"I usually don't write reviews. Maybe once or twice I have, sometimes out of obligation when Amazon reminds me to do so. But I feel compelled to write a review about this little amp. It's small, yes. And usually, great amps aren't. There are some really crappy big amps too, that are just big for the sake of being huge because some people think that's cool (I am one of them, sorta). But this amp is great, and it's small at the same time...which makes it the greatest, because you can grab it and take it to any room in the house or throw it in the car and take it on a trip or to a friends house....whatever.

I have had some good amps and some bad. A bad one was a little solid state Peavey I got at a pawn shop in 95', it was about 15 watts, had no volume, and when driven it sounded like manic squirrels beating each other to death with tin foil. After some other meh amps, I ended up with a JCM 800 Marshall all-tube amp that I thought was pretty good. And it is (it was built in England in 84'), and I still have it, but it eats tubes and the Marshall sound does not excite me any more in my quest for great tone.

If you like the Vox clean tone...warm, rich, chimey, buy this amp. It sounds fantastic. It sounds like the big brothers in the Vox line, even though it's small. Has surprisingly deep low end and puts out much more volume than you would think for a SS 10 watter. I currently use mine linked off of a Fender Super Champ X2 head, and the combination of Fender and Vox cleans is outrageously awesome for 2 pretty small amps.

Like a Fender, the overdrive isn't going to take you to Metal heaven without pedals...which in my mind defeats the purpose of a small portable amp UNLESS this is your first amp and you want to do everything with it....which I would highly recommend as a first amp, if that's the case for you. But, like a Fender, when driven it gets raw and angry and keeps it's definition. I like that. I play Tele's, and love P90s, and for these guitars the drive on this amp is really good for ME. Tone is subjective.

But it. Buy 3....1 for you, 1 for a backup just in case somebody steals yours, and 1 for your best friend (or someone who you would like to make friends with). It's that good. I would easily pay 150 for it anyday.

Hope I was helpful. That's the point of a review anyway, right? Have fun."

"Just got this today and wanted to write a review because I loved it so much! I have a Vox AC15 as my main amp and wanted to get that great tone on the go. I mainly bought this because I am a full-time guitar teacher and wanted a new amp for daily lessons. I’ve use everything from a Dan electro honey tone, Pignose and my latest Marshall MG 10 watt. While all of those were good, I never found an amp that quite delivered a great sound as much is something you would play at home, but I figured that’s what you’re going to get for the price range, until now....

First off, the looks of this amp is awesome! It’s basically just a miniature version of the 15. The enclose and build quality is excellent and it just looks cool!

Secondly, plugging in it sounds amazing on the clean, very nice and fall just like it’s father. Kicking on the overdrive channel, it starts bringing out that grit that I love on the Strat.

Since a Strat with custom 69 pick ups is my main guitar, I wanted something that was going to bring that sound out. With the game around 9 o’clock in the basin trouble, around 2 o’clock, I achieved the sound I was looking for with plenty of volume left. I will say though with the overdrive maxed out, it’s a little bit fuzzy sounding, but that’s not really what you want out of a Vox anyways.

I also plugged in my PRS Orianthi, which has dual humbuckers, and it sounded full and great with the max distortion! This amplifier will pretty much bring out what you’re putting into it and that’s what a good amplifier should do.

I also hooked up an OCD version for just you hear what some extra drive with sound like and it sounds great and quiet. It was better sounding on the OD channel pushing it even harder.

Overall I love this amp and it’s going to be in my new mainstay as far as a quick plug and play and in my daily guitar lessons. Absolutely love."

"I'm a household musician. I don't gig, I don't play in a band, and I don't record very often. Usually, I'm picking my acoustic on my porch. Some years ago, I got it in my head that I wanted to play around with an electric occasionally, so I bought one. I also bought an effects pedal and a nice set of headphones. Living in an apartment and having no other need for an amp, I figured the headphones were sufficient, and they were, for years.

Moved to the country, and decided I wanted a setup that could sit, be organized, and could be turned on whenever the mood struck me. The catch was, I didn't want to buy anything too expensive, and I didn't want to be suckered into getting more than I needed. My biggest gripe these days is how hard it is for normal folks to sort through advertisements and elitism to find the "all you'll need" model of anything. From cars to computers to even food, it's impossible to know where your own satisfaction ends and excess begins.

I can say that this little amp is an exception for me. It is exactly, perfectly, everything I need; it's loud, sounds excellent, is small and lightweight, and is awesomely priced. Looks nice, too; the retro, low-profile vibe is perfect on display in my living room with my guitar hanging above it. I play mostly metal and hard-rock through it, and still haven't gotten anywhere near as loud as it can go. The sound is monstrous for its size, and the overdrive is more than sufficient for jamming on your own. Add a few pedals for fun, and baby, you got a stew goin.

The amp is great, and for the price it cannot be beat. If you're a beginner, it would be an excellent starter amp that would see you through many levels of skill building. If you're cramped for space or need to be able to easily move it, you can't get more sound in as small a package. If you're like me and have been playing for 20+ years, know the elitists are almost always wrong, and want killer amp for a sweetheart budget, then look no further."