Product: Ibanez 1930's Classic Amp
Price Paid: New Zealand 45 used
Submitted
03/24/1998
at
09:16pm
by
JHM
Features
:
8
This little amp is only a little 2.5watt practice amp. It's got a single input, headphone jack, volume, gain and tone. Pretty standard stuff really. I'm gonna give this an eight because the gain is pretty pathetic and you need a decent distortion pedal like a Danelectro Fab Tone to get a good gain, but the clean (there isn't really anything else) sounds great for such a little thing. Otherwise standard fare.
Sound Quality
:
8
I've used this amp with an Ibanez RX-20 guitar, which has two humbuckers. It (the amp) has a quiet sound, and if you turn all the knobs up it hisses when you play strongly. But what do expect for 2.5watts? I used an Ibanez ThrashMetal TM-5 soundtank with it. The sound is good, actually, nice and clean. Even with the gain up on full. There is basically no distortion on this amp. It's really only a souviner type thing, but it's ample for practicing in my bedroom. It's loud enough to piss my parents off. I give this an 8 because it's got a pretty good sound for its size and price.
Reliability
:
10
I don't think I'd gig with this. It's a 2.5 watt amp!!! Never broken. So I give it a 10.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never dealt with them.
Overall Rating
:
9
If this got stolen I'd get something a bit louder, with some decent distortion. This is good for beginners, but only if you don't intend to be in a band or gig. Otherwise, go for something a bit bigger. Overall, it's pretty damn good for its price and sound. Shame about the distortion, but hell, just get a decent pedal. Also, it looks cool, too. Just like an old radio! And it hasn't broken, and it's used. I don't think they make them any more. A shame. It gets a nine because when you compare the features with the price it's bloody good.
