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PG's Rebecca Dirks is On Location in Nashville, TN, for the 2012 Summer NAMM Show where she visits the Four Force Amps booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of their newest 3-lb. combo amp, the EM-1.

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Justin on 05/15/2013	People complaining that a $100 amp (current sale price on HelloMusic) sounds bad need to get their heads out of their asses. It's a 3-pound combo with a little 10" speaker in a minuscule enclosure, of course it isn't going to sound the greatest. And for the people complaining that they used active pickups in the review, right at the beginning the guy says they built it as a bedroom practice amp for metal. Which of course means they should demo it with a single-coil Standard Strat, right? This amp isn't my cup of tea, but for a $100 metal practice amp, it doesn't sound all that bad.
Dave on 07/30/2012	I actually heard this amp at Summer NAMM - and for the money, it sounds really good. RC's comments were right on - what do you expect for $150 ? You hard-ass skeptics kill me sometimes...
Spanky on 07/16/2012	Its nothing like a tube amp, sorry. Still has that very thin sound. And that distortion pedal needs a noise gate. Would be fine for a bedroom toy amp, not much more. Plus I think if you put a basic Strat through it we'd be hearing a very anemic tone at best.
P-D on 07/14/2012	I wish the guitar had been in tune.
Cam on 07/14/2012	You lost me at the Crappy guitar and player!!! My money will go somewhere else where Metal isn't!!
charlie THOMPSON on 07/14/2012	nice sound !!
Kevin on 07/14/2012	I wish they demoed this with a non EMG loaded guitar, my god use a PRS or something, then the choice of distortion. There are 4 gain stages in this amp why not use an overdrive to boost it? So for Little Lanilei/ Mahaffey amps own the small amp world, when it comes to tone.
RC on 07/14/2012	WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR $150.00 BUCKS GUYS. IT MAKES NOISE AND ITS CHEAP FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS WHO CANT AFFORD THE BIG BOY TOYS.
Rick/hayward ,Ca. on 07/14/2012	Yeah,True Maxx.but Parents can get away cheap finding out weather the lil buggers gonna stick with it or not.. or If your a Frankenstein like me,Im thinkn run that speaker lead to a couple good 12`s in milk crates(Perfect fit)like my lunch box Pico and see what happens....on a budget ?for the Record,16ohms Boy`s! always ! use the whole tranformer...
Maxx on 07/13/2012	Too much weedly-weedly wankery. Note the amp was already being goosed with EMGs; then on top of that, a built-in distortion pedal, followed up with digital Line 6 distortion. A triple-threat receipe for chocolate-covered crap but yeah, it will appeal to the kids for sure.

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