I bought this amp purely for the L6L valves to get a good American tone for metal, and it does exactly that! its the 1st all valve amp Ive ever bought so, there's a slight learning curve with how to handle this one. I had to learn how to safely turn it on and off, its not as easy as other solid state amps where you just turn it on or off with no worries about blowing valves or anything like that. At 1st I did come into some issues with the amp sounding loud pops/bangs thru my speaker but I figured out that it was my fault of not giving it enough time to warm up the tubes before switching it on fully. Thankfully I didnt blow any of the tubes, also learned to switch it off in a similar fashion to avoid any potential damage to the tubes. Its a bit of a learning curve but other than that its a beast! a LOUD beast of an amp. I only have to put it to 3 and its real loud at my house. for gigging, Id say bout 5 would be plenty! also, an other drawback was, on the foot switch that came with it, I think it would've been better designed if instead of a button for reverb, they put in a button for the mid-boost for lead playing. the distortion channel of the amp isnt the best but al you gotta do is put a distortion pedal of your choice on the clean channel and you're in for a good time! Overall for me its a learning experience to get a grip on working with a fully valve amp, learning the controls - bass, mids, treble, contour, etc. Im enjoying this amp immensely now that I got the hang of it. well worth the price-tag.
