Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head Triple Channel

150 Watts Class A/B Tube

This amp is great although it is very intricate and requires learning to use almost as much as learning to play the guitar.

It would be nice to have a headphone jack in the back of it--its a bit loud for an apt.

I play a 97 Gibson SG with a stock 490T on the Bridge and a PRS Dragon 2 Bass in the neck. I play the Triple Rectifier 3 Channel through a Standard Recto Cab, but have also played through Marshall 1960A?s with the GT-75 Speakers. I look for a tone somewhere in the hard-core to hard-rock arena. Before owning this amp, I had a 1996 Tremoverb. After a couple of partially frustrating years of changing pick-ups (JB, SH14, Dragon 2 Treble, EMG 81), twisting knobs to no end, adding pedals (including the Aphex Aural Xciter and compressors), I believe I finally know what I wanted to hear out of this amp.

I did blow a fuse once when I first recieved it from the shipper on ebay--but have not had any issues since (that was 2 yrs ago)

I called the Mesa tech-support line and the guy called me back the same day after hours!! I was impressed!! I must have talked with the guy for an hour about my questions in finding the tone I was looking for.

It has always seemed that I have been unable to produce the mid-range girth in the Modern voicing (Channel 3) without compromising the hugeness of the Dipped-Mid?s tone that everyone buy?s this amplifier for. In the manual it suggests an instant gratification setting of 12-1 on the Bass, 7-8 on the Mid?s and 12 on the Treble. My experience with this setting has been the Mid?s are obviously non-existent and the bottom-end is great, the treble is thin and very compressed-feeling with little or no attack. Logic would tell me that I would need to turn up the Mid?s to meet my preference of the aforementioned desired result. What I notice as I turn up the Mid?s is that by the time I reach noon on this control the ?Chunk? is completely gone and the strings are extremely focused and difficult to play. For some reason no matter where I place the Mid-Range knob, there is a hollow-ness in the Lower-Mid?s where you get the nice, big attack that you hear in the recordings. Recommendations in the Mesa manual suggest that you place the Treble control in the 11-1 range ?For the most balanced representation of the 3 regions?. I have noticed that as you turn the Treble from nothing to 12 or more the clarity of sustain is increased but the signal, intern, is thinned out and the entire spectrum of the mid-range is thinned to hollowness and no attack. This thinning starts after the 10 range on the Treble dial. Right @ the 9 spot I noticed that the girth in the Mid?s was introduced. By the time I reached the 10-10:15 region more than enough clarity of sustain while retaining girth in the notes and harmonics. As of this minute I find my best settings with the Bass in the 12-1 region, Mid?s in the 10 region and Treble set to the 10-10:15 region. I keep the Presence @ 11-11:30 to bring out clarity and growl, Master set to about 10, and the gain is usually between 1:45 and 3:00. I sincerely hope that @ least 1 person reads this and is able to shave months of frustration off of their never-ending tone quest. Also, I have read some postings that down the duals and triples, saying that they are crap and cannot be used for metal, and bla, bla, bla. I would like to be quoted as I say ?The only thing I have ever found Mesa guilty of is sacrificing ease-of-use for versatility.? The one thing that all should know when using a Mesa is that it will challenge you to know what it is that your ear is hearing before it will give it to you. It is not a Marshal or other amp that can have the Bass pegged, Mid?s off and Treble @ half to get a good even tone. I would like to encourage all out there who are discouraged with this amp to keep on it?the sound is in there, it just takes the right key to unlock it. Also, before you spend everything you have trying to buy new pick-ups, stomp-boxes etc?. Remember that you didn?t spend $1800 for something that you should have to. Pick-ups, stomp-boxes etc... are great to accent what you are doing?but the bottom line is that you should be able to get almost right on without them.

It was made in around 2003 purchaces from machine head music in surry england, The amp is fairly versatile having the three different channels with three different modes within the orange and red channels and the clean having two. There are almost too many features, it has EL34 6L6 Bias selectability, Built in variac and solid state rectifier. Very good effects loop. I uses this amp both in the studio, at home and with my mates in a classic rock covers band and a progreassive 80's rock/metal band.

I use this amp primarily with my PRS Custom 24 and a Gibson SG standard, initially it suited my musical styulings very well and i was able to dial in tones similar to a mark IV which is the amp i really wanted but to be honest could not justify paying the money for it. Initially it souned great but as time went on a problem surfaced and one of my resistors had blown causing the volume of the amp to drop from 100 watts to 30 watts. before this the tone lost all of tits bottom end and, wen t tinniy and sounded really lame and brash, i changed the preamp tubes to 12AX7 ELECRO HARMONIX which are better than mesa , but with no joy. i Bought this amp to get a close john petrucci sound and for a while i did but now it sound like a 10 watt peavey practice amp.

I Must say that I hate mesa boogie as a company and the way they deal with overseas customers, buying amps is a little like running a car. I live in london england and here all the techs are very good but all dont really know how to repair mesa boogie circuits as mesa are stingy and difficult and make their circuit diagrams difficult to get a hold of. Furthermore in the uk it costs us #100 to revalve the power section with mesa valves, so at the slightest hint of any problem mesa just say "replace the valves", the problem is we pay twice the price for evereything in the UK. I used to have a dual channel head and even that had its fair share of probelms. MESA BOOGIE are i am afraid not what they once were, they are now more akin to a big corporation and lack the customer care or international service of soldano, bogner or cornford. There is only one liscend mesa boogie repair man in the whole of the south of england and he is an old fart who doesnt know fuck all about sound or amp tone. He just used to fix televisions. Another gripe with mesa is they arent very road worthy, they use the finest leather etc which is all well and good in the showroom and in your bedroom but when you are in a proffessional stage environment or at a rehearsal they are very fragile to superficial cutes in the leather and scratches to the grill. Once again i played mesa exclusivley for 5 years and its taken me this long to realise that sound is not what it is all about. Its all about reliability, customer service and dependebility. My mesa blew fuses all the the time before the TONE WENT SHIT. If u live in America then mesa would be fabulous, but in england we pay twic the price for everything ang get no customer service, mark at westside is sucking his own nob about how mesa boogies never break, but the fact all products are susseptable to breaking.

CRAPPY, IN THE UK MESA CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS ZERO, YOU may as well be in IRAQ. My buddy playes marshall hand wired series (which is amazing) and he had a slight problem with a faulty pot, and marshall have repair centers and well informed service centers all over the UK. America is fairly far away especially california, and hence if i have a problem i am half way round the world from people who can fix it. If you are buying a chevrolet instead of a bmw in Europe it is gonna be a real headache for maintenence and Parts, same with mesa. I am gonna get it fixed and go back to my trusty marshall tone (different but still an awsome hi gain sound with the JMP1) deftones, Iron Maiden and Dave mustaine all sound pretty decent in metal with marhsall. Mesa isnt the only way in high gain boys and girls! and the marshall factory is only a 2 hour drive from my house.

I have played for many years and used and abused, Marshall,Mesa, Randall, Cornford and Fender Amps. MY BIGGEST ADVICE TO ANYONE IS if you live in the UK look for a UK amp manufacturor. I loved the mesa sound but i am selling my Dual Rec for a Marshall EL34 100/100 and jmp 1 rack system. I know mesa is all hand wired and shit but it doesnt mean shit to me, if an amp sounds shit i am not gonna keep it, and after paying close to $3500 for a dual rec, (thats what we pay for em over here with shit service)Marshall and cornford are the best for the English! I cant wait to sell it then i dont have to deal with westside distribution and mesa boogie service reps with too much pride and not enough focus. If u are British Buy British Amps and you will save a lot of hassel.

This amplifier has a ton of cool features. Having this amp for over a year, I am still surprised by the things I am learning about it. I really like the 3 distortion modes (raw, vintage and modern) on the 2 distorted channels. This feature lets you dial in just the right sound for your music. Anything from classic fuzz to bone crushing distortion can be attained! The clean channel has 2 voice selections (clean, pushed) that can be used to take you from crystal clear clean to that early pushed gain sound. The effects loop is really sensitive, so it takes quite a while to figure out the right levels and configurations for using processors. The solo boost on this amp is amazing. There is a spongy/bold selection switch on the back that allows you to go from a warm, classic gain to a really powerful gain that incites feelings of armageddon!

Using my Gibson Les Paul Studio, I can get any sound out of this beast. Have played in several genres with this amp, including metal, punk, classic rock, this thing is built to handle any style you can think of! Beware cranking the eq and presence on this thing, because it will give you way more than you are used to with other, lesser amplifiers. I get the best sound out of this thing by keeping all the eq below 12 o'clock, except for treble which I run at 1 o'clock. Without the presence on, you unlock a totally new beast. I am the type of person that really enjoys high gain, no matter what style I am playing, and this amp really does not disappoint in that area. It has gain for days. But when you wanna lower the gain for a more polished sound, it will do that without problem. Having owned most other "high end" brands, I can truly say that this monster crushes them all. I would suggest taking the time to read the manual a few hundred times. There are so many options that you really need to learn before you jump out on stage with this thing. I have owned mine for a year, and I am still learning what this thing can do. Any sound can be achieved from this mammoth beast.

I will admit it, I am too cheap to buy a road case for my amp. But touring all over the United States with my Dual Rec unprotected has not phased it a bit!! It has been through falls, bumps, jiggling, drunk roadies, and STILL cranks out the tunes! I have not changed my tubes since the day it came to me direct from Mesa, and it still purrs like a lion. It has been through many temperature and climate changes, lots of moisture, and came out unscathed! I have total faith in this thing, enough so that I sold my back up amp. Don't need it when this Goliath is built so tough!

I got mine straight from Mesa as an endorsed artist, and they were great! Never had to speak with them after I received it. I have talked to them about different tubes and how they would change the sound, and they get back to me asap! They are the greatest!

After 13 years of touring and owning several other amplifiers, I can say that this is the only thing I will own! I have played other "boutique" amps, and none can hold a candle to Mesa's craftsmanship. As long as you take time to know your amplifier inside and out, you will not find a more versatile amp anywhere. I have owned Fender, Marshall, Budda, VHT, Peavey 5150(total crap), and NOTHING compares to the Dual Rec 3 channel. I have played through a Bogner several times, and after being told they are the best, I was really let down. But my Mesa NEVER lets me down! It never ceases to amaze me. If you want to get the best amp ever made, then I suggest you go out and buy a Mesa Boogie Dual Rec 3 channel!!!

I bought this amp new in 2005 with the standard 4/12 cab for $2,700. I play mostly hard rock/ heavy metal style music; being influenced by bands such as Tool, In Flames, The Deftones, A Perfect Circle, and Alice In Chains. I'm not too much of a shredder; more of a melodic leader myself. This amp includes three, footswitchable, channels that include clean, overdriven (which can be pretty bad-ass), and the bone-cruching heavy distortion that it's known for. There is no headphone jack, i would imagine because of the amount of power this amp pushes out. I use this amp for everything! Live shows, recording or just for the occasinal jam. For a long time I've been looking for an amp that could produce beautiful, mind-blowing tone, serious bottom end, and the right amount of power to play in any type of condition; outdoor, indoor,etc. I've tried Marshall, Saldano, Line 6, Randall, and Peavy and this amp stood out more than any other.

Right now I'm using a Gibson SG fitted with High-output, Burstbucker pick-ups. This amp together with the Burstbucker-fitted SG creates exactly the sound I've been looking for. It has enough heavy gain to crush a small town and still maintains a tone that could make your mother cry. I've found this amp's sound to be consistant at some of the highest volumes. The only problem i've found, really, is that it doesn't sustain that well. For the amount of gain that this thing pushes out, it's pretty damn quiet. For some people the clean channel might not be the greatest sounding but combined with some reverb and delay it's the perfect clean sound for me. I use a Boss digital delay, digital reverb, phase shifter, and flanger. Because this amp has no reverb of its own (which may upset some people) i usually keep the Boss reverb on all of the time. Some people may think this might be a tad risky, however this amp's effects loop is amazing! None of my effects (besides the phaser because I increased the effect's depth) decrease the volume, or the quality of the sound/tone. This may be different with other owners due to the types of effects thy use, but with the ones i have (all Boss), it's perfect. I even use the Delay and Reverb together when playing in channel three!!! and it still maintains tone and volume perfectly!

I've had this Amp for a while now and I've never had one problem with it what so ever.

I've called up Boogie a few times and everytime All of my questions have been accomidated with the exact answer i was looking for.

I've been playing for a little over 7 years and out of all the amps I've tried this one came through with flying colors. If it were lost or stolen i would cry because my pockets can't handle anymore and I would have lost something great. However, i would definately save up for another one. I love everything about this amp. Everything I've stated has been my opinion. Everything this amp has to offer suits me and the sound i wanted to get perfect, however this might be totally the opposite for some people(which you've probably read). My best advice is to try out as many amps as you can because you can't take someone else's opion on something this important and crucial! I, personally, love this amp.

9 'cuz there's no reverb. but you can sorta get a reverby tone out of the amp, and computers can add reverb while recording.. but the thing is.. this amp has VERY good distortion and can be made to be anything from huge low end to blazin' high end solo. when i first got my amp.. a 2005.. i couldn't get the tone i wanted out of it. twitching from the tubes to the diodes makes a bigger change than you would expect. the guy at guitar center said the diodes would be better but i like the rectifier tubes better. i play anything from hardcore to black metal and some death metal. if you get this amp you have to realize you have to be patient. having the gain half a milimeter than it should be will make the distortion sound wak.. basically you just have to mess with the knobs and turn them a tiny bit to make it sound good. if you look in the back of the user manual.. they have a some good sugestions for getting good tones.none of them are in the modern setting but all you do is switch the vintige to modern if you want good low end. if you want a good high end gain then keep it on vintige 'cuz it's got a tighter feel. also.. i strongly suggest that you have the master volume on the indivual channel as low as you can without cutting out that sound and turning up the master volume for the whole amp up. that gives you WAY better tone when playing over drums, or just louder in general. also. i STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU GET A MESA CAB! THEY'RE NOT ONLY A COUPLE INCHES TALLER! (WHICH GIVES MORE BOTTOM END) BUT THE MARSHALL 1960 CAB'S CUT OFF THE GAIN AND THERE'S NO DEBTH AT ALL!! i was going to get a marshall 1960 cab but compared to the meas 4/12 it sounds like ass. too many people just assume marshall makes the best cabs 'cuz they've been around for ever but the mesa cab was just soooo much better. i dont' know about the mode 4 cabs though 'cuz they're taller than the normal marshall cabs. the mesa's also come with casters.

GREAT distortion, and i play with en epiphone explorer. it even has pretty good clean sound.. if you go by what the back of the book says for the settings. 'cuz my mother's making me to freakin' jazz band this year.. and playing through this cheap washburn hallow body it doesn't sound half bad for jazz. but i'm not a jazz finatic so it works for me. got a way better clean than marshall's hi gain.

this thing's a tank. the only thing kinda cheasy is the metal bar in the back. but unless someone stuck a knife through the back and broke a tube this thing's indistructable. one of my buddy's got his knocked over in a show and everything still worked after that so yah..

never delt with them.

excelent amp! in my mind the best out there. i've played an assortment of marshalls but none of them had the low end i wanted. this amp will do me for life. the only amp that's played well aslo is the good 'ol 5150, but still not as good of a low end. the orange rockerverb 50 is pretty cool too. but i'd get a dual rec over the orange 'cuz they're cheaper and have good high AND low gain. but if you don't wanta spend that much money.. i'd recoment the 5150 2 or the 6505, both by peavey. but there's payment plans. which is how i got mine.. 'cuz guitar center has the "guitar player's card" or something liek that. when i got it it was no interest for a year. now it's 15 months. but if you don't pay it of in time it's 25% inerest. so yah. hah.

I have a Dual Rectifier (3 channel) solo head that was made in 2002. I bought is used off Ebay and had it sent to Australia about 18 months ago. I play mainly rock and am very happy with this amp so far. There are many features on this amp and it does take some reading the manual to really get your head around what the amp can do for you and the sound you are after. I love the slave out which I sometimes use. I also love the fact that it has 16, 8 & 4 ohm outs to the speakers that I find very useful. Another feature I really like is the ability to switch to silicon diode (hi power) mode which can really change the sound alot! I can agree with most of the others about the clean channel, but then I didn't buy this amp for the clean channel. The other thing to consider for those who haven't is that you can crank the main output up to get more volume from the clean channel and then turn down on the individual master channels 2 & 3. This way you can balance the volume for all 3 channels if you really get a hard on for the clean channel. The killer feature of this amp is the solo button the foot switch which again can really give you a "fat" sound. Sometimes I use this feature even during rhythm playing.

I play all Fender guitars, but really am hooked on my 1983 USA Strat which has a "Seymour Duncan Hotrail" in the bridge position. I am currently using this head through my Laney VC50 combo amp which I am only using the speakers which are HH Premier Vintage 60's and I am getting the hottest sound that I have been looking for in ages. Currently I am using Channel 2 in the modern mode with the following settings to achieve this sound: Presence at about 11:00 O'Clock, Master at about 11:00 O'Clock, Gain at about 1:30 - 2:00 O'Clock, Bass at about 10:00 O'Clock (you may have to adjust this a bit higher as my 1983 strat doesnt have the routing cut of the back of the guitar or the cup jack). Mids at about 11:30 - 12:00 O'Clock and Treble at about 11:00 O'Clock. I tell you, if you don't like this sound then you aren't alive!!. I also have a couple of JV Fenders that sound totally hot on the same settings, but because the pick-ups on the JV's are stock they have a very "Strat" sound. As I mentioned before, you really need to spend some time with these amps to dial up a sound, but once you do, you will never look back!. Channel 3 has the ability to "melt" you and although I like that channel too, I prefer the above settings I detailed.

Well, like many other before me..... these are built like a tank!

Well hard to say at this stage, but I did call the U.S. and spoke with a technician regarding some questions on the EQ (bass, mids, treble) and found them to be very good at answering my questions. I have never had problems with this amp, so I have to rate it highly in this category over the last 18 months.

I have been playing on and off for about 13 years and have owned Marshall's & Fender's previously. I currently own my Dual Rectifier as well as a Laney VC50 which I sometimes slave out of the Dual Rectifier and into the Laney (this is fucking awesome!). I can't stress enough to mess around a fair bit with the amp and different switches/settings to achieve the sound you are after because you WILL find it if you persevere!.

not sure what year, i think its a 2003 or a 2002, i bought it in 2005.
everyone knows the features, or lack of. 3 channels, 1 clean, 1 mid rangy gain, one high gain. the clean channel sucks, but people dont buy this amp for its clean tone, i know i didnt. no reverb, which is bogus maybe but its not necessary, any recording can have reverb added to it via computer, all live gigs have natural reverb, and you can get a pedal. no big deal.

i use an LTD MHB-400 (emg 81 pickups) and a marshall 1960 A lead cab. ive played this amp with a shitload of other guitars, though, including a washburn face eraser, a fender stratocaster, an epiphone gothic flying v, a gibson sg, and an epiphone les paul. the stratocaster sounded like shit for the amount of gain i use, i play death/thrash/melodic metal, and i use a lot of gain. i have the gain on channel 2 set at about 3 o clock. more than that kills note definition and makes it sound hissy as fuck.

here are my problems with this amp:
tone: the lack of tone variety on this amp is astounding. before i bought this amp i talked it up because all these bands use them, and then as soon as i bough it everyone swtiched to the peavey XXX, the peavey 6505(+) and the framus cobra. i cant blame them. i try tons of different settings combinations on the amp and then tone is always the same. if you turn up the treble, you lose low end, if you turn up the low end, you lose treble, and if you turn up the mids, you lose everything. this amp is supposed to be fantastic for getting "your" sound, but its impossible to get that good of a variety, tone wise. the XXX is fantastic and very versatile and i plan on selling my recto for either a XXX or a 6505+.

the distortion on this amp is brutal, but, its a weird kind of distortion in my opinion, its kind of a replica of the first distortion ever; and amp turned so loud it broke up and made shit sound fuzzy and hard to hear. the distorion takes away note definition and does not have good sustain at all. XXX amps have fucking awesome distortion with perfect note definition and sound brutal as fuck.

tank. indestructable.

watch out for blown fuses though, i blew one the other day, not the amps fault, just unplug your amp post-use and let the tubes warm up for a little befroe swtiching the standby off.

never had to deal with them. i heard they will put any modifications on any mesa FOR FREE if you own the product. that sounds good to me. WARNING: Mesaboogie products are the most sought after products in the world. the company is so backed up right now if your amp breaks you either have to wait 3 months for it to get fixed, or you need to call up and yell at them to do it fast. im giving this an 8 because no one wants to wait 3 months for thier amp to get fixed, and no one wants to be forced to yell at some guy over the phone to get it done faster.

this amp is not worth 1699 dollars. with that money i can get a peavey XXX, or a 6505 plus, and an MXR 10 band EQ, a Boss Noise gate, a Boss Chromatic tuner, and a BBE sonic maximizer. the tone is not as versatile as everyone says it is, and would cost 400 dollars less if it didnt have a fat ass grill that says mesa boogie on it. you pay for the name, not the quality. if you have 1700 saved up, wait another month or so and buy a friggin Framus, or a Bogner. or get a XXX or 6505+ and all the shit i listed above. thats a better deal. im giving this amp a 5. it drained my pocket, and dissapointed. dont hesitate to get a traditional recto cab though. they sound fucking fantastic and are the best cabinets out there.

Year: 2003
Versatility: Excellent, I play mostly punkrock, and it has served its purpose perfectly !
Channels: 3
Features I'd like: as mentioned before by many players, REVERB !!!
I use this amp for gigging, practicing, etc. it has enough power to demolish my house !!! believe it, why do you think the triple doesnt cost that much from the dual ?? because 150 watts of all tube is just TOO MUCH. if you are f*cking Metallica u can consider it, but the DUAL is perfect. believe me

100 W of pure all tube blistering power !!
Im rating it 9 because of the lack of reverb

I use seymour duncan distortion pickups, seymour duncan invader and gibson dirty fingers. pure high gain beasts. !!
It suits my music style perfectly, but honestly, I wouldnt recommend it for blues or something that plays mostly on clean sound. This thing is for its distortion not for its clean channel.
Still, I love that it is 2 channels for distortion, you can have trashing satiration in one and little crunch on the other one without sacrificing your clean channel.
Do you rally wanna know how brutal the distortion is ?? JUST READ EVERY REVIEW AND YOULL KNOW.

Ive had it for 3 years and it has never let me down. Of course, you always need to have a couple of fuses just in caseandALAWAYS, ALWAYS ! disconnect it after using.
And yeah, tubes dont last forever so be prepared for spending a hundred bucks on them.

This thing is solid as a horse.

never dealt with them (luckily)

In my opinion, this is the best amp on earth. But i strongly recommend on trying several other amps, beause this is my hubmle opinion. This may be the best amp for me, but everyone has different taste, so TRY TRY TRY. Most probably u'll go to the store, try this amp and know u found ur soul partner. hope this review was helpful !!

-I bought the amp in 2002
-100 watts
-3 channels
-Parallel FX loop (NOT series)
-Solo & FX loop on/off on foot sw
-Variac
-It can take 6L6 or EL34 power tubes
-Selectable tube rectifier or diodes

The FX loop should have had the option for parallel OR series. As it is you can only get 90% wet.

I highly recommend studying the user manual pdf from http://www.mesaboogie.com/manuals/3chRecto.pdf, before you buy.

-Used with a Gibson Explorer & a Strat with a humbucker in the bridge
-I did use it with a marshall 412, now I use an 80's PV 412
-I also use it with a Digitech 2112 and a crybaby.
-When the power tubes are driven it gets it's sound
-Channel switching results in loud pops when master is set low
-Very good at classic rock sounds
-The clean sound does break up when you crank the clean channel volume, but it still sounds really good to me

-No problems so far

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I've been playing 16 years. If it were stolen and the insurance gave me enough money for a Soldano, I would seriously consider it. If you want serious "chug" this your amp.

I am the owner of a 2001 Mesa Dual Rectifier (3 Channel) with matching 4x12 cab (not the oversized bass beast). This amp, in my humble opinion is made for one thing: Nu Metal! It is not the versatile amp I was hoping it would be. The channels: Channel 1 (clean) is probably the most dissappointing of them all - with very little headroom and the clean sound only a chainsaw operator could love, it is almost useless. Channel 2 (Orange) is the channel I use the most in VINTAGE mode with gain no higher than 1pm. This channel has an amazing lack of sustain and harmonic complexity. Channel 3 (Red) - Mostly used in MODERN mode, it is loud and is the modern gain type channel - it too lacks sustain and is not versatile. The amp is buzzy, not tight on the low end and basically one trick pony. Anyone that tells you differently has NO IDEA what they're talking about (Or you need to question their motives for giving a glowing review). If you like CREED and want to pund away on chords all day long, this is the amp for you. Anything else and look for another amp to buy!

I use an Ibanez 770 as my main guitar equiped with stock Dimazio pick-ups. I also use a modified Fender Strat with SD Customs in it. I play mostly 80's era hard rock and need an amp that is made for shredding...THIS IS NOT THE AMP FOR SHREDDING! It is the amp for Drop D chord bashing and nothing else. As I mentioned, no sustain, no harmonics and a flubby low end that turns everything to mush. If you want to get lost in the mix (not cut through in the band), then get this amp...otherwise find another amp!

It's built like a tank...no problems there. It's as sturdy as they come.

Great...again, this ain't the problem

I've been playing for 23 years (almost all of it professional). I am mostly a guitar to amp guy, no effects to speak of...

The bottom line: Not made for playing lead, flubby bass response, no sustain, harmonics are no where to be found, etc.