I own the self-same amp from your pic. As far as I'm concerned, it's the end-all of guitar amps. And, at $400; a steal - compared to $1500 and $2000+ stacks I was looking at when I found these jewels. The guy at guitar center (?) told me that during their last play-off deal, more players chose these than any other amp. Whether that's true or not, it's believable. I don't want to come across like I'm trying to sell it - because I wouldn't sell mine. I was really surprised to find full tube class A in this price range - then the sound really sold me. You might think that that's because I play a certain style and this amp lends itself to that particular style? Well, that's just not the case. By switching pups and messing with the gain or tone on the amp, I get a range from clean to overdriven with muscle to thick, chirpy distortion (not really the "brown sound" - but a great heavy distortion sound. It's really been a lesson to me as well in the response of the amp to the more subtle playing techniques one can use. Yeah, anyway, you might want to try one out for a while - the V16 you're showing us would really be a good one to check out. If you do like them, decide for yourself if you'd want more power, but that one's got plenty. I wouldn't recommend the little one - it doesn't have a separate gain control.
