HOTONECaptain Sunset High Gain Guitar Amp Head 5 Watts Class AB Amplifier with CAB SIM Phones/Line Output

Before I bought this, I did research. I watched video reviews about this specific model as well as other Hotone Nano amps. I went with this one based on price and the fact that it was intended to "sound like" a Soldano. I knew it was small, heard many people say it's really small, and still when I opened the box I thought "wow, that is really small." I don't know how close it sounds to a Soldano, but it sounds pretty good for the price range. As others noted, there is pretty much no clean sound with this. I had the gain all the way off and it was still a little distorted/breaking up with a moderate output humbucker. But the distortion is not the typical "white noise fuzz through a towel" sound you get from many budget modeling amps, it sounds a lot better; the harmonics are distinct, and the break-up is response to how you play. The EQ controls seem to all do what they're supposed to; they're smooth and the change in tone correlates well with rotation of the knobs. It's going to get a lot of use.

Really cool sound. Nice buttery distortion. Wish that it had a second channel for clean. It's loud but, not loud enough to play with a drummer.

Great little recording amp/practice amp. Currently using for practice w/o a cabinet paired, using headphones and this amp offers features that rival other combos in this range. Sounds good but do note that there is no dedicated “clean” channel, I think they offer another product for that. Otherwise, it offers some great tone.

So far very pleased with a sound this little amplifier can produce it may not be 100% Soldano but the modeling these days is quite impressive

Cheap muddy sound. No definition unless the treble is cranked and then it sounds somehow worse.

Sounds good, buzzing I cant live with.

More than enough power to drive 10" 50 watt speaker in cab . I bought high gain version, but I'm still able to get a good clean tone by turning down gain all the way, I bought mine before the price hike, ie at £30 , so for me a very good buy

Despite its small frame, this amp really delivers epic sounds. Perfect for a travel/practice/gig set-up. High gain is the name of the game for this amp and it does not disappoint! Surprisngly it even powers a Marshall 4x12 cab at a gig level volume. I think I may buy of the others in the range. Enjoy the gain!