All user reviews for the Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier Solo Head

50 W of power with 3 colors of sounds
Raw, vintage, modern.

Perfect for an amp dedicated to rock and heavy sound. But not that.

Plugs and connectors to extensive rear panel ..

UTILIZATION

Simpler you're dead ..
super versatile anyway ..

SOUNDS

Distorted typed crystal lamp and not very showy.
His beautiful clear with which we rediscover the different characters of his guitars.

OVERALL OPINION

Super amp for repet and concert; and excellent strength .Even after several hours on position; more truck transport (though in his case) and no failure to declare.

Tube amp 50 w.
Refer to the data sheet.
Possibility of effects loop (I do not use), midi foot change channels + boost.
No reverb or tremolo, it's gross.
Perspective construction / finish is serious.

UTILIZATION

Settings require time to pass the baffle to find what you seek. At the same time, it's Mesa, it's still very rock, but with the choice of modes (Clean or Pushed poiur the clear, Raw, Vintage High Gain or Modern High Gain on saturated), there's still enough do a nice range of sounds.
Who said head also said pregnant. I tested on the Marshall (blah blah), on the Hartke System (special, speakers aluminum). The best is still on Mesa Boogie stacks, there's no picture ... even if it hurts the wallet.
A reverb would still have been nice for the price ...

SOUNDS

I play with a set of 4 amps (Mesa Rectifier, Orange 30, Vox AC30 and Fender Bassman).
The Mesa, I took it for what it does best: Send big bass in his saturated. And on that side, it answers, there's no problem.
I also wanted to have a sound boost. And then it also responds.

Then, the Mesa has a sound that I find rather cool, even if the bass is present. But precise. Roughly speaking, it is rather the balance in alternative styles qu'indé to stay in rock mode. In metalheads styles, from the time he has nothing to prove. It accoquine well with Orange, for those tempted by a "doublet" amp ...

OVERALL OPINION

I've had more than a year. It remains a cheap amp, even occasionally. No reverb, no tremolo, no power reduction: I put 7/10 (yeah, I note harsh, but considering the price could still have some options, no?)
Personally, I find the single correct coarser than the Dual whose distorted sounds tend to offer a hand too modern for my taste.
Play only on Mesa bother me ... But I can not imagine my quartet amp without him.

50 W lamp amp 2 channels.
channel 1 clean to crunch. Channel 2 of the super saturated crunch ...

UTILIZATION

Trs amp versatile ....
it seems to me symple trs use because equalization is extremely effective ). But it takes time to take the full measure of the head ... barely touching the rglage and the sound changes completely ... all frquences are present (unlike other brands ...)
All sounds are in the head ......
certainly he must be content with two sounds: one channel ...

SOUNDS

I use a Vigier Excalibur supra quip micro Di Marzio .... I play metal / jazz / rock instrumental ... I plug in the head in a 4 * 12 cabinet Engl ... the sound is huge , equilibrated brief c ... happiness ...
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OVERALL OPINION

I have the head for a year, I did not find dfault. I just test All you need on the market I had rack of all brands, transistors and light .... CHRE is not the least .... but worth it because it is a purchase for life ...

All-tube amp head with 50W footswitch for channel selection 1 or 2, and activation of the single player mode.

UTILIZATION

Usage is trs affordable, good knobs of rglages available, a solid connection.
Lugging a heavy but well worth it!
The manual is in English, but it is easier when the dmerde bte is this quality.

SOUNDS

I play with a korina piphone G400 with micro gibson.
The clean sound has a good size and good heat.
The crunch sounds are relevant and can play the blues as rock, vintage today.
Large saturation? it's killing, and by far the big highlight of the head! Distos lovers of egg will be served! I play a Marshall 1960A cabinet, but I was trying OCCAZ mesa on the baffle, and it's Halu complte! is the sound of big productions!
The qualos are super prcis (but then really really prcis)
The single player mode allows you to boost the signal by a simple order on the footswitch, practice!

I put 10 because you can not put 11.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 months, but I know that I found her!
The only 'small' inconvnient is that it only has two channels, so for those who want clear, the crunch and big sound on a same piece, it can be a lightweight obstacle, and in this case must address the dual 100w which is correct and 3 channels
Otherwise, 50w more than enough, especially since these small bxs demand what they shoot, so if you want to squash s'clater ... better to stay a 50W
I got new 1900 euros which is correct, the sound is worth its price.

It is 6L6 original but I'll switch to EL34 to see the difference, it seems that it's even better!
I put 9 in the history of the two channels only, the price we would have a 3rd channel AIM

CHARACTERISTICS good, a switch for the channel and to pass the volume mode
rhythm solo mode, handy. changes between light and crunch for the channel clear
and vintage and modern for the channel are saturated manually switch for ca
c in a self dual head ... c but not the same price!
For the price I put that 9 (LOL), because there is no reverb ...

UTILIZATION

The spars are rgalges channels, a presence, bass, mid, treble and gain for each channel,
ca me change the qualizer common to two channels of my vortex, but the comparison
the stops!
garian good many sturdy buttons, the trs rglages purposes, not like on my first Valvestate
80W (0 or low background there was no diffrence!)
Sturdy pedals, one can support without fear of damaging it.

SOUNDS

Then the silence ...
The sound is sweet and clear in his clear, distorted sounds, the very heavy crunch to have all
an excellent grain so typical of mesa ... But how happy!

OVERALL OPINION

I bought one not long APRS reverb pedals complter for all, but any
what makes up this "beast", I did absolutely nothing wrong, I've had a year and I
think more and more each time I used, it is the amp in my life!

50W all-tube (6L6), 2 channels: clean / bright, raw / vintage / modern.
bass / medium / treble / presence for each channel and master / solo, effects loop with the input volume. (I never managed to get an effect without that it makes a mess!) And that damn footswitch that goes from light to saturated with 1 millisecond of lag! which is filled up enormment for precision (I must be the only one with this problem or what?? then called me !!,,,, 7 / 10! sorry and it deserves June 1 saw the price!

Other than that, it's simple, efficiency, plenty of watts knowing that it is necessary to shoot (at least 3 in volume) to give expression to the grain of the BEAST!!

UTILIZATION

I use the solo with a 50 4 / 12 Mesa, a few pedals and a tele deluxe us, not more complicated this amp already has a personality (and huge dynamic mediums manifique), he transcribed very well the sound of my guitar . the sound is less than the dual Profonts but not go spit in the soup!

TURN BUTTON, BUTTON ALL ROUND, AND THEN YOU WILL SOUND !!!!!!( lol)

SOUNDS

I was part of the group "noise blquot and now of" a-tom "
in Influencing tool, soundgarden, bucley

it is rather with the tele crystal-clear, I put a seymour hot rails in an acute to roar can! I keep the knob on the head from acute to 1 / 4 because after, it's really like metal and not too much, otherwise I use essentially the crunch (less Creuta in mediums) and modern (which a lot of potatoes at low volume)

609 or 57 (shure) transplanted into the live mix of the two is very interesting

I think this is a decidedly rock amp, while the default of the game along very well and the finer the more it took me time to adapt (out of racks and other models numriques) but after, TU JOUIIIII

OVERALL OPINION

2 years of marriage, and I do not divorce but still rather take a vox or twin for clean sounds

heavy distortion / crunch are enormous, the sound can clear a hollows but with a small compressor, It has the fact!

the price is too expensive but it is what takes to get the SOUND MESA (a hand loop and the switch)

then, DARK ALPHONSE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dod

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All Tube Amp, 6L6 for amplification can be changed for EL34 (not tried)
2 channels. clear channel that can switch Pushed (crunch which adjusts the gain level)
saturated channel 2: 3 distos different raw, vintage and modern, also adjustable gain
General volume settings, per channel volume, presence, gain (degree of saturation of lamps), treble, mid and low
footswith + channel change with volume pedal built. (solo)

UTILIZATION

Easy, I love the integrated volume, convenient to boost live on solos or choruses, I find it difficult to do without it now, the only downside lost tenth of a second to move from one channel to another
precise adjustments

SOUNDS

My style is mostly rock, pop and some plans metal.
I use a Telecaster James Trussart, a strato relic of 1960 and a custom shop Gibson Les Paul Custom. the amp really respect the sound of each guitar without denaturing them.
I love the first distortion which is pretty raw vintage (for the Mesa ...), as well as its channel Pushed clear, bluesy sound is excellent even if we never reach the heat of a good Fender, in it's pretty clear as artificial sound, this amp sounds particularly well with humbuckers, Gibson or type or type EMG and others according to the given style.
the 2nd distortion is very nice too Feedback successful, sounds slightly mushy and very dynamic.
the modern high gain distortion is a killer, hardcore, metal, etc ... it just tears ..... never seen that for the fans ...
Super versatile amp that I do not like this formula, the sound is when the same type in its type and the settings are fine so that you can vary the tone by taking the time to set the machine in clear as saturated

OVERALL OPINION

Used for a year, with a mesa 2x12 cabinet and it's been really bad, a chest that has nothing in common with a classic combo (cons with it's heavy to carry around)
a high price, it seems very reliable and robust, clear and saturated sounds are varied and follow the sound of my guitars
amp complete and not just for sound Metals, unlike beliefs.

What kind of amplification (lamp, transistor ,...)?
6L6 in mesa, requires brand!

What is the power dlivre?
50W is what I wanted to play piano bar!

- What connection?
enough for me, inst input, 2 x loop between footswich, which is not passge to the height of the rest: a common synch (me just a hughes, cablge neutrik with shielded cable !)

What rglages the effects? ...

two channels, 2 modes for the light (the other a bright crunch), 3 for the lead (raw: more crunch, vintage: bite, a little british seventies, modern, tuerieland !!!!)

trb, mid and bass channel, each channel's gain and volume, and a master1 master2 for Choruses bte ... not!

UTILIZATION

The configuration is it simple?

yes, very easy to tame.
registrants on each button are a bit high (you have to bend down to read, especially since I use the bass cabinet 2x12 trs 1 / 2 stack)

Do you get a good sound easy?
it's easy! you turn, a turn!

SOUNDS

Is it your style of music?

I took it to its extreme versatility ds!
cluck-cluck funky, pop, rock and big mtal!! trs rich, low rponse a monstrous!

With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) do you play?
PRS CE 24 and LES PAUL STANDARD micro seymour with SH 4
I torque the head in a loop with rverb, delay and chorus.
I spend the wah and tuner direct.le remains the trash!

What kind of sound you get and with what rglages ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
the clear sound reminds me a crate, sharp, very brilliant.
the leads are trs nbeux, but as my friends, I can not find my leads with his ...
What are the sounds you prfrez, you dtest?

I like extreme, the bright light and modern distortion in!
I have a little trouble to ring the loop itself, then tell me if you, too!

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
since today ... I spent more tps try it pagasin that home!

What is the particular feature you like best and least?
most is the sound without contest, the aggressive look is not bad either!
least, there is latency between the passage of a canal on the other .. it's a shame (I will put you not 10!)

Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
my god, yes ... that's what my banker told anyway!
How do you report qualitprix?
qd is expensive but it's the same guarantee of his inimitable (and a few people like me will conccurrence!)
Exprience with, you will do again this choice? ...
I rest the question ds year!
but just a precision, I tried the combo and the head ... rectoverb du.la rverb trsdcevante is trs, so much that I bought the head with an RV5 (reverb boss) to compensate for the pb ...

All-tube amp (2 power tube preamp 4 lights). The head is 50w in class A / B connectors envoie.Pour so it is the instrument input jack ts at the back of it speaker jack, footswitch in the midi.La head has two independent channels clean and distortion.

UTILIZATION

Using super simple, sound and kills his mother is not to say! Now it takes time to find his sound, because the pots interact with each eux.Tu can quickly get mashed like having a suddenly the sound ultime.Il takes time to tame it. ok Manuel

SOUNDS

Amp lethal to the metal I would say even more: indispensable, c frankly incomparable with any other brand ... I personally think it's the sound that suits me, after the battle marshall / mesa / engl / randall / etc ... is a story of goût.Je plays with a custom esp m2 deluxe and it fits perfectly with his general bête.Le is bold, very big with great deep bass and more I 4 mesa 12 * c then the killing .... nikel sounds clear, not easy to resolve at the beginning ...
The distortion in three raw position in modern and vintage ... modern: as we say it sends the woods!! The vintage crunch much more c ... FAT raw between the two ... the clean is mortal but not as slamming a twin ... but you feel the same when big lamp.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had three months now I have to play with for a long time but enough to realize that we must take time to get his son.Ce is boring and many times is that pots are super sensitive ... like the master you move a pile of **** c and you get high ears ... For the same EQ changes everything and you let out a low pile ti .. . equalizer of the reserve power is huge ... also ... impressive!
I played on peavey, super head, bandit, Marshall JCM 800 900 2000, Hughes and Kettner, and engl ... frankly incomparable c engl ... but I like also the same, but still less ENORRRMMME c good.
by value for money against the abused c € 2000 ^ t you just frankly ... you open your veins ... let alone corps.Maintenant I think it's just a must and as all you MUST paye.La finish is impeccable, comes with protective case and everything ...
I referrer this choice a thousand times frankly do not hesitate one second big metal fans who types, you love the big palm mutting low-medium, medium-edged but not a villain, you love incissif acute and brilliant and non-aggressive and make you whistle ears ... so this amp is for YOU! it cost an eye but frankly, CA TUE!
ps: sorry for mistakes ....

All Tube Amp w 50, 4 and 2 pramplis power selector with EL34 or 6L6 bias
against time by 50 w mesa, has sent!!
and it is amazing, compared to other brands, it was more like being in front of the 100 w
the trick is to know it's a low volume sounds way through, we must push for the real sound, like many amps a AMPES, but it particularly.

UTILIZATION

Relatively simple configuration, a clear channel
Distortion channel with a slecteur 3 modes, raw, vintage, modern
I was able to get the sound I was looking for fairly quickly, however, is a versatile amp that has a fairly wide range of sounds,
English manual

SOUNDS

The clean sound is not too bad although I've heard much better, we are still far from the fender, but is still very correct.avec some effects in the loop should get nice sounds.
for the distortion is the highlight of the three modes rectifier.ya
vintage and raw, the most modern and crunch for the big distortion
and what disto! enormous bass, mid and treble at all garish.
I am against by not really agree with everyone that this is an tete prtendent done for neo metal.j arrive at his having a relatively sharp and not too runny, with the EL34.
is an amplifier with which one can make of death, black, thrash, heavy, hard rock, neo, hardcore ....
dpend fawn all of which plays the guitar and settings.
In conclusion, the amp is the most plolyvalent I know.
before I had a marshalljcm2000, 5150, peavey triple x, engl fireball
were all good amps in their genre, especially the fireball and the triple x, but mesa is even more powerful, dynamic, chalereux deep .....

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 3 days
what I love most is the distortion in modern cry is so beautiful it was
as I said I had the jcm 2000's, fireball, triple x, 5150 ... I n'tais only moderately satisfied, but by the cons I found my sound! if I had against the ways I kept my triple x and fireball.
I got it for 1350 euros used, it is like new.
So is a prize occasion does, but is expensive new.
Finally, with respect to the Bogner, VHT, Diezel ... the price is right, especially since the difference in price is not justifibr /> mesa is just as good but different

All-tube amp
dlivr power of 50W! 50 w but home mesa is trs trs fort!
-3 Channels (clean, vintage, modern hi-gain) + a master for his lead
-No effect, no reverb

UTILIZATION

- Trs simple configuration! (Output, master, presence, bass, mid, treble gain affiliates each channel!)
One gets immediately a trs his own!
English manual, but you can request by mail the camac!

SOUNDS

-It is my style is melodic death metal thrash REDRUM http://www.myspace.com/redrumfr
-I play a Washburn Dimebag Darrell Jackson and Dave Mustaine in Japan rises emg!
The TRS-rglages are late! you turn and change now! trs-edged sound with the "modern hi-gain" and creamy bluesy with "vintage"! Crystal clear and beautiful clear sound!
"I love the distortion mesa! clean and sharp! pete on the hramoniques!
-The advantage that there is one switch per channel for the solo! DCID the volumepas you at home ENGL

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since late 2003
"I like everything in this head and I never sell it! no weak!
"I had a Marshall JCM 2000 100w before but even in her silent less powerful than the latter and the distortion more rotting!
-Value for a low price lev (pay the 1811 era), but hard enough to sacrifice financial ateindre nirvana!
I do it again-this choice without hsitez! nothing wrong at all! (Looks great, w 50 puuissance incredible solo switch, you plug a sound, ..)

For-against-not only buy double or triple rectified! NO INTEREST! + Lamp and you push them ever! I play 2 or 3 max live or rpeter! with 50 w!! and dj is a killer!

It is expensive but incomparable! in the same genre and more affordable, take ENGLE or Laboga!

The Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier is an amp that continues on the lineage of the famed and well known Rectifier line. It's a slightly stripped down version of the Dual Rectifier, putting out 50 watts of power and only having one rectifier tube, which does provide a slightly different tonal edge as well as a slightly different feel that to me suits the lower wattage without compromising the awesome tone that the Rectifiers are known for.

Single Rectifier 50™
"Series 2" FEATURES

Handbuilt in Petaluma, California
50 Watts, Class A/B Power / 2x6L6, 5x12AX7
Bias Select Switch (6L6/EL34)
Fixed Bias for Consistent, Maintenance Free Performance
2 Channels, 5 Modes (Channel 1=Clean or Pushed, Channel 2=Raw, Vintage High Gain or Modern High Gain)
Independent Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence and Master Controls per Channel
Output Level Control (over all channels)
Footswitchable Solo Level Control - Patent 6,724,897
Parallel FX Loop w/Mix Control
Slave Out
2 Button Footswitch (Channel & Solo)
Slip Cover

UTILIZATION

The Single Rectifier is two channels (paying homage to the famed 2ch Dual Rectos of the nineties) and features the same clean/pushed clean modes on channel one and the raw/vintage/modern modes on channel two that the Dual and Triple Rectifier have. Like all Rectos (and true with most Mesa amps in general) it can be difficult to grasp how the controls react to one another. The preamp structure of these amps has a lot of stray and "fizzy" top end that has to be tamed at higher volumes. The Single Rectifier does away with the third channel that many of the Dual/Triple versions have, so I find that channel two is more balanced in going from low gain to high gain in mode selection, as opposed to having a bunch of redundant modes (IE: Ch2 Modern and Ch3 Vintage). It is all a matter of opinion though.

SOUNDS

I tend to like Mesa amps with Gibson, PRS, or other humbucker loaded guitars because it allows for the amp to still have the saturation and thick tone that I desire for the music I'm playing primarily. I find that using an amp like this with single coils just sounds thin and somewhat buzzy. Also, the scooped midrange nature of these amps doesn't really work all that well with single coils I find.

The clean channel is basically the same as the Dual/Triple Recto. I find that having it in 50w power doesn't quite give me the headroom that I'd like, so I have to say I prefer the higher wattage versions for cleans. The dirty channel is an interesting mix of Ch2 and Ch3 on the 3 channel Rectos which I like, and having the 50w power maximum really allows the amp to sound a bit spongier and more classic, plus it allows me to turn it up a bit more and get those killer even order harmonics that tube amps deliver when cranked to oblivion.



OVERALL OPINION

All in all I feel that the Mesa Single Rectifier is a great amp that is an excellent choice for someone who loves the tone and layout of the Mesa Rectifier amps but doesn't need every extra feature of the Duals and Triples. It is about $1450 new so there is about a $500 price difference in this amp compared to other models. Used they can be had for about $700-$800 which is a steal for such a good and high quality amp. Mesa stuff is usually fairly reliable so I wouldn't have any qualms with it. Definitely worth checking out.

Simply one of the most used and iconic high gain amplifiers in the world. Mesa Boogie first introduced the Rectifiers back in the early 90's. Since then millions of people have played these amps on stage or in the recording studio.

These amps have a bit an unique tonal character to them that no other amplifier have ever done. They have a chewy fat distortion tone that seems almost as intense as the metal case to which houses this amp. This is a bad ass amp that will kick you in the teeth quite easily.

This is the 50 watt version and hence the name single rectifer. Dual Rect you get 100 watt and Triple Rect you get 150. So here you get the same great features and tone but just a 50 watt version.

UTILIZATION

Single Rectifier 50™
"Series 2" FEATURES

Handbuilt in Petaluma, California

50 Watts, Class A/B Power / 2x6L6, 5x12AX7

Bias Select Switch (6L6/EL34)

Fixed Bias for Consistent, Maintenance Free Performance

2 Channels, 5 Modes (Channel 1=Clean or Pushed, Channel 2=Raw, Vintage High Gain or Modern High Gain)

Independent Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence and Master Controls per Channel

Output Level Control (over all channels)

Footswitchable Solo Level Control - Patent 6,724,897

Parallel FX Loop w/Mix Control

Slave Out

2 Button Footswitch (Channel & Solo)

Slip Cover

SOUNDS

This amp is just awesome! I would say perfect but no amp is perfect. But for what this amp does and has done successfully now for decades is rock. This is a rockers amp to say the least. You won't play trash like Coldplay with this kind of amp. This is an amp for the person who needs the distortion channel to be so over the top and fat.

I prefer to play all Mesa Boogies with a Gibson Les Paul or another guitar with a humbucker installed. That way I don't lose any of that fat chewy tone that is characteristic in this amp. Any guitar will certainly but there is just something that connects with a Mesa Boogie and a Gibson Les Paul.

OVERALL OPINION


At new these amps come in at around $1450, which is a great price for an amp that will probably out live you. These amps are virtually indestructible. They are build with such standards and quality that it would take a lot of abuse to dismantle this amp.

I would recommend any person who need a great sounding high gain amplifier to check out this amp. It may not be your cup of tea but I guaranty that the first strum of the chord and you will be hooked.

This is a 50 watt tube amplifier, although it's name is a bit of a misnomer; in spite of being called a Single Rectifier, from my understanding it does not have a rectifier tube, and has a solid state rectifier, unlike the Double and Triple Rectifiers. That being said, this amp is powered by two 6L6 tubes, which can be switched out to twin EL34 tubes via a switch on the back of the amplifier. It uses a complement of five 12AX7 pre-amp tubes and features two channels, each of which can be set two different ways. The first channel can be set to clean or crunch, while channel two can be set to vintage or modern. It does not have any reverb or a solo boost, and a footswitch changes between these two channels. To change manually between each channel (without the footswitch) there is a switch in the back. There is also an effects loop with controls to set how much effect goes within the loop.

Each channel has EQ settings, master volume control, and there is a main output for both channels.

UTILIZATION

Just dial up the controls and you'll be in tone heaven. I have the manual, but never really needed to bother with it. It is well suited for the studio. For a live setup, additional effects equipment will likely be needed for most modern styles of music.

SOUNDS

This amp has plenty of high gain, and within a studio environment have never needed to put distortion in front of it. For live use, I've paired it with a Line 6 POD XT for consistent results.

It is plenty loud, and although this is obvious, the user should be aware that the quality of the sound of this amp is intimately tied to the quality of the cabinet to which it is connected. I generally use mine through Peavey cabinets with Sheffield speakers, and for the studio I have an open-backed Mesa Boogie cabinet with a Black Shadow speaker that sounds incredible. The variety of tones this amplifier is capable of producing is incredible.

Anybody who tells you this amp isn't loud enough because it's "only 50 watts" is either full of crap, deaf, or both!

OVERALL OPINION

The build quality and tones on this amplifier are excellent, especially for a studio setting. Connect your favorite switchable effects equipment and you've got a serious live rig. In the time I used it live, in spite of keeping a tiny solid-state back up amp with me at all times, I never had it fail on me.

It would be nice to have more channels or built-in effects, but that just won't happen with a Mesa Boogie amp at this price level.

Probably a large portion of the costs goes to paying for the Mesa Boogie name. I will say this, you hardly ever see these amps come up for sale used, and there's a really good reason for it! In my opinion, there's no better amp manufacturer than Mesa Boogie.

Tube amp 50 watt, 1 channel with 2 modes (Clean & Pushed) 1 channel with 3 modes (Raw, vintage, modern)
See other reviews or the site of Mesa Boogie for more information about the features.

UTILIZATION

Configuration:

Some see it as a disadvantage to others as a sign of quality.
The knobs are very responsive just turning the sound changes a bit tricky to find the sound at first but once you read the manual you immediately understand better how to adjust the frequencies.
The manual provides is not in French, there are ways to find one easily translated into French on the Internet, I suggest you get him, it really helps to understand how to tune the beast.

All sounds are good. After find the sound that's another story, it asked me months of research and qq qq additional cost to find a sound that suits me in Disto. I play mostly metalcore and adding as a TS9 pedal and a pedal EQ 10 bands like MXR M108 gave me much more precision and definition in low and high frequencies to play this style of music. That this change in any way the grain of the amp, either one likes it or not love is a matter of taste.

SOUNDS

Will it fit your style of music?
Yes, it is very versatile and more, this amp is not made for that metal.
The clean sounds are nice (depending on the settings option of having a warm or slamming)

What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "fat ",....)?
All types of sounds provided you take the time to settle (it's not the transistor or a metal box ...)
Clean the lens of warm, mild overdrive of its more runny.
The distortion rock to heavy metal's everything going the versatility of this amp is incredible.
You can play all styles of music.

I have 3 guitars tuned differently:

Gibson SG Standard drop D / Standard
Jackson SLS3 granted Drop C
Epiphone Futura Custom FXme granted Drop B
This allows me to play in different registers with guitars with microphones to different sounds. The receiver complies with the grain of each guitar.
I love all the sounds on this amp, it really is versatile, but I still prefer the sound that is unique Disto with a grain very special not found in any other brands.

OVERALL OPINION

For how long have you been using it?
3 years

Did you try many other models before getting this one?
not much, I immediately fell in love when I played on this Riff qq amp with a Gibson SG Store.

What thing do you like most/least about it?
the amount of sound that may have different styles of music that can play on it.
Having said all this has a price and it is very expensive although the quality is to go.

What is your opinion about the value for the price?
A little too expensive prices are currently abused unless they live in States. But good Americans are saying the same thing when they have to buy a unit from the Orange or Diezel ...

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
Yes, unless she wins the lottery I will buy a property Engl Powerball and a Diezel Herbert