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(More customer reviews)I bought this amp lightly used from a dude on a popular auction site. I had used the previous model MK1 1x12" Spider Valve and I had been immensely happy with that amp. This new amp is a significant leap forward in tone, volume, editing capabilities and ease-of-use (provided you buy one of the pedals, I prefer the FBV ShortBoard).
When I plugged her in and set the model to Class A, turned the drive up to 85% and strummed that first chord, the amp gently took the electrical signal from my pickups, caressed it gently, shaping the tones into wisps of tonal joy and pleasure, as it passed the signal through the tubes and to the Celestion vintage 30 speakers, where the signal was transmuted into an airborne assault of gentle yet powerful aural bliss. Even when one has the testicular fortitude to attempt to draw every ounce of overdrive and distortion out of this amp, it never sounds bad. When the Insane model is selected and the drive pushed to 100%, the end result is a heavy yet pleasing inundation of sound and drive that sounds tremendously better than any "metal" effect I've heard thus far.
This amp is like a loyal Labrador, always willing to perform to it's best capability, desperately desiring to not only please you but to show you how much it cares for you by going above and beyond, yet when sleeping in bed with you, it takes up a bit more room than you prefer and halfway through the night you end up putting it back on the floor so you can sleep well. In the morning, you wake up and see it all alone, curled up in the corner and you feel bad for kicking it out of the bed. But you needed the rest, you've not been performing well at work lately and your boss is coming down on you for being tired but you feel so bad that you let the Man get you down and you start to wonder whether it's worth it keep going at the grind when you'd be much happier with you and your amp/labrador just travelling the countryside with no cares, no worries, just meeting people and playing music. Or frisbee.
Also, the amp is very loud.
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