The straight tube has the great classic Fender sound that I expected, and the digital effects are very good as well

Lots of cool "voice" changes and effects

Very versatile,many voices,great effects,great size, not too heavy for an old timer like me

For a modestly increased budget outlay, the SCX2 combo afforded me the benefits of superior tonal warmth and pick response by way of the tube power output section (I'm playing a Standard Tele), an almost limitless range of tones that can be produced via the combination of capable onboard effects (15, incl. combinations), a responsive EQ section, 16 amp models (some very convincing and most all quite useable) and the added customization capabilities (including virtual stomp boxes, post signal processers and even "deep" edits such as virtual SAG and bias) that are enabled by downloading the FUSE software and hooking up the amp to my computer

So if you're trying to practice down in the living room, you're forced to drag your effects with you.

The onboard digital effects are mostly good, though, like the modeling voices, they need considerable tweaking on the part of the player, using the FUSE software

It is very tube like and the effects are quite good (for built effects), particularly the Fender spring reverb