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Published on 06/19/03 at 15:00Got this from Musicians Friend for $199 because my present main amp was getting out of date ('84). Plus I was tired of lugging around a bunch of effects & this has them built in.
I like most of the effects, although some are kinda cheesy. The reverb and chorus pretty much stay on all the time. To me, they are very realistic. The fact that it has Jensen speakers was appealing also, plus it sorta has that "vintage" look to it like an old Fender. The clean channel has a nice warm sound SIMILAR to a tube amp but does not precisely nail it to a "T". But it is pretty close.
I have to agree with everyone else about the overdrive. It's not all that great but people if you would just read the description of the amp it says "clean to MILDLY DISTORTED". With that in mind, one cannot really expect it to do grunge or metal or any other high-gain sound. If you are looking for a gain machine, this is not it unless you plug in a stompbox or two.
Seems tough & well built. Most solid-state amps are pretty reliable so it should work for a long time. Two things on mine were goofed up from the factory when I got it. First, the line-in for the left channel didn't work unless I wiggled the jack back & forth. Second, the right & left speakers were switched around & everything that was supposed to come through the left side actually came through the right and vise-versa. Mind you, these two things were minor & I didn't sent it back, I just fixed them myself. Otherwise, no problems.
Overall, it's a great amp & for the money it cant be beat. Plenty of volume and real pretty clean tone. Best "bang for the buck" that I've seen yet.
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I like most of the effects, although some are kinda cheesy. The reverb and chorus pretty much stay on all the time. To me, they are very realistic. The fact that it has Jensen speakers was appealing also, plus it sorta has that "vintage" look to it like an old Fender. The clean channel has a nice warm sound SIMILAR to a tube amp but does not precisely nail it to a "T". But it is pretty close.
I have to agree with everyone else about the overdrive. It's not all that great but people if you would just read the description of the amp it says "clean to MILDLY DISTORTED". With that in mind, one cannot really expect it to do grunge or metal or any other high-gain sound. If you are looking for a gain machine, this is not it unless you plug in a stompbox or two.
Seems tough & well built. Most solid-state amps are pretty reliable so it should work for a long time. Two things on mine were goofed up from the factory when I got it. First, the line-in for the left channel didn't work unless I wiggled the jack back & forth. Second, the right & left speakers were switched around & everything that was supposed to come through the left side actually came through the right and vise-versa. Mind you, these two things were minor & I didn't sent it back, I just fixed them myself. Otherwise, no problems.
Overall, it's a great amp & for the money it cant be beat. Plenty of volume and real pretty clean tone. Best "bang for the buck" that I've seen yet.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com