?Let's review this amp and see what the buzz is about. First off?the specs, well it ain't much and that's perfect.?5 watts- 2 tubes one El84 output and one12AX7 for the pre amp tube. One knob and that's volume. Coolest feature is that the head?has 4,8, and 16 ohm speaker outputs. Killer you can hook it up to any speaker cab!

? The amp is made in China but very well made and it's VERY quiet even with the gain maxed out, perfect for recording. So how's she sound? Well at low volumes there is a nice clean sound?really close to the tone of the early Fender tweed amps. Nice, but that's not what this amp does best. As you turn up the volume the overdrive just gets thicker and hotter with tons of incredible harmonic overtones. This amp is great for the blues guys or classic rock type tones. At the highest gain setting it's very compressed with a hint of Big muff type overdrive, a little on the "Nasty" side and a little "Rude" but outstanding in every way. The amp really is close to capturing the Tweed Champ distortion tone at this point. There are NO bad sounds in this amp at all! What about?no tone control? Well it really doesn't need it. This amp is?very tone neutral so the sound of YOUR guitar really shines through.?Again EXCELLENT?for recording. I add a little Boss Eq. to fatten it up a bit?and to give it a bit of low end thunk.

? I was surprised buy the volume this puppy?has, louder than you might think and you could easily rehearse and do gigs with this amp as long as your not?trying to compete with a Rectifier or play at huge volumes.

?So what's the verdict? Well I'll have to say without a doubt the BEST $99.00 amp ever made PERIOD. It sounds like a great "boutique" amp and I' know lot's of folks won't like that but it's true, ?so save some money and buy one of these. I would say pretty much essential for a killer studio amp. A really cheap way to get into the thrill of TRUE tube overdrive!

? Mod Tips: Well really only one, I am a fan of the JJ brand EL 84 tubes.They just sound better than the Sovtech tube supplied with the amp. I would recommend swapping that tube out and that's a really cheap and easy upgrade for even better tone. It really will wake this amp up. Find one of these and try it out, Valve Jr. simply ROCKS. Yep I bought one too.

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