4 amp models from clean to insane. Smart Control FX w/ tap tempo. CD, headphone, and direct out jacks.
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19 People rated this product : 8 out of 10
5 People wrote reviews









9 out of 10
Feature:
This amp has more features than any other amp i looked at, not to mention it can use two at a time, for great sounds. The only part that dissapointed me is that the tap tempo button only applies to the sweep echo and tape echo, and i needed it for the tremollo effect.
Quality:
It seems pretty sturdy, even with the open back. No rattling inside like every other amp ive played. I'm sure it will last longer than I'm going to need it, since it will almost never be on the road except for a few jam sessions . . . it's only a practice amp.
Value:
When i saw this amp at this price i thought it would definitely be useless. I was definitely wrong there. My other amp cost at least 5 times more, weighs 60 more pounds, and has 1/5 the effects this one has, and for its huge size, doesnt get a whole lot louder than it, even though it's a tube amp. Also, the sound quality is better, which amazed me. If something happened to it, I'd buy it again without even looking around for another one first.
Desirability:
I thikn one of the best features of this amp is that it is nearly weightless. It can get incredibly loud, has more effects than i know what to do with, it's one of the cheapest amps i've ever seen, and can be moved anywhere easily. What's not to like?
Sound:
This amp sounds great. I'd recommend it more for people who play metal and stuff with more distortion, especially with the insane setting that gets more gain than you could ever use. It can get loud enough to compete with any other instrument in your band easily.
Ease of Use:
Very self explanatory amp. I never opened the instruction manuel and i managed to get all the sounds i want with about an hour of playing around with it. I've used it with a guitar and a microphone (only one input was a bit of a dissapointment) and it works great with both.
Overall:
I will never replace this amp. Of course, I have another for actual gigs, but this is by far the best practice amp available anywhere. If it was ever lost or stolen, I would get a new one as soon as possible. My favorite parts are the incredible gain you can get on it and its ridiculous light weight. There are only three things wrong with this amp to me: it only has one input (i need a microphone and a guitar), the tap tempo button only applies to the echo effects, and there is no footswitch option.
Submitted: 7/9/2007
Style of Music: Indie, Metal, Alternative









9 out of 10
Feature:
It has so many features. Some of them can't really be used but are still fun to play around with. you can also use two fx at the same time so that's really good. A major drawback is that it's not footpedal compatible.
Quality:
The whole thing is solid. I'm pretty sure that it could take being dropped.
Value:
I wouldn't pay the regular list price but for what I got it at it was way worth it.
Desirability:
It has shiny knobs that I love. The box that it came in was good too.
Sound:
The sound is great. You can however make it too distorted which seems like a waste. Other than that it has good distorted and clean sounds. It can also get very loud for a practice amp.
Ease of Use:
I thought it was a little difficult to program some of the features at first but once I got the hang of it it was easy.
Support:
never had to deal with them.
Overall:
I think that this amp will suffice for a year or two as a practice amp. By then a person would want to step it up to a good fender amp. All in all its got some very good features and plenty of them. The only thing that kept it down was not being footpedal compatible.
Submitted: 6/20/2007
Style of Music: rock, alternative punk
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