I?m really happy with my stage right 30 watt head and cabinet. Both built well . All jacks ,switches,chicken head knobs and plates were on point! I was not expecting that at this price point! This amp is the perfect amount warm usable tone! I?ve had it out a two blues jams and a audition! I?m 55 years old and have been a professional player since I was 12. This amp made since to me ! I have many rigs but wanted a el84 sound as most of my amps are mesa or fender.
Bottom line this is by far a great tone investment and I?d tell anyone ,?buy this amp !!?

So far, so good.
Looks great.
A little hard to see the knob readings.
But great price.
Kept volume around 1 or 2. I think this thing will get really loud.
Will try to review again after I learn the machine better.

Awesome amp. It is a little noisy, going to re-seat the Tubes , if that doesn?t work I will throw a hum eliminator in the effects loop. Noise definitely coming from the preamp section. Other than that, great sounding amp, it could use a half power switch

Perfect for my home studio, but I know it is enough power to jam with the neighbors.

Excellent amp as she really excels with classic rock, country rock without pedals and with pedals you can get a convincing metal sound. Only problem I have with this amp is the reverb tank. If monoprice would upgrade the reverb tank they would have an affordable top of the line product. Almost gave it a 4 star but the sound or tone of this amp is amazing and deserving of a 5 star

I?m not really an amp junkie, and this is my first tube amp, so I don?t really have much in terms of gear or knowledge to compare it to, but I like it. First of all, you get ACTUAL JJ tubes in the preamp and power amp, which is a huge plus over the unbranded crap that often comes in ?budget? tube heads. The clean channel is very nice and warm, and gets some sparkly highs when the bright switch is flicked on. The overdrive channel is kinda crunchy with a classic rock feel, but it?s no high gain distortion, just medium gain. Personally, I?m not a huge fan of the OD channel, but this is purely an opinion, as I?m more of a metalhead. With the bright switch off it becomes more ?British? sounding with darker tone and warmer mids, and more American with the bright on.

The cab is well built and has a great speaker loaded into it. I don?t all that much about cabs or speakers, but all I can say is I like it, it looks good and sounds good.

Now for the things I don?t really like. The amp itself has doesn?t have much headroom for its clean tone, it starts breaking up into power amp distortion at about 2.5-3 on the volume knob. Past that, it becomes much less viable as a pedal platform if you need to keep turning it up, but keep in mind 3 is pretty loud, which is why I run an attenuator between the head and cab. I don?t play live, or at least not now, so this isn?t really an issue, but keep it in mind if you plan on gigging it.
The reverb leaves a lot to be desired, I have to admit it?s not very good, it?s barely noticeable at any level below 10, and when it?s maxed it I describe it as sounding pretty ?splashy?. This might be a desired effect for some, but it doesn?t really fit my needs, plan on using your own reverb pedal.
One thing that isn?t major, but you?ll hear everyone complain about, is that the mirror polished faceplate for the controls make it darn near impossible to see, it looks cool in pictures but in person it?s a pain to deal with. Personally, I have all the controls pretty well memorized, but it?s pretty annoying that they went with this design decision.

All in all, you get a good amp and good cab for a great price. You have proper brand name tubes, a great cab to get you started with the inevitable obsession with collecting amp heads. Just be aware you don?t have a ton of clean headroom, so if you?re looking for a pedal eater, maybe consider a clean Fender or other ?clean? tube amp. But if you like classic rock and/or accessible power amp breakup, you?ll love this amp, just don?t forget to bring your own reverb pedal, trust me, you?ll want it.

I just removed from the box and set it up to test for any damage during shipping. It sounded great , then boxed it back up because its my Christmas from my wife. Its built like a tank, great tube amp in my opinion. Going to have to buy a attenuator for it, because i think its going to blow the widows of the house out and damage my neighbors ears lol. MONOPRICE has hit it out of the park with this one and the build quality is excellent. the speaker and cabinet are top notch as well. I got mine on sale for $479. but I mainly got it because of the sale and the uncertainty of the supply line issues at the moment. Thanks MONOPRICE and STAGE RIGHT for quality products at affordable prices. You have a loyal customer with me !!! Very Satisfied Customer Craig T. Jacob

I love it over my marshall I love this thing

Amazing tone, fantastic build quality and a price that is absolutely impossible to ignore.

Pro-tip: Buy on sale (they happen every few months). I scored this for $480 plus tax which is bonkers for a 30 watt all tube head w/ separate cab housing a 1x12 Celestion V30.

Just because it's not a "name brand" amp doesn't mean it's cheaply made. This speaker cab, and head cabs are both plywood, with good quality tolex, black metal corners, and at 30 watts, it's plenty loud. In fact at my last gig, I had trouble adjusting the volume on the lead channel from between 2-3 on the dial, is a hefty increase in volume. I'll be using an attenuator from now on so I can control the output volume easily. It has excellent tone, and can easily get over a loud drummer. My Les Paul Deluxe loves this amp!