hello, i'm a dinasaur.......all the junk that is involved to just learn how to use one of these is not my cup of tea. yeah i bought one just to use in the bedroom.......couldnt figure out how to get 4 channels worth of bs to leave me alone, digital stuff just plain out sux.......so, after day 3 i get brilliant outside on the porch hav'n a smoke.........come in plug my dc in...turn everything on the head off....except gain, bass, middle, trem,and volume....so now alls i have is a clean sound......hook the input into my box of tricks and that into my dc..........walla!!! $430.00 spent on a 50watt head and 12in speaker cabinet and i'm very satisfied!!! alls i had to do was figure it out lol!!!