just out of interest fatboy, why did you chose the 333 over the 6260/6262? I was looking at the 6262 and the 333xl myself. MatthewKV, my mate has the 333, When compared to my TSL it sounds darker, Very middlish, thats with the stock bugera valves. Sounds great for beefy rythum stuff. the EQ is VERY sensetive. which i quite like