Here's a real workhorse! This amp began service in January 1996 and has been a mainstay of the stage backline at Buddy Guys Legends nightly ever since.. This particular amp has been used literally every night of the week for the past 14 years! that's over 100,000 hours of hard time! It's hard to imagine the luminaries that have plugged in to speak the blues through this baby..Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jeff Beck Otis Rush, and hundreds and hundreds of performers have stretched the strings through this Victoria 45410. When one glances onstage at Buddy Guys legendary club, it easy to mistake this gem as a beat up old Fender, but the tone and reliability are unmistakable! Victoria 45410 #196 (1-96), we salute your unfailing service to the blues! Here's to another 14 strong years of preaching the blues!