Ok, I finally pulled the trigger on one of these babies. I got a 10% off anything coupon on the back of the latest Guitar Center catalog and I received a promotional $25 gift card in the mail from them the other day for this past weekend (buying that US Strat Standard apparently made me a "preferred customer").

They let me stack those two deals, so that made the amp $155. An offer I couldn't refuse. :

It sounds great, btw. Anyone considering it, definitely stop by your local store and try one out. Cranking it up does give a nice snap, but it's definitely going to take a pedal to get some hair going. Now I just have to figure out which pedal I want to do that with.


Oh, and what do you guys mean when you say "shimmer"? I've heard this many times from people referring to tube amps, but this being my first true tube amp (not a hybrid, like my Vox AVT50), I don't know what I'm listening for. Hints? Clues?