Tech 21 Trademark 60

This amp is a basic two-channel solid-state combo amp with a boost. What more do you need? Perhaps a separate EQ for each channel would be nice which is my only gripe but it's fine without it if you set it right. It has a nice natural spring reverb and a speaker-emulated direct line out. It also has a headphone jack for quiet practicing and an effects loop. It might not be a tube amp but it sure sounds like one to me and every person who has heard me play through it.

I have been playing guitar for 22 years and playing in the local bar/club scene every weekend for the past 15 years. I had owned many amps through the years and have gone from a tiny combo amp up to a half stack to a full 12-space rack stack and eventually back down to most recently a Mesa Roadster combo amp. Lugging around big and heavy amplifiers has been something that I've always done because I needed a fat tube sound and the only way to get it was to have a great tube amp. I finally got sick and tired of carrying a heavy amp but the biggest problem was my tube amps not working at a gig. Nightmare. I did a lot of research on what was the best solid-state amp and everything I read pointed me to the Tech 21 Trademark 60. I went and tried the 1x12" in a store and loved it but I knew that the 2x12" would move a bit more air so I asked to try that one. Sold! The amp's tone is incredible! I've used it live in the clubs and the sound is ridiculous! All the people who say that this amp doesn't sound "big enough" or doesn't have enough gain must be crazy. It's a little powerhouse and the best part about it is that it sounds exactly the same every night! No tube amp problems to worry about and the amp's LIGHT so it's easy to carry! Ok, maybe it doesn't sound exactly like a Marshall or a Mesa like they say it does but it has its own sound and that sound is awesome! The clean channel's sound is spectacular as well! It's the absolute best overall amplifier I've ever owned and it's the perfect solution for the gigging professional for reliability, sound quality, and portability since it's 1/3 the weight of a tube amp its size. It's friggin' beautiful! I just wish I knew about it years ago...

So far so good and it sounds the same every night. Perfect.

I can't give an opinion on this because I haven't needed any servicing but I'm sure it's great.

I tried a lot of modeling amps and none of them can compare to this amp. The sound is warm because it's analog and not digital. I traded a Mesa Roadster (which I just bought a little over a year ago) for this amp so that should tell you something about how much I like this amp's tone and its portability. I even had enough cash left over from my trade to buy a new guitar along with it! :) This is definitely the best amp for the bar/club musician by far. Go try one and you'll buy it too.

This warhorse is about six years old, but looks about 20 years old.
Beat, torn tolex, ripped speaker cloth, taped handle, dirt and rust on the top panel.

I recently re-acquired it from some teenagers I lent it to about 3 years ago.

It wasn't working but the fixes were really simple: the power cord had a broken wire, though they had kept it working by finding a spot in the kinked cord and taping it to the cabinet to stabilize it. It quit anyway. I just shortened the cord past the break and resoldered it.
And: the pots were ALL stratchy and intermittent. I disassembled the chassis for access and liberally douched the pots out with Radio Shack contact cleaner/lube ($11/can).
They all came back to service although one still makes a bit of noise like transistor junctions make when you turn it, but still works over the full sweep and stays constant where set.

It sounds as good as new and still has the original speaker.

I'm impressed!

I like its sound for Jazz and Rock/Blues.

I use a Heritage H575.

Plenty of range in the EQ to cover a variety of sounds both clean and dirty.

Up until recently I'd been playing all kinds of jobs with tweed Fender clones like Victoria's, or a '59 Bassman RI LTD. But I'm going back to this as my main gigger because it happens to be just the right size and power output for almost all the venues I play, though I may reinforce it outdoors.

The sound is "tweedy" enough for me, and it will do better blackface sounds and distortion at a less finicky SPL's.

See above

I had good support from the regional Tech 21 rep about a Trademark 120 I had once. Very responsive.

50 years experience, all styles guitar.

I keep looking for better (or maybe more honestly: different) sounds or amp response (more "tube-like" breathing?) but honestly, on a gig Tech 21 stuff is consistant and reliable. Maybe I'm done.

I think I might like a bigger version again for outdoors, like a TM 120 or 300 head, but for 99% of the calls I get, the TM60 is fine by itself (I don't use effects beyond the amp's on-board distortion, reverb, "weep" or "bite" switches, EQ, etc.). I no longer even have a foot switch for it, though the one for the TM 120 was GREAT with that rig.

This amp is 4 yrs old.I bought it used.It is a versitle amp.The clean channel is the best.The dirty channel is good ,not as good as a tube amp.It has a great amount of features for the money.It's best being an XLR out for me being a use it a church and go directly in to the sound mixer board.It also has an effect loop, AC outlet in the back which makes it easy to plug effects into.I use this amp for a personal monitor. It is a good amp for that.For just playing a gig,I would go with a good tube amp.You can play an acoustic guitar through this amp with good results.

Sound Quality is good.Not great.Reverb ok.It is a good sounding amp.It doesn't compare to a tube amp.Features > Sound,with this amp.The only other amp in this price range with XLR out is Peavey's Windsor Studio.I'll try that amp next.I won't give this amp up before I try the Peavey.I paid 300 dollars for this amp.It was well worth the money.

Dependable.I had to have a wire re solderd.It is well made in USA.New York.

Good dependable amp.Great for personal monitor with XLR out.Acoustic and eletric guitars sound good through it.If I can find a tube amp with equal features,XLR out I will replace it.Maybe the Peavey Windsor Studio.If the Peavy amp doesn't sound as good ,I'll keep the Tech 21.I'll let you know in the future which amp won.My guess is the Tech 21 will be victorious.

Already covered. I have the 1x12. Note the "active" controls react differently that typical "passive" amp controls. Very helpful actually and very unique. Bought mine in 2005. Knobs take time (unfortunately) to get used to but once you try the amp (and get used to it's ACTIVE settings--yes, this absolutely makes a difference), then I'm confident most guitarists would love the amp. Easy to carry. Easy to gig. Easy to play. Easy to get great sounds from.

This is not a honeymoon review. Great -- and I mean great cleans and mild OD on Channel 1. Channel 2 is better than ok. Try an eq in the loop for Channel 2 (remember it's a shared eq). It really is incredible. XLR to board AND mike at the same time... or just mike it... or just XLR to FOH. Either way, you're getting a 1x12 that excels. Great sag, great feel, great sonic landscape. Don't be fooled by lack of tubes. No digital ridiculousness (it's all analog). And, btw, since it's all analog you cannot "save" settings like on digital crud. No matter. Plays like a gem. Sounds great from venue to venue. Tele and Les Paul sound fantastic. I don't write many reviews and I have no affiliation with the Co. but will tout their excellent product. Give it a try. Low volume and gig volume both fantastic. Remember, the active eq (vs. passive) makes a difference. The stock Celestion 70/80 ok but try a celestion neodymium G12 Century or Electrovoice EV12ML 200w. This amp, no matter how you slice it, is a sleeper. It will give you close to similar sounds of your fave valves. It just sounds great. I won't sell my tube amps. I like it so much I just bought a second (gave the first away to family member). I gig with this amp.

During a gig mine starting dropping considerable volume. I was operating the amp in high humidity environments. Learned later that keeping the inputs and loop inputs clean (gold contact spray, whathaveyou) is key to keeping the magic alive. That, or keeping small pedal link cables plugged in if not using. Anyway, no more/never a problem again. If you find this useful, then fine.

Customer service is 100% GENUINE, PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL. I could go on and on and on. Tech 21 customer service has been tops for the more than 15 years I've been using their products. They are consistently the best I have experienced. I own two sansamps (a classic and the old "non" classic one), a TM10, RVB, delay and a few other Tech 21 products. You can't go wrong with their service.

EXCELLENT guitar amplifier!!!!!!!! EXCELLENT value. I trust this company to build solid products.

I bought this amp in the early 2000's. I bought it to gig with, as my tremoverb half stack was too much of a hassle to lug around. well, it quickly became my main amp, for gigging and for playing at home. It does everything I want. Both channels sound great. I use a mesa v twin on the clean channel, whenever I need a "metal" sound, but for the most part I stick to the two channels that the amp offers. I really love this amp. It's solid state, but still sounds great. Most people would not be able to tell that there are no tubes in this thing. It has an effects loop, which I use to run a tremolo pedal into. I can pretend that the amp is a Fender twin reverb! I don't know if it matches up to a fender twin, but I don't care. It sounds great. The reverb by the way sounds really good too. I only wish it had seperate eq's for each channel, but so far I don't find it to be a big problem. The Amp responds very well to effects too.

I play both strats and les pauls with this amp and it responds well to both. It has a really nice clean sound that actually can get pretty hairy when the gain is turned up. The dirty channel is good too. Probobly not good enough for most metal heads, but if u run a good metal type distortion pedal through the clean channel, you'll be ok, plus, you'll have a 3 channel amp... Sort of? Like I said, I use channel 1 for clean and for heavy distortion with a mesa v twin and channel 2 for stardard rock to heavy rock distortion. I was also running a parametric eq through the effects loop for a while, which made channel 2 sound insane! I'm not really playing metal anymore, so I no longer do this, but I just wanted to tell any and all that this will give you your "metal" sound.

It's solid state, so u don't have to worry about it crapping out on u. I've heard of there crapping out on people, but so far I've had no problems.

Tech 21 are the kings of customer support! I've dealt with them several times via email and on the phone and they are just the best!

I've never played an amp that was a 10, so I will give it a 9. I love this amp and I love all tech 21 products. Highly reccomended.

Only bad thing is that it has two channels, not three.

I use Gibson SG and my style is 60-80??s pop/Rock. This amp suits my style more than well. I can do Doors and Van Halen with this amp and that??s pretty amazing thing. There??s no such sound that you can??t find from this amp.
Clean channel is beautifull and if you want some distortion, go ahead and do it. You can make this baby??s clean channel do some CCR mid-distortion etc.
Second channel is for ac/dc, Van Halen, Bon Jovi..you name it!

This is built like a tank and NO TUBES=NO WORRIES!!

Haven??t dealt with the company yet.

There??s is no such thing than 10 amp so, I??ll give it 9/10.

Two channels, spring reverb, volume boost, effects loop, direct out (XLR), headphone out extention cab out, etc. My only complaint is the two band EQ (high and low). I wish it had separate EQs for each channel but that would drive up cost... at the very least I wish it had a mid knob for extra control. Overall, a lot of features here.

I've got to say that the clean channel is EXCELLENT. Sounds much like a Fender Twin type clean sound, especially with the nice spring reverb kicked on. I judge most amps on their clean channel since you can find overdrive pedals and such to shape up a lackluster overdrive channel.

Now, speaking of disappointing overdrive, I really don't care for channel 2. I find the overdrive overloaded in the mid-range with not enough clarity in the top or bottom end. They have settings for vox ac-30 and such but I DEFINITELY don't hear it! Not nearly enough treble. Something about channel 2 just doesn't cut well...it always sounds a big muffled. Frankly, I hardly even use channel 2 and just rely on overdrive and fuzz pedals to dirty up channel 1.

I give it a 9/10 for the clean channel and a 5 for the overdrive channel.

I'm getting ready to send my amp in for a repair but I did buy it used and I've had it for about a year. Overall, it seems very well-built and hopefully my problem turns out to be minor.

They answer the phone quickly! Nice tech support. Great job!

Hmmm...this is a tough one. I like the amp and think it is a good overall value but I don't think I'd buy it again. In fact, I am really thinking of moving on to a small combo tube amp. I'd like a better overdrive channel to diversify sounds a bit more. If you're after a great clean sound with a nice reverb, give this one a look. If you're on the market for crunch and overdrive, I recommend looking elsewhere!

60w solid state, 12" speaker, two(ftswtch)analog modeling channels,(fs)reverb/boost & efx loop, unique eq including active bass/treble, balenced line out, hp jack

nice clean ss, nice clean variable boost, dull overdrive/distortion(ch2),lifeless reverb, active bass/treble helps overall tone a lot

made in 2000, mine 4 last 2.5 yrs - no problems

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excellent practice/scratch recording amp.it is what it is. if it were stolen, someone else would own it.

2 Channels-clean and overdrive

I won't use valves for a long while.
This amp (especially with the extra speaker) gives headroom, improved clarity and loud band level presence thats required.
The clean channel doesn't sound boxy or pushed as with the 1x12 version at band level.
It shimmers and can be coaxed into superb biting overdrive with a SRV lead sound and attack if required.
The reverb is a 6spring full length accutronics tray that sounds dreamy on clean.
Click over to the soverdrive channel and you're rewarded with the fattest, most articulate blues, rock and approaching metal sounds you'll ever need.
The boost fuction is a great idea, too.

No problems yet.

No idea.
I'll wait until something goes wrong.

As I've stated, it's perfect.
Also, the direct out means you get EXECTLY the sound you hear from the amp out on the PA.
Try it, you'll be staggered.

I got this TM60 right when it came out to the stores.. I actually took the only floor model they had at the time at the local L&M. I knew a number of session guys that were waiting eagerly to hear this thing due to their exponential positive experiences with Sansamp preamps.. THis amp ROCKS.. 2 channels, all analog, nice spring verb, lods of power to push a 4x12, active EQ, great speaker (Special design 100w). By far the best sounding solid state amp I've ever heard / played.

Biggest bonus for me was the versitility of the sound not to mention the high quality of each genre it could produce. Clean is stellar... Used it in many a session and engineers are stunned at the lack of hiss or hum. Totally nails Fender cleans to a tee. Tweed gain is very impressiv e with great natural break up. Second channel is a killer rectified blend all the way from Steve Vai to Stonesour.... Seriously huge. Again it sounds fantastic as a combo, but dish it out to a 2x12 or 4x12 and it'll blow you away.

Once i fugured out the Aux send/return issue it's been perfect ever since.. Either keep the send/return sockets clean all the time or as i do, just keep a 4inch 1/4inch cable plugged into the loop all the time.

They're pretty good.. and getting better

If you don't have one in your collection go play one asap and take the time to seek out all the cool tones this thing can produce. I don't think I could ever get rid of mine as it's saved my butt tone wise too many times.. Get one now!!