Billy Mitchell

I danced around buying one of these for months, and , ultimately, I'm glad I did, but it's not without concern. My primary amplifier is a 60 watt 2x12 Fender Hot rod DeVille III. I fully expected to be getting the Simplifier to simulate that amp for home recordings, and maybe fool around with the other ones here and there. The Fender sound doesn't exactly mimic my amp (not that they were aiming for it), but it's damn close. I really surprised myself falling in love with the Marshall simulation actually. There are a ton of usable settings and I really love the option to manipulate the mic position, the cab size, and the tube type. However I'm very concerned about the quality and how long this piece of equipment is going to hold up. I bought it new and right out of the box several of the knobs fell off. I did my best to lightly tighten them, but the metal used on the fork potentiometers is very soft, and no matter how lightly I tighten it I was bending the potentiometer. I've had to tighten the knobs about a dozen times in the month that I've owned it. I've also had other random metal and plastic fittings come loose and fall off and I've already lost one of them. Luckily, this thing isn't going to get much travel, but I am wondering whether or not I should just return it in exchange for a walrus ACS or iridium. I'd still recommend because it still sounds fantastic, just with caution.