Has a ton of gain, seems to get quite buzzy when the gain is getting turned up high, way more than any 2203 I've ever heard. On it's own it does a decent kinda generic Marshall thing. I'm sure only the cheapest tubes and the best MDF cab wood
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The fun part is that I'm only using the power amp. I'm using the stereo out of my DL8 delay in the loop of my 2266, and into the return of the windsor. The windsor has a low end resonance and pressence on the master. So it has an EQ of sorts. The loop is switchable so I can mute it with my VM footswitch till I get some sort of ABY switch. SURF, your killer switcher costs more than this amp. The power amp also has this tube texture knob that kinda warms up the power tubes, brings them into overdrive sooner. The pots seem smooth and tight, the master and preamp gain seem to have a nice progressive taper, no light switch type level jumps (surprising given the price point) The eq is also widely voiced and quite effective. Sound and function wise, it's overall a decent amp for $240.
The windsors tone is sharp, dry and tight. Where the VM is what I would call round, loose and very warm. The two blend really good actually. Using the preamp from my VM works killer on the windsor and makes it sound quite good actually.
Show me a new amp for the money thats better and I'll return this right now. Crappy Line6 amps cost more. This would not be nearly as cool if it didn't have an effects loop that basically lets me bypass the windsor's preamp. This I think will make for a very cool "wet" amp. This was a econo-experiment that I think I'm gonna keep. We'll see in a couple weeks if it catches on fire or anything.