Overall User Ratings (based on 2 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted February 22, 2005 by a customer from yelkcam.com

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

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Verified Purchaser zZounds has verified that this reviewer purchased this specific product from us.
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.
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.
Features
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).
Manufacturer Support
I havn't needed to call support to this point. To me, that's the best support.
The Wow Factor
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.

Musical Background:

Hobbyist

Musical Style:

Folk Rock / Gospel
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