Vox Pathfinder 15

Price Paid: 200DM

Features: 3
This is a follow-up to my intial review of the Pathfinder wherein I compared it with the Danelectro Nifty-Fifty. I would like to amend my comments in a downward fashion on the Pathfinder. Compared to a REAL amp (say, a Fender Deluxe Reverb) the Pathfinder is pathetic. As a simple practice amp, you can find far better alternatives at similiar prices. Yes, it does look good, but that is about it. As a practice amp, it is unacceptable to my ears. I now own another low wattage amp which sounds phenominally better compared to this pile of dung. Check out a tube Univox UB-45 (about a $100) or if you have the money, an ADA Rocket A-10. You will be far more pleased with the sound, IMHO.

Sound Quality: 3
Sounds like a solid state amp, which isn't surprising since it's a solid state amp. It's tin sounding and very harsh when it's feeble boost is engaged. The gain switch is more a harshness control. The 'break-up' is just shrill and tonally without life. Very limited. It's flat and unresponsive and sounds plain BAD at times. It is very hard, maybe impossible, to find any decent sound. The only way it sounds good is through about $200 worth of pedals. Great! There is very little tonal variety at all. As it turns out, in my intial review, it was actually my pedals I was reviewing. I have tried for a month now to get something resembling a real tone from this box, but alas, I am left with the fact that the Pathfinder is a stone dead box. Toneless, bereft of life...this is a dead parrot of an amp. I would rather have my old Crate back over the Pathfinder.

Reliability: 3
When played at louder volumes, it buzzes/rattles loudly. It cannot be played loudly with this noise. It is not a subtle problem at all. Apparently, as another reviewer here has noted, the screws were not tightened properly at the factory during assembly, so I will have to disassemble it and retighten everything. Great. I would NEVER gig with this piece of junk.

Customer Support: N/A
Don't know anything about this.

Overall Rating: 3
I am very disappointed with this amp. I cannot recommend it to anyone who's ever played through a decent tube or a fine solid state amp. A beginner might tolerate it, since ignorance is bliss. However, a player will be very disappointed by the Pathfinder's limitedness and harshness no matter what style of music played. Yes, it LOOKS like a Vox, and we all would love to get that Vox sound, but you won't find it in this amp AT ALL. Save your money and/or look to buy an old 60's tube amp. IMHO, this is am unacceptable piece of equipment to play music with. It is more functional as a piece of furniture or a cigarette holder...maybe a dart board?

Submitted by JC at 04/03/2001 09:18

Price Paid: US $118 ea

Features: 8
2000 model (have 2) Nice warm blues sound I use them along with a Crate GX40+D and two Peavey 1X12 cabs.
An effects loop would be nice, they should include the footswitch.

Sound Quality: 10
I play the following: 69 Paul Standard. 79 Dean Baby V. 87 Hohner G2T. 99 LP 12string. 2000 Dean Chafin Boca. 2001 ESP MH100. Good crunch "tubish" sound that blends nicely with the Crate. Best advice I can give is to set both tone controls in the middle and leave them there. Clean is very good, distortion is a bit warm and has a definate VOX sound. Again it adds something to the Crate that I couldn't get playing with the GX's controls.
I DON'T use these just as practice amps. They are quite loud enough for bar gigs.

Reliability: N/A
so far no problems

Customer Support: N/A

Overall Rating: 9
been playing since mid '60s. I've collected a few guitars along the way and set them up myself.
I compared these to a Crate GXF15 - What were they thinking ? An Ibanez Toneblaster25r - tooo solid state sounding, and a small Washburn - too bright at all settings.
I wish it had a 10" speaker and 5 more watts.
If lost/stolen I would replace them.
One more thing, the VOX name and style is unmistakable and Korean workmanship has vastly improved in the last 6 years. LISTEN to this thing, especially if you like Blues or Blues-based Rock (Who, Zep, Jeff Beck, Guess Who, etc....)

Submitted by SteVe at 03/07/2001 20:34

Price Paid: tested in the store

Features: 3
First and foremost, I just want to make it clear that I don't own a Vox Pathfinder. I just tried one at the store because I was looking for a decent low wattage practice amp.

FEATURES
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- Made In Korea
- solid state
- 8" Speaker
- One input with gain, volume, bass, treble, tremolo speed, tremolo depth controls, and a boost button
- footswitch jack
- footswitch for boost
- 'classic' Vox look

PROS
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- Very inexpensive for a "Vox"
- Very loud for a 15W solid state amp
- Tremolo is good enough, but not the best you can get
- Relatively noiseless even at high gain settings

CONS
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- Limited features; limited controls
- No reverb
- Doesn't suit all types of music, especially metal and hard rock

Sound Quality: 5
I haven't tried my own guitar and effects setup with this amp since I mentioned earlier I tried it in the store. However, to test the integrity of this amp, I chose a Fender American Traditional Telecaster and plugged it straight to the amp.

PROS
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- Clean tone is sparklingly clean, but very solid state sounding.
- Tremolo is decent; not bad at all.

CONS
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- Lacks bottom end probably because of the small 8" speaker; in effect, when the bass is set high it gets very muddy.
- Distortion is very harsh; doesn't really sound like a cranked up
retro AC-30. In other words, there is little to no warmth. I haven't tried a distortion pedal through it but I presume it is still going to sound edgy because of the solid state clean sound.

Reliability: N/A

Customer Support: N/A

Overall Rating: 5
Been playing for a decade now, and I offically declare myself a TONE FREAK! I do recordings and post production so tone is my biggest concern, especially for recording guitar tracks, being that I am a guitar player myself. I am not really a Vox tone worshipper so to speak because my sound leans towards the tubey Fender and Mesa Boogie clean sound, and obviously they are a bit 'dirtier' than Voxes and solid state amps. However, I am very much familiar with the clean sound of Voxes especially the AC-30s, when I listen to recordings of Queen, Beatles, Kinks, and all those retro Brit bands. The Pathfinder attempts to capture the sound of these bands (the sound of the Brit Invasion), but unfortunately, it doesn't come close. I can't believe people posted glaring reviews for this amp. IT IS BNOT GOOD. If you want a decent practice amp at this amp's price I would recommend a Fender Bullet Reverb instead.

Submitted by SKUNK at 03/02/2001 10:11

Price Paid: 900 (FIM)

Features: 9
I bought this little friend for my first amp two years ago. I play Fender Stratocaster California-model with Pathfinder. Folk/country/rock- music are music. I bought this because of outlook, pricing and mostly BECAUSE ITS V O X. It was crystalclear for me that Strat+VOX is my sound. And it have been. I play mostly keyboards, but in gig I play guitar 20-30%. My maininstrument is vocal and if I could choice, guitar would be all time in my hands in gig. I use this amp in home for practicing, in training with band and in gig. In future I will buy Fender Deluxe Reverb or VOX AC30 for gigging and then I can and I want use Pathfinder practicing in home.

Sound Quality: 9
Sound is allmost perfect for my taste, I would like have little more warm and loud. I use Shure SM57 for micing it in gig and Pathfinder is as monitor. Very good but not 100% what I want. I like lot tremolo and midrange is clear. Bass is punchy, but sometimes 8" is too small.

Reliability: 10
No problem, works like toilet in train.

Customer Support: N/A
no comments

Overall Rating: 9
Strato--> Zoom GFX 707 --> Pathfinder is my set now. I will through this multieffect so long as possible when I have money enough to buy all following Boss- pedals: compressor, acustic simulator, chorus, eq, overdrive and tuner. Pathfinder is very good and value-to-price is best I know. Original VOX- sound is heardible and outlook is also authentic. If you looking for good amp for practicing, this is one good. For gigging I would choose some "bigger".

Submitted by TT- Finland at 02/13/2001 02:12

Price Paid: 220 (DM)

Features: 8
Solid state, 15Watts, tremelo, distortion boost switch, bass/treble controls, a gain switch, 8" Vox speaker, headphone jack, one channel...essentially a PRACTICE amp. Keep in mind that this is a Korg/Vox, Korean made PRACTICE amp, and NOT a '62 AC-30. A lightweight, durable, modestly featured PRACTICE amp. I am reviewing this Vox amp as a practice amp, and comparing it against the Danelectro Nifty 50, for whom I swapped this amp with. That said, this Vox amp has more useable features than the Nifty-50, a finer asthetic appearance and generally a more versitle, pleasing tone. Relative to other practice amps I've encountered, I find this Vox's features to be in the high area. The tremelo makes it better featured than the Danelectro, especially for blues. The gain switch is a nice feature too. No reverb, but few of these practice amps have decent reverb anyway. If that's what you need, get a pedal! Relative to other PRACTICE amps, I'd give it an 8, since it has no reverb and a second channel would have been nice...The Danelectro Nifty 50 I'd give a 6.

Sound Quality: 8
As a PRACTICE amp, this sounds rather good. Frankly, a lot better than I'd expected! It's got an element of that solid state shrill you get when you push it to higher distortion levels. However, the gain pot/switch and boost switchs allow for a wide range of settings to accommodate a lot of tonal tastes. Thus, you can dial in a rather nice Voxy blues break-up that sounds pretty good. I was surprised at how good I was able to get it to sound. It substantially exceeded the Nifty 50 in this regard. I found the Danelectro to be thin, tinny, not terribly versatile and utterly useless when distorted: It tended to get nasty, harsh, trebly and toneless as the distorted increased. The Nifty 50's best tone came when run clean with my expensive pedals distorting it. I would say that the Vox Pathfinder is a much better sounding amp than the Danelectro Nifty 50. Again, the Vox is not a vintage tube amp, so remember that it's just a ss, 15watt practice amp. In the clean mode, it can get a little brittle and thin for my tastes. Fortunately, you have the capability to dial in different tones easily. The tremelo is a mixed bag. Generally, I found it to be a wonderful feature that helps distinguish it from other PRACTICE amps; it greatly assists in creating a fuller tone and an overt blues sound. The tremelo can get a little messy with any large amount of distortion, rendering it somewhat unusable at that point. The speaker in the Vox is better than the Nifty 50's. I'd give the Danelectro a rating of only 6, as it's distortion is just horribly useless and the Vox Pathfinder gets a PRACTICE AMP rating of around 8.

Reliability: N/A
This is the EU model, 240 volts. It's missing two features the US Vox has: An effects jack and an external jack (I believe that's right?). It's new so I have no idea how reliable it will be..so far, it hasn't broke..but what's to break, it's solid state...

Customer Support: N/A
I bought it off a German retailer,a guy named Otto, in Munich, and he didn't speak English...hey, what are you gonna do? So I doubt that there is any warranty to the store...Vox/Korg?...Frankly, I haven't a clue what their policy is about merchandise. Cost about $110...

Overall Rating: 8
I own a Fender 73 SFDR (BLKFCD)that I use at home. I love it; adore it; cherish it...Best amp I've ever owned, and I'm a firm believer in vintage Fender stuff. I picked up this amp cause I still wanted to play, tho I'm away in Europe for 8 months. The Vox looked great (you gotta admit, Vox's have that look!), got rather good reviews (I believe the reviews tend to get way way inflated on this board, frankly...sometimes I wonder if folks either don't have a clue about decent tone or are just too committed to an item they now own..."I own this Crate and it sound AWESOME! Just like a Matchless, dude!" What is THAT?). The Pathfinder has a competent tremelo and a nice gain switch that allows for some tone variability. It is very good for a portable, solid state, practice amp costing little more than a $100. It can produce a variety of tones with a high degree of competence. I would recommend it over the Danelectro Nifty 50, a not bad at all practice amp that is somewhat limited by the quality and variety of sounds it can produce. I'd give the Nifty 50 an overall rating of 6-7 and the Vox an 8+, as a PRACTICE amp. Again, this is NOT a 62 AC-30. If it was lost or stolen, and I needed a practice amp, I would definetly buy it again.

Submitted by JJC at 01/20/2001 06:43

Price Paid: N/A

Features: 10
Folks, this is essentially an update and a small info sheet for you Vox Pathfinder owners like me. I found out a good way to get rid of that cabinet rattle many of you have been mentioning. Remember, this like many other amps (from Crate to Fender and Marshall)are assembly-line built, and built quickly to shove out the door to sell. Sometimes the bolts and screws that hold it together may not be completely tightened, and that will cause rattling. Here's my solution:

I took apart the amp. First I UNPLUGGED IT!! and waited a while for the amp to stop buzzing (a minute). I took off the back panels, pulled out the chassis--FYI, this amazing amp looks like it was built from over-the-counter parts from Radio Shack!!! Incredible, no trickery, just good design and simple construction--and tightened down the front baffle plate screws and speaker screws. I tightened them CAREFULLY--remember, this is particle board, so if you start to feel some real tightness, the next step might be smashed wood, so know the wood's limits--then I went backwards. I put the chassis back on, making sure the bolts were good and tight. Then I put the back panels back on. Sure enough, the rattling is gone. The only noise you hear is the grunt of the speaker pumping because this amp is so DAMN LOUD!!! If you feel good about unscrewing amps (unplug it first, of course, or ZZZZAAAPPPP to the great gig in the sky!!) and doing a little light work, this does the job. Once again, this amp gets a 10. And you should hear it through a Farfisa!! I say, buy many of these, stack 'em up, and you'll be the next bedroom Ted Nugent!!

Sound Quality: N/A

Reliability: N/A

Customer Support: N/A

Overall Rating: N/A

Submitted by Santos Menendez at 01/17/2001 19:11

Price Paid: US $95.00

Features: 10
Brand new, 2000 model. I bought it as a Christmas present for myself. I usually play a Mexican 60's Reissue Strat through a 1968 Fender Deluxe Reverb, but I wanted something light, easy to lug around, and different-sounding. More jangly, Kinks, Beatles, early Who-sounding. I liked amp from the moment I saw the box it came in. first of all, excellent packaging-the box has a full-color, full-size image of the amp printed all over it. Beautiful. Then I unpacked it. WOW!! I had this big stupid smile on my face. What a cool looking little amp!! Then I plugged in, turned on, and turned up. My jaw dropped to the floor. OH MY GOD, WHAT A TONE!!! Mind you, this is a little practice amp, 15 watts. One channel, gain switch, headphone jack, line recording out and external speaker jack. Perfect practice amp features. This might very well be one of the best amps I have ever owned. I couldn't believe my ears, it sounds incredibly like a tube amp. Nice wide tone, great bass and treble response. Absolutely incredible deal for the price. Does it sound like an AC-30? No, but so what? It sounds like a Vox amp, and a really great one at that. No reverb, which is usually nice, but I don't miss it on this amp (get a pedal!), and the tremelo is a little shallow, but once again, so what? GET A DAMN PEDAL!! The small Dan Electro pedals named after food are awesome, especially the tremelo one, and for what you pay for this amp, you're still ahead of the game. The gain is really nice and spiky, very late 60's buzzy sounding. Think "No Time" by the Guess Who, really a high watermark for heavy, buzzy overdrive.

I'm a jammer nowadays. I used to be in a few bands, and needed (or thought I needed) the Deluxe for smooth tone and good overdrive. I've owned three Deluxes in my time (so far) and the little Pathfinder can stand up and hold its little head high, it deserves respect and gives you a smile every time. The Vox couldn't have come at a better time for me; I injured my back recently and I'm still on the mend; the light little Vox is sure easier to haul around than the larger and MUCH HEAVIER Deluxe. I have been doing a good deal of solo playing and recording (I've had many gigs in living rooms, basements, and TV rooms throughout Bergen County-watch for me, I'll be a legend in the bedroom-gigging circuit some day, yuk yuk) and I really feel this amp does the job, no ifs and or buts. I just can't believe that modern technology has allowed us to get this amazing tube sound with a fully solid state amp. I switched from solid state to tube amps because I couldn't stand the cold tone, my but times sure have changed!! This is an extremely versatile amp, does a great job in all musical situations I find myself in, gets kudos from everyone who sees and hears it, and jumps in and tackles every musical job I can give it (soon it'll be driving the sound of my 1967 Vox Jaguar organ--oh boy, what a treat!!) This amp is worthy of the Vox name, and truly is deserving of the gold "VOX" nameplate it wears proudly on its front.

Sound Quality: 10
I'm using the amp with a '60s reissue Fender Strat, Mexican-made, but a really fine example of one, incredibly well put-together (flawless in construction and in tone). Stock pickups, so you get single-coil hum-you play a Strat, you get used to it, so there. My styles are varied, from 50's and 60's Rock N Roll and R&B, to reggae, heavy 70's ROCK!!! and New Wave. In other words, Animals to Zappa, everything in between. It really suits everything. You'd be amazed at how Fender-like I get this thing to sound. Like I said, I'm flabbergasted. This thing blows away all other practice amps, including the Super Champ (I've owned one for a long time, no balls, crappy gain, confusing controls), Pro Juniors, small Marshalls, etc. The price alone kills the competition dead like Raid on ants.

The amp is suprisingly not noisy, regardless of what others may have written about it. The cabinet does rattle, but here's my take on that. You essentially have an amp that is way too loud for its cabinet. The 8" Bulldog speaker (YES, IT'S BLUE, SOUNDS GREAT, LOOKS COOL!!) is excellent for lower volume (remember, this is a PRACTICE AMP, and it's built small to practice and record with), and the tone is amazingly large and warm for an amp this size. But remember, this is a VERY LOUD amplifier, and could be way too loud for its cabinet, so you can use an extension cabinet for it as well. The sound is clean all the way up, and does distort at real high volumes. It gives a nice buzzy overdrive and a real crunch as well, so it runs the gamut for good overall guitar work. The clean channel is sterling, the distortion at high volume is meaty, and the distortion is not choppy at all. Like I said, it echoes the late 60's extreme fuzztone I love so much. It's not a warm distortion, but hell, Vox ain't Fender!! Vox amps' sound is described as "a blizzard of nails" and this one has it to the tee.

Reliability: 10
Reliability? IT'S SOLID STATE!!! You could hit it repeatedly with a baseball bat (don't you dare, damn it) and it'll probably still play. it's built out of sturdy particle board (it's heavier than you'd expect it to be), and is built REAL WELL, better that a $100 amp should ever be. The build quality is outstanding for an amp in this price range. I haven't had it for an extremely long time, but I definitely would use it on gigs without a backup. Hell, for the price, I could buy three and always have a backup or two.

I don't think this amp will break down for some time to come (I hope--never say never with anything, especially with anything made by human beings) and since I don't neglect my stuff, I think it'll give me that same great tone for years to come. Of course, I'm going to get a footswitch and amp cover for it as well--accessories always complete the package--and keep it from getting banged around by heavy-handed friends and jamming partners, so that'll help too.

Customer Support: 10
I haven't dealt with Korg yet (the makers of modern-day Vox products), but I don't need to do that yet. However, they do have a really good website that lists their products and includes online customer support, so let's see how they are. I've dealt with other guitar and amp manufactures (Fender, in particular) and they left me a little cold, but they're the big guns (but their solid-state amps suck, and they cost too much in comparison to Vox), so they do as they please. However, North Coast Music is a very big VOX dealer and parts/service supplier to the US, and they have been excellent with all of my VOX needs, so I give them kudos (look them up at www.voxshowroom.com, on the North Coast Music link). Therefore I can get great service when I require it.

Overall Rating: 10
I've been playing guitar for about 10-12 years now. I'm a big rhythm player, I have no real desire to be a eye-popping lead player. I play the old style; all meat, no filler, more Bo Diddley and Buddy Holly than Van Halen and grunge. I'm a big Steve Cropper/ Stax-Volt fan, and I have been playing a legion of Fenders, both Strats and Teles, over the years. I've got the '68 Deluxe, a Farfisa Compact Duo and a Vox Jaguar as well as the '60s Reissue Strat. By the way, that guitar in itself is possibly another of the greatest buys in our lifetime. I got mine very barely used as a trade with a friend, and the guitar is absolutely flawless in finish, construction, and in tone. It rivals the American reissues in all respects, for half the price.

Anyway, if the VOX Pathfinder ever got lost, I'd cry, break open my piggy bank and buy two more. If it got stolen, I'd hunt the crook down, hit him in the head repeatedly with the amp, then I'd run home, plug it in, plug my Strat in, and play Beatles and Monkees riffs until my fingers bled. AND THE AMP WOULD STILL PLAY BECAUSE IT'S SOLID STATE!!! Seriously, though, I really love the sound and the vibe of the amp. Where else can you find so much good sound and great looks for a c-note? Even the cheapest tube Fenders are over $200, and this amp beats them at their own game! I wish the tremolo were a little more robust, but like I said, GET A PEDAL!! and get over it. Besides, I can get some cool effects with tremelo and feedback (oh, I forgot the warm feedback this amp generates--nice touch). I would definitely buy it again, and I'd even like to try the Cambridge models, with the hybrid (one 12AX7 tube in pre-amp) layout. I compared many different small amps from Fender, Marshall (also under the Korg banner!!) and Dan Electro, but even though the others push their great tube tone, this one really has it. It's really hard for me to tell the difference with this amp, and that is truly wonderful. I really also like the execution of form and function on this amp--you feel like you really have a useable amp here, not some crappy toy with lousy sound effects tacked on. And it's got the VOX VIBE! "Vox--It's What's Happening!!" No bull, just a little ball of fire you can wedge behind your front seat and get to your gig without a hernia. If it had reverb, maybe it would be perfect, maybe not--hey, the AC30 has no reverb (some versions did) and look at its reputation. I own a Nanoverb reverb unit--that's my reverb, as well as some other cool effects. Maybe some bright person will start modifying these amps, and offer reverb kits, larger speaker conversions, and tremelo upgrades. This amp is definitely one that people would love to modify. I may even try it myself, with some help from the pros I know, and you never know, it could catch on. A hot-rod Lincoln for the price of a Yugo, my friends, that's what this amp is, the King of the Practice Amps. Notice there's a crown over the VOX logo on the instruction manual? Hmmm...

Submitted by Santos at 01/03/2001 19:15

Price Paid: 179.50 (cdn)

Features: 8
This is a 15 watt solid-state amp with an 8 inch heavy duty speaker. The top panel has gain,volume ,boost button,bass,treble and tremelo.The rear panel has headphone,ext. speaker and line output. What would I change on the features? A 10 inch speaker,no tremelo,get rid of the cheap boost and have tubes for the pre-amp. (IMHO)

Sound Quality: 8
My guitar is the Epiphone Les Paul junior single p90 pick-up all made in Korea.(i'm a musician,not a antique collector,can"t afford a Gibson).Since I am 51 years old my teen years were in the British invasion era and all that came after.I also like punk which was the reincarnation of 60's mod.This amp fills both of these eras perfectly! The pathfinder has more than enough distortion and volume. Most of my dial twiddling was to back things down as half mast on all the dials is too much! I use a boss gt-3 pedal and this gives me all the sounds I can ever use. I think of amplifiers as the the canvas upon which sound is painted.

Reliability: 7
Interesting!! The Pathfinder I bought was the showroom demo as the last one from the storeroom has a broken cabinet right out of the box!It probably took a big hit on the way from Korea. I've gigged with a lot worse in my day,old Kay's,silvertone,univox and nameless accordian amps so nothing scares me.

Customer Support: 8
Never dealt with Vox but Steve's music is a great place.

Overall Rating: 9
Been playing since 1963,have a hi-watt 50.During the punk years I played bass and have a Rick 4001s.I'm old enough to have seen Vox fall in and out and back in favor.There was a time in the 70's a Vox amp was an item of high camp and riddicule. Now the are seen everywhere.As Tommy Tedesco once said "some people hear with their eyes. Bottom line...price,this price range is limited.I also suspect the companies are trying to wet your intrest in a bigger amp later on,so these apms won't totaly fill all your needs.

Submitted by Rich dix at 01/02/2001 17:12

Price Paid: US $100

Features: 7
It's a 15 watt, solid state, one channel amp with a gain boost and tremolo. no reverb. it's got an extension speaker jack (disengages internal speaker) a headphone jack and line out (for PA's, power amps, etc.) It looks cool!! made in 1999 I think. it sits in my bedroom as a practice amp AND for god's sake people, it DOES NOT sound like an ac30 or ac15 (but it looks like one, hee hee) I do not use the trem or gain boost. It versatile enough for me, which is sitting in my bedroom as a practice amp:)

Sound Quality: 7
Amp sounds decent clean. Like most Solid state amps, it breaks up rather harshly. You can get a good sound out of this amp, but you have to play with the knobs a bunch. THere is a huge volume change when you hit the gain boost, which makes me use a pedal as to not get the people in my apt. complex russled up. This amp can be quite load if you plug it into a 4X12 cab and crank the gain and master volume. The tremolo is fairly weak, I'm not inspired by the trem at all. I don't use it. The clean sounds are decent and actually inspireing at times with my G&L ASAT,but it does not sound like an AC30 for the love of God!!! (what's up with the other reviewers saying it does??) I would have no problem taking this to the studio for certain parts. I don't miss the reverb. And it looks so cool!!

Reliability: 10
It sits in my house, has not given me any problems

Customer Support: N/A
Don't want to know

Overall Rating: 8
It's a inexpensive, cheaply made practice amp and should be used as such. decent clean sounds, and the distortion is good provided you can overlook the huge increase in volume. It's a good value, would get it again if stolen. It's better than most other amps in it's price range for organic type sounds IMO. IT LOOKS SO COOL!!

Submitted by Flug at 12/19/2000 22:23

Price Paid: N/A

Features: 9
Okay this amp is very good for me. Our house is really modern and they cheat a bit and we have walls the density of cardboard. My parents dont like me blasting loadsa noise out so its the right volume for practiceing and I can crank it up if I'm playing with friends. It has overdrive and tremelo which are pretty good.

Sound Quality: 9
I like the sound it makes in clean it brings out the tones really well in my guitar. The overdrive/gain is quite good I dont want really strong distortion and so this fine, I have recently sold my distortion because this is fine. Tremlo is something I never used but now I like to put it on quiet riffs. The sound of it I think is really good.

Reliability: 10
Its very relieable, I blew the op amp in my last amp because of feed back but this amp takes it nicely. I haven't had a problem with it yet.

Customer Support: 8
No Idea I got it as a birthday present, but it must be good if my parents could get hold of something this good, I cant help noticeing they get swindled out of money when it comes to musical equipment.

Overall Rating: 9
I love it, its the amp made for me.

Submitted by Dan at 12/16/2000 02:04