Product: Surreal Amplification V.M. 50 2-12 Combo
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
04/16/2009
at
02:04pm
by
David Lewis
Features
:
9
Amp was made for me by Jerry Dyer in 2006. Its a 2-12 combo in the mini bluesbreaker box. (slightly smaller but most of the thump) its a one channel but three mode, clean, crunch and lead with a two function footswitch. It has a tubedriven effects loop. I would probably like built in tank reverb. Its 50 watts and very loud for fifty watts
Sound Quality
:
9
I use Les Pauls and a Gibson explorer. Its perfect for the tunes I love and grew up on. Scorps, Van Halen, and classic rock tones.
Dead quiet. Only usual noises in the high gain mode but thats 4 gain stages of tube drive like putting a Tube Driver in front of your amp. Clean channel does break up like an old bluesbreaker. It has to be half way up pretty loud before it does but there is another type of Master Volume on the back for making it drive better at lower volumes. The overdrive tones are too many to count really. Its not a thrash type amp. Think classic rock with more sustain. Frome Fender to Marshall to Dumble-esque type smooth singing jazz fusion rock sounds.
Reliability
:
9
Ive had it for a couple years now. Not one problem. Gig without a backup? Only rookies do that. I bring a Carvin that never sses the light of day.
Customer Support
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10
Very helpful. Lifetime warranty.
Overall Rating
:
9
Ive been playing for 30 plus years. Semi pro I guess. If it were stolen or lost I would definitely get another one. I love built in reverb so I guess I wish it had that. It has a loop.