Product: Epiphone SC-210
Price Paid: US $150 used
Submitted
06/15/2004
at
03:59pm
by
Circio
Features
:
10
Made in 2000 0r 2003. No longer available new, only used.
Stereo chorus with 2x10 speakers. 60 watts- 30/channel.
Sound Quality
:
10
Great sounds for recording. Probably not loud enough for live playing. I paid $150 used. The new versions sell for $300.
Nice spring reverb with channel switching.
Reliability
:
10
If it lasted this long, it's going to last a long time!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
N/A
Overall Rating
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10
Great amp with not too much high end. Nice low gut sounding distortion, great for modern alt rock! Nice clean chorus sounds which is actually part of the sound of this amp, so I always use the chorus.
Great deal for just the stereo chorus and a 2x10 cabinet.
Product: Epiphone SC-210
Price Paid: US $125 used
Submitted
11/05/2000
at
08:18pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
9
Made in 1997 or 98. 60 watts into two Electar 10" speakers. Two 30-watt channels with switching. Low, mid, and high EQ, presence controls. Chorus and reverb, both strong and easy to control. I bought it used in late 98, and was glad to get such a clean amp so cheap. It's fairly versatile for the blues and jazz that I like to play and cranks enough for nostalgic power trips, does not sound too harsh on the clean channel when pushed hard. The chorus gives it a rich, full sound, especially at low volume. No effects loop, which may be why it's noisy with inexpensive effects boxes like Zoom 505. I just want the clean channel and don't use the dirty channel much, it seems OK until you try to crank it and then it gets muddy. But the clean channel plays loud and sounds good at all levels. I use this amp in a well padded 15x30x8 practice space, and it gets enough sound pressure to make my ears start to shut down, so it's loud enough. Not bad tone for a solid state amp, and great for practice.
Sound Quality
:
8
I got this for my son as a practice amp, but the distortion wasn't strong enough. So I use this for practice with old Les Pauls and a 335 with PAF and P90 pickups, also with a stock Fender 57 Strat reissue with the higher-output single coils, and a Hohner Revelation with low-noise Entwhistle-White split-coil pickups. The best match is to the old humbuckers, the Strat can get pretty noisy, and the split-coil pickups work best as humbuckers probably because the output is higher. As above, the distortion channel gets murky when pushed, but the clean channel is surprisingly good. That's why I've kept the amp. Without an effects loop, the sound is dependent on the pickup and strings, but the sound keeps up with your attack on the clean channel, and can go loud. When I get a chance, I'll hook this up to a 2x12 or 4x12 cabinet just for fun.
Reliability
:
10
Seems to be as well built as a Fender solid state, good solid cabinet and amp chassis, good power supply. It's big enough for small gigs, and I'd bring it as a backup, and maybe as a primary amp in a quiet or small room. Never had a problem.
Customer Support
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7
I wouldn't expect any problems fixing this, but I wouldn't spend much on it either. Now that it's burned in, it should be good for quite a while. Been using it about two years.
Overall Rating
:
9
Been playing off and on since the mid-60's. Have Peavy 4x12 stack for gigs, also Fender Hot Rod Deville combo. Will get a little Electar or Vox soon, especially if this was lost or stolen. I love the value for the money in this amp, and the tweed Tolex is good looking. I don't hate anything, an effects loop would be handy.
