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I spent about 10 minutes playing through two of the amps in the Nolatone room (video clips below), and they offered to run the camera while I played. I first played through a 5 watt combo called the June Bug. As with many other tube amps, the volume seemed way bigger than what you’d expect from a 5 watt amp.  It’s got a clean channel, and an overdrive channel.

The overdrive channel has two different preamp gain knobs (Sweet, and Hot) allow you to mix two different voicing together in any ratio.  A single tone knob and a master volume work on either channel.  The amp was a lot of fun to play, and has a good amount of versatility.

I also played through a prototype amp called the Super Bug, a larger, more powerful version of the June Bug, with some additional features.  Foot pedal channel switching, more controls on each channel, and the option to use either 6L6 power tubes for roughly 25 watts, or 6V6 power tubes for about 15 watts.  The Super Bug was created in response to demand for a more gig friendly version of the June Bug.