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I have had zero reliability issues with my G40V.
Now, looking into the chassis, it aint pretty: I have seen a lot better looking innards than the Pignose, but nothing I would say is poor quality.
I got my amp a little over 3 years ago. I think Pignose listed it on their site for about 329 bucks. I saw it at most places for about 229 to 250 bucks, but this one had a little blemish on the bottom right (nothin bad, just a blemish), and I joked with the guy at the little shop, "Hey how bout 200 bucks out the door, because of this gross disfigurement here?". He looked at it, and said, "Sure, I got no problem with that." I musta had the stoopidist look on my face, as it took a moment for it to register that I just got a brand spankin new tube amp, out the door, for 200 dollars. I think I just about knocked over a display as I reached for my cash!
I still see them in that same little shop for around 250 bucks.
The Pignose G40V and the 60, are very similar to a Reverend 60 watt amp (cant recall the moniker), that Dennis Kager helped Ron Naylor on.
This amp has a Volume, Master Volume, Bass, Treble, Middle, and Presence controls. No Reverb. 10" "Pignose" speaker with a huge ceramic magnet.
The stock Chinese tubes are grim, but if you throw some good tubes in there, its like you got yourself a whole new amp!
Its just simply amazing that this little combo packs such a huge wallop too it! For me, it has been totally, Best Bang for My Buck!
Now, support from Pignose? Fergedaboutit! But at such a low cost, its a great platform to build upon, and it wont bug you to void the warranty since you didnt shell out a lot of cash. But like I said, I have had zero reliability problems.
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