I'm very excited about it. I knew that it was an older model, because of the EV. However, I figured maybe a 92 or a 93. I think it's so cool that I have one of the first ones. It's kinda wild. There are features in the users manual (the one on line) that my amp doesn't have. For example the satellite connections and stereo returns on the effects loop. I’m not sure if it’s the speaker or not, but this one is brighter than my 2002 model. So the sliders look a little different to get the amps to sound the same. I’m very please with this amp, and I enjoy owning a little piece of Mesa history.