Rogue V15G 15W 1x6.5 Guitar Combo Amp Vintage Tweed

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• Vintage lookCompact sizeDrive controlSwitch for clean or overdriven soundMaster volume3-band tone control1/4" Headphone outLighted on/off switch

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The Rogue lineup is cheap but has never let me down. This amp is no exception. Pretty loud at halfway, eq is ok. Has good clean sound, but the distortion is not. Just hook up a distortion pedal to fix that. All in all, good deal for the price!!!!!!!

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This is an amp you would buy for looks rather than sound. This seems to have a genuine tweed covering or at least a very good faux tweed, as it has a textured feel to it. The assembly quality and finish is very good. It definitely has the vintage tweed look of amps from the 1950s. The tweed seems to be fairly dark, but not quite as much as lacquered tweed. The clean sound is not bad, and has a chimey tone to it, making it sound a little bit like a real tube amp. But it's definitely not a tube amp, and that becomes very apparent when the drive button is engaged. The distortion/overdrive is not good at all. I would suggest not using the drive mode. Also, the 6.5 inch speaker gives out quickly, turning fuzzy and flabby. I hooked this up to a 10 inch speaker in another amp, and then it sounded very acceptable with much more headroom and overall volume. It wouldn't be too hard to swap out the speaker for a better 6.5 inch or maybe an 8 inch speaker, but beware, the amp is not deep, so you wouldn't want a speaker with a very deep cone or too big of a magnet on it. The three tone controls significantly alter the specified tonal ranges, unlike some amps. Effects pedals help. I used a Digitech RP-255 in front of this amp, and with the amp models engaged, one can get a very convincing emulation of a Champ or Tweed Deluxe through this amp, especially with the vintage look to reinforce the amp modeling. As is, it's a fun little practice amp that looks great, doesn't take up much room and costs less than a lot of pedals and way less than a vintage amp. If you're heart is set on a real tweed tube amp, this will be a disappointment. But as a consolation for the do-it-yourselfer, I think the cabinet would actually be big enough to drop in the chassis from a vintage Champ or a clone of a Champ chassis by one of the boutique builders out there. You'd also need to replace the handle with a vintage leather handle and then you could have a very inexpensive Champ clone of your own ... even at the regular asking price.