Behringer VT250FX Virtube Guitar Combo Amplifier (2x50 Watts, 2x12 in.)

Feature:
All the futures are listed for you see in company's and zzounds' web site but I especially love the switch pedal which you can use for switching between channels without break ups in sound and turning your effects on and off.

Quality:
I heard a lot of bad stuff about Behringer amps. Mostly about them being cheap because of poor quality but this amp proved that these accusations are wrong. Behringer's Chinese production facility is doing far better job than I thought. It would be better if knobs were made of some better material other than plastic but even these are pretty good looking and solid.

Value:
It has the greatest price you can get. If you can get a better amp for 300 don't miss it. I know can't because I have already looked for it. It is also great that you don't have to pay for shipping and tax at zZounds.com

Desirability:
Photos speak for themselves...

Sound:
This thing sounds even better than I thought. Clean channel is smooth and easy with dedicated EQ. VTC feature really gives you a warmer tube sound. You can easily tell the difference. Distortion sounds pretty heavy with my Jackson KE2 and I can get the 80s hard rock sound nice and easy with my Telte. You can also easy connect your favorite pedal and get more variety on the sound. VT250FX also comes with FX loop which is a great future for such inexpensive priced amp.

Ease of Use:
Plug your guitar and start playing. Having dedicated EQs for both channels and a free switching pedal makes is extremely easy to use if you have prior experience with other amps. If you don't, user's manual only 10 pages, easy to understand and example sound setups are great way to start using it.

Support:
This is new item on market as of 04/28/2009 and there was no reviews or videos about this item on Internet when I bought it. All the questions I wanted as I asked to zZounds and Behringer and they both clarified every single question I have asked.

Overall:
I am using product for jamming with my band playing 60s 70s rock songs. I am also using it at home for shredding heavy metal songs from Iron Maiden to In Flames. It is just great for everything but as I have said you might want to use some external effect devices.

Feature:
Good EQ, functional VTC (colorized boost) and two independent channels with decent effects.

Quality:
Rating this based on a strict understanding that it is a $299 solid-state amp made in China, I'm going to say it earns every bit of an 8. If I were grading it on a scale expecting the quality of an upper-end Marshall or a Mesa-Boogie, it would get a 4 or 5. It seems built fairly solid and doesn't sound that bad.

Value:
For $299 (in the literal sense of the matter) it's a great value.

Sound:
I am an accomplished guitar player and current owner of several tube amplifiers. I have studied the dynamics and response of tube amps for many years and am quite picky about tone. I approach this review with the mindset that the VT250FX is NOT a tube amp, but rather an inexpensive, solid-state amp with a few bells and whistles. Comparing this directly to a tube amp is absurd. It isn’t a tube amp, doesn’t respond quite like one and hyped up by the manufacturer. The VTC, while certainly better than nothing, is really a colorized boost button. It provides a hotter signal with a **hint** of color **somewhat** like a tube amp. I’m not dogging this amp, nor am I saying it sounds bad. For a solid-state amplifier, it actually sounds pretty decent. But going the extra mile and trying to paint it up like a tube amp is a far stretch. If you know what you’re doing EQ wise and have a decent guitar, this amp is capable of a decent tone. By no means is it creamy and warm, but it's livable. The gain knob on the overdrive functions like solid state amp. You can run it on 3 or 4 and still get ball-scalding distortion. The amp isn't quite as beefy in tone as you would expect for a sealed back 2X12, but is great for $299. I bought it as a beater amp that I could use for rehearsals and not have to haul any of my tube gear around.

Ease of Use:
Only an idiot couldn't figure out easily h ow to operate this.

Overall:
Overall it gets a 7. It's a good solid state amp. It's not a Mesa or Marshall, isn't voiced in a classic sense and doesn't have real vintage sparkle or character tonally, but it works well for the money and intended purpose.