Sound:
the clean channel is very warm
drive channel really can make your sound dirty
and alot of bass (compared to a vox)
the reverb is very good
the amp is just good (for the price it's really good)
i also have a vox ac15 and i like the sound of this amp more
but if you really want a rock near metal sound you have buy a good dis. pedal
Feature:
eq switching makes it very flexible
and if you got a pedal you can switch between clean and drive channel while playin or turn reverb on and of
just simple like it has to be
just find your sound and leave it alone
15 and 30 watt switch is also pretty handy but i don't realy use it
Ease of Use:
simple as can be
Quality:
so far very good
two speaker wich our considring the price very good
it's heavy
but it's a full tube amp
so that's pretty normal
Value:
excellent
Manufacturer Support:
?
The Wow Factor:
very nice design
vintage like
Overall:
if you buy it you won't regret it
if play rock, blues even jazz this amp is for you
metal maybe not but then again with a good pedal you probaly get decent sound out of it as well (i play some heavy stuff to and it does get the place moving)
just check it out
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Sound:
This is tube tone at its best.Aggressive picking will increase the tone if you are doing blues style with some gain.It works well with different pedals. I used my Tube screamer-very good. Boss SD-1-GREAT. Tweaking with practice will get great tone.
Feature:
No accessories,should include the foot switch. You will have to purchase seperately. The tube driven reverb is very nice.
Ease of Use:
Very easy to tweak tone.
Quality:
Extremely high quality product. Very heavy,roller casters would be nice. Looks very SWEET,very vintage look. Put together very well
Value:
Priced well for all the tubes and quality
Manufacturer Support:
Have had no need for support.
The Wow Factor:
LOOKS AWESOME
Overall:
I will not purchase another amp.I have FOUR already,and this is what I was looking for with tube power. Besides my wife would kill me if I brought another home :}
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Sound:
I own 2 30's.. My 1st was purchased when they were 1st released, As usuall, changing tubes brought out the sonics amd good bounce, but still was a bit harsh even after I caught on to the very critical and i mean critical settings on all settings, still had ear fatique after awhile and my volumes a low volumes even when gig. As a solo blues (early electric) the sound has to be at least pleasing, bought a pair of GreenBack Celestions and with Tung Sol tubes it is not far from a high end amp with a colorful swirl and pleasing (if that word applies) touch control overdriven sound from Class A as it should have been from go. Now about the second amp, purchased it new, out of the box the amp was pretty close to the amp I had re-tubed and Greenbacked with the stock Lady Luck speakers and now there changing to Sovt. tubes. Sweet, Im not sure what else was tinkered with and/or upgraded but there is a noticable difference out of the box from the 1st one. Why 2 amps, I had my doughts that the new GreenBacks would achieve the fix I needed so I was ready to send it back thinking there was a real problem someplace. Why order the same amp, even with my unfavorable opinion, there was something this amp provided that at the perfect settings reminded me of an Orange tube i once own back in the day. Surprise, the GreenBacks must have been what the doctored ordered. All controlls were now tweaked not to get rid of what was unwanted but rather to enhance what was there. meanwhile the other amp arrived so I have 2 amps, not a big difference as i said, but, the Lady Luck speakers are more aggresive in a good way and the Greenbacks can take higher freq. and still sound mellow. I should have mentioned this earlier, this uses a tube rectifier and for my money there's a very noticable advantage because of the sag when you pull a little more then the rectifier can deliver its a good thing.
Feature:
This amp is a tank, I think it weighs in at 70 odd pounds, at least from the outside the transformers look heavy duty, has a fan, very quiet. The controls are a little awkward until you get the hang of it, the outputs can handle 4,8 and 16 Z. Nice touch. I "wish" it came with the foot pedal for channel changing but, $499.00.. I think I feel lucky that the amp is what it is.
Ease of Use:
manual is more of a 3 page flyier, doesn't mention biasing, tube suggestions, has a quick tutorial using images of the tone strip for where dials should point to achieve a half dozen sounds and I think it reminds the owner not to stand in the bath tub when holding your...
Quality:
I have not as yet looked under the hood, I am waiting for a biasing meter to arrive because the Tung Siols run hot, Love the sound but I think they need to be calmed down a trifle. Very well made, gets kudo's from people on the looks and sound.
Value:
My experience with amps started way back with a tube SUPER BEATLE, in the interim had high end tried miking vintage small tube amps (not bad but after awhile you realize pit falls)
Manufacturer Support:
I hope there support is better then there ",manual"
The Wow Factor:
With this amp, I feel very much in control of my guitar, I have found aI am hearing great nuances i didn't know were capable, an example is, 2 cheap guitars I use when playing a roudy joint.. a Squire Strat and an Ibanez Artcore, the Squire in place of my Jag with seymour duncans and the Artcore in place of a heritage jazz box. Well blow me down Olive Oil, The Squire is now a beast and the Artcore has quite a range from fat jazz tomes to grungy distortion and sort of a scooped early blues tone. The Heritage is actually almost as pretty sounding as it was through my "use to own" Fender Twin.
Overall:
How long do i expect to keep this amp is like asking where's the last stop sign. The way to sum this amp up is I feel as if someone made a big mistake when setting the price, but most likely it was made unforetunately by underpaid but very capable underpaid workers from some third world country. I don't know this to be true, but the price is out of line with the all around quality of this amp.
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Sound:
Off the shelf, the amp sounded very harsh. A proper break in allowed it to open up a bit. Some of these amps ship with Sovtek tubes, others (later models) with more musical tubes. I have the Sovteks and they have been replaced with Tungsol 5881 reissues for the power stage and Tungsol 12ax7s in the pre amp. The sound has warmed up considerably and the true tube dynamics really come out. It cost me under $150 for new tubes and was well worth it. The new tubes also drastically improved the sound of single coils.
Feature:
For the price, the features are fine. I wish it had an effects loop. The interactive EQ setting is unique and makes this amp extremely versatile. Being able to switch from Class A 15W to Class AB 30W is great.
Ease of Use:
Its an amp, how hard could it be? The manual could have described how the interactive-independent affected the EQ. Like with any piece of musical equipment, the more time you spend with it, the more comfortable you'll be dialing in your tone.
Quality:
This amp is built very well. I wish it had shipped with a proper 14 AWG power cable but a trip to a computer flea market solved that. The tubes are well protected and the grill on the back protects the speakers and tubes from stray objects.
Value:
This is where this amp really shines. It doesn't have all the bells or whistles of other amps, but it costs considerably less. It compares most closely with Fender Hot Rods but has tone at much lower volumes. You have to go deaf before you get tone from a Fender Hot Rod.
Manufacturer Support:
Epiphone has provided me with everything I needed. I have also been able to contact the designer of the amp.
The Wow Factor:
It is a very nice looking amp. It might not look at home on a death metal stage but it looks the part of a blues amp.
Overall:
I am very happy with this amp.
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Sound:
i gave it a 8 because i really like it but it.s not a 10, nothing in the price range will be a 10 , 10 is like an orange. About sound qualiy i can get ac.dc out of it to sound just like their recording,im guessing if u play metal you,ll need a pedal because it cant get like metallica heavy.
Feature:
well it didnt come w. any thing from what i can tell. Just the amp. I really liked the A and A/b tube settings because you can just turn it to 15 watts and get natural distortion with out blowing anyones faces off , it still is loud though (15 watts tube=about 40 watts ss.)
Ease of Use:
very easy to use . any one can do it
Quality:
i gave it a 5 because i dont own it only played it. looked pretty solid though, the only thing i would be concerned about breaking are the tubes if you drop it down the stairs or something
Value:
cheap ,loud,amazing sound for the money
Manufacturer Support:
havent dealt with them
The Wow Factor:
im getting one next christmas and i cant wait
Overall:
i would be happy for this amp for a while , it can get over drums easily, i would do small/medium gigs w. it .
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