Micromark 801 : For home practice or very small gigs, lighter genres of music

I bought this combo mainly for my home practice. It is extremely small and simple to use, very mobile and yet with MB's regular high finish and built quality. It is powerful enough for any small and subtle gig for around 20-30 people. As for a solo practice volume (1/4), it produces superb sound. When turned way up (2/4+), you start to notice its sound quality limitations, but that's only expected from an 8" speaker, I guess. You should be warned that the combo produces some additional rather subtle hiss with its radiator fan, which I can see could be a problem if someone played some really quiet stuff or expected to record a fretless for instance. I myself can perfectly live with it. Another problem you may find is the effective gain level, which is different when compared to larger combos or cabinets. As a result, most of the stompbox effects sound a bit different (more aggresive or dominating) when plugged into it. The combo fits virtually anywhere, the sizing is superb. The price-to-quality ratio is debatable. You can definitely get much more power from larger combos at its price so you might not be interested in this piece unless you're looking exactly for some of the features I mentioned.