I play the Spyder II head through a full stack through a full stack of Crates, and it covers everything i need it to. Then again, i play in a band that's mostly heavily influenced by Paradise Lost. However, I could foresee playing almost any style i needed to on the amp, as it has amazing versatility, very good for the money in my opinion. Then again, I play a Ibanez JEM 7VH, it has the ability to make almost any amp sound genius. However, when testing the Spyder II in-store i played a mid-level $600 or so Jackson and was pleased enough on it.