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I wanted a smaller amp to goof around with. Sometimes plugging into my larger rigs feels like too much work. I had seen a handful of review videos (mostly from other countries) and I was rather shocked by the tones these players were getting. I know people have often look at these as being cheap, practice amps. Practice amp? Sure. Cheap? Yeah, it's inexpensive. Neither of these are negatives in this situation. And it's also a lot more than that. It's a goldmine of great tones and features. I have been quite surprised by the quality of the Blue Marvel speaker. It rips and roars and actually rattles the windows in my studio! The Vintage and Modern voicings can be tweaked nearly endlessly via the responsive 3-band eq. All kinds of blues, rock, and metal tones abound. The fun really starts once it is switched to the Stack setting. I was rather taken aback at how the amp started to really open up and unload on this voicing. Suddenly it sounded like I had two or three of the amps running together. The tone is full, rich, and booming. The gain never gets harsh. It always sounds natural and pleasing to the ear. I know I'm gushing over the gain side. The clean channel is equally as fun but just feels a little limited without a reverb but I know they were going for a more simplistic operation here, and I'm fine with that. The clean channel also makes a great spot to run your favorite gain pedals. But honestly, I've been so enthralled by the on-board distortion and overdrive tones, I haven't felt the need to run any pedals into it very often. At the end of the day, it is still a small practice-size amp and is only capable of so much. I'd be fine gigging with it if the house PA were decent but it's not gonna keep up with a drummer on its own. That being said, I definitely plan on using this on some upcoming recording sessions and I look forward to getting more use out of this capable little amp. I've been a long-time fan of Peavey and they certainly didn't let me down with this addition to my collection. If you're looking for a practice/jam amp with a wide variety of tone that doesn't cost much, buy this amp with complete confidence.

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Only 25w, but, kick butt. Nice tone, I can't turn up the volume in my music room due to how loud this amp gets. zZounds made it easy to purchase. I've got it on a direct box into my mixer and amp and then out to my speakers. I have found that I can jam on the internet with one of my musician friends. We use Skype for video and Blink for audio. My friend says the quality of guitar sound is great. The amp on my end sounds sweer

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As a studio musician, I get to try dozens of Boutique tube amps for free in return for my opinions and advice. You can spend thousands more and not get better tube-tone or "feel" than this little guy. As another reviewer pointed out, the speaker could be improved but is OK for low volume practice or very quiet jazz gigs, like those where people eat dinner. You can very easily improve the already good tone by plying this through a better 8 inch speaker OR putting the head into a better cabinet with a premium 12 inch speaker. I use both of those strategies. For lightweight low-volume jazz gigs, I bring TWO of these to run in stereo from my stereo effects board. In those, I merely replaced the stock "blue marvel" speaker ( which is not terrible) with a much better 8 inch with wider frequency response and a lower FS. You'd be amazed. I had a woodworking friend build another cabinet that encloses this amp with an italian neodymium speaker. WHOW! You probably won't believe how beautiful and loud this thing gets! So, if you just want a good little practice amp or play VERY quietly, use this as is. These are so inexpensive, you can get two and make a very affordable stereo rig that fits in a rolling suitcase. And if you need boutique low-wattage tube tone, just use this amp with a good 12".

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Just got this amp with a Gibson Faded T Guitar , Versatile amp , sure cant beat it for the price.

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For 25 watts of power the amp packs one hell of a punch. The sound is crisp and clear. The pedal is the same has far as the sound goes.

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Bought this for running wireless mic set up in medium sized meeting halls for art society classes/meetings. The ladies who use this are mostly 40/50/60 year old and not dumb, but not tech savvy either. They absolutely love it and its much clearer than the similar, different brand, same money but now broken, amp that it is replacing.

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If you want simplicity, reliability and realistic tube tone, these are really good, especially for the $$$. You can get even better tone if you are willing to replace the speaker, but the stock speaker is fine for low volume.

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