Originally Posted by: pstringMost of these small solid state amps are basically throwaways, ... they aren't built for the long haul, so when the flipping,banging,etc stops working for you, go find another one for the next 11 years.....................[font=trebuchet ms]... or you find an old Ampeg G-18. I have two of them from the 80's, and they sound great![/font]