All user reviews for the Elmwood Stinger 30 Combo 1x12

All Tube Amp Shop Class
Power 15 W or 30 via a switch ("vintage" or "modern").
Cathode Biased in EL 84.
2-button footswitch (channel effects and / or boost)
Front panel:
-2 Channels with equalization policy (bass, middle, treble and Hi cut) with a volume and gain for each channel.
-1 Bright switch (2POSI) on each channel
-1 Switch to go from one channel to another

Rear Panel:
-Effects loop with effects level adjustment
Entry-footswitch
-5 HP ports (2 in 8 ohm, 2 into 4 ohms and 1 16ohms)

Speaker:
Jensen Neodynium 12 "
Closed cabinet

No reverb built.

The amplification part (broken) is in the form of a small head rack easily removable.
I put 9 for the reverb and quibble ...

UTILIZATION

Setup: very classical and very simple. Hi cut the volume pot acts globally on the treble.
No need to book and we do not spend 3 hours to tweak to get sound.
For cons, the knobs are very effective.

Note that the effects loop if you can not do inserts effects serve to boost the 2 channels (practice).

It is really the high end.

SOUNDS

So that's where it becomes clear that a sound warm and very clean as dynamic crunch. Most surprising, I think, is the transparency of this amp.
So the most subtle example of the attack string is perfectly reproduced. It took me a while to get used to it because inevitably the "POCS" mean as much.
Drill the mix is ​​a mere formality with this gear.

The sound is in my opinion typed "British" and it really helps to address a number of registers.
Since it does not look like as two peas in a reference known sound, the amp is a bit confusing at first because with a sound unlike any other.

I use it mainly for the Blues / Rock and it does it well. One can very well use it to record funk, jazz but not too big distos modern because it is not its radius.

You can actually get any sound with this amp as its versatility is disconcerting.
If you want the headroom (even at high volume), no worries and if you want a little dirty sound, the crunch can easily be obtained by combining the volume and gain.

The strong point is that for once we have a all-tube amp farms with low and high volumes!
Whether in an apartment, in rehearsal, or concert, you can have a great sound as the volume knobs are very progressive and the sound is definitely there even in apartments.
The power of 15 W or 30 allows a very good versatility.
On that score, this amp really excels, and it deserves to be emphasized.

It lacks just my taste a little bass to the sound overall, but given the small size of the combo is a bit more normal and I use it with a very strat crystalline ...
But I quibble a bit anyway (again).

I put 9 because nothing is ever perfect ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 7 months and I find it simply beautiful aesthetically and functionally. It fits my power and use question (although volatile).
It comes easily to have its own sound: I personally am not too partisan to sound like a particular scratch ...

I owned a Marshall JCM 900 112, a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Fender Deluxe Reverb RI tun and frankly, we do not play in the same court.
This is an amp shop very carefully assembled with only high-end components and it shows. Amp clearly designed to be used in all situations which may face a musician and especially for last. In short, it's sturdy without being too heavy (17 kg).

If I had to find a weak point is that there is no integrated reverb, but it ultimately leaves us a choice. For now, I use an EHX Holy Grail Plus I plug in the effects loop.

To conclude, if you're not afraid to think outside the box punctuated by key references which are sound and well go for it because you'll be surprised and delighted.
The challenge will certainly be able to find in stores as retailers of the brands are not many, and success is so far not to go to France (wrongly!).