MV50 Rock 50-watt Hybrid Tube Head Review

Love it!

I took a chance on this little amp and hit the jackpot. I play it through a Carvin closed back 1x12, and it sounds fantastic. I have a 2x12 Marshall Valvestate, a Fender Princeton, and an all tube Fender Supersonic. Humbuckers sound better on one than the others. Same with single coils. But EVERYTHING I play through this little Vox amp sounds great. I've started running my Helix… read more Lt through it and am just blown away.

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Wow

Set this up on 5 through a 4 x 12 blackstar cab at 4 ohms and literally had to dial it back down to 3 having underestimated its delivery. Very pleased with the tone and amplitude it produces and can hide away in my backpack not even knowing it's there. Great little unit!

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This is black magic...

I've bought a good bit of gear from Sweetwater over the years, but I believe this is my first review. This little thing is absolutely amazing! I'm gobsmacked out how good it is. I'm running it a 8 ohms (25 watts at this impedance) through a 1x12 Mesa Thiele, and it just blew me away. The little thing sounds great, fits in the palm of my hand, and has more than enough juice… read more for practice and smaller gigs. Plus, it would easily fit in the tool box that I take with me to gigs, basically giving me a more than solid backup amp should my tube amp do what tube amps sometimes do. The NuTube black magic responds enough like an actual tube that it cleans up nicely when you roll back the volume, and it's a vicious little bugger with the gain cranked. You probably couldn't do Meshuggah with it, but you could probably get through a set of Corrosion of Conformity and Black Sabbath covers with it if your mic was amped (and maybe if it wasn't depending). Basically, if you're a gigging guitarist, you'd be nuts not to give these a look, if for nothing else to throw in the glove box for those "just in case" moments.

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WOW!!

I was extremely skeptical, but I LOVE the sound of this amp. With my Little '59 Tele pickup and my 1x12 Heritage G12M 20 Watt sealed cab, I couldn't be happier. One of the ways I judge amps is how the B string sounds when I play songs like Unchained, and whatever this amp does.... it does it right! This Nutube technology is extremely encouraging. It simply ROCKS!!!

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Great little amp

Coolest thing since sliced bread. Great little amp, had to have one when I heard it at gearfest. Will drive my Marshall cab 4x12 with no problem and sounds great through it.

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