Sovtek Mig 50

Well, as the others reviews have said meat and potatoes amp. Crappy Plastic power switches, two channels that sound great and master volumes, 3 band EQ, and prescence, which happens to be spelled wrong on older ones like mine.

I use a Lone Star strat and a Peavey Strat copy, and some old crappy Sears guitar, and all sound really good, in addition I use a Zoom 505 to make up for the lack of reverb and a little more variety among the sounds. I play classic rock and metal and this amp does a great job, It's real bassy but if you use a proccesor you can fix that. It can put out some great overdrive that rivals amp that cost a whole hell of a lot more. So the amp rocks!

Well, I bought it used, it's an older model, but I've been using it heavily since I've got it, and it has treated me very well.

Hell if I know.

I'm gonna buy another just to have more sound. But if I lost it or it got stolen I wouldn't have to buy another because I'd already have another. II put it up against a Marshall JCM 900, And it beat the Marshall into the ground as far as price to sound ratio, plus Marshalls sound ratty to me. The only other thing I would consider is a Fender Tonemaster because they are bad ass amps. But then again I don't have the money so buy Sovtek and you can be GHETTO as hell!

Just a real bare bones amp. I've always been of the opinion that the more bells and whistles an amp has, the more interference there is between the guitar and speaker. The less, the better. There's no master volume, but there is two seperate vol. for each input (one bright, one normal). The first thing that I noticed when trying this out, is how the two volume controls interact with each other, like an old Fender Bassman. You also have the option of a 4, 8, or 16 ohm speaker jacks for added versatility. With the aid of a couple of outboard attachments, this amp is versatile enough for anything.

Currently using a Telecaster and a Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal, with an old Rat box for an occasional boost. I play blues, but when blues gigs get slow, I've been known to take an occasional country, or top-40 gig to help make ends meet. This amp covers it all. By itself, without gizmos, it sounds beautiful clean. Better than some blackface Fenders that I've used and blown up over the years (Bassman heads, and Super Reverbs). There's a little extra clean headroom as you turn the volume up due to, I suspect, the solid state rectifier. The bottom end is great. When cranked full, it has a wonderful low-gain distortion that, with the help of a tubescreamer, or whatever, can be used for any type of music. By itself, it makes the PERFECT blues amp. It's VERY loud too.

After blowing up amps left and right on the bandstand (various Fenders, Mesa/Boogies, etc.) I came to own this head for the second time. The first time, I didn't put a lot of faith in it and was offer a trade straight up for an old Bassman head, which didn't sound anywhere near as good. After it, and all it's successors died, I got the old Sovtek back and have been using it on an average of four nights a week for about two years now with NO trouble. I change the output tubes about every 6 months to a year. The knobs and switches are cheesy, and even though I try to baby her, the Vol. knob wants to fall off and doesn't seem to want to be tightened either - oh well. Internally, this amp is as tough as alot of amps cost a grand or more.

Never had to deal with the company. It's so basic, I could probably fix it myself.

I would love to find a second one as a spare. If it died, I'd definately be looking for another one. The only thing that I can think of that I wished that it had is a ground switch. But, at this price, who cares?

Absolute Bare bones. Just Volume/3-Band EQ/Presence. Two Inputs, one normal, one Bright. I only use the Normal, however, as the bright has no natural breakup, to make it sound really "Valvey"

I Play with a custom Strat, a Boss Turbo-Overdrive and a Jim Dunlop Crybaby. It sounds positively gorgeous without FX, a really rich, bass-heavy valve sound. It has bottom end that seems to go forever. It gets a little noisy when you really crank it, but that may be because I use single coils. It is also LOUD. It is a valve amp after all. Played through a Quad it will rattle the windows. However, it still sounds fine at lower voumes, so your neighbours wont be driven to killing you. The clean tone holds till you crank it, when it becomes naturally overdriven, so it's perfect for blues and rock. I doubt it's a country player's amp, but i spose there's always the Bright input. The general consensus is however, that it has a tone to drool over.

Well, I havent had it for long enough to do much damage, though those switches look a bit flimsy.

Havent had any bother so far, but it's so simple, i think i could fix it myself.

I have been playing for 18 months, and this is my first really serious amp. I am very glad that i managed to get it for such a good price, and that i got turned onto a Sovtek in the first place. I compared it with an Ampeg Superjet, a Peavey Ultra 112, a Marshall VS100, a Fender Deluxe 40 watt, a Marshall JTM-60, and a JCM-600. Personally I think it blew them all into the weeds, with the exception of the Ampeg, which i would have bought, as it sounds as good, and has a gorgeous Reverb, but was also $400 more. I am totally stoked about it. With a second hand Quad for $195, I managed to get a setup that will last me forever for two beers short of a grand. My advice is go with Sovtek. They say they are a rip-off of Marshall amps, but i think they shit all over Marshalls. If you want a great-sounding, no frills Valve amp, get yourself a Sovtek. Its an absolute fucking cracker.

2 channels, however only pne can be used at one time. No effect loop. but does quite well with a DOD FX-7 on channel 1 and 2 PLENTY of POWER. Its kinda like a F-16. It can handle more power than my body can. Love the 5881-tubes. Much richer than my Peavey Classic 30 (but I like that amp too)

No lots of distortion, but great amp for an effects unit to get reverb, etc. very good using lots of distortion. No squeeking like the classic 30 tube clips.

Dont know yet. bought used in great condition.

Two channels ( voiced differently)..non switchable ( use A/B box ) Common tone controls..bass,middle,treble and presence. Loud 50 watts... uses 5881 output tubes 4,8,16 ohm speaker outputs That's it! But very musical,great tone

I basically use the Sovtek as a loud,clean tone source and derive distortion from a V-twin (boogie)and a Chandler Tube Driver.Live, I play mostly in small to medium sized clubs and bars so the volume never gets past 5 as I'm miked up thru the front of house.I use a Y-cord to jumper the two channels together...channel one is very bottomy(?) whilst the second channel is bright and adjust the blend of both to get the tone I want.Almost "Fender like" clean tones but great rock distortion tones with the pedals.( I find Fenders give good crunch tones but sound too "fizzy" with extreme distortion.) Love the clean tones with awesome bottom end.

Never had any problems...if fact when setting up for a gig the head fell six feet from the top of the riser onto the stage SH*T..but I plugged it in and away it went!!

Never needed their help! Comes with a 12 month warranty new.

I use it three nights a week ( up to 5 hours a gig ) and I'll still be using it! Sure it's real basic and you have to carry around outboard reverb and distortion pedals but the tone more than makes up for that. Plus it's really light to carry!

Tubes. 5881. That's the best feature. Tone. Like a cross country runner's legs. Seriously, if you want anything other than tubes glowing, go elsewhere. But, when your little knobs go to hell, and you can't make the gig, I will step in for you.

No Master volume, no "gain" channel, not a single luxury, just tone from the gods. Slight noise, but if you crank it to 7+, you really won't care. "Magic" settings are at 3 for clean (good R& B tone), and 9 for me. Then again, I'm a mutant. I play this 50 watt tuber with an Epi "SG" copy, through a MXR Dist. +, and use an old Fender Bassman 3x12 cabinet(no misprint. Early '70's solid state Bassmans used a 3x12 cab. It's a brownface. nyah,nyah.Told ya I'm a mutant.) Not so loud that you won't be miked at your next larger gig, but it's more than loud enough for practice, and small to mid sized gigs. I play from punk to standard 70's hard rock (call me "alternative", and I'll kill your dog.) and this tone monster has not, will not, and can not fail me.

Never needed my back up (Bandit 112 and Fender Champ, with an A/B switch),two years running. Don't knock it. You'll need service on your Mesa. The lights might give out, you have to replace tubes here an' there, but the Tone is evilly immortal.

Nope, I wouldn't buy it again because I don't need to. This one is just fine. For the combination of Price, Tone, and reliability, I couldn't find anything better (Yes, I tried comparable Fender, Peavey and Marshall). When I bought this, I wanted 3 things: Tube tone, volume enough for a small gig, and low maintenance. I got that. But, I also got a really good sound. All my own. If you're reading this, and you're thinking Peavey/Fender/small Marshall, I've got a question for you: Does the world need another player who sounds like everybody else? If you're really following the muse, and you can't afford some boutique amp, try a Sovtek. (Yeah, I'll admit that I'd buy a Matchless, if I had the cash, but who does?)At the end of the day, all you have as a musician is your talent and your tone, you supply the talent, and choose wisely on your equipment, and you'll get the Tone you want.

The main feature on this amp is great tone. There are no bells and whistles to speak of, just two inputs, one volume knob for each, bass, mid, treble, and presence. The first input is no good for anything but bass practice or I-IV-V rhythm. It has 4, 8, and 16 ohm outputs

The second input produces timeless clean tones, courtesy of 2 5881's. A humbucker can get a good "Wish You Were Here" tone, and produces beautifully subtle overdrive halfway up the volume knob (at which point I must leave the room to save my eardrums). The middle(single) pickup is nice for a VU& Nico sound, and the single neck pickup is perfect for Doors' "The End". The treble stays clear at almost all settings, and it's hard not to get good , rubbery low end definition. I play through a Music Man 2x12. A 4x12 w/ Celestions sounded too sterile, with less definition. Very little noise.

The power light didn't work when I bought this amp used. I'd like to get the first input modified(is this possible?).

I'd definitely buy it again. The tone/price ratio is unbeatable. I've read that reliability is questionable. Oh well, I could get 10 of these for the price of a Matchless.

Very simple amp, no reverb or master volume, but still is very versitle.

Clean up until about 7, then starts to distort. Very smooth distortion and great crunch. It's a little noisy, so just turn it up until you can't hear the noisee anymore.

I've only had it for 4 months, but I've never had any problems.

I would, and probably will, buy another one of these. This is a great, all tube amp for the money.