Feature:
3- 12ax7's for the preamp
2- 6L6's for power
Reverb unit and speaker are not the best but, for the price you can't go wrong. It makes a great practice amp and it would be a super amp for the advanced beginner.
*50 watts rms
*1 x 12" speaker
*Extension speaker output
*2 channel (Clean and Overdrive)
*3 band shared EQ
*Boost switch to increase midrange
*Presence switch for adding a bit more color to the output
*Effects loop
*2 button footswitch (not included)
Quality:
The cabinet appears to be built well. It seems to be a solid amp, as you can see on youtube where someone throws this amp across the floor then plugs in and starts playing again.
Could use a better reverb and speakers.
Value:
A 50 watt tube amp for under $200.00!! Great value! You can't get a decent solid state amp for this price.
Desirability:
A tube amp for under $200, everyone should want this sexy beast.
Sound:
It as a flat sound right of the box and a bit to much low end rumble. Anyone that owns/played one knows that. The reverb is not the best either, so I put a Accutronics full size reverb tank in mine. Now the reverb sounds great!! The speaker was my next target. I swapped out the Crate speaker, which is not the best, with a 12" JBL I had lying around and there was a very noticeable difference. Next I targeted the tone of the amp. I changed the pre-amp tube (the one that is closest to the power tubes) with a 12au7. This cost me about a 25% - 30% loss of volume but I ended up with the warmest, sweetest tone you could imagine, very similar to my '65 Twin Reverb. I also changed the other 2 preamp tubes(12au7). JJ tubes were used as the replacements.
Ease of Use:
Not much to say here.
Support:
Don't know as I've never needed support with this amp.... yet.
Overall:
I'm giving it a 10 because of the mods I've done to it, but I'd give it a 5 or 6 right out of the box.
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