Roland KC-350 120W Keyboard Mixing Amp  

I have this on loan from a theater company and, now, saving the bucks to buy my own.   I do a solo act with tracks and it works perfectly, not the least of which is that my Sho-Bud guitar sounds exactly like it should.  The only minus is the lack of reverb, but an Alesis Nanoverb fills in nicely.  I haven't figured out the shape control yet, but the 3-band EQ allows a good range to tinker with.  Last, it's certainly heavier than a Fender Frontman, but the two rigs are two different musical planets! No doubt, an amp to consider.

I use this to run vocals, and guitar and bass modelling processors. In all cases it cuts clean even at high volumes to blast along with a full band with drums at practice. I have no fear of blowing the speaker, and usually only have to turn it up to around 5 to compete with a drummer. It is kind of expensive for the watts, but you get what you pay for. This guys is durable, reliable, and sounds very very clear no matter what signal I put through it. As far as features go, it's pretty basic... just some EQ and this 'shape' button that I don't understand or bother with. I just leave the flat signal and do all my sound shaping in my effect pedals that run into it. Essentially, if this is where your budget is around, this is a good buy. You'll be fine.

I had a Peavey KB% prior to owning the Roland KC-350 and the Roland blows the Peavey away with sound quality.  The KB% is a stereo amp and higher priced but my KC-350 dosen't "clip" out at higher volumne settings.  I use a Kurzweil stage piano throught mine and a Yamaha synth.  The only thing better would be to have two of them...so I'm buying another for the stereo effect.

I've owned this amp for about 3 months now.  At mid to lower volumes it's awesome.  You really couldn't ask for more as far as the crisp, clear, and true sounds it replicates.  However, when you adjust the volume up past 3/4 full, the amp begins to distort.  It's a problem when trying to play an acoustic guitar or keyboard through it.  This amp is more than sufficient when used at anything lower than 3/4 volume or singing.  I'd recommend getting the next size up if you need it to compete with drums or loud guitars because it's a nuisance having to ask band members to play softer - and who wants to play softer anyway?