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I have a Traynor YGM 3 and a Gretsch 6170 bass amp that I use in tandem.They sound great together and I'm not in the market for a new amp.Last year I saw that G.C. was selling Crate Powerblocks ( a 150 watt 7 lb head) for $79 so I bought one.I've used it for a guitar amp ,a bass amp,even a makeshift P.A.It's a great piece of kit to have with you at all times.Even comes with a groovy little bag to carry it.As a guitar amp it's ok nothing to write home about..But here's where the story gets thick.I bought a Korg AX3G a few months later because I thought it might sound good with the power block .My pedal board does'nt sound all that great with it.It sounded like the typical digital hunk o junk on all the presets but after going into the Korg and experimenting with different amp heads and cabs in the settings I found that the"68 Marshall" sound with the cabs turned off and the amp line on 3 sounded amazing.I took it to a jam a few days later with people I play with all the time and they just loved my new sound.I nailed Claptons tone on the live Crossroads with this setting.It cleans up real nice when you back off the volume on your guitar too.After much research I found that this stupid little pedal has the same engine as their $399 AX3000G.I looked at it closer and it was made in Japan!I did'nt think anything was made in Japan that got over to the states.I'm not selling my tube gear and I still like it better but this is by far the best S.S. sound I've ever heard and I'm a old fart.The other amps in this pedal pretty much sound like crap.For $110 it's a fun little rig and it weighs nothing.Now I just need a light cab,my 2 +12 cab kind of defeats the whole purpose.