sounds great with replacement tubes
580859
Loveit! Well worth the money. No buzzing or noise in general,sounds great with replacement tubes. Buy it.
3247749
Sounds great , fast shipping , no disappointments
1922364
Look and sound amazing but slight cofusion with instalation wish it had like basic instructions  like for the little angle cut pipe
2498598
Tubing seemed thin but you can hear great, and length comes in handy... Don't need to be on top of patient because tubing is sooo short
2291635
I'm giving this amp 5 stars because of the sound it produces. I was going to give it less stars because I received it with one tube not working and I had to buy another to replace it. This amp can produce a range of sounds without any add-on foot pedal for distortion, blues sound, etc. It works well with pedals for chorus, reverb, flanger, etc. The reverb on this amp is ok up to a certain level, but after that you hear the springs rattling causing the sound to be off. The amp can get pretty loud when you need it to, but I find it sounds good at all volume levels. The speaker in this amp is excellent. I can get a range of sounds at different settings and levels and this speaker will handle them with no problems. All the controls move very smooth and work well. The cabinet is solid and the finish is excellent. You can't go wrong at this price. Excellent value for the money!
1500212
It has a few hisses and rattles and has a loud hum (using a tele  single coils)  BUT  this is a wonderful tone monster. The sounds are superb, and its everything I could ask for in a small tube amp. At 30 pounds, its easily portable. If I could change anything, Id like a removable cord, rather than hard-wired. Also, the packaging  come on Fender  you put the box with the footswitch in the back and let it bounce around in transit next to the speaker? Fortunately nothing (to my knowledge) was damaged, but still 

I recommend this little puppy whole-heartedly. I knocked off a star for the above issues. That said  Id be remiss if I didn't comment on the packaging. I don't know if Im to blame Crazy Daves Music (though it seems they are in Florida and this shipped from California, so maybe a drop-ship) or Amazon or UPS. But I was mortified when the package arrived! Even the Styrofoam covers protecting the amp were broken (see photos). Maybe another reason to buy local. I dunno.

But  thank you Fender for a beautiful little amp. I love it!!!
998003
Using this as a tube preamp for my old but great Klipch Pro Media V400 computer speakers. The difference was dramatic the TUBE sound gave this setup a warmth i never heard before. Now i will begin Tube rolling and get the sound ,custom fit for my ears.
  Other than the unit getting very hot i am totally satisfied.
3013852
So far so good. I think it sounds better than a stock, non-true bypass, tube screamer. Seems like it cuts through sound-wise much better, but some may like the more mellow tube screamer sound, as opposed to the edgier sound from the Joyo.
2971436
This tube is an excellent upgrade to the Bravo Ocean headphone amp.  The new sound is warmer and more full bodied than the stock tube, which is already better than adequate.  A definite improvement!

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2617685
Pictured with an iPod touch.  Time used so far:  3 hours.  If I get several years or more out of this, it will be worth the money.  Haven't checked to see if the tubes are common or not, I'm sure they are.  It has only one pair of RCA inputs and one pair of RCA outputs.  I'm using RCA splitters out the back to run signals to some mackies and some Jbl subs.  Sounds at least as good or better than the Sherwood receiver I was using before.  It would have got five stars, but the case is not totally refined, having very small gaps between side and top piece fitment.  Also, when putting the tubes in, the receiving board into which the tubes went could be felt to give, noticeably.  I was afraid I might break the board inside the case when installing the tubes.  But, the tubes went in just fine.  Level knob operates smoothly and doesn't make a noise when turned.

This is a great little device so far, and priced in the range I was looking for.  It seemed I could only find a p.o.s. for $80 or something made by virgin Tibetan audio monks out of gold and diamonds for thousands.  I hope it lasts as long as it how well it works so far.

This device was straight from some Chinese factory, and had none of the usual accoutrements like owners manual, dumb warnings, or any of that.  Living on the edge....  It was packaged excellently and arrived very quickly.  Very satisfied so far.
2425165
I bought this speaker about a year ago, and now that it's opened up I can say it sounds great. I bought it to breathe some new life into an old Crate Palomino V16, along with new tubes, and it has really delivered. Smooth sound, but can get gritty when you want it to. I've seen the sound described as "smoky", but I hear "throaty" when I play through it. I was playing with a group a week or so ago, two of the guys have been playing for many years and have only vintage equipment - they both were impressed with the sound of the amp and both asked about the speaker. Highly recommended!!
4656808
Beautiful amplifier. Great pure tube sound. Replacement tubes are easy to source so rolling tubes is no problem. I've already swapped in a full set of Electro-Harmonix that I liked. I'm now using a Winged "C" 5U4-G with the stock PSVane KT88 and the EH 6SN7's. I've got a nice Mullard GZ33 to try as well as a fresh pair of Billington Gold Gui Guang KT88's.

The best part is it isn't even broken in yet and still sounds amazing. After about an hour and a half, the thing goes 3D and the expeience starts to rival a live studio recording session. My Klipsch LaScala's love it.
630698
These tubes sounded great!! woke up a old 80's mesa. nice gain to them. not to much not to little
1424028
Great "drop-in" replacement for my 1999 Fender Princeton 65 solid state amp. I thought the tank's red/white rca inputs were reversed but testing them on the amp's internal board was "OK". I tried to repair the original ##$$@@!!  tank - the micro wires to the transducers were shorted - hard to solder durably so this is a great affordable fix. I've only been into electric guitars about a year, mostly for fun in refurbishing used amps I come across at thrift shops. There is definitely a reverb effect.  But - I am not an authority on sounds yet. FYI - I swapped my Peavey 80 watt amp reverb tank momentarily to test, (working but different specs) and then installed this MOD brand replacement tank (it is fastened with several screws) to back of amp cabinet - ie., no tank cover.
If you do this for under $18.00, make sure you order the correct tank due to varying electrical specs. clearly marked on MODs website.
PS - Ill probably repair my original tank  (I love challenges...)  - but I need those funky micro-surgery style glasses- and then the fragility still prevails.  Get the MOD brand! (Initially try testing wires and continuity with a multi meter, also solder joints first...)
Enjoy!
355708
Have it in V1 position, and paired with a Mesa 12AX7 at V2 in Bugera G20.  So I originally had this one in the V2 position and the mesa in the V1.  The sound was good and I would have probably kept it that way, but on a whim, I decided to swap the tubes around.  Holy crap!  I play all sorts of metal to include the newer stuff.  I have also recently switched to seven string guitars.  This is the gain structure that is meant for all things metal.
It is so interesting to me how the sound of a tube amp can be effected by different tube brands.  THIS combo in THIS amp though, wow.  Guitarists know about this:  it is just wonderful when you find a setup that works, or especially a setup that finally provides that "ideal" sound you have been looking for - it is sooooo satisfying.  It is my understanding that this mullard tube isn't exactly a high gain tube.  But I will say that, in the Bugera G20,  this Mullard plays very nicely with the Mesa.  You get all the compression and gain, but it is smoothed out and so very usable.  So I guess overall I am saying that this is a great tube, and definitely a great tube for the Bugera G20 when used in the V1 position.
4080586
This amp was ok when I first hooked it up but, after two mods it was great sounding and loud for such a small amp. I installed an Alnico speaker and upgraded the tubes. It's the same as the Fender amp so there is alot of mods out there for this amp. Great retro look.
3396372
This amp really make music sound the way it should be without breaking the bank.

I waited a long time to write this review, I simply love the sound I'm getting from this little hybrid tube amp, I got almost a year using it everyday, or at least as much I am able to listen to music on a daily basics. First of all, It was a getaway, a trial you might say, I was looking for a specific kind of sound, and with such a small investment I got the results I was looking for, eye catcher, conversation starter, tube (ishhh) sound, sweet sounding little amp.

The sound with the stock chinese tube is alright, out of the box is really involving, I changed the stock tube after getting used to the sound of it, just to get a real perspective of how much I can get a new signature sound out of a new tube, well, the wait was worth it, I bought a GE JAN 5670W via Amazon and it does a big difference, the sound is more acticulate, a bit crisp, but the sound is getting mellower, with lots of detail, the bass is deeper, not as much as I expected, but the gain in detail is bringing me joy, it's almost like a brand new amp, more musical indeed.

As I said above, I bought this as a getaway, a test, now I know that the sound I am looking for is behind a tube amp, right now I am planning to buy a proper class A headphone tube amp, if this little hybrid amp is bringing me this kind of satisfaction, imagine what lies ahead with a real tube amp to enjoy my cd collection.

P.D. Just for reference, I tested the amp with the Diga Rhythm band cd, It sounds wonderful on my beloved Sony MDR V6, music fly around you, great soundstage, great sound indeed, Then I tested it with Charles Dutoit conducting Hosts The Planets, well, Venus sounds so intimate, delicate, a real treat.

Hope it helps, if you're on the same quest, don't hesitate, buy this amp and start listening.