Carvin 112-Nomad

Purchased on 10/30/2002

This amp can accomodate any style of music and it has 50 watts of tube power through an 8 ohm 12" speaker. This amp has more power than what I need in most instances. It has two channels; a clean and distortion (soak ) channel. The switching between channesl is very clean ( No pops or hums ). It has effects loop jacks on the back that are very good. All of my effects pedals and guitar processors sound good through them( Very clean ). A voiced cabinet output jack on the back of the amp sound very good in our mixer board as well as for recording. The sound through the speaker and the vocied cabinet jack are very similar. ( No loss of sound quality ). The FS22 foot switch engages the reverb unit ( which is not as good as my Fender Amp )and performs channel switching. The FS22 footswitch should have indicator lights and a jack to unplug the stereo cord attached to the footswitch. ( Like my Fender Amp Has )

The Nomad 112 has a speaker output jack and an ohm swith to select other speaker cabinets. The ohm switch is recessed into the cabinet, and you need a screwdriver to move the switch up or down ( 16, 8, 4 ).

The Nomad 112 has a presence knob on the back which produces sounding harmonics on the clean channel only. I usually leave this on max.
The standby and power switches on on the rear of the amp.

It would also be nice if the Nomad 112 had a switch on the rear that would allow on to power up only two of the power tubes instead of all four. This would enable one to get a full tube quality sound at a lower volume. I have to remove two of the power tubes to get this effect with the Nomad 112.

This amp's light weight in a small cabinet demensions make it a easy amp to carry around. Even though this amp is small in size, it nearly the same sound quality as my larger Fender Amp which is twice the weight and size. A good choice to purchase because of this feature alone.

I use this amp for large and small gigs, playing everything from blues, gospel, rock n' roll and country. It sound good on Eric Clapton all the way up to AC/DC. Your sound can be found in this amp somewhere. If you like the real heavy metal ( High Hz Sounds ) you may want a tube screamer or distortion pedal. The chicken head knobs are easy to see at a distance and all knobs are on the front, easy to get at. ( Not like my Fender and Peavy Amps )

The tweed texture and coloring looks nice. I wish the handle were leather instead of rubber. The upper Mid-West Winters are hard on plastics and rubber.

because of the amps' excellent sound enclosed in a small cabinet that is light to carry around, I would say this was the main reason I selected this amp.

I have a Gibson Les Paul Classic, American Fender Strat and Tele, and a Fender accousit with a fishman pickup. All of these guitars sound good through the amp. The signle coil pickups are a little more noiser than the humbuckers. I like the sound of my Fender Strat through this amp the best.

The clean channel is very good, other than the reverb sound is a little weak to my liking. The Fender reverbs sound better. The overdrive channel is very good. ( better sounding than my Fender Pro 1000 or twin reverb ) I don't like the master volume sound of the Fenders. The Carvin overdrive is more natural and warmer in tone. Both channels good responses in the low ranges. ( Better than Fender )
With the Lows around 7, Mids around 3, and the highs at max works best for me.

The clean channel distorts very little with the amp maxed out. The Fender Twin is just a little better here. Otherwise very impressed.

The distortion channel has everthing I need. I like to use the soak ( gain ) around 3 - 5 on most styles of music. If I want the AD/DC sound or heavy metal, I will move the soak beyond 5. The higher the soak at high volume, the more feedback is encounted. The distortion channel is very warm ( Tube Sound ) and doesn't have the solid state ( tin sound ) at high volumes like my Fender Pro 1000.

If you experiment with the equilization and soak knobs, you will find your sound out there some where. I know I did...

I have not had this amp long enough to give a hard opinion on this. The amp case is strong and the components are of good quality. I don't expect to have any more problems that my Peavy of Fender Amps.

I have not had any problems with this amp yet.

The company support was very good. They made a mistake on my account and I was held up two weeks in shipping delays while they had to commucicate with their computers. The right hand didn't know what the left had was doing. ( Shipping / Accounts )

The amp was shipped out of San Diego California, and it took about 7 days to get to the Fargo North Dakota area once shipped.

The warranty is 90 days on tubes and 1 year on all other components.

I have been playing since 1973 and have had many types of amps and guitars. ( Fender, Gibson, Peavy, Ampeg, Marshall, Music Man, Ibenez, Univox ) For the money, sound quality, and size/weight, this is my best purchase yet.

If it were stolen, I would go out and order a new one right away. I have not found any other amp out there for the money that does what this amp does, in the size of cabinet it is housed in. The power it has will take you by surprize. Almost as good as my Marshall, without the 2-12 cabinet.

I tried several amps at music stores in our area ( Peavy, Marshall, Fender, Line 6, etc. ) This amp for the money and size out did all of them. To get into an amp with comparable tube sounds would have cost me between 800 to 1500 dollars. I already have these amps in my collection. I wanted something that was easy to haul around, had enough power, and still had a good tube sound. The Nomad 112 did this for me.

Very useable clean and dirty channels. Bought it after seeing three or four different pictures of Chet Atkins playing it on stage (after he was no longer an endorser of Carvin amps) and after reading the Guitar Player Magazine comment about the "poor man's Matchless". I figured I could return it if it wasn't as good as I needed or wanted.

Independent clean and dirty channels - EQ isn't shared and doesn' effect the other tone controls. Fender tweed cleans with a touch of AC30 (VOX) when loud. The presence control adds glass to the strat.

Distortion... Allan Holdsworth meets Carlos Santana. : )

It has been beat to crap and it still holds up, looks good and sounds great.

Haven't any needs to call after the purchase but before the sale everyone was helpful and no pressure. THey're not commissioned but they get rated by how many people they help - Makes them want to help more I reckon.

5-star rating on all aspects. Sounds equally great with my Gretch Tennesseean (I'll have to look at the spellng on that again), my 335 and my scalloped Japanese strat. Its a keeper!

Just recieved two weks ago. See above reviews for standard features. The footswitch could use some lights. It would also be nice if Carvin offered the TWEED with a 50/100 watt switch like the Legacy and others. Nice cover. Plastic handle...thought it was leather. They shipped it with the VL-12 speaker but the catalog implied that it would have a GT-12 speaker Hmmm. I like the simplicity (just try to tackle those new modeling amps on stage) also unlike the Fenders, the control knobs are easy to access and view from afar. Why does Fender place those knobs on top of their amps in the back?? Anyway Carvin amps are user friendly.

When I pulled this out of the box and plugged in my strat the amp was noisy and the volume, soak, and reverb were so weak I thought the amp was damaged. However, when I plugged in my es-335 it changed everything. Good response, great clean sound, no humming or sizzle like I heard with my single coil. The reverb however was still unimpressive. What is the long-tail supposed to sound like? It is the worse reverb I've ever owned (Fender, Roland) My stage guitar is a loaded Carvin 400 with a fishman acoustic bridge. When I played with that guitar the amp responded similar to the Gibson ES-335 with a little less gain (I was also competing with the band). The acoustic sound is fair through the amp (though I am still adjusting the tone controls and my effects etc. to find the right sound for the acoustic bridge). I'm not sure if somehing is wrong with the amp but seems like it should have more power. I've never had to turn an amp up to twelve o'clock, or 9'oclock for that matter.

Too soon to tell. But on low volumes...when I'm all alone...I can hear the tubes rattling with the reverb. The volume seems weak on the Soak channel and is depemdent on the Soak control level. I am still unsure whether it is working right. I'm not used to tubes (despite owning the vintage fenders...see below... which I never play)

They have been great. Especially Art, he delivers. This is my 4th purchase from them. My guitar I must say looks like it cost 3000.00 and it sounds almost as good as my ES-335 (can't quite get that bass tone of the hollow body) but the versatality of the sounds are incredible. Oh yeah I was supposed to be talking about the customer support!

19 years playing, My gear: 1972 ES-335 dot neck...2001 Carvin Solid Body DC 400, 89 Fender Strat USA, 86 Ovation Collectors series (crap sound but pretty), 1985 Roland Jazz Chorus 80w, 1968 FENDER BASSMAN 50W Head, 70's silver face twin reverb 100W, Fender Performer 1000, J-Station and pedal board, Chandler Tube driver, Boss ME-5, wah wah pedals, I should sell some of this stuff shouldn't I? Inquire within.

If it were stolen I would buy another because I like the way it looks, sounds and it does't break my back or my bank.

I chose this mainly because it was so damn cute! I also read the reviews and counted on Carvin's reputation. 10 day money back guarantee helped.

Like I said, I wish it had a lighted footswitch...sometimes when I'm playing with the band I can't distingish what channel I am playing (I play my soak very clean for most of the music I play). Then again it is new.

And a better reverb.

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Amp was made in 2001(I think), 1x12 tube amp, tweed covering, two channels, 50 watts, effects loop, optional cabinets available. Definately loud enough for gigging and more than enough power(unless your playing huge arenas). Of course there are other features that would be nice, but this amp was made to rock!!

With the Nomad I use a Carvin DC127(alder w/ maple neck through, stock c22 hums) and oh the tone is SOOO NICE!!!! The clean is just so beautiful! Crips, clear, just rings out! Also has a cool acoustic presence knob on the back of the amp for the clean channel.

At first I was unsure about ordering this b/c I wanted a good rock distortion, but was worried this might be too bluesy. Boy was I wrong! This thing can ROCK!!! Lots of bass, chords are actually distinct(unlike so many muddy amps out there), and just kicks butt! I wouldnt recommend turing the soak knob past 6 or 7 though, kinda gets muddy, but around 5-6 is just awesome distortion.

Seems reliable. I just got it today so we'll see how it lasts. I wont give an opinion yet.

Very cool people. Ive always had great service from Carvin!

I havent been playing too long, but I know good gear and this amp just rocks! Perfect for all types of music, except maybe like death metal, but with a good pedal of some sort it could be doable. I'd definately buy it again if it were stolen. Great cheap price with tube goodness!

effects loop, reverb, two channels, external speaker, speak ohm setting.

I was hoping for more. This amp was a let down for me. The clean channel was nice, but the distortion channel leaves a lot to be desired. Very muddy. I am sending this back immediately.

Footswitch did not work, nor did the reverb right out of the box.

Carvin is fine. They guarantee that you can return within 10 days for a complete refund. Good for me in this case.

I was very dissappointed in this amplifier. I will think twice before ordering something I cannot test before purchase. In Carvin's defense, this may have been shipping damage. I own a couple of Carvin guitars and you can't go wrong for the price.

2001 model, 50 watts, 4 EL84 and 5 12AX7 tubes, dual channel (clean and overdrive), both channels have bass/treb/mid pots, master volume on the overdrive channel0, 12" speaker, FX loop, spring reverb, line out w/presence control, comes with a channel/reverb footswitch, rugged 5 ply cab that's tweed covered, built *tough*. Check it all out at the Carvin site - http://www.carvin.com/

Used for jams and recording, this amp is totally gig-worthy. Quiet in operation, bright blackface Fender-like clean channel, overdrive ("soak") channel has less emphasis on treble but a very smooth distortion that goes from subtle to in-yer-face. The spring reverb is very tasty and not harsh or tin-city hollow. I use this versatile amp for blues, new millennnia surf, jazz-rock, pop, ragtime, whatever - it can handle it all, for me (I mostly play fingerstyle, sans pick). I prefer using single coil toned assembled Strats and Teles with Lawrence L290 pickups, a modified DeArmond M-77T that I retro-fitted L290's, but also a choice DeArmond Starfire that I loaded with Rio Grande Texas/BBQ humbuckers. Bottom line - this amp does 'em all, and with sonic style.

Built like a brick sh!thouse out of quality materials.

No need to call 'em for a problem, but they were extremely response and helpful to questions.

I've had *LOTS* of amps over the last 4+ decades, many were vintage Fenders, Ampegs and Gibsons, some were boutique customs that were made to my spex ... this stock amp is just as good - if not better - at a much better bang for the buck. It combines a proven preamp and power tube circuit into a well built combo. It's fairly easy to find your sound in there, somewhere ... I know I did.

THE CARVIN NOMAD 1 X 12 NOMAD IS REALLY A VERY NICE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THAT IS AS LONG AS YOU DON'T BELIEVE THE RIDICULOUS RANTING'S OF ONE NATE RALPHER. IF YOU READ HIS REVIEW ON THE AMP YOU MAY THINK THE WORLD IS GOING TO END SOON. HE IS A VERY 'GLASS IS 1/2 EMPTY' KIND OF PERSON. I HAVE HAD GOOD SUCCESS WITH CARVIN OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. THEY MAKE MODERATLY PRICED EQUIPMENT THAT WORKS VERY WELL AND SOUNDS VERY GOOD. HAVING TO DO WITH THE VINTAGE LINE OF AMPS, YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER MADE OR SOUNDING 1 X 12 TWEED COMBO FOR 500.00. THEY EVEN GIVE YOU A DUEL FOOTSWITCH THAT TURNS REVERB AND EFFECTS LOOP ON AND OFF AS WELL AS CHANNEL SWITCHING. SERIOUSLY FOLKS, TO PURCHASE A REAL "VINTAGE TWEED" AMP MADE AND SOUNDING LIKE N.R. DISCRIBED YOU WOULD SURELY BE LOOKING TO SPEND AT LEAST 1200.00 OR MORE. THIS AMP IS ONLY 500.00 BRAND NEW WITH WARRANTY. YOU CAN'T BEAT IT. IN MY OPINION YOU CAN'T DO BETTER. THIS IS MY TRUE FEELING'S AND I DON'T WORK FOR CARVIN SO STOP THINKING THAT.

I PLAY STRAT GUITAR'S AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. THEY WORK FOR ME WELL AND I LOVE THEM DEARLY. THEY SOUND REALLY GOOD EVERY WAY THROUGH THE CARVIN. I PLAY CLASSIC ROCK AND TEXAS BLUES ETC.ETC. THE AMP WILL PRODUCE ABOUT ANY CLEAN OR OVERDRIVEN TONE YOU COULD WANT....WELL THAT IS UNLESS YOU WANT TO PLAY IRON MAIDEN OR THE LIKES. WELL THEN IN THAT CASE JUST ADD YOUR BASIC EVERYDAY METAL DISTORTION STOMP BOX AND YOUR ON YOUR WAY. THE ONLY THING THAT MAY BE A BIT OF A PAIN TO ME IS THAT WHEN YOU TURN THE DRIVE CHANNEL UP 3/4 OR FULL FOR MAX. OVERDRIVE IT TENDS TO BE KIND OF NOISY. GUESS WHAT? EVERY OTHER AMP FROM MARSHALL TO BOOGIE TO FENDER DOES ABOUT THE SAME THING SO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT. I ONLY USE THE OVERDRIVE THAT DRIVEN ON A FEW OCCASSION'S ANYWAY.

I HAVE HAD NO OUT OF THE ORDINARY PROBLEMS WITH THE AMP. AS IN ALL TUBE AMP'S YOU NEED SOME UP KEEP AND NEW TUBES FROM TIME TO TIME.
HAVING TO DO WITH THE SO CALLED CRAPPY TUBES N.R. TALKS ABOUT. WELL BUD, IF YOU WANTED TESLA, SIEMAN'S OR MAYBE SYLVANIA OR THE LIKE'S YOU WOULD THEN EXPECT TO PAY 75.00 TO 100.00 MORE FOR THE AMP. WHEN THE SOVTEK'S DIED, I PUT SOME MORE EXPENSIVE TUBES IN IT WHICH DID MAKE THE AMP SOUND RICHER. THAT'S A PLUS FOR CARVIN IN MY BOOK. WHEN YOU DECIDE OR DON'T DECIDE TO INSTALL TUBES OF YOUR CHOICE YOU CAN INHANCE THE AMP'S TONE. I THINK I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE GIGGING WITH THE AMP WITHOUT A BACK UP BUT I RESPECT MY BAND MATE'S AND THE PEOPLE LISTENING SO JUST IN CASE I HAVE AN EXTRA.

I HAVE ONLY HAD TO DEAL WITH CARVIN ON A FEW TECHNICAL QUESTION'S AND THEY WERE GREAT.

BEEN PLAYING 20 YEARS NOW.I ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF STOMP BOX OVERDRIVE'S AND A CRY BABY WAH PEDAL. GOT ONE OF THOSE NEW ZOOM 505 2 FOR CERTAIN DELAY'S AND TREMELO EFFECTS BUT THAT'S ALL I USE IT FOR.
I THINK I WOULD HAVE ANOTHER IF THIS AMP GOT LOST. I LOVE THE VALUE OF THIS AMP AND THE HIGH QUALITY WORKMANSHIP. IT MAY NOT HAVE RIVERA OR MESA BOOGIE QUALITY BUT IT SURE SEEMS TO AND IT'S 1/2 THE PRICE OR LESS. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF DOZEN AMPS IN MY LIFE AND ALOT OF THE NAMES BRAND. THIS IS THE 2ND CARVIN AND I WISH I STILL HAD THE VINTAGE 33 I LET GO 5 YEARS BACK...THAT WAS DUMB. I BELIEVE IF YOU WANT A REASONABLY PRICED NICE SOUNDING TWEED STYLE AMP WITH ALOT OF NICE FEATURES AND A KILLER EL84 TUBE TONE YOU SHOULD GIVE ONE A TRY.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, HEY IT WASN'T BUT 500.00 NEW OR 300.00 OR SO USED. YOU CAN ALWAYS SELL IT AND GET MOST OF YOUR MONEY BACK ON ONE OF THE INTERNET AUCTION'S.

The features of this amp have been cvered by the previous reviewers in the database. A 50 watt two channel amp with channel switching, effect loop. reverb etc. Pretty much standard features for a modern two channel amp.

I've played both single coils ( strat w/ Duncan Alnico II pickups, American Series tele, Hamer Artist w/ p90's) and Humbuckers ( Gibson '56 Historic Les Paul, '62 ES-335, Historic Les Paul '59) the amp doesn't not seem to favor single coils or humbuckers. The clean channel is very clean throughout its range and the tone controls certainly have a very wide range. But the clean is too sterile for my tastes. The "soak" channel can be adjusted to get a great deal of overdrive but with setting above 12o'clock they are too brittle and not very warm. It is not the tone of a vintage amp which is what i believed Carvin target in the design. The amp doesn't sound bad it's just not "vintage" tone.

The amp is well built and should stand up to the rigors of the road. But as with any tube amp, the tubes must be maintained for optimum performance.

I have not had the opportunity to deal with Carvin's service.

I have been playing guitar for over thirty years and have owned or had a chance to play through most amps that are out there. The Carvin certainly offers a lot of bang for the buck but for my tastes the tones are too sterile and the soak channel's tone is something I would not use at all.. Give me a Fender Pro Reverb or deluxe with a fulltone fulldrive anyday!

Wow, I must be some kind of idiot. Here I was thouroghly enjoying this little amp. Little did I know how bad it was, until I read Nate Ralpher's review. Jeezz, what a jerk. Hey Nate, are you the same guy who killed the Corvair? Seriously, the features of this amp have already been covered by others. Pretty standard stuff really. The fifty watts are plenty enough for all the sights I gig at, and I am able to turn it down for home use and still get good sound out of it. The extra speaker cab available from Carvin adds some volumne, and matches the amp in appearance, nice!

I play a '59 Tele and a '62 reissue strat, but my current favorite is my Gibson ES135 w/ P90 pick ups. These guitars through this amp give me as good a sound as anyone I have ever heard. Amazing sounds come out of this little amp. I have been playing since '70, I have played on many amps, and listened to many more. I have searched a long time to find an amp with this kind of tone. The clean channel is every bit as warm and full as the best amps I have heard, even vintage Fenders and high dollar boutique amps (Top Hat, H&K), it really is that good. But the drive channel is where this amp really shines. I don't know what is up with those other guy's complaining about tubes, I don't even know what brand are in it. Who cares, this thing is sweet. I think some guys get too much into brands and types of tubes and wiring and such. They like to talk about it like they are some kind of amp wizard or something. I say, shut up and play guitar! I play Classic Rock, Blues Rock and Blues. I am getting more into the early rock sounds. This amp works for all of them. Forget about Metal or Grunge or Punk though. My kid plays Metal and he doesn't like it at all (of course he plays everything on the bridge pickup through a Metal Zone box to a Crate solid state amp and everything cranked all the way, no tone at all). On the clean channel I can play good clean Blues, full chords where every string rings true. Palm the pick and finger pick quiet lead lines where every note sounds nice and crisp. Oh yeah. Then switch it over to the drive channel, set the soak at about 5 with the ES 135, about 6-7 with the Strat or Tele, and I can control the amount of drive with the guitar volumne and the pick attack. Lots of drive for some tasty slide work, or squeze out some nice squealing lead riffs. Awsome! Nice fat tone. With the Strat I can get SRV type overdrive easy. With the Gibson I can get some good Duane Allman or Dicky Betts sounds, even with the single coil pick ups (I have learned how nice P90s are).

I have owned this amp since new in '98, never had one problem. I've had a Carvin guitar since about '79, it is a very high quality, proffesional guitar, extremely well made. The kind of guitar that holds it's tune forever, a good working musicians guitar that is ready to work every night of the week, it just doesn't have the tone quality of my Fenders or Gibson. Carvin PA gear too. All very dependable.

I have never had to have anything repaired at Carvin.

Again, I have been playing for 31 years, I have a bunch of stuff, amps and guitars, I just keep buying stuff and never get rid of my old stuff. If I lost this amp I would definetly but another, it is the best amp available for my needs. It is the right size for me, it is easy enough to carry, not a back breaker like a Twin Reverb. It is loud enough yet it can aslo be played quietly. I do have a Siver Face Fender, and other "vintage" amps to compare it to. (I have a nice little collection going) Yeah, the Fender sounds really nice, but it is a non master volumne amp. To get some good sounds out of it you need to crank it up, or use an overdrive pedal, then you loose the "all tube sound". And compared to a master volumne Fender amp this amp blows them all away. It is not fuzzy or buzzy like they are, I hate master volumne Fender amps. The Hot Rod Deluxe and Deville suck. If you are considering one of these, don't do it, get this amp. I tried every combo amp I could get my hands on before I bought this one, the guy's at the music shops must have got tired of seeing me come in and hang out and play on everything, then walk out and not buy anything. Most of the other amps I played had either a nice clean channel, or a nice drive channel, but none of them put both together in one amp, and none sounded better than the Carvin. You can pay more but you cannot buy a better sounding amp!

This 50 Watt "tube" amp has the basic features such as bass, mid, treble on both channels, reverb, and pre-amp/master volume on the dirty channel. The stand-out feature is the presence control on the back of the amp which affects the clean channel only: wonderful. Reverb and channels are footswitchable; again, standard stuff. It also has an effects loop which I don't use. It needs an anti-hum switch. This is done with one additional capacitor and a 3-position switch. It could have been done using a different stand-by switch even. I don't know why Carvin cut this corner. It should have an aux AC outlet like Fender; it doesn't. Again, corner-cutting.

Don't expect to find the "sweet spots" right out of the box. Carvin finally got the clue about those crappy Sovtek tubes in the front-end anyway. Mine came with Groove Tubes in the first two positions. One problem with these tubes is that they are high gain 12AX7s (ECC83s). With a Les paul, my clean channel distorts at 2 1/2!! This is stupid!! I replaced the first tube (each tube section of V1 is the first amp on both channels) with a high reliablity 12AU7 (5814A). This calms everything down because it is a lower gain tube. Before changing the tube, the dirty channel was just crazy with distortion.
It doesn't help that Cavin uses "clipping" diodes in the preamp to add buzz and tonelessness. (Ask carvin why they call this "ALL-TUBE".) Above 7 on the "Soak" control, just noise and transistor-like buzz. Again, the tube change helped tremendously. I wish Carvin didn't use the Eminence speaker. Because it is a "loose" speaker, it vibrates the crap out of the amp. You had better use good tubes in this amp or you will kill them with vibration!!

I haven't had it long enough for reliability on a heavy-use basis. Use good tubes because of the vibration! I recieved the amp with all the chicken head knob set-screws loose! The channel switch was installed at a 45 degree angle. Unacceptable. I hope this doesn't speak of the long-term reliability.

They are helpful but you need to poke and prod them for technical info. They sent me a schematic but it looks about 20th generation photocopy. Very sucky indeed. They do say "please and thank you" like the drive-thru at McDonalds though. (Wan't fries with your mass-produced amp?) If it breaks under warranty, I will fix it myself. I will not pay shipping for a warranty repair like they want me to.

My early 80's Fender was head-and-shoulders above this amp as far as construction and mechanical integrity goes. I wouldn't tour with this amp. I did get it to sound very good AFTER tube-tweaking. I think this amp is over-priced by about $100. I wish Carvin switched the Reverb AFTER the pan, not before. The speaker vibrates the springs with the control up and the footswitch off, hence, reverb through the speaker when it shouldn't be. Not exactly rocket science here folks.
Cookie-cutter assembly techniques are not always best. Carvin needs to train their Production workers on how to use a screwdriver and socket driver (relative to loose knobs and crooked switches). If you can get past the obvious corner-cutting, it is a good amp.