Brand Name: Carvin

Model: Carvin Valvemaster

Price: $320 used

Review - Please try to include as many specific details as you can: This is a switchable 50/100 watt head. Has bias switch for running el34's or 84's. Output tranny switchable 4,8,16 ohms. Send/return,c-22 footswitch for channel 1 or 2 and effects loop/reverb.FIVE 12ax7's in the pre. circut. They are pcb mounted, but the build quality and tranny's are superb. bass,mid,treble for both channels and a boost mid on gain channel. Reverb.

Rating (On a Scale of 1-10): 8

Additional Comments/Final Verdict: Clean has real good headroom with a goodcab. The crunch is vintage. I mean it nails Mark Bolan's t-rex sound. The highend of the gain is jcm 800ish, but it decay's quicker than that. I have ran it through a carvin 4-12 closed and my old vox 2-12 open back. It IS a good ampfor the price. The reverb is marshall, NOT fender. The EQ. is very responsive, so it takes some time to get the sound. NOT a practice amp. The Master has to be cooking to get the potential of this thing. It drives a stack with room to spare. Big clean channel.