I needed a small, portable practice amp and tried three or four before well-known brands this one. (Just so you know, I also have a Fender Twin and a Marshall JVM, so I'm quite particular sound-wise). Of course, all of these amps requires a bit of tweaking, but I was surprised how easy it was to handle the features on the Marshall CODE. I chose the 25 before the 50, because of the convenient size without losing punch. Just what I needed.