The speaker does sound like you are pushing it if you crank it up over half, but hey its a practice amp. You could put in a more expensive speaker and even take it to small gigs. It is covered with a short black carpet material that must take a beating considering it looks new. Okay, I just thought of one complaint. For a six year old amp, how can you fault it when it looks new and sounds like a much bigger and expensive amp.
Parts are still available, manuals are still available, they're inexpensive, and they real rock.
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