It does not have the crunch of tube amps of course, but it is very nice and jazzy, and can bring up "some" crunch through a good guitar turned up loud with quality pick-ups (and I have been using just that lately, a Gibson SG) The clean channel, as mentioned in reviews by others, is Fender clean. Let me tell you though that I am a little biased in favor of Fender amps traditionally, I will not go for anything other than a Fender Amp ever (save for maybe a top of the line Mesa Boogie if I could afford any rig I wanted one day) Also, I play mostly rhythm guitar lately in my band and we do rock, blues based rock, and some blues. I had this amp for about 4 months now, and I like it, especially at this price! It is certainly not the amp of my dreams, but you can't always get what you want. All in all, this is a fantastic amplifier and well worth your money if you need something with power on a budget. It's got an FX Loop which is great for running your delays and reverbs through, and there are some really nice onboard effects too, particularly the reverbs. But if you've got drive and distortion pedals then you won't have an issue. I do find Channel 2 with the amp simulations is a bit quiet in comparison, some settings jump up and down in volume and it's my personal opinion that the gain channels don't really hold up all that well. I exclusively use the clean channel, and it's a great pedal platform with plenty of volume.
It's had one service in its lifetime to clean up some crackly pots, but that's likely an issue with where it's stored rather than the quality of the electronics themselves. I've been gigging this amp regularly since I bought it and have never had any issues.
This amp is perfect for beginner and intermediate guitarists who need a gigging level amp and for the money, I don't think you can get a better 2x12 combo. It's not that anything is wrong with the amp either, I just fancy a change after nearly a decade of using this beast. I bought this amp waaay back in 2014 and only now am I finding myself in need of a replacement.
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