At 20 watts, it is whisper quiet when on idle, compared to most amps at this power range or more. This amp is a great compliment to really nice guitars! The best way to have that "DUMBLE amp" experience without becoming deaf.
Check out the "Tech" reviews on Youtube. In terms of "Dumble Type Amps" This amp has the best design, most stable and the cleanest handwire job in the world! As a pretty heavy collector, I've owned and played amps such as Two Rocks, Carrs, Benson Amp, PRS Amps, Voxs, Fenders, Alessandro, REVV, Hughes and Kettner, THD, Soldano, Swart, Mesas, Peavey, Marshall, Phaez, Kemper, Quilter, Fuchs and a lot of other brands and boutiques. I can safely say this Ceriatone OTS20 is at the very top of my list, in terms of easily accessible superb tone and character. This without any pedals, not even Reverb. Although, this amp can take pedals very well, in the front or in the loop. The manufacturer mentioned that you may need a "Kleunulator" or "Active-Buffering" in the loop as an add-on. To be honest, I dont need add-ons for just my Boss Reverb or Holy Grail Reverb.
The cabinet fits the amp, but some of the pre drilled screw holes does not line up with the chassis. Thats why there are some "DIY" fixes. To predrill perfectly lined up screw holes is pretty easy, I just don't have the time and tools to do it properly. Nevertheless the amp is very securely anchored to the cabinet.
From the creators of Ceriatone:
To meet the needs of even more players, we asked ourselves if it was possible to maintain the handsome tone of our OTS amplifiers, marry it with a smaller power section, put it in a small package, and then make it even more affordable to our customers.
After a few years of experimentation, the answer is “hell yes”.
Instead of simply grafting a lower output power amp to one of our current OTS preamp topologies, we started from scratch. Conversely, it was important to us to maintain true to the OTS series, and what we found worked best is not seen in any of our other amplifiers.
The clean tones are as sweet as any of the OTS series, but the overdrive has more bark and bite to it. Fear not, fusion noodlers because you can do that too. But if you want to rock, you will love this amp. Don’t expect it to sound like our Plexi or Yeti, because it’s not. But if you’ve wondered what the baby of an OTS, old Tweed Deluxe, and a JTM50 might be…the OTS Lunchbox is pretty close!
As with all Ceriatone amplifiers, we’ve obsessed over component selection, and it uses our specially designed, custom transformers for superior reliability, frequency response, and feel.
Head Dimension : 15.75 x 9.35 x 10 inches / Actual Weight: 14 kg
Combo 1x12 Dimension : 18.35 x 10.35 x 21.5 inches / Actual Weight Sans Speaker: 19kg
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