<span style="text-decoration: underline;">EDIT: change HP today, see the end</span> of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the test</span> OCCAZ Purchased for 2000 francs in 1999, not played since a restoration was needed and he had the disease ie classic problems vibration lamps and short circuits due to the fact that in my opinion he was not well maintained 10 years later I emerged from the attic and my mind to the state rermettre in this trial relates to a Classic fully revised and cleaned from the inside, with one or two new condos and new lamps: a quartet of EL84 EH (Electro Harmonix), 2x 12AX7 JJ Tesla 12AX7 Sovtek lps and to attack power. All the lights cost me € 85 including shipping (delivered in 72 hours), which is very reasonable for these references. In this regard it seems after searching the lamps of the same brand is sold in general much more expensive in the shops for audiophiles and musicians in the shops of electronic components that act .... 30 watt all-tube guitar input (nooo? Po is true?) An effect loop output hp making a switch footswitch to change channels (noon? Is p. ..) settings quite Vintages: clean: one volume, pi is all lead: pre and post switch boost in common is anyone&#39;s guess .... yes! bass, mid, treble .. you win! When you play on an amp like this, it is expected to find exactly the characteristics of this kind, but it lacks, in my opinion, a prégain cruncher for the channel clear. the effects loop would have deserved a bypass or a gain setting on my HP issue any guidance so I could speculate, but honestly I do not know at all what it is ... and if that is it is not the original loan When you look there are a few tips from the outset not binding: the binding of the lamps is very limited, supports the low-end output transformer is largely undersized which suggests a heater high reliability and not on top. damage after the seduction made by the vintage look, the beautiful tweed and leather handle one is feeling pushed to deal with a design to the economy. So the confidence that brings to his material and is primmordiale takes a beating. And a 5 because of that .... shame because for some it was a further $ 10 insured.

UTILIZATION

"Gets it easy to sound good?" Given the limited settings available, if you are having trouble getting a sound you like is that you are wrong amp. The amp is relatively light for an all-lamps and compact. When we play very often but that&#39;s not a big car and the roads available to these characteristics are significant. In addition there is economic: it heats so that you can resell on the radiator in your room repeated. I even think that far too hot and that we can expect problems. I put 9 to quibble because the footswitch does not select the boost, which greatly limits its appeal.

SOUNDS

before going any further I repeat that the lamps are original pa (see above) and I do not know the origin of HP I played this amp with a Blade Texas Standard Pro, a US Standard Stratocaster, a Les Paul Custom 72 and when I bought a The Paul 81. So now he has been rehabilitated is final! The sound is immediate! This is obviously a matter of taste and choice of lamps is actually a lot. I love the clear sound, it is warm and bright, it sublime micro serious a stratovolcano. It has the vintage side, inaccuracies which gives it a big personality. Unfortunately it is difficult to do cruncher and I had to wait a passage in the studio to test this channel into a corner: the noise is unbearable, but once the knob arrived around 7 / 8 is THE ultimate crunh. So on stage volume to 5, I use a limiter, a very small drive and I get something very very nice crunch from clear, that reacts very well to the dynamics that I sent him and quite frankly, closing eyes, there is a far cry to imagine hearing an amp to 600 euros. Unfortunately, the HP on mine does not cash the serious and it drools a bit in the lower medium. I made long ago a couple of concerts on a Classic that was not mine and I do not remember having this problem. I love also boosted channel: it is thick, grainy and the harmonics are very beautiful, it&#39;s singing. With my lamp and it will boost engaged far enough away in saturation, provided to push the beast. Something that I love too: it hangs very easily with feedback in a superb sound and endless sustain ... but it also depends on the fingers and slight distortion in the guitar I could get in the studio that grain and feedback characteristics of the vintage guitars of the 70s. Superb. With simple high-gain kind of Hot Noiseless traveling in the center of the universe-Beckien Jeff ... Lovers of rock and blues 70: you need this amp! Given its price will be interesting anyway to complete the set of a guitarist who prefers the more modern sounds, but may one day need to find, for a special occasion, a vintage sound. Of course if you love California sounds or large metal that is not for you. But if you are in this case I suspect that in any case you are not reading this notice. I have to be tested with a 30 hp Vintage style or other to confirm that the problem of "slime" from the bottom of the medium is that. I put 8, only because I tell myself that by 10 I would not air the goal, and it would have been too much as 9 lamps with original sound is not as good.

OVERALL OPINION

Cons: - build quality and reliability so - lack of a pre channel clear - the effects loop in the basic core Pros: - Simple, effective - Sound - 8 The price for a value for money simply outstanding for any lamp that sound quality. I would not say much but the reliability is nothing without What I like about this amp is that today, looking good, you have one of OCCAZ for 300 euros. You put a good 30 HP celestion vintage kind, lamps that are right for you, the top being to change the lamp and suports the transformer finnalement .... and at a cost reasonable enough you surf the wave of top vintage end to more than 1500 euros. It is true that many of us prefer not having to bother with all that .... but when you love! <span style="text-decoration: underline;">EDIT 29/11/2009: Change HP today by a Celestion Vintage 30;</span> Well friends for me the result was spectacular, and beyond my expectations! I plussoie so many people who advise and confirm the upgrade: it&#39;s all over. more defined, warmer, more dynamic, more singing, more .. more .... Upgrade essential given the € 100 cost it represents (for me Hp bought OCCAZ fdp € 80 in)