Went round to friends for dinner last night and tried out a Marshall Code 25 Combo - I'd only tried out the bigger 100w 2x12 previously. It's a very cute little amp and he had the Marshall bluetooth link set-up on his phone which allowed quick tweaking and patch selection without having to bend down and go through the amps menus. And it has on-board patch-naming too.
Although it only has a 10" speaker I was actually pleasantly surprised how full it sounded, and whilst no where near the volume and bottom end of its bigger brother, it actually sounded pretty decent and was more than loud enough for home use. The bluetooth connectivity and ability to play music through it from your phone to jam to actually makes it a lot of fun. Clearly its not the same as playing a real valve Marshall amp from the perspective of tonal accuracy, dynamics, power and bottom end thump, but the modelling is actually pretty good for what it is and its tones and feel are certainly in the right ball-park.
Build quality and reliability is suspect though - I've read that software updates seem to be a bit buggy. And having seen vids of their insides there doesn't seem to be an awful lot there ...and what is there looks cheap and doesn't seem to have been put together that well. So I wouldn't trust a bigger one for gigs. But as a small, light home practice amp, or for maybe taking round to friends or a small club for a jam, I can certainly see its appeal.
I started out with nothing..... but I've still got most of it left (Seasick Steve)
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Edit: unfortunately though the victim of a recent massive price hike, recently available for £125 it is now £189, and it isn't a match sound-wise for a Katana 50, though it is smaller, and controllable from a phone, which may sway one.
Now 189 on there, glad it can still be had for 153