Alesis Spitfire 15 Guitar Amplifier (15 Watts, 1x8 in.)

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"Great for the price. Excellent first-time amp!"

Feature:
It has lots of versatility with the effects. With each effect you can adjust the intensity on a scale 1-10. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with a footswitch unless you buy it separately (which is about $50). Although, Boss sells a footswitch for about $25 called the AB-2 I think.

Quality:
The reason I give this is a 8 is because it is a low priced amp. However, it is an extremely high quality amp for the price. For example: some effects such as delay pedals cost over $50 for each pedal. With Alesis amps you save big by getting a bunch of effect packed into one. A word of caution: I left my guitar cable plugged into the front and then accidentally tipped over the amp. This broke the input jack; however, I was easily able to fix this with a screwdriver and some electrical tape. It was easy to take the amp apart and fix the problem. Overall, the amp is very well made.

Value:
Excellect. All compact effects. You can hardly find another 15 watt amp for cheaper on the internet WITHOUT the effects (or for more for that matter).

Desirability:
Just a simple, small looking amp. Very light, black. My friend have commented on the effect being cool, but didn't care about the look.

Sound:
The Effects are awesome for a 64 dollar amp. I can almost not say anymore. I use if for practicing on an acoustic-electric and the delay and echo effects are amazing. I played a finger-picking song at a church social once and widened a few eyes with the effects. Although, if you play acoustic-electric you might consider Alesis' Coolfire, specifically designed for acoustics. This model, the Spitfire, has a lot of distortion effects that I hardly ever use.

Support:
I havn't needed to call support to this point. To me, that's the best support.

Overall:
This is an excellent first amp. It was a stepping stone for me. Eventually I realized I'd do better with an amp specically made for acoustics and have bought the Behringer ACX1000 Ultracoustic since. I will probably sell the Spitfire to a friend or on Ebay.

Submitted: 2/22/2005

Style of Music: Folk Rock / Gospel

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Description
With the complete DSP power of the Alesis GuitarFX pedal, quality construction, and industry-leading value, SpitFire guitar amplifiers are perfect for guitarists looking for an affordable, flexible, great-sounding amplifier for practice or small stage applications. The SpitFire's DSP provides 80 presets that can be easily edited & overwritten. Nine effects modules let you pick multiple effects for a huge variety of combinations. There are over 40 different effects to choose from, including distortions, cabinet emulation, EQ, compression, filter, modulation, reverb, and delay.

There is also an auto-chromatic tuner built in. SpitFire amps feature a 1/4 in. stereo headphone output on the front panel that disconnects the speaker when in use, plus a 1/4 in. expression pedal input for control of effects, an external speaker output jack, and stereo RCA inputs for connecting a CD or tape player. A specially dedicated "Right Channel" output allows a second guitar amp to be connected for separated stereo amplification. An amazing value.

Applications

The SpitFire series is perfect for guitarists looking for a portable, flexible, great-sounding amplifier with built-in FX for stage, practice, and recording. On stage, two SpitFire amplifiers can be linked in stereo. With RCA inputs for a CD/MP3 player and headphone output, SpitFire amplifiers excel as practice tools, and their wide range of tonalities makes them great for recording.

Technical Info

Specifications

Dimensions (H x W x D): 14.25 x 13.25 x 7.15 in.

and Weight: 17.0 lbs

Power: 15 Watts

Speaker: 8 in.

Channels: 1

EQ: Digital Modeling

Built In Effects: 80 Digital; user edited or presets

Momentary Pedal Inputs: Yes

CD/MP3 Input: Yes

External Speaker Out: Yes

Stereo Link Output: Yes
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