems a little cheesy but the tuners seem to stay in tune ;a pretty solid bass. A solid great sounding bass!Also ,it would seem, very rare and suprisingly playable. I was gonna sell it to buy a p bass but i think i will keep it as my "jazz bass" This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
