Pathfinder 10 : This amplifier is punching above its weight - and winning!

Objective: To determine whether the Vox Pathfinder 10 amplifier is worth buying. Materials & Method: Vox Pathfinder 10 (amplifier, 10W) Squier Telecaster (guitar) Rickenbacker 360/12JG (guitar) Alesis Nanoverb (reverb unit) I played the guitars through the amplifier via the Nanoverb. Results: The interactions between the gain and volume controls gave a wide range of combinations, from bright and jangly through to meaty and solid. Both guitars sounded strong through the Pathfinder 10, especially given the high gain pickups used on the 360/12. In clean mode, the Pathfinder 10 gives amazingly mellow jazz tones right the way over to a 'chiming' Byrdsy jangle, especially on the 360/12. In overdrive mode, the Pathfinder 10 performs well for the 10W rating it has. It gives great distortion and, although it can sound "very loud, very 'eavy", it is not really a 'metal' amplifier. It seems probably more suited to a hard blues sound. That said, on a 'power-A', I managed to elicit a tuned feedback response which actually gave me quite a thrill. Even without a built-in reverb unit, it is a very passable amplifier. But a built-in reverb unit would make this amplifier ever better than it is. Conclusion: Is this amplifier worth buying? Given that this is a 10-watt solid state amplifier with no onboard reverb unit, I still have to say that it is well worth the money. Had there been a reverb unit built in, I would have bought mine much sooner than I did. Rating: handling- 5 features- 4 sound- 5 overall- 4.5