Johnson Amplification

I got this of ebay for 315 bux. Not Bad. The shipping was 90 bux cuz its one heavy amp. The sound of this thing is awesome. It has 2 preamp tubes which make it sound really good. The distortion on the mesa models are really good. The studio quality effects are also good except for the compression. Its loud - 150 watts, 2x12 speakers. It is a little hard to figure out. Its kinda heavy - 80 lbs. The compression is not that good so i got the digitech xms compressor - helps a lot. Also, its 150 watts but its got two celestion vintage 30s (nice speakers). These are each 60 watts so if you crank the amp, the speakers will blow - get an extension cab if you need to play that loud. Good quality. The manual is kinda hard to figure out so join the yahoo group. Awesome amp. This is the only amp you'll ever need. Buy it! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I got this baby at Sam Ash in New York City. I paid $150, but you can pick it up for $99 now since it dropped price. Everything. Huge range of effects and it can model so many amps, it's amazing. I like it better than the POD because you can edit it on the fly with your computer, and it is really easy to use. It comes with 30 factory presets and 30 user-defined presets that you can create or edit whenever you feel the need to do so. The auto-wah. When you're looking for a wah pedal, get a wah pedal and not auto-wah. Especially on this unit because it is cheaply made. But that is the only gripe I have about this whole unit. It is built solid, in a metal casing unlike several other guitar processors, like DigiTech or POD. I really like this thing, and I'm going to buy the foot board for it because it screams to be played live. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com