I have just purchased this amp used with the cab. I have to say it is a very good amp. The clean channel is awsome and the overdrive is ok to. The only major problem was feedback........ i would have to stand like 10 feet back with gain almost nothing at volume 8 to get no feedback. i mean what do you expect its a stage amp not somthing in a garage or shed. Its ment to be played in big areas. I think its up with the fenders and marshalls. I recomend this as a first half stack :]

I own this amp, this amp is awesome. The distortion on the amp isn't great, but if you get a sweet distortion pedal (Boss Turbo DS-2 or Big Muff Pi) then this amp shows your audience who's boss. With the settings it has, you have such a wide range. It has a mid shift button so you can shift between a lower tone to a more higher crunchier tone. The mid shift is only good on the distortion. It's sick though. At times you can get some feedback, but it just depends on how close you are to the amp but even then, at the feed back is not bad, it can be really cool at the right time. If you want a stack thats not to expensive but has a lot of power. I highly recommend this amp.to stick with this.

i am in a local rock band called imprint and i am the lead guitarist and i use this with a full stack, you just need to know the tones better, dont always go by the book, this is a nice head i recomend it, it shreeks a little but you will lear to change tone, and you will have no problem with it.

i have hda this amp for about two months so far it has not lasted through on practice i sounds better when a bass is played through it a guitar is not the right instrument for this amp it should be sold for basses only

I am an amp and effects techician specializing in modifications of solid state effects peda. I am also a guitar and bass player. I have to say that for the money this head has alot going for it. First of all are the quality components within the amp; JRC4558 chips,metal film capacitors, high quality integrated circuits for the output section, and circuit design that is built on Ibanez's history as a pedal producer. Some say the distortion channel and reverb do not sound all that good. If one can resist turning the gain to 10 and uses a bit of restraint the distortion channel is really quite good when driven by a good pedal. The reverb is low cost and only provides good minimal reverb, but is adequate for most metal music use. I especially like the compression that both channels develop when being pushed by overdrive or distortion pedals. This compression is very natural and tube sounding, something you do not expect from solid state. I own three of these units and have only installed better reverbs in them. They work for all my music types; rock, classic rock, metal, blues, and clean playing styles. I would buy another without hesitating.