I've tried recording with it and I wasn't impressed. You can use headphones or just the line out without it exploding into a thousand pieces. Volume wise, it is not the loudest amp that I've even run through, but it is plenty loud for what I need. The tone is nice, very articulate, but I am essentially just using the clean channel; i've never more than messed around with the other 3 gain channels. I was curious to see what the "uber" channel sounded like at band level, and I can vouch for it not sounding like a horrid digital metal sound akin to the POD insane setting or similar. This was high gain through a Jazzmaster however. The on board reverb is non shit too!