If your on a budget Bugera are worth checking out. I bought a 6262 head and I seriously dig the tone, anything from a warm rock sound to brutal metal and it has great cleans. Depends on what your looking for. I haven't gigged with my 6262 so I can't speak for reliability (however my first 6262 head came dead on arrival but I bought from GAK and got a replacement the following day) but I've had it for about 6-7 months now and no complaints thus far although reading reviews online reliability is a slight concern. Not saying don't get the 6505 far from it, hell it's distortion probably sounds a bit better than Bugera but its a cheaper option that is worth checking out..