Monoprice Stage Right - 15 Watt Tube Amp Combo

[@6stringcodger450]

I have a dedicated studio/office for music, but I put one of these Monoprice 15 things in the living room in case of emergencies. Now I feel safe, always within 25 feet of an amp at all times.

[@davidkastin4240]

@stringcodger "Safety First" 🎸👍

[@EZBrewMn]

Came here for review of amp. Now i replay often to watch you play! Well done!

[@Sonny_Eclipse]

I purchased this amp about 6 weeks ago and I absolutely love it. In my humble opinion if you’re looking for a small tube amp to will not regret buying this one

[@GTX1123]

I play out and this has been my go to for the past five years. It can more than hold its own for smaller venues. I frequently get MAD compliments on my tone from other guitarists at gigs we play at and am asked about this amp. I paid around $200 for it but it's worth $700. CHANGE THE SPEAKER!!! The 70/80 muddies up / farts out at higher volumes. I replaced it with a heavy magnet Warehouse Reaper which is a better version of the Celestion G12H Anniversary. It's PERFECT for this amp. It really tightens up the bottom and at higher volumes it's got solid thump, punch and clarity to cut through the mix for solos. I also swapped out the Chinese tubes with a complete set of JJ's which alleviates the ice pickyness you sometimes get with EL84's. We play a mix of mostly classic hard rock from the 70's with some 80's metal thrown in. This amp NAILS those Marshall JMP tones and will even take you into early JCM territory with the right dist pedal; i.e. it accepts pedals VERY WELL. I have 4 dist pedals on my board. I never use more than one at a time but each pedal gives me a slightly different tone; e.g. the OLDER Wampler Pinnacle for classic rock tones and the Octonaught Hyperdrive for metal. The effects loop is PERFECT and functions well with the pedals I run in between pre and power sections of the amp. Lastly, placement of this amp on the stage is really important. I would highly recommend you DO NOT use an amp stand. Place it upright on the stage and stick a plexiglass amp shield in front of it. This not only breaks up the beaming effect but really helps in sound dispersal. In most small venues we don't even need to mic it.

[@toddashley407]

I think you are spot on with your assessment of this amp.... Basically this is just a different flavor of the highly underrated Laney Cub which in my book is the modern equivalent of something like a Deluxe Reverb back in the day. If you want real spring reverb and a more Fendery take on the Laney Cub (that can get Marshallish when driven) this is preferable to the Laney in my book.

[@GTX1123]

@@toddashley407 Thanks. I played through a Laney Cub once and found it to be quite different and not as good as this amp. This was at a music store that deals in a large volume of used guitars and equipment so its possible it was because the amp was in dire need of new power tubes. I never ceased to be amazed at how the Monoprice Stageright amp dials in those classic Marshall tones with the right dist pedal in front of it. I'm also amazed at how clueless Marshall and some of these other amp manufacturers are. You'd think that with this much buzz about an amp for this amount of money, they'd have enough curiosity to check one out and then design something comparable. Marshall in particular came out with the Origin series some yrs ago which has those nice 1970's JMP extended mids but that's about it. It didn't do well retail wise because they didn't put enough gain in the circuit. I had one briefly and no matter what dist pedal I put in front of it, I couldn't get it to grind the way a late 60's plexi would. The DSL line has good gain but the mids are WAY too scooped for my liking. All they need to do is put a mid boost switch on the DSL amps and voila, problem solved. I guess they'd rather force customers to shell out a lot more money for their high dollar UK built amps.

[@toddashley407]

@@GTX1123 So much of the mainstream model branded stuff is made in China (or elsewhere now) anyways. I learned awhile back not getting stuck on what the nameplate says but what the product actually does. In the case of this amp I don't actually know if it's made in same place as the actual Laneys - but if you told me it was it wouldn't surprise me (I do know the branded Laney Cubs are actually made in China as well). This is a great clean pedal platform. As much as I like the overdrive circuit on it I found that I actually like to run this amp clean with a couple different sansamps in front of it (Fuzzy Brit/Marshall Plexi's and RK5/Deluxe Reverb both of which can be bypassed) This essentially gives me 3 different core tones (one of which is the amp itself set to clean). My pedalboard is centered on using a Klon clone OD (EHX Soul Food) or Fuzz Face with both an Xotic EP (high headroom high cut boost) and Super Clean Boost (set for mid boosting) as well as a Fulltone Clyde Deluxe in front of it. All of the above runs into a firmware updated TC Electronics Plethora which offers Cab SIM options to boot. This amp handles this better than any other EL84 1X12 combo I have run my rig into including some more boutique stuff like DR Z and hand wired Fender Deluxe Reverbs. I've tried it into Marshall DSL 15 & 20 as well but the tone stack in the Monoprice played with my board much better than the Marshall combos did. The amp isn't perfect - yes it benefits from a speaker upgrade but the stock speaker isn't "bad" in my book unless you must have something more akin to a v30 or greenback. I overcome this by accepting the stock speaker for what it is and get into other territory via sansamp and speaker cab sim. The stock speaker is actually pretty vanilla in this regard - which is good in my pedalboard application. If it had say a V30 in it I would actually struggle more to make this combo sound like a blue alnico for example. My point is that this is a very very solid amp to take into a multitude of different directions depending on your individual applications which is why I would much prefer it over a Marshall DSL for example. The preamp on this combo is very Marshallish while the cleans are something like a Hot Rod Deluxe. If that sounds strange to people they have to understand this isn't weird when you consider that the JCM45 is actually based on the Fender Bassman. This means the amp on it's own borders on being amazeballs versatile on its own. It goes where a Hot Rod Deluxe simply can't. I approach all this stuff from a very different place than most people because I am going for the closest approximations of true tube response at ANY VOLUME LEVEL. So I want an amp that is capable of providing the missing true power amp breakup when I must have it (ex. recording) and since I prefer the EL84 flavor mainly because of how quickly it can do it over other stuff (plus I am a bluesy guy too boot) an amp like this makes sense. My sansamps are not boxed in by this combo at all and I don't have to fight with it and the tone is great a low volume but just gets sweeter the more I move the master volume. The presence control on this amp is one of its big secrets - weather you prefer you core tone dark or bright you get both and are not locked into one or the other which is HUGE. Best thing to happen with me with gear was getting over the feeling it had to have brand name attached to it and understanding that the big companies do stuff like goto Cort Guitars in Indonesia (previously in Korea) to have things like PRS SEs guitars, Music Man Sterlings/Fender SE guitars ect. made - all of which are honestly solid products and won't break in the kid's collage fund you been working years to build.

[@wisdomoverfear2685]

Great " Joe " jam ! The amp is a very good sounding amp....but your ability to play the guitar is what really "shined" !

[@PipeCat1965]

Had this amp for a few years and only ever had to change out the #1 12ax7 tube, which became microphonic after 2 years. Dropped in a Tung-Sol. I also replaced the Celestion with an old 30W Peavey Sheffield 1230, which tightened up the tone and got rid of that slight tininess that it had (which some people actually like). Great amp all around.

[@jeffharrison1140]

Going to purchase this amp here in 2024.

[@MKRYAN777]

I have one and love it. The original speaker wasn't awful, but I put a Celestion A-Type in it so it's basically a Blues Jr. IV minus the FAT switch. It does the thing.

[@jmarg76]

Just picked one up yesterday, used, and I am shocked at how good it sounds. And I got it for $150, total steal!

[@johnosborne3187]

This is a Laney Cub 12R. I replaced the tubes and it is now the only amp I use, and hate to admit that I have a bunch of them. As I make adjustments and play, I am discovering so many different beautiful tones. I am blown away by this amp!!

[@Icantdrive55]

$199 now for Black Friday. Its not new, It’s been around for a while. Great sounding amp for the price. Great playing Rich. I could listen to you all day when you play to the backing track.

[@MusicChannel-rf5zz]

Hiked now!

[@roberte03915]

Some of the best playing I've seen anywhere. And sure, it sounds great when _he_ plays it. :)

[@johnstrandberg1652]

Hey Rich, really like your channel. I had followed the SR15 for a year or so. Amazing reviews. Pulled the trigger this February (2023) when price and discounts aligned. Playing only in my basement space, I decided to track hours for speaker break in/possible upgrade. I got to 70 hours and began to notice noise. It grew worse - gravelly growling to some whirring/screeching. Sent it back for warranty replacement. Took a week to go from east coast to west. Then 2 day replacement from distribution center. Decided to track hours again. Got right at 200 hours, ready to assume all is good - then the same noise started. Thought about warranty replacement but thought about having to start the cycle again - ugh. So started replacing tubes. First the preamps (12AX7) - replaced V1, still noise. Replaced V2 & V3, still noise - now almost unplayable. Replaced power tubes (EL84), problem solved. I’m now at 100+ hours on these and all is good. $100 of JJ tubes but OK. Will still track for a good while but pretty sure all is good. For the upgrade reviewers, I do think the JJs sound somewhat noticeably better than stock. This is a great amp with a great track record over a number of years. I think they just got a bad batch of power tubes in 2023. Hope yours stays good.

[@Turtlehands]

There's a biasdial with you can lower the power going to the tubes. It sounds like you burned out the first set pretty quickly so you might want to make sure you're not putting too much power though them.

[@theshadowoftruth7561]

Strange, mine came with JJ tubes.

[@Trailer_Sailor]

@@theshadowoftruth7561My SR 15 also came with JJ's. I'm going to do a speaker replacement, but I haven't decided which speaker to go with. Any suggestions?

[@theshadowoftruth7561]

@@Trailer_Sailor I put in a 12 1980s Harmon Organ Speaker in mine. But I have heard good things about the Celestion G12M Greenback. SpectreSoundStudios has done a few comparisons for Guitar Speakers. He believes The Speaker is the number 1 source for tone.

[@theshadowoftruth7561]

@@Trailer_Sailor SpectreSoundStudios has done a few comparisons of Guitar speakers. Celestion G12M Greenback seems to be a favorite. I put a 1980s Harmon Organ speaker in mine.

[@forkless]

This little amp takes pedals like a champ. I have it in a 4CM configuration using my Helix floor and it sounds GREAT.

[@toddashley407]

Have this amp myself and I honestly want for nothing else in a 1x12 tube combo personally. Ive been playing since 1986 and I can easily get tones I used to struggle to get with more expensive amps. Great edge of breakup pedal platform.

[@DH432hrtz]

I had to here this again through headphones. Sounds full, edgey, and cleans are pretty cool.... Thanks for this review Rich Cheers Doug 😎

[@pcanarsky]

I have the same one. Have had it for upwards of 5-6 years. It's a very good amp. Swapped tubes and speaker. Probably didn't need to. It's its own thing sound-wise. Really like it

[@cantyouhearmeknocking1961]

I have the 5 watt combo. It even has a speaker out! I ran it to a Peavey 2x12 cab with a reverb and an old tube screamer & it sounds amazingly good! You can crank it up all the way, use your guitar's volume and get some really good tones out of a $100 amp. I was surprised at the sounds I get. Well worth the $$$

[@esej1]

in europe it is called Tube 15 and sold by Harley Benton. Same amps. Great tone and preaty damn loud! I used it for gigs and always been louder then drummer ;)

[@kennyh5083]

This amp uses a Marshall cloned circuit which is why it sounds so damn good! add a really good speaker and Bam! I was totally blown away! It's the tone of a small vintage Marshall!

[@keithklassen5320]

Most people say the circuit is a direct copy of a Laney Cub, tho I've never seen an actual checkable source for that. Do you have a source?

[@CrazyBaloney]

I read the Laney Cub preamp section is based on a Marshall 2203…

[@Dany12156]

If you look for the schematic for Monoprice 15w , Stageright 15w, HB Tube 15 , it is the same amp by the way , you`ll be given PDF of factory schematic from Laney Cub-12R and it is 98% match. Chinese made couple of minimal changes there, but everything else, schema - vise , is still the same, even in latest revisions .

[@269brentg]

Hey Rich, nice demo/review of this amp.. I took a chance and bought a factory returned Mono 15 amp in 2020 for $159, it had a real bad tube ratlle, the holders were loose and bent up bad.. i did replace the tubes with a vintage nos set and put a special design jensen speaker and have not looked back, only wish the knob settings were better marked... its a great amp even full price and the send/return and ext speaker are icing on the cake...

[@DH432hrtz]

I love it, seems like it punches above $250. To my ear. I really appreciate how you really just get to it now BS

[@CZPavel-c1p]

Very good Tube combo for little money, controls, effects loop....everything OK. Greetings Pavel Czech Republic. It's my personal opinion as an old amateur and home guitarist.

[@nickjoseph5224]

From what I've seen online this is basically a Laney Cub. It has the same board and schematic. It's a typical Laney take on a Marshall circuit.

[@GABA750]

I have one of these little gems. I swapped the tubes for a matched set of JJ's. I added a Cannibis Rex speaker. I'd put my amp up against any Fender Blues Jr out there!

[@theshadowoftruth7561]

I have this amp loved it so much I bought their 50 Watt head.

[@carminelombardi9575]

Love to hear how the amp sounds with a top notch modeler like Axe Fx, etc going through the amp's effects loop, with the ir's turned off, then tweaked to get good tone .

[@lancemiley5910]

Just started watching your videos pretty cool I’m a singer songwriter for 45 years. My name is Lance. Good job on the videos. Keep it up brother.

[@justinwood3278]

Wow, it's time to purchase a great tube combo! I've been looking for a great blues amplifier, awesome review boss.

[@RichBischoff]

Thanks

[@CoryEllis-xu7lw]

I bought one when I started jamming again, till then used a digital workstation. Before that had an old fender M80 until that died and then a microterror and then a tubemeister. Now, it isn’t as nice as the Hughes and kettner but all in all. Best value tube amp imo you are gonna find. Does well to keep up with drums and bass even at loud volumes.

[@kenvorland]

Awesome video and playing i have one to i closed the back now it sounds mouch better rock on

[@Lespaul13100]

Nice little amp! Really like the tone! Great review, Rich!

[@RichBischoff]

Thanks

[@TG_Sealey_Entertainment]

I had the smaller model with a 8 inch speaker for a while… I did a speaker swap upgrade to a Warehouse Alnico… It made a huge difference in the tone… Much clearer & a lot more headroom… It made a great small all tube pedal platform

[@jerryiaderaia4920]

I did the same exact thing!i really like that amp

[@chris407x]

I was having some microphonics and the tubes were failing. I replaced all the tubes of Mesa Boogie tubes and burned it in. It sounds really fantastic.

[@RichBischoff]

Good to know

[@danriley5848]

This thing sounds great and I'm definitely interested in picking one up especially for the price.

[@pablotope3070]

Not too bad for a budget tube amp amigo! We need more videos of that Blackstar Mkiii though!!

[@RichBischoff]

Coming soon

[@pablotope3070]

Super awesome amigo!!

[@MesaGuitarGuy]

I had one for a few years until something happened and I don't remember what. I still have the cab box and the tubes. Great little amp for the price and you made it sound great!

[@davidjones3690]

I own this amp and love it . Especially for the price!

[@Eddyvnhln5150]

Great review, great chops! was very curious how it handled pedals after you review I found it on EBay used 165$ so I bought it today I’m gonna run the BOSS IR200, BOSS EQ 7, chorus and delay opi also have BOSS METAL 2 and distortion , and couple of Texas Blues pedals to try. Said it’ll be here on Feb 9 😊 through an old Crate 4 x 12 with celestion 80s

[@RichBischoff]

I liked it best with pedals.

[@stefpenfield5918]

I just bought one through your affiliate link. Cheers, man.

[@RICO_SUAVE21]

Man that’s sounds great!👍🏾

[@masonkanterbury3007]

I'm waiting for mine to be shipped. And I have to say, every video exhibits really clear and full sound. It must record really well. Just based on videos, I hear more expensive amps sound kind of boxy. And that reverb seems to act like a delay.

[@bludworm1]

Ive have one, my second one infact. The first one blew up. My fault user error. I couldnt see in the dark and plungged it in wrong. Mono swapped it for free, it was under warranty! I love this amp! Its my main pratice amp. Well, that and a Boss katana 50. I use them both with a ABY switch.

[@crush3095]

when you treble boost into overdrive on this amp it feels like you ARE thor nothing compares to the feeling and richness of sound of overdriven tube distortion

[@sboy1955]

WalMart sells these.. shipment only, not in stores.

[@jaunianise4172]

It's the same as Harley Benton TUBE15 Celestion, these amps are in fact Laney CUB-SUPER12.

[@USTTRM]

I’m the case of the Laney, cab design is completely different. I think this is enough of a reason to not put these two amps in the same camp, same guts but different.

[@jaunianise4172]

@@USTTRM The amplification section is the same except for a few components, and it's Thomann who says so! After that, the loudspeaker inevitably adds its own colouring, but everyone knows that...

[@benallmark9671]

Fancy seeing you here Mike. Hope all is well brother , I still wanna know what that big black unit is in your living room lol.

[@PhillipHolt-f9r]

If I'm not mistaken money builds the HB version .I'm going to buy the 5watt because of space.

[@pabcrane]

From what I understand it is the same circuit as the Laney Cub 12 - yet this one has a spring reverb. I believe that Laney are only making amps with digital reverb now (when I emailed Laney a number of months ago about a failed reverb in my older LC15R the tech said that they don't carry reverb trays any longer). I suppose it depends on whether one feels this is an upgrade or downgrade - I myself love a spring reverb in an amp.

[@stringlocker]

That sounds good. It sounds like the tubes are doing all the work it doesn't sound like it's doing the diode clipping thing.

[@carrielittlecplaster1620]

ahha... The ol p90 pro!!! GREAT GUITAR!!! Still have mine.

[@howardpoulin23]

I spotted your video. Great demo!

[@ka4sxi]

Hey Rich, I got my Monoprice yesterday and I have been on it for hours. You make it sound better than most. I think the clean sound is excellent but the higher the gain, or gain through pedals, the worse it sounds. I feel that not only does it break up so quickly, but the sound of the breakup isn’t pleasing. I don’t know if reviewers tweak the sound in post production but the one I got I’m just not sold on yet.

[@RichBischoff]

I like it with pedals but didn't love the distorted tone of the amp.

[@VintageSG]

The Seventy-80 speaker takes a while to bed in. They're a little harsh when they are presented with clipping/breakup to begin with. Once they've softened up, they're OK. Not brilliant, but better than when new by a country mile. Give them a few more hours of loud and wonder why they get such a bad rep. The Monoprice is a Laney Cub 12r in a frock. The schematics are readily available. On the schematics, the bias point and value is shown. A lot of Intertek manufactured ( Laney/Monoprice/SubZero/HB and many others ) amps come biased very cold. This is good in terms of valve life, but not so good in terms of sound. If you have a set of bias probes, setting the bias to 70% at idle brings a lovely warmth to the sound. If you don't, then the value on the schematic is a good ball-park. There are some excellent threads and links to setting the bias on these over on the TDRI forum.

[@mattlau]

WOW, that Soldano Super Overdrive!

[@jimmyfrombrooklyn8550]

It’s a 3rd of what my AC15 cost, and probably lighter weight. Doing bar gigs, weight is always a concern. You want good tone, but walking upright the next day is important too. This might be an alternative to heavy costlier combos and helix type rigs for old school guys that want to gig with tube rigs. And you can buy 2 to have a back up! Thanks for posting

[@deddiev1718]

That’s why I have the AC15 head and s 112 Creamback 65. Tone and can walk well the next day. Turn the master all the way up to bypass the bright cap

[@bluessumlin...7067]

I have this amp (trades under different name in Europe) l agree Rich great value amp for me the Celestion speaker makes this amp so flexible!🙂

[@benallmark9671]

I own one and can't say enough good things about it. Mind you I paid a little over $500 Canadian for mine off Amazon and that was well over a year ago.

[@vintagetone22]

Its a nice cheap amp.not bad for the price.great review my friend.👍👍👍⚘

[@RichBischoff]

Thanks! 👍

[@Turtlehands]

I've never been happier with a low cost amp. Never.. the reverb is great, and it does well with pedals. It's got its own sound with without effects but I would rank that about a 6 and 1/2 to 7 out of 10. It beats a lot of amps loses to the boutique amps but what do you expect?

[@rogerboswell5483]

I like that cool cool guitar music 😊

[@ka4sxi]

Rich, how would you compare this amp vs having a Boss Katana? Especially the clean tone and adding pedals like an overdrive, reverb, and delay?

[@RichBischoff]

I'll do a video.

[@ka4sxi]

Awesome. Thanks

[@bobtheblindbedroomguitaris8742]

0 hey man I own both I own a katana 100 version 1 with no updates to it I'm flying so I don't bother with any of that stuff I just use it as it is and then I own the stage right 15 watt and it's about 3 years old now and stop and I use an I can run both hands at the same time I'm running in the original and I use when I run them at the same time I use the katana for clean and effects like delay and what not and I use the stage right for over to prevent and endurance distortion I find I like the clean clothes and the delays and stuff that are on the katana I don't use spells on a katana I think the effects of built into it I just as good as any pedal boss makes pedals and they use the same circus I'm sure in the katana restaurant the stage fright handles pedals fine I have a delay pedal that I run into the effects loop and I've also run I run a reverb pedal so it also just just to see what it's like I do plan on at some point changing out the river of tank and putting in a better one although the reverb is good I'd like to have o I would like to have more reserved what happened to like a lot of things and I'm also going to change the speaker out that's for sure I want to put a cream back in it or maybe the equivalent of that in an eminent so a warehouse I guess I have to look into that I don't know much about the other speakers and how good they are compared to Celestia and the sound although I know there are a lot better price for us I'm also going to buy a Harley Benton vertical two by 12 with either it's an amazingly good price you can get the vintage you can get the vertical twin or the horizontal 2 x 12 in vintage 30s in it for $250 of $250 but you can get the same thing with greenbacks in it before I think $325 or something like that and that includes the cabinet on the speakers so basically you're paying for the speakers and then I was just run the katana through and run the katana through the speaker 🔇 p little later on I plan on buying a fender supersonic head please excuse typos and letters that just appear in the sentence and stuff I'm blind and I'm using speech to text and it has its own unique take on the English language and how it's written and I have no control over that it's the boss when it comes to typingI could recommend both amps I paid about the same price for both I think I paid about $260 for the katana and it was pretty pretty much for the katana came out it was a fairly new on the market I got a very good deal on it I think I got like 25 or 30% off on it at the time and I paid the regular price $250 for the stage right stage fright have some interesting apps that they can put out that came out with a 50 w not too long ago and it dual channels if I'm not mistaken both in a combo and the head and now for I think it's $600 for the combo they have a 100 watt with a duel with a multi channels and all these bells and whistles it makes me want to buy one but the truth is I'm limited to a small room and I've never even been able to turn up any of my apps anywhere near full volume so I said it was a what the hell do I need something like that so I keep myself from going crazy with something like that even the supersonic friend of the 22 I think it's 22 watts is 20 watts that will also be overkill for my needs got to feed that addictionif I can stop by and guitars long enough I'll do that LOL I just bought a Epiphone a 58 Karina explorer and that was after I just purchased a few months ago the SC version of the silver sky which is the only guitar I bought recently you know that I haven't really bonded this yet it's amazing guitar you know but I just haven't found them I said I'm sorry I'm going to end this, reply here because I have a really bad habit of not knowing when to stop a comment or reply and they don't and they're not coming anymore and The last comments of replies anymore they become short novellas novels or ethics and this one is Virgin on the novel already and it's all over the place I go off topic and there you go see I can't even end my comments on ending a comment so I will stop now I promise LOL sincerely about the blind

[@brianxcunningham]

Just plug in a pancake jack plug (all by itself) and reverb will be engaged. You can then control it with the dial. But if you want on/off while playing, buy a foot switch.

[@peterburi2727]

Longevity would be my concern. Amp tech prices are sky-high on tube amps. They are $259.00 right now.

[@MusicChannel-rf5zz]

Are you using an overdrive pedal anytime before 10 minutes in this demo?

[@Mark_Williams300]

So I guess the reverb pedal wasn't stuffed in the bottom of the amp along with the manual? Did the description on the website mention it at all?

[@RichBischoff]

Nope

[@benallmark9671]

I agree about the cord being hard wired , that's unfortunate but that's about the only downfall IMO.

[@zombiemontage]

Is that a casino you're playing? I love this amp. Would you recommended swapping the speaker? What suggestions would come to mind?

[@RichBischoff]

Speaker sounds fine. It's a es339 pro p90

[@zombiemontage]

@RichBischoff great guitar! I've been eyeing those. Love the P90's in a semi-hollow

[@4NXCHANGE]

Where can I buy one for $200?

[@ka4sxi]

Hey Rich, One more question for you since you are a professional. I ordered this amp because it’s so inexpensive right now.on other channels people speak of adjusting tube bias. Is it necessary on this amp out of the box?

[@RichBischoff]

I don't think so. But I'm not that big of a technical nerd, so I'm not sure. If it sounds a feels good, I don't really worry about it. The super duper gear nerds probably have more to say than I do.

[@ka4sxi]

😂😂😂thanks for the quick response. I don’t want anything to do with it either.

[@Turtlehands]

I heard there's a bias adjustment, which is awesome. I just bought one of these for $199.. getting it in a couple days.

[@louaguado995]

I picked one up last year on a Black Friday sale from Walmart for $200. Wasn't expecting much from the price but damn was I surprised! With a Celestion speaker and a spring reverb too? Sounds even better into my Marshall 412 cabinet. 😁

[@WickedFesterBand]

$199? Not for quite some time. Currently $259.99. Great little amp though.

[@RichBischoff]

At the time I posted this video, it was on sale for $199.

[@WickedFesterBand]

@@RichBischoff Great price! I got a Black Friday a couple years back for $212. Nice video by the way.

[@4NXCHANGE]

Where can I buy one of these for $199? Thanks.

[@RichBischoff]

They were on sale at the time.

[@twowaymuir]

Rich you make this amp sound superb better than most if I didn't already have seven amps and two of them being Fender 15 amp super champ xd's which I like except the stock speakers are not up to par with what I like but that does have a speaker out so I plug them into other cabinets like a EV 12 L 200watt speaker cab and that fixes that problem. What's the weirdest thing sounds if I didn't have all that stuff I'd probably buy one of these to try it out for sure love the way it sounds.. is the stock speaker and 8 ohm or a 16 ohm?

[@johnstone3152]

I have the super champ XD also, what speaker would you recommend as a replacement for the 10 inch?

[@twowaymuir]

@@johnstone3152 Probably an Eminence Canabis Rex or a decent Celestion speaker. I recently replaced the stock speakers in both of mine with Hartke Aluminum Cone 100 watt 4 Ohm Bass speakers and the amps sound super awesome now. Get something rated for at least a 30 watt or greater rating. 8 or 4 ohm speakers are fine.

[@ernestschultz5065]

Not quite all tube. It has diode rectification. I have the 5 watt version and I like it a whole lot.

[@vwccrline]

Thos e are some mighty tasty licks you're playing. Where'd you get it for $199? Because it's $279 on the Monoprice link you provided.

[@RichBischoff]

It was 199 when this video was released. Mono price either had it on discount or jacked the price up.

[@jayteesgear]

Rich- how are you diggin this? Im lookin for a bedroom amp that rocks for Blues/ Country and can break up a bit- They look sexy too… How has it treated ya?

[@RichBischoff]

So far, so good. The first one started cutting out on me, so they sent me another one.

[@jayteesgear]

@@RichBischoff haha. Thats why i asked. I need somethin that will live a while. Thanks brutha!

[@joebloggs4369]

It's the old Laney Cub 12 with a different (better) speaker.

[@Realroyrogers]

Its a pretty good amp to hear the difference in tubes & Solid state and not have to sell your sister to get it

[@brucelittle3958]

Great sounding amp in the studio! Is it loud enough for a small gig or not?

[@RichBischoff]

I think so. I'm going to take it out next weekend.

[@yomommaahotoo264]

​@@RichBischoffI threw in a 103 decibal efficiency Wizard I had kicking around and the xtra volume is noticeable.

[@9thstreetbrandt]

What guitar is that he is playing? Is that a blue casino?

[@RichBischoff]

Pelham blues epiphone es 339 pro p90.

[@chrischoir3594]

what pedals are you using?

[@RichBischoff]

Boss blues driver waza version.

[@stephensommer2923]

What model guitar is that? 🤯

[@RichBischoff]

At what point? I play 3 different guitars in this vid...

[@stephensommer2923]

@@RichBischoff the Tele with 3 pickups

[@RichBischoff]

Deluxe Nashville Telecaster

[@jogmas12]

Is the amp good?? Please tell me

[@davidkastin4240]

@jogmas12 Yes it's very good not just good. I recommended it to a friend and he raved about it and thanked me up n down. So then I bought one and have the same reaction and I have 8 other practice amps.

[@edwinmartinez9787]

You make shit sound great I think if they gave you a box that also would sound great. Some people have the touch

[@Wrguitar941]

Hey rich I bought one last year I loved it until when I hit a certain note it would rattle I’m thinking it’s a bad tube I’m going to order replacement tubes same as blues jr the note I hit is on b string in the e note position it’s definitely messed up any input would be great also congrats on new gig

[@Wrguitar941]

I would really appreciate a comment back thank you as always great playing

[@RichBischoff]

Thanks man, not sure what that could be. Mine stopped working, and monoprice sent me a new one. I haven't had any rattling problems. Sounds more like something is loose in the chasis or cabinet.

[@Wrguitar941]

Ok the cabinet is solid I described the problem wrong it’s not a raddle when I hit that note I definitely hear a glass like rattle sounding I’m going to get the better tubes I’ve seen a video about them they are definitely cheap tubes stocked spelled rattle wrong sorry

[@oldasrocks9121]

Pulling mics about a foot from the speaker baffle helps a lot with the cheapo Celestion as does better preamp tubes. The 5w one is also an eyebrow raiser. Sometimes they go for $99 but $160 is still good. Up against the Bugera V5 5w combo the B wins, tho it's close.

[@RaptorV1USA]

i found one of the 5 watters locally for $90 as new.. homie jumped on a blues Jr he always wanted that popped up 3 weeks after he bought the lil one, its a great lil jam amp now ill look at if it can be upgraded any one popped a new speaker in one of the 5 -1 watt lil guys ?

[@pabcrane]

​@@RaptorV1USA- there's a comment a bit closer to the top from TG_Sealey about doing just that. They say they put a WGS 8 inch AlNiCo in the 5 watter with massive improvement, clearer and louder. I haven't tried any of these amps but I do have two Laney LC15Rs which are somewhat similar to the one Rich has here. I replaced one speaker (an HH) with a Celestion Gold 10 and the other (a Tube 10) with a Greenback 10. They both sound fantastic (and an improvement in my view), they're also different from each other and complimentary. I also have an old Marshall Park solid state practice amp which I put a Celestion Eight 15 in - it was a marked improvement to the unlabeled generic speaker, even though the Eight 15 is on the budget end of Celestion. I imagine that the AlNiCo one mentioned above would be even better (I haven't tried the WGS eight inch speakers but their Reaper & ET65 I have are great). Sorry for such a long reply! Good luck with your speaker exploration. If I needed another small amp I would probably look at one like yours (called a Harley Benton Tube 5 where I live) with an AlNiCo 8 speaker.

[@oldasrocks9121]

​@@pabcraneThe Monoprice is a near exact copy of the Laney Cub 12R. Easily Trainwreck-able.

[@MusicChannel-rf5zz]

Wanted to get it but they have hiked the price!

[@jeffharrison1140]

Semms that these amps cannot be purchased anymore, cant figure out why. they have them on sites but cant get them. crazy

[@matthewjones553]

Bought one a month ago from wmart on line $279

[@mattm2827]

I had this amp and it lasted a little under a year

[@yomommaahotoo264]

Had mine 4 yrs when they were $179. Mine's been great playing most every day often with volume.

[@pete-g8c]

so if l get this amp I'll play like that?

[@RichBischoff]

Correct

[@Sam-n2f5q]

I'n Australia there like $800 to 1100 for a basic amp made in China

[@pabcrane]

From what I've heard the Artist brand of amps in Australia have some models in common with these Monoprice (or Harley Benton here in Europe). They don't seem to have this 15 watt one Rich is demoing but its little 5 watt brother is the same as the Monoprice and HB Brad from Brad's Guitar Garage made a video having a look at the insides of the 5 watter compared to an Achilles Champ and a few sound samples. I think the Artist one is 250 Australian dollars I lived in Australia for quite a while so I understand what you mean about how much music gear costs - and I believe it's only gotten more than expensive in the last ten years!

[@1mihayes]

Ok, so here we go... now it's $279. SMH... always happens

[@DonaHannah-x8k]

Try $700 in Australia. U mose well buy a real valve amp

[@RichBischoff]

Sorry, that sucks.

[@Manuel-gh9wm]

The amp is good but the testing was verey poor U play too mush havymetle😮

[@RichBischoff]

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