Fender Stage 112SE

This solid state amp can handle many types of playing styles such as: jazz, rock, blues, and alternative. It has two channels that are footswitchable(clean and Distortion). The reverb option is available in the footswitch. It also has a speaker out jack in the back and the face has preamp in/out and line out that let you connect it directly to other sources.

I have guitars with both single coils and humbuckers. I play many styles of music(Rock, Blues, and a little jazz) and it plays well in all categories. The amp is hums a little when I use my strat and effects. The clean channel is my favorite. I just use my Tube Screamer and I sound fine. The Distortion channel is good but does not deliver what i am looking for in blues playing. Great for Rock riffs though.

This is very dependable. I have had this amp since mid '98 and I have not had a problem with it at all and I play on it everyday.

I bought it used and never had a problem.

Out of all amp that i have tried i give it a 6(very honest)
but if you want a bedroom/garage amp, i give it a 9. a well construction by fender.

I believe I bought this amp in 97, new. It is a dual channel amp, clean & distortion footswitchable, with reverb on both channels. Front input/output jacks include preamp out, line out, and power amp in. Thereby creating an effects loop. Claimed output wattage is around 100, going higher with an extension cab 160. ( I believe it)After owning five Fender tube amps, ( 2 super reverbs, a Twin,a bandmaster, a princton)and a little solid state studio 85, I was looking for something portable, powerful, shimmeringly clean, and highly reliable for a unique (somewhat strange) gigging situation. I play rhythm guitar for various Greek Bouzouki bands on a "on call" basis. Often there is no bass player, so I've got to cover base line and rhythm chords simultaneously. This playing is a workout (but oddly fun!)for both player and the amp. Ideally the amp should be loud, clean, and capable of thick base and enough treble for chords to cut through. In addition, to make this tougher, I occasionally kick in a base octaver to replicate a bass guitar. Until I found this amp, nothing I played could satisfy this unusual demands. The closest I got was a borrowed Mesa Boogie Mark IV. Again, power is necessary because these bouzouki guys actually play pretty loud, (too loud) sometimes outdoors, and I'm covering bass lines and chords. The clean channel on this amp refuses to breakup or distort at horrific volume levels unlike any tube amp. Also the speaker is pretty beefy. The frame and magnet looks like a Celestion Vintage 30, but the cone is out thicker paper. I've added a small crate closed back 112 cab which I loaded with a Peavey Black Widow. The Vintage 30 which was pulled from this is in the baby Fender studio 85, vastly better than stock. The additional cab turns this amp into a little monster stack. The combination of open and closed back speaker enclosures gives the feel of playing two amps at once. The Stage combo carries the mids and highs, while the closed back ext. cab covers solid base. I do enjoy playing other types of music though, primarily jammin with friends home, parties etc. jazz, blues, rock etc. The distortion channel obviously comes into play here. I'm not going to say that this is going to compare to $1000-$1500 tone monsters but for fun non professional use it can be tweeked to be pretty good. Also I suppose than experimentation with external effects boxes would yield some improved tones for lead playing.

My primary guitar now is a 82 Les Paul Custom totally stock, very beefy tone and awesome for the Greek gig, but versatile enough for my jamming and forays into jazz and blues. The clean channel can replicate the classic Fender sound when I get my hands on one of my friends Strats. Gave my Squire Strat away, it was a cheap way of getting the "out of phase" and thin Strat sound. I will eventually get a real Strat for this purpose. The distortion channel is OK and can be tweeked to cover mild to heavy distortion. The versatility of a third channel would be of use, but can be dealt with using a stomp box. A true tube tone fanatic would probably thumb his nose at the distortion channel, by it works OK for me at 1/3 the price. The addition of the closed back ext. cab lends a more brutish stack sound to this otherwise small and portable amp. Both clean and distorted, this amp is capable of volume levels way beyond which humans should be safely exposed. It will hang in there with the big boys. P.S. I hate to actually admit this, but I've actually played some base through this amp at modest levels and no only did it not blow up, but sounded as good as some cheaper base rigs, especially with the ext cab. I know, this could get me arrested for Amp abuse!!

So far zero problems. I don't use a backup with this amp so I guess I'm placing a lot of confidence in it. I can't say this about the old tube amps I've played out with. While I do miss the tube tone for lead playing, the repair and maintainance bills I do not. As I ashamedly mentioned above, I have played bass through this rig a few times. Its handled it well. The speaker appears tougher than most, it should be to handle 100+ watts alone.

No need with this amp, so far, like to keep it that way.

I've been playing about 18 yrs. Owned a bunch of amps including 5 other Fenders. I am partial to Fenders for their clean bright sound with deep reverb capabilities. While I've got a couple of other amps and small PA primarily for the convenience of friends who come over to jam or practice, the Stage 112 SE is my primary amp. It is unsurpassed for rhythm playing in the Greek ethno gig, and I really think that I could waste a lot of time and money trying to beat it for this particular application. For my purpose it is more than satisfactory in other applications as well. Friends with Twin Reverbs can't believe the clean power and versatility of this physically smaller and less expensive amp. Some players will prefer higher cost, higher maintainance, less reliable, larger and heavier amps in the quest for perfect lead tone, but to me thats a tough trade off.
I think this amp offers a tremendous value for dollars spent. If lost or stolen I would replace it with the current version which I believe is the Stage 100 112 combo, which I understand now has 3 channels.

this is the first "good amp" i ever owned. its rated at 80 watts, but if you add another 8ohm load it increses to its full 160 watt potential. it has clean channel with mid shift, and drive channel.
I used this amp up until summer of 2000, when i purchased the performer 1000. I ran the stage through a 70s sunn 4x12. it was a very good amp. its now used as my backup amp.

the distortion is good, not quite what im looking for now, but is still very good, the clean channel is immaculate, ive used strats, teles, and jag stangs through it.

when i bought the amp, the reverb didnt work...i was a kid and it didnt matter to me so i never fixed it...big mistake on my behalf. other than that ..this amp has been through hell and still works great. My uncle liked mine so much he bought one, but after a few years of constant gigging, his shut down one night..(overheated) but it still worked fine after cooled down.

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i have 4 guitars and ive been playing for 10 years, i own another amp and some PA equipment, its a nice amp and id recommend it. i think through a 4x12 it stands up against the best.

This is a "switchable channel" guitar amplifier with a clean channel, and an overdrive channel. It has all the requisite controls including a "mid" control on the clean channel (this is a must...never buy an amp without a midrange control) and a mid-shift switch. The overdrive channel has a "contour" ("ersatz" mid range) control, and also has a "drive select" switch. Another nice feature is the front panel jacks for "PRE-AMP OUT", "POWER AMP IN", "FOOT SWITCH", and "LINE OUT". The amp doesn't come with the tilt-back legs, a cover, or the little Fender chassis-mounting "top strips" that usually appear on most Fenders. The 12" speaker has a huge magnet, making it quite efficient.

This amp has a great variety of sounds. I've used it with an original '62 Jag, a pedal steel, and even a keyboard. The amp has all kinds of funky, and distorted sounds...from mild to screaming, as well as a really kick-ass clean sound. The bass response is quite good for an amp of this size. The reverb doesn't have much "depth". The little short tank used in this amp has a "hollow" sound that I don't care for. I solved this partially by installing a new 18" Accutronic tank.

When I bought the amp (new) and brought it home, the reverb didn't work. (It turned out to be a broken wire in the reverb tank.) I took it back, and the dealer fixed it. It didn't cost anything, but I hadn't expected a "DOA" problem from a Fender amp. Also, the speaker went out after 1 year of "hard" playing. This too was a bad wire (tinsel-lead on the voice coil). No other problems, since.

As I said, the reverb went out, and then the speaker. I did have to pay to get the speaker reconed, since the amp was over a year old. Both of these problems were more mechanical than electrical.

I've been playing for about 35 years, and this amp is the most "bang-for-the-buck" that you can get. Very powerful (118 watts), and I like the compactness as well as the style of the Fender amps. I hate the plastic input jacks, but most solid-state amps use them now. I've owned 2 other Fender amps, as well as 2 Peaveys and some cheaper brands, as well. It bugs me that ALL amps don't come with a cover!

I HAVE A 1992 FENDER STAGE 112SE THAT I BOUGHT LAST YEAR.DANG!THIS MUTHA IS LOUD!IT CRANKS 160 WATTS AND HAS PLAENY,I9 MEAN PLENTY OV VOLUME FOR ANYTHING EXEPT A FRICKIN STADIUM.IT HAS COOL REVERB AND THE CLEAN CHANNEL HAS A MID SHIFT THAT ADDS MORE BODY TO THE TONE.

I USE AN IBANEZ GRX40 AND JEM 555 GUITARS AND A DOD GRUNGE DIST. PEDAL.I JUST CRANK UP THE BASS ON THE DOD AND THE TREBLE ON THE AMP SO I CAN HAVE GOOD CLEAN AND MOLTEN DITORTION.THE AMPS DISTORTION IS GOOD FOR BLUES OR ROCK , BUT I WAS LOOKIN FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER.I HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS FOR THE VOLUIKME OF THIS AMP WHEN I GIG IN GYMS!LIKE I SAID.....FRICKIN LOUD

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NO PROBLEMS YET.............

IVE BEEN PLAYIN FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS AND IM JUST GETTING STARTED BUT AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED THIS AMP KICKS!I REALLY LIKE THE VERSATILE E.Q. ON THE CLEAN TOO.

dual channels but without a master volume you can't turn the amp up! really disatisfing!

can't really find out because you have to crank it so loud you can't really appreciate the sound.

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can't find any data on the fender web page!

this is the worst amp i have ever owned due to the volume issue not being able to turn in past 1 on the knob.

Contour feature in drive channel is nifty, the mid boost option in the clean channel is unique and changes the tone of the clean channel from bassey/accousitic to warmer.Reverb/channel select easily controled by footswitch (included). 100 huge watts, and 160 w/ a cabnet. The pure number of watts amazes me for something in it's price range. Only thing lacking is a mid knob in the gain channel, but I can live without it. Did I mention the pre-amp?

I use a Ibanez AX7221GP w/ two humbuckers. CLEAN AS HELL! Ths is what Fender is about, the clean channel! I get so pissed off at the tube lovers who give this amp a bad name. They are beyond stupid to buy a soilid state amp, and then complain that it's distorsion doesent match tubes. The clean channel makes this amp. Call me carazy, but I like the gain channel as well. I play emo/softcore with some metal elements, so as you can imagine i need the best of both the clean and dirty world. I'm able to dial up a hybrid of Incubus/Finger Eleven distorsion tones, wich is just what I'm looking for. If you are into blues, there is plenty of settings here for you as well. As far as ultra mega super crunchy distorsion... I just dont see this amp doing it (and I dont' need it).I'm afraid to crank this amp (it is SOOO loud but the clean stays clean. Distorsion slowly gets harsher as it goes up. When I'm practicing at home, the dial doesent even go over 1 and my room shakes. I couldent imagin having to turn past 5 on one of my gigis. My one complaint on the sound is there is a low humming when you are not playing anything, but then again, this baby pushes out alot of power, and as long as you are playing it is not noticable.

hmm... can't say, havent owned it long enough, seems though as hell.

havent talked w/ 'em

I almost baught a marshall (thank God I didn't). The clean channel brings out your guitar, and tones are easy to dial up. Loudest thing I've found in the price catagory, and it sounds great as well. I like it, but I know it wont fit alot of peoples needs, so try it for yourself. I don't need a backup (dont have the $) and this seems sturdy enough to take to my gigs/practices. If you like blues, emo, altermative, country, punk, or not-so-heavy metal, it is worth a look.

Dual inputs, clean and distortion channels (with handy footswitch for easy changes), line out jack, 160W of shear madness, mid shift button.

I play a Fenix tele and Yamaha APX 4A, for mainly bluesy laid back sounds. With the electric the gain and contour controls give a nice balance with a fair degree of sound option while the clean channel is very clear indeed. With the APX the mid shift helps give a more mellow sound helping to reduce the 'tinny' top end. I have only used this amp in small venues and for practicing and as everyone has mentioned it is extremely loud (I don't think it has been above 0.8 in the house!

Never had any problems. A very sturdy piece of kit.

No repairs required.

I've been playing for 10 years on and off and this is my only amp. If it went missing I would probably buy something a bit smaller and lighter (it wieghs a ton!) although if I could pick one up second hand again, I would. This is a very nice amp, no mistaking.

I have no clue when this amp was made, I would say around 97 or 98. It is a solid state combo with two channels and independent eq for each. It is 100 watts with out a speaker cabinet and 160 with a cab. I have it running through a doyle 4 by 12 cab which is amazing. The mid shift button is cool. It has more than enough features

When I first got it I was using a mexican strat with stock pickups and the clean channel was awsome. It would be a good amp for blues or a good practice amp for any style if you get some fx pedals. I play mostly mainstream rock, punk, and some sorta heavy stuff but none of that pure screaming stuff. The distortion channel is kinda noisy if you have the amp up loud because I had to put the gain to ten to get it as close to the sound I wanted. When I play with my strat the clean channel stays clean all the way up but with my Schecter C1 it gets distorted once it is up high enough to go over drums. Because of this I decided to get a cab and it cured the problem. With the cab I can get a very warm clean tone and it sounds really good for mostly anything I would play clean. I thought it had decent distortion untill I got a digitech rp100 and used that for a while. When I tried the distortion again it sounded a lot worse. It is not so smoothe and not that heavy, but it is useable. This is a good amp with a cab and some pedals, or as a practice amp. The clean gets a 10 but the distortion only a 6 for rock or heavy music. overall I give it a nine because not too many inexpensive amps have amazing distortion.

I would depend on it in almost any situation. The only thing that kind of bugs me is how the reverb jingles when I set the amp down, but I don't think it hurts anything. The amp has never broken down on me but I have only had it for 3 months. I did buy it used though and it doesn't look like it has been serviced. It still looks new.

I have never dealt with fender, their stuff doesn't break on me. I am very careful with my equiptment because I am picky about how things look.

I have been playing guitar for 4 years and I use this amp with a schecter c1 with stock pickups, a doyle cabinet and an rp100. I think it sounds awsome together. I wish it had a heavy distortion channel and thats about it. for what I paid I can't complain about anything. Used amps are the best if they are in good condition because they don't cost very much.

I have no idea when this amp was made. My Dad bought it used from a music store who said it was brought in by some guy's widow. What's creepier is I found one of the dead guy's picks by the reverb pan. Clean and Crunch w/reverb is about all you'll get outta this.

I use a Epiphone Explorer with EMG-81 bridge and 58 neck, a NJ series BC Rich Warlock, and a guitar I put together from spare parts. I also use a Ibanez SM-7 Smash Box for crunch and CF-7 Chorus/Flanger for clean. The sound it puts out on the crunch channel is pathetic, because of lack of options, and the clean only sounds good with a neck pickup and slight chorusing. Since I play alot of heavy music (Metallica, Iced Earth, Slayer), it just does'nt do the job.

Despite how much I don't like it, it is a real work horse.

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If anything, I would say this is a good amp to start out on; it's not bogged down with exessive controlls, and gives out an OK clean tone. I'm just using it until I can get a Mesa Boogie Tri-Axis.

This combo has two channels. one for clean sound and one for gain. the distortion on this amp sucks. the clean tones are very good if you have an alright guitar. If you turn the amp up with distortion on the speaker cannot handle it. the amp distorts like crazy. If you were to hook it up to a good 4x12 cab it would kick ass.

I am using a Jackson PS-2 with a Dimarzio super distortion humbucker in the bridge and a Metal Zone distortion pedal. This amp sucks for all musical styles except classical crap. This amp is very loud but it cannot handle any bass at all.
the clean channel is never distorted but if you use any bass on the gain channel or with a distortion pedal it will sound like crap.

I have had this amp for four years now and it has broke down three times costing me $187. this amp is not reliable at all. Since it is a solid state amp it costs more to fix

I have been playing guitar for 7 years now. The only thing this amp is good for is practicing. It has real good sound if you use a distortion pedal and keep it at low volumes. when i bought this amp I dont know what the hell i was thinking. I think it sounds crappy at high volumes because it is a tube emulation amp. this combo would be better if it were used for a head on top of some marshall 4x12.

2 footswichable channels, blah, blah.

Ive used this amp with a Yammaha SF700, Telecaster and a Jaguar and they all sounded great. The clean channel is amazingly CLEAN and the gain (although not a patch on a fender bassman or a marshall superlead at full volume) does the trick. Ive fooled a few die hard tube amp fans when using this with my Boss Dual Overdrive.The power amp and speaker sounds great when used with a Line-6 POD too. What more could you want from a tranny amp.

The reliability of theis amp is great, Ive used it at many gigs without back up.(its a transistor amp what the hell can go wrong). the only glitch is that after 3 years of loud giging I think the speaker might be dying a bit (after 3 years of loudness what do you expect) forty quid will sort that out in a jiffy. never failed.

Never have to deal with them.

Ive had ths amp for quite a while now, and If I didnt love tubes so much then Id keep using it, cause it sounds great and has never failed.

You pretty much know the deal with the amp, just look at the other 30+ reviews.

I am playing it through an Ibanez GAX120(cheap, I know) with 2 humbuckers. Sounds real good with this set-up. I play an emo/hardcore/metal type mix of music and it suits me fine. Just like everyone says, it's loud, Loud, LOUD. As for the clean channel, I love the tone of it on the bridge pickup. The distortion has lots of power to it.

Well, I put the thing through hell. It is constantly being dropped, kicked, beat up, and pissed on by a dog(hey, it only happend once, but it took it like a true amp should). The best part is that with each beating, it sounds great every time.

Fender took the only problems that I had and fixed them, no questions. Gotta love that whole warrenty thing. The problem was some of the soldering came loose.

I've been playing for about 3 years now and this was the best investment I have made so far as a musician. If it were stolen, I definitely would buy it again. I can remember playing with it while another guitar player was playing out of a Crate Blue Voodoo rig... needless to say, this little amp kicked the BV's behind in a bad way.

The usual high, mid and low knobs. reverb and distortion.
I play everything from punk to softer rock and fits my situation perfectly but could have chorus.

I use a Danelectro guitar and a Yamaha thingy but both are good.
This amp is perfect if you like to play Silverchair because the distortion is pretty good and clean is not bad. Distortion has lots of feedback.
I also added a 160 watt Mesa/Boogie cabinet speaker to give it a little more volume because I like to play very loud eventhough it is extremely loud on it's own.

Had it for a while and so far so good. (knock on wood)

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I'd buy is again because it is very loud, reliable (so far) and not huge. I really wish it had chorus.

I purchased this amp in about '94 and its been to hell and back. Its a dual channel amp with a decent clean and drive channel. its got an effects loop that connects in the front rather than the back. It comes with a footswitch to select reverb and distortion. It has a mid-shift feature that ups the mid and low end. personally, i think it makes the sound too muddy and i never use it. Its extremely loud (160 watts).

As of right now, im playing it exclusively at my church gig. Its a nice amp for small to avererage venues. While at church i play it through a tele usually with the bridge pickup and it does really well. I reccomend a danelectro cool cat chorus pedal to go with it through the effects loop. Especially in a church venue, it adds sweetness to the tone. The variety of sounds is fairly narrow. its a purpose driven amp that is (in my oppinion) best for a clean sound (the distortion is average at best). The sound has good crispness and is right for what i use it for. Never once thought to myself "this makes my guitar sound like a banjo".

Reliability is what makes me love this amp. I laugh upon anyone who says fender doesnt make amps that cant take hits. its been through hell and back with me and traveled all over and it works great. I had a capacitor burn out on me about 6 months after purchase... it smoked and got really hot on the top. i took it to the warranty place and they fixed it quickly and its been smooth sailin' since. Also, though im not saying this will be the case with every 112se, i once drove off with it in the back of my truck and me being dingy occasionally left the tailgate down and out slid the stage 112se. i piced it up. all the pots had been bent from the hit and the reverb and the input jack were broken. other than that? no breakage on the outside, the amp section was still intact, that thing had nothing loose... just a few damages (to be expected) 65 bucks got it working again and i never had another problem. This amp is solid as hell. Many can say that, but i know. other amps would have been destroyed by that accident but this amp is still working great. Its no longer pretty looking, but it still works hard for me.

little dealings other than the phoenix warranty place. they were great.

ive been at it for 8 years. still a baby in my oppinion and i still plan to accomplish much more than i have. i would buy it again definately. i hate nothing about it and am pleased with it. Fender is a REAL company. i play two of their guitars as well as this amp and everything they make is rock solid. and for the price, their stuff is definately made for the working musician. I do own about 5 other amps but they are stacks and bass amps so, really no comparison. Buy it, its a nice rig.

Solid state 1X12 combo. Whopping 160Watts output with an extension cab. Fender tone. Fx loop, line out, 2 buttong footswitch for Reverb.fx and Chanels. Kickin cleansound and great distortion.
I'm not a fan of DSP on an amp as its usually not that great and just gums up the Control Panel.
I gave this amp a 9 on features cause it has it where it counts. Everything you need in a Solid State and you get that great Fender tone.

I'm playing an Epiphone Del Rey and a Fender AS Strat through this and they sound wonderful.
I play mostly Alternative to blues type rock and this suits them fine.
The amp has a wonderfully smooth clean tone on low volume settings (low being relative.) but is kind of harsh once it gets past 7 on the dial.
The distortion is killer. With the Gain and Contour dial you can get everything from bluesy OD And AC/DC distortion to high gain Creed type distortion. Distortion probably not good for death metal freaks.
The amp sounds clean except for some slight vibration at louder settings (Or maybe thats my house.)
Oh did anyone mention its LOUD LOUD LOUD.
Its actually loud to a fault. I had to fiddle with it for 5 minutes to get it to a nighttime volume.
Overall it has a great sound but dont expect it to be a tube amp. IT IS SS!!! DO NOT COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES!!

Amp is in good solid condition. Upon inspection everything looks solid and good to go.
I would gig without a backup if no backup was availible. its just foolish to gig without any backup no matter how solid something is.

Never dealt with em!

I've been playing for about 5 years and have played alot of gear (not neccesarily owned.) I own and Epiphone Del Rey, Fender AS Strat, Vox Pathfinder, and now this. I run it all through a Digitech RP7ax12 FX processor. I've played through alot of Crate, Vox, Marshall, and Peavey Solid States and this one really hangs at the top with tone. Again, for all the tube snobs out there, dont expect it to be a tube amp. It sound awesome for what it is and it dont break the bank like a tube.
If this were stolen I would definately buy it again (If I couldnt hear it and track it down that is.). It sounds great on its own and rock out when hooked to a 2 or 4X12 cab.
I love the Reverb on this thing, its simple to set and oh so sweet! I also like the dual inputs as it saves space when singing through a mic. I only use the distortion on my ped when running a mic through it, otherwise the distortion is better on the amp.
I HATE that there is not a headphone jack, it makes this a daytime ONLY pratice amp.
It would be nicer as a 2 x 12 combo but that would just drive up the price.
If you find one of these for under $300 then go for it! Its well worth that price and a little more.

Christian contemporary, Country, Alternative and some Ska. All standard Features. Nice reverb, 2 Channels foot switchable, No Effects Loop. I Use this amp at my church and It Kicks. 160 watts Solid state.

I use an 83 Amer. Standard Strat and at times play my Yamaha apx12a(acoutic 12 String) for worship leading. It has that awesome fender clean sound ok distortion. Suits my purposes well. Dist. Channel is a bit noisy when the gain is above 7. I play in a medium size venue and going in the high gain side(Chan. 1) it has nice punch and lots and lots of headroom. 8ohm speaker out for those who want to ad an external cab.

Built like a house. Heavy ..invest in some casters!!!

I've been playing for about 7 years and i would definatly buy it again. I love the clean channel and i hate the sensitive volume control. Loud at about .6 and very loud at 3. I've had a fender princeton 65 and a Champion 30, vox pathfinder, and dean markley k20. Just a more powerful and more versitile amp.

I am pleased with the features on this amp. It has a great clean channel for peddels..etc. The distortion is good for metal and some rock. I'd like to have more channels but the two this guy comes with are great. Also, it has a jack on the back to hook up expantion packs if needed/wanted.

Currently I am using an Ibanez RG270 on this amp. Lately I've been using mostly the high pickups for distortion in metal and rock styles. The distortion can be made to sound very crunchy. I have found ways to get nice feedback but it isn't excessive at all. Right now I have it set up in a basement with the volume up at about 1 on each channel. When we have drums and the bass player in there along with myself and the lead, I'll turn it up a little.

This is a good, reliable amp. It's not to hard to transport from home to gig and back. I would use it without a backup at a gig. I havn't had any breakdowns with it yet. Its a sturdy littly guy.

I've been playing for a few years now. I use a 60's fuzz peddel, crybaby, Boss mt-2 metal zone peddal, a stereo chorus peddal, and a digital effects peddal which i don't remember the brand of. All work great on this amp. I'm kind of a fan of an amp having two 12'' speakers which this doesn't have but im not dissapointed in the performance. If stolen, I would probably buy another one of the same kind. I compared it with other amps of similar size, features, and price and this one wouldn't let me leave the store without it.

Has very good distortion, I mainly play punk, hard rock, I really enjoy the tone it gives off, good cleans too and works well with a Crybaby wah

I use an Epi Special II which sucks by the way, and it sounds great. I really like using it for punk songs and metal. It gives off a little hum but hey not much you can do about it.

built like a tank dude, i'd gig without a backup definetely. no worrying about tubes either

been playing 5 years now, i love the amp, it looks good, and it gives off great tone.

A Solid state amp: dual channel inputs, 160 watts, line out (works great with my fostex), 2 channel footswitch(reverb/overdrive)1-12 speaker. Weighs about 4,000 lbs. but could be fixed with some casters..Like I said, this amp is great for recording, and it's very LOUD. Definitely enough power for playing out, but don't test how loud it can go, you may regret it.

I use a '57 strat through this when I'm not playing through my twin. I play blues, jazz, classic rock, and latin rock and I'm in a couple of different bands. The clean channel on this thing is pristine, and did I mention it's loud? I've played out a couple times with this baby and man, anything above 4 on the clean channel and the people were holding their ears. The distortion isn't too bad, but I prefer my marshall bluesbreaker II for some added punch on santana-esque solos. This amp is great for a solid state, and the reverb is good on it.

This amp is a rock. It has never failed me recording or at a gig. It's been through hell, being lugged into the back of my car and I've never needed to get it serviced. I doubt it will fail me soon because I use my twin now for playing out. This is my backup, but I have used it at gigs without back up and it's been great.

Well, it has a 5 year warranty, but the place where I bought it will probably take that long to repair it if needed. I brought my strat there once and it took 8 months to sand a burr in the bridge. Got a great tele for about $200 out of them for it though! And as everyone knows, Fender doesn't really give a shit what happens to their product once it's sold.

I've been playing for about 5 years and this was my first really "good" amp. I now play through a vintage '72 BF Twin and use this as a backup and for recording since my twin doesn't have a line out. I love the clean sounds, but this thing weighs a damn ton, and I think if you turn the volume past 5 you could possibly piss someone off if they're within a hemisphere's radius. Reliable though. If it were stolen I'd hear the damn thing first, then I'd find the poor bastard face down outside of my house with a broken back from trying to lift it. Great amp for the price, and great for playing out because of it's loudness. The clean channel and reverb are great, maybe try a pedal for overdrive though.

I bought this amp used about 1 year ago. It is in perfect shape, so I assume it was fairly new. It has all the features I need, and you can add a cabinet later with the external speaker option. I play rock mainly (Nirvana, Chili Peppers, Bush, Korn) and this amp can handle anything. I am able to dial in any setting I need to with little effort. It is very powerful. LOUD if you want it to be. It can handle any club setting. Played many indoor/outdoor gigs, performed very well. Volume is never a problem.

I play a washburn BT4: s,s,h. I replaced the humbucker with a gibson. I like the way this combination sounds. I have a Boss DS1, PH2, and a Dunlop Crybaby. They all sound great. Like I said before, you can get any sound you need to if you fiddle around enough.

No problems

Never had to deal with them

I have been playing a few years now and I love this amp. I would get a twin reverb if this were to vanish, but $$$$$! Kind of loud to practice alone with, but you don't buy an amp like this to be quiet.
Very pleased overall, I recommend it.

Pretty standard combo-amp features.

Using dual-humbuckers, and this amp is probably the perfect match for such a guitar. This amp is LOUD, if you turn the volume up to 1.5, you're probably going to be the loudest amp in the room. Volume seems to max out at 3, beyond that it does not get any noticably louder.

Have had this since 1995. No problems.

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Best live amp you can buy. Worst practice amp you can buy.

An amazing Solid State amp. Footswitchable drive and reverb channels. The drive does get loud quick, as everyone says, but this is by no means a bad feature - you just have to dial it in right to match the clean volume when you switch back and forth. The reverb is great.

Using it with a Fender Strat and a few pedals (wah, delay, etc), and stands up well against my hard-rock style. You can zone in on pretty much any rock/hard rock/metal sound using this amp.

I haven't had it long - yet to play a show with it, but it's built well. I can't see it breaking down unless it gets seriously dropped out of a window and it's already a few years old (they don't make them anymore)

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Overall . .this is an excellent amp - my band was blown away by how good it sounds. . .and I got it for $190US through eBay - a great deal! I love the different sounds, the footswitch is a great feature. Great tone on all channels, and great power! Don't fear the loudness, enjoy it!

1998, i play hardcore and it is great for what i use ut for i love it. its loud and has very good good distortion.2 channels, clean distortion.has effects pedal and all the other good stuff.

i play epiphone spcial II. it sounds really good with the amp. i play heavy music and it sounds great. it is very loud. it sounds good in the 2 places ive played it. in my room and in brandons garage. they both sound reat. it can make all the good heavy sounds you wnat it to and it also has an awesome clean channel;. no distortion on that. the distortion varies because of the countour. you can get the older sound or you can get the really heavy sound that i like.

well i have had it for about 2 months now. i know its still reall soon after i bought it but its ben in a ar many times. it still works perfect.it hasnt broken down.

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ive been playng for about 9 moths now. i all i had was a puny studio 10 from epiphone an d i mean this thing is so much LOuDER!!!!!i would buy it again if it was stolen.i like how it can make all the sounds that i need it too. its great with the heavy and clean stuff.i compaed it to the chrus mp and the guy showed me that this one was much uch more loud so i chose it. i dont have anything else to say except that it rocks for what i need it for.

Good amp for solid state. Clean and Drive channel, footswitchable reverb. It's LOUD and need some time before you get a good sound out of it. The feature are pretty simple my only complaint is the Bass and Treble on the drive channel aren't noticible enough.

I'm using a modified 60's Epiphone solid body and a late 90's Epi Les Paul Standard (all stock). For this review i'll refer to the LP.
The key to getting a good sound out of the drive channel is to keep the gain down. With it past 12 o'clock it's not that unique and it can get noisy. With the gain below 2 it blends very well with other distortion pedals, ie: Boss DS-1, DOD Overdrive Plus.
The Clean channel sounds muddy when the eq is set below 12 o'clock.
The Mid SHift button is kinda useless for my tastes but it give a nice "Metal" color to the sound when using a distorion bedal with lots of gain.

One of the best things i did to my amp was adding the extention cab. It's a home made cab made to relativly match the amp. It's 3/4" poplar ply wood loaded with a EVM-12L speaker. It's the same speaker Mesa/Boggie uses in their amps and to get a Mesa 1-12 ex cab will run about $350. The speaker really add another tone to the sound and compliments the amps speaker very well. If i were using it to play out i would want both speakers miked because of their individual tones. Because the EVM-12L is a 300 watt speaker it takes more power to distort which makes for a very tube like emulation.

Um...no problems yet and the amp is about 4 years old

It's not too bad of an amp, i'm happy with it. If i had more money I'd buy a Mesa/Boogie but i'm a poor college student and can only afford SS.