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To preface this review with two important things. I've not used the Blue Channel a whole bunch since I'm not a big pedal person and the Clean Setting on the Red Channel suits me fine. Second I sold my Ibanez ToneBlaster 50R to buy this Gamma Amp. I gave the Gamma a shot sound unseen because of how good a practice amp the Acoustic G20 I've had for about 8 years has been. I had been looking for another solid state amp with a few more bells and whistles than my Acoustic G20. I've tried a bunch of modeling and digital amps from Fender to Marshall etc. But I could never shake the feeling that I was playing through a computer. All my guitars sounded almost identical to one another and true analog solid state lets the character of each guitar shine. The Gamma G25 does that and much more. The tone on all 4 settings of the red channel are very good but the blues, rock and metal are just outstanding. The best 2 amps I'd had prior to this was the aforementioned Ibanez ToneBlaster 50R and an original UK made Marshall ValveState 20R with tube pre-amp. But they both had issues. The Marshall had an "ok" amount of gain but nothing truly satisfying and the Ibanez had all the gain in the world plus sounded way more tube like than my Marshall but I would get uncontrollable feedback (needed a better speaker) and was very heavy for someone with a muscle disease. The Gamma weighs in at 18 pounds and gives me tube like feedback but that is controllable. I've found I love the Blues Channel for certain 80s ballads I'll play, like Hysteria, etc. The rock channel I tend to use mainly for solos and single note rhythms. The rock channel will still allow for as much gain as the metal channel but let's the music breathe a bit. I love the metal channel for rhythm playing from such diverse groups as Black Sabbath, RATT to Metallica. Once I learn some Mellencamp I can see it fitting fine in the rock channel. The separate EQ and Gain controls are very sensitive and you can contour your tone to your imagination. Lastly the 10" True Blue Speaker is the hidden star of the show. Without it you don't have near enough headroom or you're caught in a feedback loop. Go look at Orange, Peavey, Boss, Marshall, Blackstar, etc and they all have an 8" speaker which is just way too small for good tone. Can not recommend this Gamma Amp highly enough. Looking to add the 50 Watt sometime in the future.