Well this might be sometime after all was posted, but I just bought one off of ebay. It was brand new still in original packaging from a guitar store when they were discontinued and they had to make room for new models. It is amazing I trust it to never fail except for tube replacing shit and it is LOUD for such a small amp. Have no worries. : I don’t own one, but I know that Mesas have a well earned reputation for toughness. I own a M/B Mark III and it’s almost bulletproof, and I’ve never heard of anyone who had a M/B that didn’t say the same thing (I’ll say that they must break occasionally, even a hammer can be broken eventually). You should check out Harmony Central and see what people say there. : http://www.harmony-central.com : : : I just bought one second hand and I’m wondering what kinds of experiences other players have had with them. : : You know, reliability, that sort of thing.