B-52 Pro Audio LG100A Head

mine was made in 2003,this amp for the price range of $349.99+tax is so versatile because it is three channeled,and also comes with a steel foot switch,and for only a hundred watts this thing can push two four-12 cabs.

I use an Esp Viper-301 with EMG'S humbuckers pushing through this beast with a b-52 slant cab with 4-12's and 400watts handling,it can preform sound's from country to death metal,this amp is litteraly a beast because the clean channel has so much clarity,and both distortions have really good clarity and low end.

I played with my B-52 at the high school that i graudated from thier homecoming parade with ten band's preforming including my band that I play in,and what was funny five of the bands guitar players used my half stack because they liked how good it sounded at such a loud volume ,I had it cracked up to 12:00 o'clock.

they told me detail for detail about the new B-52 tube head that just came out ,6 months before it was even introduced to the public

this amplifier is a beast like I said before ,you won't regret buying this amp,and also my theory why pay over a thousand dollars for amp like a marshall mode four that sounds like some built it then took a huge crap in it. p.s. this amp is Excellent for HardRock because that's what i play

I used money from Christmas and working to buy the B-52 half stack. I payed about $325 for the head and the cab. At first I was aiming for a Marshall or Randall but the B-52 was sitting next to a Marshall so I tried it out. I had never seen it before and was looking to try something new. I believe it was made mid to late 2002, because I had never heard of or seen anything by this company before. I play Rock and Roll/Heavy Metal; think Anthrax and Pantera. This is amp is great for that style of music. With the bass at 10, mids at 0 and the treble between seven and eight it can't be beaten. It has three channels: clean a type of crunch and full maxed out distortion. It comes with a footswitch which gives you the option of going from clean to distortion, changing the gain settings (crunch or distortion) and a Reverb on/off switch. There is an Effects Loop in the back and it gives you a sort of boost knob in the back to let you put however much of the effect into the signal that you want. Headphone jack in the front, but that's what Practice amps are for. I don't use the effects loop, I just run straight through the floor board. I use this amp in the garage for practices and at shows it's a great amp. Loud!

I've used several Les Paul's with this amp (some loaded with EMG pickups). I've also used, live and for practice, Ibanez guitars with Seymore Duncan pickups. RG 470, RG 570 and RG 220. All sound awesome on this amp. This amp is perfect for Heavy Metal. With the Gain 2 selected, maxed gain turned up and bridge pick up you can't go wrong. With Gain 1 selected, guitar tone all the way down, gain set from 4 to 6 and the neck pick up on you have an awesome blues sound. The clean sound is really great on the neck pickup as well, but I find that it gets somewhat high pitched on some bridge pickups. Not a good idea to play full open chords on the bridge pick up. It's also a good idea to have the Master Volume higher than the Level knob. To protect yourself from feedback and unwanted humming. I use a Rocktron guitar silencer so that's not a problem anyway. Amp sounds great even at high volumes, gets very loud. Gain 1 is good for blues and Crunch (Bush, Pearl Jam softer Ozzy parts) and Gain 2 is good for anything Metal and Rock (Slayer, Pantera, Anthrax, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, etc.) Hardcore distortion, very awesome!

I've used this amp at all my shows. Awesome all around amp, perfect for what I play. I've had no need for a back up so far, I've had it for about seven months. I've never hit it against anything or dropped it, but it's heavy enough to scream out "protection!" I've never had any worries with it. Wheels on bottom of cab to help movement.

Never had to contact them.

I've been playing about two years. I have an Epiphone Les Paul (EMG pick ups) White Gibson Les Paul Custom and three Ibanez RG series guitars (470, 570 and 220) with Seymore Duncan pickups. I use a Dunlop Wah Wah, Digitech Whammy effect Pedal and some racked gear (Rocktron Noise Reducer, Korg Tuner and Furman Perimetric EQ) and a whirlwind A/B box. All this plus two B-52 half stacks (one distorted and one clean) makes a kickass guitar rig. I highly recommend getting the B-52 head and amp if you're not a tube amp fanatic. It's an awesome amp. Worth the money, very affordable.

I bought the head as well as the 4x12 400w cab(350 bucks each). I bought this at Guitar Center and it was right next to the Marshall MG100HDFX. I walked right past the B-52. I tried the Marshall out as well as a crate. I was all set to buy the Marshall when the guitar floor manager of Guitar Center told me that it wasnt a "real" Marshall and then he showed me the B-52(and the b-52 was cheaper!). I was amazed at how much better it sounded. The B-52 is really loud but it still sounds great loud. The 2 distortion channels are great. One is really crunchy and the other is more ballsy. The clean sound really good too. Came wit ha footswitch for channel swithcing plus a switch for the reverb. I'm going to be in a band soon and I think this will work out great for me.

I currently have an Epiphone G-400...sg style, two humbuckers(both stock). I play mostly hard rock, metal, and a little bit of blues/jazz here and there. The distortion works really well and everything sounds clear. It can have some feedback on higher volumes but u can get rid of it by playing with the EQ. Its a pretty simple, straightforward amp which is great. Nothing there to just take up space.

The head and cab both seem pretty sturdy and they both have 5 year warrantys as opposed to marshalls 90 day warranty. I would gig without a backup. I just got it so it works great.

Well I havent dealt with the company and I hope i won't have to. But they get a ten for the great warrantys that i got.

I have only been playing guitar for about 5 months but I'm really into it. I also have a 25w crate amp and my guitar I mentioned earler. If it were stolen now I'd want to buy another one but if it got stolen somewhere down the road I might look at something more expensive. I really love how great it sounds and from being so simple. Alls you do is plug in and have fun. There isnt much i could say that I hate about it. If you want a relaly great first half-stack dont be fooled by the fancy Marshalls...take a good look at this. You'll be pleasantly surprised...and its cheaper too!

2003 brand new US built head w/ matching cab. Fits my styles well, i lean towards punk, but i like a lot of detuned and metal stuff as well. For the price, this amp cannot be beat. Includes 3 channels - clean, overdrive, lead - and reverb. Came w/ footswitch. Effects loop and headphone jack are also located on the back. It would have been awesome to include chorus, but i am well beyond satisfied. Easily meets the power needs to perform with a band. I was tired of being drowned out by our drummer, but that is no longer a problem.

I have 2 les pauls (epiphone standard and a 80's japanese-made copy that looks exactly like a gibson custom) and a EMG equipped Schecter C-1+. The distortion is amazing, the lead channel screams, especially with the EMGs. The clean and overdrive channels are also very well done, they are not awesome, but for the money they blow away the competition. The reverb is also damn good. Lead channel w/ full distortion + reverb + bridge pickup = amazing tone for soloing, especially tapping. But this amp could easily do other styles, like blues or jazz with no problem. The only problem is on the gain settings there is a buzz, but i already had a BOSS noise supressor, so its not really a problem. OVERALL, IT SOUNDS GREAT, HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH POWER AND HEADROOM FOR DAYS.

This thing is solid, damn solid. I have moved it around a lot since purchasing it, i am more worried about smashing things with it then things hitting it. Metal reinforced throughout, this thing is almost indestructable.

Extremely helpful, answered all inquiries quickly, ordered catalog and recieved it in two days! Warranties are amazing - 5 years on the head, some number of years on the speakers and lifetime on cab construction! They are also a US company.

I have been playing for a couple of years now and while i don't have as much experience w/ equipment as others, it is easy to see the greatness that is this amp. for $600 you can get this B52 half-stack that stands against marshalls costing 2 times the price. For the money it simply cannot be beat. If it was stolen i would be damn pissed, i would buy another in a heartbeat. I love the distortion, the number of channels (every amp should have 3) the reverb is great, its indestructable + it has great warranties, its US MADE, its VERY LOUD, and above all THE BEST VALUE YOU WILL FIND IN THE $600 RANGE OF HALF-STACKS!!!! THE BEST!!!!

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I use an Ibanez with dual humbuckers.This amp is the mutha-fuckin schiznit doohickie.The tone nobs actualy work!(not like on those crap-ass marshalls)
The distortion is so good.It cuts through everything else.

This is the strongest amp in the whole world.I have dropped it three times and nothing happened.

never dealt with

This is the best amp out there.There are you butt-fucks who say ooooo its not tube!Or oooooo its not marshall!Fuck you shit heads.Tube amps are the biggest rip off ever.more than squier guitars.They dont sound any better,you get auto-overdrive at slightly high volumes,and you have to replace them.And marshalls all sound the same, and they are sooooo quiet.you practicly need a full stack for quiet practicing.

This is a verily new amp I have heard. I am 15 yrs old and play in a Punk band good punk not gay punk I'm talkin (Anti-FLag), some ska like Rancid and stuff. Since I only started playing guitar in mid december of 2002 I wasn't really sure what amp I should buy. I knew alot about amps cuz i have played bass for about 4 yrs. Iknew I wanted a halfstack so I didn't have to every worry about buying anotehr amp to play shows ever again. I knew Marshall was to expensive and shit like that so I went to Guitar Center and the Salesman showed me this I was amazed and played it for 10 mins and bought it. Since I only play rythem in my band I could honestly careless about the effects. I do like the reverb and the two gain switches though. This amp has so much power I have played this at 4 different venues and have only had to crank it up to volume three. Only at one venue it was miced and that didnt really matter though to much. This is probably the best deal I have ever seen on a halfstack.

I'm using a Fender with Seymour Duncan Humbuckers (modified into it). This amp is really good for ska and punk if your a pop punk/emo queer don't by this. I have tried playing some old AC-DC on it and it sounds incredible.Some jazz music and this amp sounds good no matter what I play. The only probelm I don't like is to much feedback but I am playing in a very small room so that could be the problem when I'm playing live between songs I have to turn it down so we cant talk to the crowd or for bass solos and then have to turn it back up to play again.

I trust this amp all the way. I don't ever worry abouta back up or anything I am really careful with my amps and this thing is built so well it has wheels a very big plus compared to my Fender Bass amp. (I hate carrying that thing). IT has a metal grille so I dont ever worry about fuckin up the speakers or anything.

The company has a great warranty that's one of the reasons I bought this amp even though its a new amp out on the market I felt safe buying it cuz of the warranty. I haven't had any problems with it so I don't really know.

I play bass alot and guitar now I use a Fender p-bass and Fender jazz bass and fender bass amps. If my new amp was stolen I'd buy it again.If lost I'd kick the persons ass who stole it but if they were alot bigger than me I would just buy a new one haha im hardcore.

All the other reviews can tell you the technical details... Not too many features... Two distortion channels and a clean channel. There's a nice effects loop with gain controls although I haven't tried it yet. I used to own a Johnson modelling amp which had so many features that going down to something this basic was a shock... I must say though that LESS IS DEFINITLY MORE!! I got the matching 4x12 cabinets which is loud enough for most any gig I'll ever play... Only a few knobs but plenty of versitality available with them and no confusion with a million effects that sound like crap anyway...

I play all styles of music from metal to punk to rock to funk etc... This amp can get real loud! The clean sounds are nice but nothing special... It is solid state and does not compare to a fender twin or anything... But it works... The distortion on the other hand can sound from wicked and screaming to mellow and soothing... The two gain channels really give a lot of options... Pinch harmonics seem to leap to life with this amp! And this amp can hold its own at the highest volumes! Something the modelling amps don't do very well. Only complaint is that it does feedback quite easily if the gain is up to high... probably due to the fact that I'm using the 4x12s in my 13x13 room... Play around with your positioning and it should go away.

I live in Buffalo NY and I've had to drag this thing through snow storms to my car/truck... I haven't dropped it yet but I've put a decent amount of abuse on it and the thing is built like a tank!

never had a need to use them

I've been playing guitar for about 7 years now and this amp blows away my marshall JTM-30 watt, my Johnson Mirage, and all the marshall valvestate amps... It is comparable to a mesa boogie without the humongous price tag. Although not as smooth as a mesa it definitly has the bite and the tenacity to bring all your notes to life.

I believe this amp and this company came out in 2002, but I do not know for sure. But what I do know is that this is a fantastic amp for the money. I play in a punk band (not that popunk crap on mtv). It has 3 channels which are Clean, Overdrive, and "Super Overdrive". It comes with a footswitch, and also has switchable reverb, and an effects loop. It sounds exactly like a Marshall Tube Amp, but it is solid state. Whenever the guy at Guitar Center told me it was solid state I couldn't believe it. I have had this amp for almost a year now and I have gigged it frequently, and I have never turned it up past 5 at a show. And when we practice I have to turn it down about 3. No headphone jack, but who buys a halfstack for the headphone jack? I bought it with the matching 4x12 and I think that this amp is the perfect match for my style of playing. It's just a cheap, basic, loud, good sounding amp. But as far as features go I don't really care because I don't use any effects or anything, I just plug in and rock out hardcore.

Currently my main axe is a Fender Deluxe Double Fat Strat, with dual humbuckers, and I think it sounds just dandy. As far as my musical style the only complaint I have is that it sounds a bit muddy, not much clarity, but that might just be my guitar. As far as variety goes I have played classic rock (led zeppelin, ac/dc), punk (germs,black flag), hardcore (limp wrist), even a little ska.
If youre looking for an amp to play some lame nu-metal this is definately NOT the amp for you. And if youre looking for an amp to play some lame old-metal Steve Vai/whitesnake/hair metal/Zack Wylde/ CRAP...this is also definately not the amp for you.

Within the first week I bought this amp I knocked it completely over on its front (great metal grille) and absolutley nothing happened. Within the year there have been some rips in the outside, but it is definately nothing major. It has never broken down, and sounds just like it sounded a year ago. Since I am a broke punk-rocker I have to play without a backup every show, and I don't have to worry at all, because this amp is solid.

Well I do believe it has a lifetime warranty, so I guess thats about as good as it gets. I do have the number of the company, but since theres been absolutely no problems I havent had to use it.

I have been playing guitar for 6 years now, and I looked long and hard for a good amp. I tried the Marshall MG series and it really didnt appeal to me, and I also tried a Crate amp that was just awful. And my friend even has a Marshall JCM series, but it just wasnt for me. I am the only person I have ever met with one of these amps, it is kind of cool. I am unique, and have my own sound. If someone stole it I might check out the Fender Stage 100 halfstack, but if I didnt like it I would definately buy this back again. It is a magnificent buy, I think B-52 made a mistake by pricing it so low. All in all if you want a great amp for the money, this is it.

Three channels with reverb and effects loop.Basic amp head.Very LOUD! I realy liked it till I got it home and tested it with a few stomp boxes.

I use Ibanez Jems guitars and this amp sounded great.Kind of marshall sounding with a great clean channel.Plenty of head room too.The 400 watt cab is great {Iam keeping it} But I returned the head because of the effects loop.I use a boss chorus and this head sucked the life out of the chorus? Seemed to drain the volume out of the amp too.The effects loop has a gain for send and return but still just did not sound good at all.If you do not play with effects this amp is AWSOME!! I just could not get past the effects loop.The distortion is great,I got alot of cool sound from this amp.

Spoke with them and they were great.I think B-52 is on its way with these amps.

Over all I liked this amp.Its just not for me.I play through a line six flextone and its hard to give up a floor board with a tuner and wah and volume and channel switching !! Iam going to keep the 4/12 cab and run my pod and a power amp with it.I have tested this out and it sound great. Go check one of these out.LOTS OF HEAD ROOM !! They are coming out with two more heads soon.One a 60 watt tube and one a 100 watt tube.Great sounding amp,just not for me :-(

As others have said its brand new from B-52 Pro Audio. I saw this half stack in a ad for Guitar Center, and came on here and looked at how well it was rated so I decided to check it out. I really liked the way the head looked, its a bit different from most. There are two channels, clean and overdrive. And the overdrive has two different footswitchable gain settings itself. This definatly makes this a great lead guitar amp. Becuase you can have it on one for a smooth rhythm distortion and then switch it to shred out on lead. Its got a switchable reverb as well. Its got the classic two speaker outs, and effects loop.

As I said I tried this against a Crate Blue Voodoo. The distortion on this was 100% more smooth than the Blue Voodoo and over all it just sounded a lot cleaner and smoother. This thing sounded awesome.

Two year warrenty on the amplifer, lifetime on the construction. The thing seems like its built really well.

Haven't delt with them. They have a great warrenty though. It'd be better if they had a 1-800 number, but thats okay. At least they are in the US.

Overall this amp was great. I got it with the matching 400 Watt 4x12 cabinet. This wasn't as loud as the Blue Voodoo, but blew it away in terms of sound quality.