Peavey Rage 258

this thing is a great amp for people who are just starting out. I've owned this amp for nearly 3 years now and mine still sounds great. The clean channel sounds wonderful with the tubes in it(which sound even better with time), but the lead channel is garbage! this little amp sounds great with a pedal in front of it though. i use this amp along with my line 6 both going through my pedal and it sounds wonderful. i play lots of metal and grunge(i.e. alice in chains, nirvana, metallica, lamb of god, slipknot, etc.) and this amp is a great step in the right direction.