Well it's so small, you'd probably miss it in the shop if it wasn't pointed out to you. I turned my nose up when the dealer pointed it out and said it was a 3W amp but he was a nice guy so I humoured him. I'm so glad I did. This little thing is awesome and really very loud when it needs to be. It is ofcourse a practice amp but it really doesn't compromise on sound in anyway. If your budget doesn't allow you to get some pedals then this amp caters for you big time with acoustic, brit rock, metal, clean and more. On top of that you get delay, flanger, chorus, reverb, tremelo and loads more. It really is the amp to start off with when you're getting to grips with the electric and it's very affordable as well. I will upgrade to a bigger amp at some point but whilst I'm not gigging with the electric I'm more than happy with this purchase.