This amp has tremendous flexibility. It can do honking and wailing rock and roll with the best of them, and it has the headroom and power to blast out clean country licks into a large room. The footswitch selectable channel control gives instant control over drive and clarity. As with any all tube circuit, the player can modulate the sensitivity of the overdrive with touch control or with the guitar volume. This adds to the control of the overdrive.
Tone controls are useable and simple with a realistic and wide range of sounds available.
The unit even looks cool. I recommend adding swivel casters if you are going to be using it on the road. The Ernie Ball units fit well. Solid and trouble free. I have yet to have a single problem in 10 years of use.