Tech 21 Trademark 60

As the other reviews mentioned, the little brute can do a good job a recreating a wide variety of amp sounds. Two channels give you the ability to switch from a "Twin" to a Marshall stack at the press of a button. The boost switch is neat. Give you up to 9db of volume without changing the sound (much). Plenty of power, in fact its freakin' loud! I agree with the comments of needing individual EQ on both channels. I find myself lowering the highs on the clean channel and boosting them on the dirty one quite often. The overdrien sound of the clean channel is very good and I wish I could switch to it from the normal clean settings. By the way the BEST feature - it weighs just 32 lbs. I have a PRS and it feels like it and its case weigh more.

I'm primarily a blues player but will play nything that comes along. It gets a great tone by seting the drive of the clean channel up a bit. I have a Mesa Blue Angel that's a lot sweeter but the TM60 is really very good at the elusive rippin' but still hear the instrument kind of thing. It is noisier than my Mesa, especially with single coils but certainly not obnoxious. Besides thr PRS Custom I use a G&L S500 and a Gibson 345. All sound really good.

Preety new so I can't tell yet. The constuction quality is there.

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Yeah! I am blown away by being able to get so much tone and versatility out of something so small & light. I am now a tube snob whose taken the 12 step program. I love seeing the other tube snobs scratch there heads when I tell them its not tubes. Then I say pick it up and their jaws just hang open. Lots of fun. I bought it over a Mesa Subway Rocket (no reverb), Laney VC50? (store sample was busted), Peavey Classic 30 (no balls) and a Fender Hot Rob Deluxe (too edgy). Buy one and scare your friends!!

Very versatile even with only a global bass and treble pot over the 2 channels. Has channel switching with a 4 button footswitch that actually gives you 4 sounds because you can choose channel 1, or 2 and then "link" the boost and reverb or not. Cool. I wish it had separate tone knobs for each channel and a second speaker out for another cabinet. It is a solid state amp that sounds like tubes. REALLY. My JMP-1 went in for service and my sales bud loaned me a TM60 for a gig. It was a basic blues and rock gig and we had guests. I had lots of folks approach me after the gig to find out why my guitar was balanced so well in the mix. There's something about the Tech 21 that cuts through all the usually muddy guitar frequencies. I was loud, but not too loud. Having had my fill of lousy solid state amps, I brought a compressor/limiter just in case the amp had those harsh loud spots. I found that the louder I played, I actually got a totally natural compression that only tubes get when driven. I unplugged the compressor after the first song, as it got in the way sonicly. Totally amazing. This amp is unbelievably responsive to your axe. It amplified all my wiring nuances loud and clear. I have a strat and it screamed so that each pickup setting was truly a new sound. I didn't use a single external effect all night! Just some internal reverb, my pickups and fingers. AWESOME. I got sounds and feeling that you only get and feel in the studio or playing alone with no other frequency competition. As for power, I never got past 1/2 way...

Very versatile, from serious but smooth overdrive to clean fender. The amp's a bid noisy. The reverb did feedback at louder volumes. This is a great blues amp and rocks too. If you want metal you could probably get it with high output pickups or an added stomp box. This amp sings, the distortion is studio quality and never hurts. I used rails in the lead and Tom Anderson's for the middle and bridge.

Only jammed with it one night, but I went into a gig situation unrehearsed and made it sing instantly. This is one of those cases where I was as good as my equipment and it made me shine!!

I've had previous dealings for my SansAmp and I love these guys. The fact that they created this gem of an amp shows you were they are at. I would be totally surprised if they didn't support you 1000%.

When the salesman gave me the amp as a loaner while my amp was in repair, he told me that I'd buy it. He was right. As soon as he get's the next shipment in, I'm a buyer. And BIG fan, or couldn't you tell.... It was light enough to easily carry along with my guitar and small effects bag. Like I said, it could use an aux speaker out and tone knobs for each channel. The look and style is simple, clean, modern, tech, but not too high-tech. It's a classic. The perfect practice, small to medium gig and studio amp. I'd actually play it any where for just about anything. Jazz too!

2 Channels, see other reviews for features. I bought primarily for recording. I choose it over effect processors (like Digitech 2112) because it is analog, and I don't really like the guitar tone I've gotten from digital units. This amp has a direct recording feature (via XLR out), and it works with the speaker unplugged. Good for me because I have to record while other family members sleep.

Yes, this amp can make a lot of different sounds and they're generally good. However, I have one major complaint. It is noisy (much noisier than my tube amp). Turn either the reverb knob or the high EQ knob anywhere past their midpoints and you get noise, lots of it. hums and whistles. Luckily, for recording to hard disk, I don't really need to use the amps reverb (Cakewalk can add reverb).

Probably will be very dependable (all solid-state).

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I probably wouldn't buy this amp again, unless they fixed the noise problem. I don't think it is a problem with my particular amp, because friends who have tried it out in the store have noticed the same problem. Unfortunately, Sam Ash was too noisy when I tested it (typical). On the other hand, I don't think there is anything available that's better for silent recording other than digital units. So maybe I would buy it again.

With this amp you can get just about any sound possible. It has an effects loop which not only allows you to add effects but i like to fine tune it with some EQ. It also has the Sans Amp direct out built in which is one main reason i bought it. Only thing they left out was tone controls for each channel (there's only a master bass and treble). One can use this amp by itself at a gig because it sounds that good!

Because this amp is solid state, the great sounds you hear loud are the same in a low volume setting. I have a 5150 stack but to practice with it is impossible without disturbing the neighbors. If you're going to do some recording, the direct out is second to none. You can get the same sound you hear from the speaker on to tape which is a dream come true. Unlike a tube amp, the TM 60 is consistent.

Only had a week!

To me, this amp sounds just as any tube amp. If i had to have only one amp, this would be the one. If i forget to turn it off, no problem, because there are no tubes to burn. Anyone thinking of buying a Sans Amp direct box should spend another $250 and get a TM 60 to get an amp with it.

The Tech 21 guitar amplifier comes with 2 channels, a mono effects loop, a line out for P.A. or direct recording and can also be used with headphones. The most unbelievable thing about this amp is its all SOLID STATE! You can use this amp for virtually any musical style you like. Versatility seems to be this amps forte.

I play what I would call "clean" Rock/Pop oriented music and this amp is more than well suited for this purpose.(On the 1st channel.) But when you go to the 2nd channel be prepared for anything from a flat out "Marshall" sound to a "Mesa-Boogie" or even a "Vox AC-30". The distortion on this amp can be as smooth or as brutal as ANY tube amp. I use a PRS CE-3 bolt-on guitar and use primarily the "out-of-phase" position a lot. I also tried this amp with my Tokai Goldstar sound guitar and found that this amp will probably sound great with any guitar.

I've only had the amp for 1 day but I was assured by the guys at the 12th fret guitar shop in Toronto that it has a 1 year warranty. The great thing is that I'll never need to buy tubes again! I really can't foresee any problems with this amp as long as it isn't knocked around too much.

Haven't dealt with customer support yet.

Well I can't believe I'm saying this but they have FINALLY come up with a solid state amp that sounds as good (or better) than any tube amp. It's rated at 60 watts but sounds a bit louder. I traded in my Legend 50 watt Rock and Roll amp for this because I found it to be way too loud. I like tone more than loudness and this amp has loads of tone. I was originally considering buying the AxSys amp but the main problem with that amp is you have to program all your amp sounds and there are lots of effects built in, but I've never really been an effects type guy. As I said, tone is important. I would recommend this amp highly to anybody, especially all those tube amp "snobs". It's the 90's guys! Wake up and check out the Tech 21 and prepare to be impressed.

incredible versatility, completely analog design but emulates tube tones with tremendous authenticity. Also able to produce tones of popular guitarists such as Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and others. Amp is 60 watts with a single 12" speaker, and has 2 channels. The first channel is for "tweed" sound, such as Fender is famous for, and the second channel gives you a higher gain amp sound along the lines of a Marshall or Mesa Boogie. Both channels have great versatility so just about any tone is accessible. This amp also has an effects loop, a direct line out for recording, and an earphone jack. Accutronics Reverb is also included. Best of all it a multi-controller footswitch is included.

This amp is great for a number of styles, blues, jazz, rock, and metal. It sounds great even at low volumes. It can go from a smooth, clean, Fender tone to a crunchy, distorted Marshall tone with the touch of a button, and give you anything in between. I use a Gibson Explorer and a Washburn cheapo and both sound killer. It's 60 watts, which for me is plenty, but if you need more than that you can run a direct line out to a mixing board or to an external speaker cabinet.

I haven't had it long enough to see if it stands the test of time, but it appears to be well-built, and it hasn't given me any trouble yet. Best of all, there are no tubes to worry about, so it is completely maintenance-free.

It comes with a one-year warranty but I have not had any problems so far, so I can't tell you anything about the customer service behind the amp.

I would definitely buy this amp again. In my opinion it holds its own against a Mesa Boogie, for much less $$ and it has many more features. The owners manual has sample settings which show how to set the knobs to get signature tones from a variety of artists and Fender, Marshall, Vox, and Mesa Boogie amps. I can't think of anything major it lacks, but a 3 or 5-band equalizer would be cool. Highs and lows must be shaped by using the knobs. Another nice feature is the "boost" switch which allows you to increase your volume by as much as 9dB for soloing without altering your sound otherwise. I can't recall the exact name of the amp but it is the only 60 Watt combo Tech 21 has come out with so far. This amp is made by the company that produces the Sansamp effects, so in essence you get an amplifier and an effect in one. Before buying this amp I looked at just about every tube amp out there under $1,000.00, including the Line 6 by AxSys (which is actually another solidstate amp), the Hotrod Fenders, Mesa Boogie DC3. I was skeptical that it could live up to the claims in the ads but hearing is believing. You really should check this amp out if you want/need a very versatile amp at a very reasonable price.