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John E · September 30th, 2003, 12:56 PM

It was exactly what I was looking for at the time I bought it... A very portable(it's a 1x12 that only weighs 28 lbs), loud, Tone monster that I could very easily port in and out of the clubs we play... especially for Manhattan gigs where parking is ridiculous and sometimes you have to walk 30 blocks to get to your gig... not to mention that they want you broken down and off the stage in 3 minutes flat.

Now it is really my number one gigging amp. I like my live tone clean with hair, all generated by amp and guitar... and very interactive with the vol knob... with the Single coil tele's I love that is almost an impossibility for me with anything over 25 watts w/o an attenuator. It's loud enough unmiked for 90% of the gigs I do, and the other 10% it's easy enough to mike.
As for quality of components, I have no idea... my amp has held up pretty well... I will assume the class of parts is on par with any guy who builds the amps out of his home... that's OK with me as it allows me a ptp custom hand built amp that I can actually afford and not stress about gigging every week... it's a true "working man's amp." And I can tell you that Winnie has been a joy for me to work with.

September 30th, 2003, 12:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
John E Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,396	I love mine 18 watt November.... It was exactly what I was looking for at the time I bought it... A very portable(it's a 1x12 that only weighs 28 lbs), loud, Tone monster that I could very easily port in and out of the clubs we play... especially for Manhattan gigs where parking is ridiculous and sometimes you have to walk 30 blocks to get to your gig... not to mention that they want you broken down and off the stage in 3 minutes flat. Now it is really my number one gigging amp. I like my live tone clean with hair, all generated by amp and guitar... and very interactive with the vol knob... with the Single coil tele's I love that is almost an impossibility for me with anything over 25 watts w/o an attenuator. It's loud enough unmiked for 90% of the gigs I do, and the other 10% it's easy enough to mike. As for quality of components, I have no idea... my amp has held up pretty well... I will assume the class of parts is on par with any guy who builds the amps out of his home... that's OK with me as it allows me a ptp custom hand built amp that I can actually afford and not stress about gigging every week... it's a true "working man's amp." And I can tell you that Winnie has been a joy for me to work with.