I wish that I still had it, but living in an apartment at the time, it was pretty impractical. The Legacy comes in a lunchbox sized head now that has Carvins new power scaling dealybob that goes from 50 watts all the way down to 7 watts. It reallly got him going when he found out that I had mine on half power and his was 100 watt, the Carvin killed his. The other guitar player I was playing with at the time wanted it so bad that he offered to trade his full stack (brand new Ampeg Lee Jackson-I don't remember the model, but it did rock) straight over. I had an X100 1/2 stack about 15 years ago that was from about '85-'86ish, it was a monster. I love their guitars.I was hoping they've improved in the amp department 'cause Carvin is a great value for all their other products. The amp is in good cosmetic as well as working condition, and sounds good. I cant vouch for how new the tubes are, but they are all working. It had active electronics and sounded like a solid state amp. Carvin Vintage 16 W Triode Guitar tube Amp Amplifier Combo 1 X 12I purchased this used in 2013, but rarely played through it. It was WELL MADE, but the sound was awful. I had an X100B 1/2 stack in '82 (the amp in the ads with Craig Chaquico). Thanks and I look forward to your replies. I also bought it to take to small jams where I don't really want to take the bigger Fender. I really like this amp and bought it mainly as a back up for my main amp.which is a Fender Concert Reverb 4/10 hi-gain. The amps come stock with Celestion Vintage 30's and sound great. I have heard others say that they would suggest a certain modification where they clip some gain diodes that are put in there for extra gain, but only really shows up after 3 or 4 on the dial. It's 50watts and all tube and a lot of fun to play, not to mention very portable but with BALLS! :grin: Other than that, that's the only change I made. I replaced the tubes with a full set of JJ's Blues in the pre & power amp sections and they made a great difference! Vintage Carvin X-100B 100 Watts RMS Amplifier USA. I bought my first ever Carvin amp a few months back and just wanted to see if any others here play them or have tried them. CARVIN SX-300 Combo Guitar Amplifier w/ Dual 100 Watt 12' Speakers + Cover WORKS.
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