Hughes & Kettner Spirit of Rock

I recently played a gig with this in to a 4x12. Volume was barely past about 30% and and was loud and sounded extremely good. Genuinely, unless you are a pure audiophile or snobby when it comes to anything without valves, this little amp is really all you need for gigging and band practice. You would probably want something with more EQ control for recording, but honestly just for gigs and practice, if you play overdriven/distorted stuff like rock or punk, this is excellent. Amazing value for money, great sound, light, ridiculously loud, and easy to transport.

Received this head brand new. The noise floor is rather high, and one really needs to make sure that your guitar volume pot is fully cranked to overcome the loud static white noise coming from the amp. Perhaps this amp is not really designed for loud playing, due to the high level of the noise floor. Okay as a low-volume practice amp, I think.