i've been fitting in a little time with the amp, getting to know it better. it really is different from anything i've used before! i've always had "british" sound amps, this is very much the "american" sound. the clean channel sparkles and chimes with single coils, and with my Les Paul it has a great piano like tone. when cranked up a bit, you get that stinging blues tone that i've heard on so many records. switch to the drive channel, tele in hand, and it's as if Keef is hiding behind the sofa! but there's loads more gain available, and it can get right up to Mesa type metal tones. and i still haven't plugged any pedals into it, although my compressor and chorus pedals are now sitting in front of it.
it's a very good amp, and i'm really looking forward to learning more