Yup Ive had the Silver Dragon for a few weeks now...I use it mostly in the "slayer" mode (tube & SS). It's a bit noisy when u start to turn the gain up past 10 oclock, but you dont really needa turn it up very far to get a good hard rock/metal distortion. I haven't got a chance to really let loose with my amp yet (apartment life has its downfalls), so my guess is that i've only scratched the surface of what it can do! But yes, i would definately recommend it.