Overall User Ratings

""Put a smile on my face...""

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Feature:
I was surprised enough to find a battery included, but there is a set of fairly decent Dano headphones also. How can you beat that? One other reviewer mentioned the input jack being on the top, I'll just use an angled plug to get around it.

Quality:
Unless you plan to go skydiving with it, I think with minimal amount of care it should last a long time. Pretty lightweight

Value:
For the $20+ it's a great value. Need to spend twice that for anything better, and I'd just use my amp with headphones.

Desirability:
Very retro, nice lines. Maybe the younger axslingers wouldn't appreciate it as much, but hey, what do you expect from an old guy

Sound:
For what it is meant to be, and for the price,this is a fun little amp!! Distortion is controllable enough without getting in the way of itself and the echo has a funky rockabilly twang to it. It doesn't seem overly noisy to me, pretty normal and not really a factor.

Ease of Use:
Everything is right there to dial up a couple of fun tones with it. Clean sound is pretty clear, and the distortion can spice up the practice time. Pretty self explanatory, and easy to remember controls.

Support:
Just got the item

Overall:
I will be using this for a long time, meets my needs right now. May even try my hand at tweaking the electronics a bit.

"Open up blocks of previous forbidden practice time!"

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Feature:
Like I stated under sound, I would like to see an adjustment for the reverb/echo setting. Other than that, this is a good personal practice amp with adequate controls.

Quality:
If it were anything other than plastic, I'd probably rate it a 10. I don't like my vintage green color, but I wasn't buying it for looks. I do like the clip. I can stick it on my belt or the guitar strap, and otherwise the unit seems sturdy enough for practice use.

Value:
At $25, this is a pretty good value. If you are looking to practice without bothering your family, neighbors, cars driving by, etc., this is one of the best values you're going to find in a personal headphone amp.

Desirability:
Personally, I would rather just have a rectangular box with switches and dials that produced sound. This has that Danelectro vintage chic look. If you already like Danelectro, this is right up your alley. If you are a modern player with modern tastes, this is going to funkify your world a little...it does have it's own style...but primarily, it's still a headphone amp that is a good value and very functional in what it does.

Sound:
The tone is meant to be vintage, and in that, I think it does a pretty good job. The clean setting is good. The distortion can be dialed up and down, and is good vintage distortion. If you are looking for modern rectified (Mesa Boogie) overdrive distortion, then you are looking for something that will not be there. The "echo" reverb is nice, and actually sounds pretty good on my Gibson LP Studio with the distortion on a low setting and playing some blues. My one complaint with the echo setting is that it's not adjustable. You either have it, or you don't. Still, considering that this is a practice unit, and you can play your heart out without the neighbors caring, I'm not that disappointed. One last thing about sound...you will have some noise when the unit is on. It's there as soon as you turn the unit on, and no adjustment will get rid of it. The good thing is that when you are playing, you just don't hear it at all. I can't complain, however, because most tube amps I owned generally had some level of noise at some level of output. It seems like this could be fixed, however.

Ease of Use:
If there is something easier than pushing a button and dialing in your level of distortion, I don't know what it is. Very simple to use.

Support:
Haven't dealt with them.

Overall:
Overall, this is a pretty good unit, and considering I just use it to practice at home, I expect it to last for quite awhile. I noticed some comments about headphones, but these are fine if you are using this unit for practice when you can't crank your amp. If you are playing for personal enjoyment only, then perhaps you'd like to upgrade your headphones. The unit has given me a whole block of time to practice I didn't have before (when the kids are sleeping and my wife has gone to bed). The fact that I can crank my guitar and practice without disturbing a soul is worth every penny. I'd definitely buy this unit again if I needed to replace it.

"Just starting out or live around others? You may need this..."

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Feature:
I like the echo being there, but I wish it sounded a little better, not as choppy. More like a reverb. Also, the input jack could be in a better place than on top, seeing as I clip it onto my belt behind me, and the cord pokes up.

Quality:
It's a little light, but seems sturdy enough. I wish I could've chosen the color myself, instead of having an ugly teal thing. Oh well.

Value:
Great for the price. What's amazing is that I got 2nd day shipping to Alaska without getting taken to the cleaners.

Desirability:
I have it, so obviously I wanted it.

Sound:
For a beginner like me who doesn't have an ear for this kind of thing yet, it sounds great. That vintage sound combined with my Telecaster is awesome!

Support:
Haven't had to deal with 'em yet.

Overall:
I love being able to walk around my apartment freely and play the few things I actually know, without making the neighbors mad.

"Best $20 amp in the world"

Feature:
The distortion isn't bad. Not that vintage tube sound, but it's ok for practice. The echo effect is pretty raunchy. It doesn't sound like an echo at all. It just sounds muddy.

Quality:
I'm a circuit designer by trade. I would rate the electronic design a D- for the reasons I mentioned above. They should have worked out the problems on the bench. Instead they rushed it to market. As for mechanical design, it looks and feels nice. Better than I would have expected for $20. My one is still new, so I don't know how it will hold up. I have high hopes, though.

Value:
At $20, it's the best buy of the year.

Desirability:
It really looks sharp. From any angle. They gave a lot of thought to visual appeal of this product.

Sound:
With a good set of headphones, it sounds much better than I expected for a $20 amp. In clean and distortion modes, that is. The echo effect is pretty funky. A waste of a switch in my opinion. Remember that cheap headphones will make even the best amp sound bad; Use good ones.

Support:
I haven't dealt with the company at all.

Overall:
This is something every electric guitar player needs. With both clear and distortion sounds, it meets the basic requitements for most any style of playing. I plan to keep it until it quits, and then buy another.

"CRAPTONE"

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Feature:
horrible distoertion. horrible echo!

Quality:
plastic crap

Value:
its chep. but it also sucks

Desirability:
this is a paperweight

Sound:
man, i didnt expect much from this thing because of the price. i got less than i expected. this sounds like crap!

Ease of Use:
easy to hate

Support:
dont need it

Overall:
this is crap