Feature:
DID NOT COME WITH ACCESSORIES, BUT HAS ALL THE FEATURES AND OPTIONS I WILL EVER NEED - THE MASTER VOLUME AND CHANNEL VOLUME CONTROLS ARE SENSITIVE AND HANDY - THE EFFECTS ARE RICH AND NOT TOO PRONOUNCED AS TO DRASTICALLY ALTER THE CORE QUALITY SOUND - SOME AMPS HAVE OPTIONS THAT YOU WONDER IF ANYONE WOULD EVER USE - THIS ONE HAS FUNCTIONAL CHOICES THAT GIVE ME THE SOUND I WANT AND NEED - SOMETIMES I PERFORM SOLO FOR SMALL PARTIES - THE MIC INPUT IN THE FIRST CHANNEL SOUNDS GREAT - THE QUALITY OF THE KEYBOARD SOUND DOES NOT DIMINISH WHEN THE MIC INPUT IS USED, MAKING THIS A NICE COMPACT UNIT FOR SOLO GIGS.
Quality:
THIS IS THE HEAVIEST OF THE THREE AMPS I'VE TRIED, BUT THAT WEIGHT SEEMS TO EQUAL BETTER QUALITY - I ASSUME THE SPEAKER CONFIGURATION AND GUTS ARE SOLID AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WEIGHT - THE BUILT IN CASTORS MAKE THE WEIGHT A NON-ISSUE - EASY TO HANDLE AND TRANSPORT - THE FACTORY QUALITY CONTROL IS EXCELLENT - I HAVE HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND HAVE HAD "0" PROBLEMS - I FULLY TRUST IT - I TAKE IT ON THE ROAD ALL THE TIME - IT HAS BEEN BANGED AROUND A LOT, BUT THE SOLID CONSTRUCTION SEEMS UNPHASED BY THE ABUSE I GIVE IT - I ASSUME IT WILL LAST A LONG TIME
Value:
THIS AMP IS A STEAL FOR THE PRICE - THE ROLAND I TRIED THAT COST $100 MORE WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE QUALITY OF MY ALESIS.
Desirability:
THIS AMP LOOKS BEAUTIFUL ON STAGE - THE CHROME CONTROLS ON THE INTERFACE CONTRAST WELL WITH THE BLACK FRONT - I LOVE THE ALESIS INSIGNIA THAT LIGHTS UP IN A NEAR NEON BLUE ON THE FRONT OF THE AMP JUST BELOW THE CONTROLS WHEN THE POWER IS ON - GREAT LOOK AND FEEL
Sound:
THIS IS A GREAT SOUNDING AMP FOR THE MONEY - I PREVIOUSLY OWNED WHAT I THOUGHT WERE DECENT QUALITY ROLAND AND BEHRINGER KEYBOARD AMPS, BUT WAS NOT REAL SATISFIED - I BOUGHT THEM ON 30 DAY TRIALS, GOT MY MONEY BACK, AND MY THIRD TRY WAS THE ALESIS SUMO 300 - SINCE THIS AMP COST b$100 LESS THAN THE EQUIVALENT ROLAND, I WAS NOT EXPECTING GREAT THINGS - TO MY DELIGHT, THE SOUND WAS A LOT BETTER THAN THE OTHER 2 PRODUCTS - I USE IT FOR MY KORG TRITON LE KEYBOARD - IT HAS GREAT TREBLE AND BASS - THE ROTARY SOUND EFFECT IS AWESOME - THE SPEAKERS DO NOT DISTORT AT HIGH VOLUMES MAINTAINING A HIGH QUALITY SOUND AT ALL VOLUMES - I PLAY IN A BLUES/ CLASSIC ROCK BAND AND IT REALLY SCREAMS! - VERY SATISFIED!
Support:
I HAVE NOT DEALT WITH THE COMPANY AS I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE UNIT - A FRIEND OF MINE IS AN AWESOME KEYBOARD PLAYER AND HAS OWNED AN ALESIS KEYBOARD FOR OVER 10 YEARS - HE REPORTS NEVER HAVING A PROBLEM WITH IT IN ALL THAT TIME - HE RECOMMENDED I TRY THIS COMPANY'S AMPS - BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE I DON'T ANTICIPATE NEEDING ANY REPAIRS FOR A LONG TIME, IF EVER.
Overall:
I PLAY BLUES AND CLASSIC ROCK IN SMALL BARS, CLUBS AND FOR PRIVATE PARTIES - IT HAS ALL THE GUTS AND QUALITY SOUND THAT I'LL EVER NEED FOR THESE VENUES - I DON'T PLAN TO CHANGE MY PERFORMANCE SETTINGS AS I'M A ROCKIN' ROLL RELIC AT AGE 55 - I HAVE NO REASON TO CHANGE EQUIPMENT AS LONG AS THIS ONE IS STILL GOING - HAVING RESEARCHED EVERYTHING OUT THERE, THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST PRODUCT FOR THE MONEY!
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