how well does this amp cover AC/DC / Iron maiden..Metallica type music..and can it tone down for some blues?
339668
a)The amp does blues quite well. The Cali Clean (Green, Yellow, and Red) models are all based on Fender amps, the US 2x12 (Green) ia a 1959 Fender Bassman, and of course there are the 3 US Blues models. b) Hard Rock and Metal amps and effects are fully incorporated into the amp. I don't know about Iron Maiden (not that familiar), but I can get pretty much any Judas Priest or Metallica sound out of this amp. c) AC/DC's tone has been the hardest one for me to try to get, and I still can't quite get it, but then I'm not in a situation where I can really turn the amp up. Bear in mind that AC/DC's sound...it's not just the amps that they use (there IS the Marshall JTM45 amp model in the VT80+), but also the guitars and pickups. And the tonal qualities that come from TURNING....IT......UP !!! I just have a Les Paul and a 'Strat', and have never yet really cranked it up, so I can't really answer your Q re: AC/DC. But I can say that I've come up with an AC/DCish 'tone' that is....well.... "good enough".
2075752
I bought this amp for use with blues harp. It is my go to amp for gigging. I did some mods to make it a little more harp friendly but it will work great for harp right out of the box. I have three mics I use with it depending on the sound I want. Clean, vintage, blues overdriven. I works great with all three. I paid about half the current price because I bought mine a few years ago when they first came out. Even at the current price, you really can't go wrong. Buy it and enjoy it with no worries! OkieFats is in the house!
918800
I'm not extremely experienced with different amps, but I have used/owned many. The Clean Tone is good, yet it often needs added volume (as compared to the other tones) in order to serve its purpose.
2178060
I think that this would be a good amp. It gets pretty loud, and seems to have decent sound. We've only used it with a theremin though...
946113
It sounds very good but do not turn the volume up to much or you get to much feed back. But it is a great amp for the money. I am look at a gibson guitarto see what it would sound like. Good luck.
671172
This is the one recommended by Brian Sherrill, who runs Active Melody.com. Brian says he uses the Blues Driver (Tone50% & Gain40%) alone >90% of the time he plays blues. I bought one, run it thru my Fender amp and get a great blues sound reminiscent of the old 1960's tube type amps. I love it!
1459799
This is a nice little amp, but it's probably not the right one for your needs. Technically, you could use it for metal... but I think you'd consider it a bit underpowered for that style of music.
927694
Yes, utilizing the power sponge knob (all the way up) and finding a setting with decent distortion will create a heavy sound that the metal/punk genre is known for. This amp still features a wide setting of distorted, and clean settings, so this amp can handle it all.
779102
Yeah just put the distortion really high up. Some people might not like the default distortion tone the amp already has, but you could always buy a distortion or overdrive pedal and plug it into the amp. It might have a better tone if you don't already like the distortion the amp already provides. It can play speed/thrash.
291806
It is a decent amp for the money. It is most likely over-rated in power specs. but what is there is clean. I would advise that you buy better speakers though ... get the best co-axial that fits in your budget. 3 way in a car is not necessary - higher quality 2 way is better.
1966331
Hub Bub here. I just got a bass guitar and happy to report this little amp sounds just fine playing a Fender style precision bass. Plenty of volume for practice alone or with the radio. I reported earlier of good bass response with a standard guitar but didn't know how well it would work with a bass. Now I know this will work just fine.
281712
Absolutely....I agree with the other comments-lots of sounds on FUSE plus the amp is LOUD-you might like some of the factory settings, too. But consider I'm a blues, jazz and modern country guitarist, so...
1703486
certainly it's not the best choice because it's made for guitar but it will work as a small personal amp... frequency range is limited so your lows won't sound as good
1429593
Absolutely. I'd recommend setting your amp on a nice clean tone, then you can let'er rip.
1963123
I think it would be. This amp give you practically any kind of sound you want. With the pre-programmed sounds and the ability to tweak them with Fender Fuse, you can fine tune it to your tastes. Definitely a highly recommended amp.
773820
in my opinion, absolutely. it's a great amp capable of pushing more of its stated power than most other brands. make sure to bridge your subs down to 2 ohms for better power usage
718161
Im intermediate and i think its great. Four amp models- clean, crunch, metal and insane - really do allow me to switch from straight rock to say, blues. And its plenty powerful. Amp snobs prefer tube amps, but i dont see myself outgrowing this for awhile.Sorry, i havent used that squier model.