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I’ve been playing this for a few weeks and love it more and more, every time I play it. I’m not really sure what to compare it to, but I’ll try. It has the punchiness of a 6505 with the chewiness of a Friedman BE (I own all three). It’s a very articulate amp and will amplify any sloppy playing. I’m using a Helix to switch channels. The midi programming is so easy it’s almost comical. The only thing I was a bit disappointed with was the gain 1 channel. I thought it would function as a three channel amp as the channel 1 OD can be toggled off/on. Since they share a gain knob, that isn’t practical. In other words, this amp will offer a brilliant clean tone and an amazing channel 2 gain tone or it’ll give you two amazing gain tones. You can’t have all three without turning knobs. I’m very impressed with the sound J get at low volume. Of course this can get loud, very loud. It also has a very nice tone at low low volumes. When turned down, it doesn’t get fizzy or sound like a cheap radio as most amps tend to do. Overall, I’m impressed with the sound and functionality of this amp. 2K is a lot of money, but compared to other amps in this price range, it’s well worth it.