Simplicity at its best. 
by Khawaja Jodat from 61 M, Gulberg III, Pakistan., September 2007
Music Background:  Playing guitar for the last 27 years as a hobbyist.

I have purchased this amp about 3 months ago. This amp is a very simple one as far as its features are concerned. It is very easy & quick in shaping your basic sounds. The best feature which really impressed me about this amp is the special designed speakers with large voice coil cones which is definitely a plus point for this amp for produceing powerful, punchy, warm and well defined overall sound. The sound dies out very evenly and smoothly from these speakers. The Clean channel is loud and clear but not that much bright & thats why I wish it would have equipped with a Presence control as well. On the other hand the overdrive channel is satisfactory and fulfills almost all sort of music style applications. Personally I liked the Drive channel more than More Drive one because the later channel is somewhat noisey but the sustain is endless, so I suggest you to use a Noise gate. The reverb is again satisfactory but I do not use it at full level and mostly keep it around midway as I do not find it that impressive above 5 because it starts to sound unnatural & metallic. I perfer to use Boss RV-5 or Zoom G1 reverb. In my opinion if you really want to get the full potential out of this amp then add any 7-band graphic equalizer and Compressor pedals with it and keep them ON all the time. One more thing I have noticed that if you use the effect loop the overdrive channels really improves remarkably and here what I think its overdrive Touch-senstive feature also seems to work more effectively but you may notice a little decrease in the overall volume level. I have used this amp with both humbucking and single coil guitars and I found it quite good. I wish it would have also a Mid-boost switch on the Clean channel. I do not like the Power ON/OFF switch located at its rear panel. Nevertheless this is a worthful & impressive amp by keeping in view of its overall quality & price tag.

  This Is Only $329.99? 
by Jeffrey Osgood from Woonsocket,R.I., June 2007
Music Background:  Active Musician

I've had this for over 3 months now,having had to replace my old Princeton 65(R.I.P.).This amp delivers that classic clean Fender tone in spades.I'm not a big fan of the distortion on this amp though.To me it sounds a little muddy,hence the 4.5 on the review.Maybe it's me,I don't know,but that's why I bought a Boss OS-2(Shameless Plug).I've gigged with this several times already,and let me tell you,this amp is LOUD!The most I had to set the volumne on was 2,that's it.My drummer always complains that it's too loud.Then again he's in his 50's,so maybe that old age syndrome is creeping up on him.What I'm saying is for the price,this is the best 100 watt amp out there,and it's great for Fender to put out a great product for those of us on a fixed income.

shook me all night long 
by mike , April 2005

Well, it is a simplistic model. It doesn't have any special effects or anything like that. It merely has your basic lineup of gain, 3 EQ knobs, reverb. I've heard better reverb, but this one isn't too bad. It seems it sounds better if you play cleaner overdrive w/ little gain, or of course, on the clean channel as well. The features that make this amp unique are the more drive control (which basically enhances your range and saturation for gain control, great for lead playing in many aspects) and also a mid contour control (which cuts your mid range tones and if you know how to use this right, it can seriously allow for some kickin' tones and makes way for a whole new setup of sounds). A couple other extras include a second input for guitars w/ highly sensitive pickups (so the amp isn't overpowered). also, this isn't very recommended to do, but you could play two guitars through this. other features are a foot pedal that changes between channels and also turn on/off the more drive control. there are a pre out jack and pwr in jack which allow for other devices to be looped through the amp. the pre out can also act as a line out, which allows you to play through other amps simultaneously, or you can plug a recording device or mixer in here.
This thing is a bloody beast. I bought it because it is literally cheap muscle. It is extremely loud and powerful, great for gigging in decent sized venues. As many people have said, no it doesn't have hardcore distortion like what other amps/pedals offer, but it does in fact have great distortion period. It's awesome if you like playing blues, classic rock, alt. rock, and the likes. you can make a perfect sound for these types. The clean channel is of course beautiful and clear.
i must say that 300 bucks is kickin awesome for what you get in this amp. For the power and potential, this is a steal.

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