This is a fantastic clean slate, tone-building platform to build your sound on top of. It has fantastic headroom, both from the preamp and power amp, which is a pedal user's dream. For those heavily invested in effects, this is a great next step, in the form of a high quality amplifier. The great thing is the headroom stays high both in 50w/100w modes, so you can really cater to the size of the room you're playing in. This amp is in fantastic shape, with only minimal signs of previous wear.