Tech 21 Trademark 10

This amp has a tech 21 sans amp type of pre-amp built in. 8 inch speaker. XLR line out. spring reverb. The amp looks really cool- kind of a vintage look.

I had this amp for about three years. I just sold it and bought a Gibson GA-5 Les Paul Junior amp which I like much better. When I first got the Trademark 10 i liked it but over time I used it less and less because I liked the sound less and less. The sound seemed to be dark - I always had to crank the treble up all the way and still had to add treble from a pedal effect. I was able to get a lot of low end bass - I was surprised that a small amp could have that much low end. But eventually i thought the sound was too "boxy". I never liked any of the overdrive sounds. The reverb isn't that good- it sounds bad if you turn it up past half way. I like a clean/overdriven sound. I'm not into a heavy metal sound.

seemd very reliable.

It sounded better after I bought a Blackstone Appliances Mosfet Overdrive. But still I grew tired of the amp's sound.

Solidstate amp. 1x8' speaker. Usual bass/mid/treble/gain/volume + reverb. Sliding knobs to choose amp type (tweed, british, california), distortion (clean, high gain, hot) and speaker type (flat, brit, US). On the back panel: speaker out, FX send/return, grounds lift. Rated at 10W of power.

All in all pretty versatile for what is really a practice amp. I took away one point for it being a single channel. But then you can't win them all!

I tell ya... It definitely takes some tweaking as the controls are ULTRA-sensitive. The first time I plugged it in, I was not impressed. Especially not by the sample settings...

After some tweaking I found some very useable sounds. I use a Kramer for my hardrocking sounds and found that it sounds best on British, hot, US. With the gain on about 6.5 and slightly more treble than bass, with the mids at about 2. Got a Boss DD5 delay in the FX loop for the solos and it sounds really good. Loads of harmonics. Fairly good sustain, but not as good as my Laney TF on OD2.

I use a couple of Yamahas for my blues/jazz sounds and the tweed settings are very good. SRV is in there and with a tele you can get very nice country sounds.

My only beef is that it does lack some real "clean" sounds. Maybe I have some more tweakin' to do before I find those, but I haven't found them yet. For straight ahead jazz I haven't found my sound yet.

Also, the Brit and Cafif. settings are a lot louder than the tweed with a moderate gain.

The Californian settings tend to be more noisy too, even with the gain only half way up.

Maybe I'll find more sounds as I go along, but for now I'll leave it at an 8/10.

Only had it for a couple of days. Looks pretty sturdy though. I guess you could gig with it, especially with an extra speaker hooked up to it.

Never needed to contact them so far.

PROS: Size & weight! Solidstate, so low maintainance. Fairly loud for 10W, so with a speaker extension it's giggable. Professional sound at bedrooms levels (and above - the high gain Brit sounds with the volume halfway up is louder than most neighbours would tolerate if you live in an apartment). It sounds like a big boy, despite it's size.

CONS: No really useable "clean" (and I mean pristine clean for jazz) sounds to speak of. No channel switching. A tad expensive. Behringer offers a similar design without reverb for only 99$ and supposedly the sounds are just as nice.

I'm a mostly a bedroom player who plays the occasional small gig so I'm never gonna buy an actual stack. To me this does the trick: it's extremely small, but it sounds very big and all at earpleasing (not earbleeding) volume levels.

I do wish it had a true clean sound, but I'll probably A/B it with my Laney TF. That way I have a true clean + I can switch channels by switching amps.

All in all a good product well worth looking into. For those who can't afford the price, check out the Behringer.

Vera alta qualita di produzione USA....
persino le viti sono eccellenti,l'ampli ariva con tanto di copertina antipolvere.
Singolo canale ampli analogico a modelli che prende spunto dai tre amplificatori di riferimento ....Fender twin..Marshall...Mesa dual recto.
Ovviamente l'ampli ricalca le caratteristiche dei tre ampli citati
non e che li imita alla perfezione e assolutamente impossibile,ma questo,a meno che non hai cominciato a suonare adesso ,gia dovresti saperlo.
Dunque dicevamo modeling dei sopracitati ampli ,regolazione di gain
e imitazione di microfonatura,ottimo riverbero a molle,controlli attivi,uscita cuffie,uscita bilanciata per recording...un vero gioiello in miniatura altro che Pod....veramente famntastico

Il suono che dire non ha la botta dinamica di un buon valvolare ma sicuramente suona meglio di molti "cattivi" valvolari la risposta e buona e i suoni sono molto belli e abbastanza fedeli ai modelli che la tech 21 ha cercato di riproporre.
CLEAN: Molto buono ma mi aspettavo meglio,anche usando una Fender showmaster custom shop lo sparkle alla Knopfler e difficile da ottenere anche se cmq si tirano fuori un bel po di suoni belli
GLI DIAMO UN BELL' 8

SRV: Fantastico...molto somigliante bello e divertentissimo da usare

VOTO 10

AC/DC: WOW di bene in meglio vai con hell's bells a manetta
VOTO 10

HI GAIN BRITISH: Bellisssimo anche questo
VOTO 10

DUAL RECTO: Qui la cosa si fa dura..suona bene anche se dire che suona come una Mesa e un po sacrilego..resta cominque buona l'approssimazione.
VOTO 8
Il suono nel complesso ha una buona risposta dinamica, non suona per niente digitale (tutto analogico remember) e c'e una buona presenza di armoniche pari,il che rende il suono abbastanza valvoloso.
Tutto sommato un gran bell'ampli.

BHHOOOOOO.!!!!!

Come sopra...

Suono da parecchi anni ..di caccavelle digitali ne ho provate tante
puntualmente svendute,in qualche caso regalate.
Ma questo piccolo F.d.P. suona veramente in modo grandioso,non credo che me ne separero piu, e ottimo sia per esercitarsi (suono distortissimo a bassissimi volumi)che per registrare,bellissimo in cuffia ed in diretta nel mixer,abbinandoci un gt2 ci si puo suonare in piccoli locali utilizzandolo con tastiere e batterie elettroniche,oppure utilizzarlo in sala prove.
Un apparecchio decisamente ben riuscito,il fatto stesso che e introvabile usato la dice tutta sulla validita di questo giocattolo.
Sicuramente ogni chitarrista dovrebbe averne uno

Same as noted below. Basically this amp has everything that you could ask for in a practice amp and more. I find the headphone jack very useful for late-night practice. I rarely use the effects loop, but it's nice to know that it is there if you need it. This amp also has a very classy look to it.

I mainly play blues and classic rock. I play an American Tele and Strat. I find that both of these guitars sound great through this amp, especially the tele, which can produce a bit too much treble through some solid-state amps.

This little amp produces a wide range of sounds, everything from a mesa/high-gain sound to a creamy blues tone. I'm also really impressed with the quality reverb that this amp offers. It's comparable with my Fender amp and better than my Marshall tube amp! I find that the best thing to do is to start with the sample settings that come with the amp and go from there. The only sound that I don't like is the "flat" speaker setting which, as the name suggests, makes the amp sound very dull. Aside from that, it doesn't take much tweeking with the other settings to find a nice tone.

I've owned this amp for a year now and I've never had a problem with it. It's very well built and looks like it could survive a pretty good beating.

I've never had to deal with the company.

I've been playing for about 15 years now. I played in a few bands when I was younger, but mainly just play for fun now. I currently own an American Tele, American Strat, Fender Blues Deville, Marshall DSL401 and an assortment of various effects pedals, which I rarely ever use. If this amp were stolen I'd definitely buy another.

I've owned a lot of small, solid state amps over the years (marshall, fender, peavy, etc...) and this is the best one by far. It's a bit more expensive than similar amps, but it's worth the money. I can't think of anything else this amp could use, except a 25 watt big brother.

The simulations are just great. Everything abut them and other features have been commented before.

I play with a Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus. You can get any sound you look for. From Clapton to Gary Moore or Van Halen. The sample settings manufacturer gives are quite bad but if you spend some time you get great sounds. I've got the nicest vintage OD pedals you can imagine (Tubescreamer, british Guv'nor, Japanese SD-1...) but I do not use them with this amp because it sounds great alone. The 3 spring reverb is fantastic too.

I use a '66 Fender Bassman for gigs and I'll continue with it mainly because the Tech21 has no pedalboard to control the OD, reverb etc....

I contacted them to ask for a recommendation regarding the speakers to be used in a external cab and I received their reply in less than 24hours. Try this with fender, Gibson, Ibanez.... NO WAY!!!

20 years playing the guitar and I love this little amp. I'll probably sell my little Fender Tweed because probably I won't use it anymore. If it were stolen, broken or lost I would definitely buy another one.

The features have been discussed many times but it is a 10 watt combo amp with active eq and several amp models. Effects loop, XLR out and headphone jack. On a scale of being very limited to very versatile it is very versatile. Although I play mostly jazz so I don't use it's power all the time.

The simulations all seem very good. There are combinations that I don't like but they can be toned down. I play a semi-hollow dual humbucker jazz box and a solid body mahogany H/H electric for rocking or funking out.

I have owned the amp for almost a year now with no problems at all. I don't think I would gig with it but not for reliability issues but because it is more of a recording and practicing amp. It could probably handle it though (especially run through the mixer at the venue).

Haven't needed it but the manual is very good

Unlike many reviewers (apparently) I've never actually owned a Mesa Boogie or any other "good" gear so I guess I don't have great credentials. My only other amp was a Crate VC3112 (which I chose over a Fender Blues Jr. and Peavey). This little guy is a far better amp then that for what I do. If it were stolen I'd buy another.

this is a good practice/home amp and thats it really...with a DI to the PA it really doesn't cut it unless you want a dirtier sound all the time-also it will get kind of ugly and peaky if you push it at all(which is not so unusual with SS circiuts but the sansamp thing should be better)...if you are messing around at home it's a fine little amp but don't expect it to handle anything more-the Digitech RP-10 floor board i had sounded much MUCH better thru the PA than the Trademark 10 does.

maybe the bigger versions of this amp are better for gigs or anything other than your basement/bedroom-for a practice amp it is probably a good 7 or 8 but the whole DI thing is not very effective. someone else may love this but i wasn't for me.

See below for features. Lots of sounds for a small amp. I use it mainly clean with the different speaker types and no distortion.

While there is a wide variety of choices, the basic sound of the amp is just passable. A clean sound with an archtop is very nice. However add a semi-hollow and the sound is thin, even after adjusting the eq, spaeker type, etc. You cannot get a full size speaker (12") sound out of this amp. I've heard other 8" speakers with much fuller sound.

This is where the amp really stinks. 1 month after the warranty expired the amp started "cutting out". The volume would disappear as if there was a loose connection. I contacted the manufacturer who said this is a common problem and usually occurs when the contacts on the effects loop get "dirty". I bought a contact cleaner and tried to clean the connections by "jamming a 1/4" plug in and out" as instructed by the customer service rep. This didn't work and I had to send in the amp to Tech 21. BTW- a friend has this amp and is having the same problem.

As I said i had to mail the amp to Tech 21. They had it for 2 weeks without a word. I finally contacted them and they called and said the amp was ready. They only charged $25. They said a number of connections were resoldered and cleaned.

I bougt this amp to have a high quality small unit for playing at home and at friends. I could have bought many other small 8" amps for much less money but I thought this one was better quality. It's not worth the money.

When I have band practice, I bring my pedal board with all the efx. This makes practice the same as live. Couldn't do that without an efx loop. This amp is truley geared for professionals in mind, with a small, but effective package!!! It coud use a channel switcher in their next issue, but I use a single channel Marshall JCM800 head anyway, so no bother there.

This is a practice amp??? Jeez. Just go play one. There is nothing that even comes close!!!! This catagory needs to go to 11, but 10 will have to do.

Havn't owned it long enough.

Outstanding. Second to none!!

I have owned every product from Line 6 and like them. This is just better. Here is my TUBE opinion vs. this solid state (or my JCM800 vs. Trademark). Can it compare to my tube amp? As far as "tone" goes, the trademark sounds unreal. But where a non tube amp just doesn't hang is the reactiveness or responsiveness. I can get my head to sound almost clean by picking quieter, then a raging distortion if I thump on it. The range is just unreal!! This translates to you as a guitar player having a "oneness" with your amp. You can control it in a way that "channel switchers" will never understand. The tubes become an extension of your playing. Solid state by it's nature just doesn't react like this. It is transistor and metal. Tubes practically have a pulse. Now that said, the Tradmark 10 is by far the most unreal little amp I have ever played and don't intend on selling it. Kudos Tech 21!!!!!

I perhaps shouldn't write this as I only tried it out in a shop, but I had a good go with it and was amazed.
This is a small solid state amp with - I think - an 8-inch speaker and the additional electronics equivalent to a sansamp GT2.
For a practice amp it's extremely well appointed, but I was told it has a balanced XLR out for putting straight into a PA. It therefore has the bizarre property of being good for low volume practicing or auditorium gigs, but isn't powerful for smaller gigs without a PA.

I sat by a group a large super-well appointed combos, a big Vetta and suchlike, to try out this little amp and I couldn't believe the sounds I was making was all coming from the Trademark 10.
I didn't buy it because I'd just bought a sansamp GT2, which is most of what's in the Trademark 10, but I may buy it yet.
The sounds were as close classy and big as one could ever hope for from a small amp. At 10 watts I doubt it would carry over drums or saxophones, but it would do well for rocking up an acoustic session and would be excellent for practising any style.
The switches emulate clean, driven and very driven sounds from fender, marshall and boogie amps, with three different miking styles. It has active boost/cut controls for bass and high, a level knob, and a gain control for overdrive. I found the fender clean sounds very warm and full and the hi-gain sounds were astonishing for the amp's size.

don't know

Don't know

I've been playing for a quarter of a century.
I have a small Boogie Caliber, a Fender HR Deluxe, a Sundown Artist and a Laney LC 15. I use Variaxe, music man, a Ventura jazzer and an old oriental epiphone shallow body.
I didn't buy the Trademark 10 since I've already got a sansamp gt2, which instead of being a small amp is pocketable and should do me for the PA, while I can pop it in front of any practice amp to get the same versatility at home. I am, however, still thinking of getting one, and duplicating my purchase, because it's that in-betweeny lightweight size, smaller than my laney, but a bigger sound than any small tranny amp I've come across.
I think anyone looking for portability or versatility at home should make sure they try this one out.