Overall:
i bought this amp because i needed a road head, that i wouldnt cry over to hard if it got dropped or broken for the price, i was amazed at the tone, and have had many many compliments when it is miced at a large venue, compared to the opening acts miles and miles of racks, and very expensive heads. one of the things i love best about this head is its ability to direct record, when you plug it into the headphone output, that doubles as a direct out, and hit record, it has a thick , powerfull, noisless recording tone that will shred your face off every time, then , press a button on it, and its the clean, quiet tone you are looking for....go to a store, give it a try, you'll end up leaving with one!
Tone:
you cna get about any tone you can think of, the effects are nice, but besides a little reverb to correct the room, i don't use them that much.