Using my Strat, on the same settings, I compared my Deluxe Plus 112 (solid state) against a brand new Pro Junior today, and my Deluxe sounds quite "muffly", like it had "some kind of blockage". I'm not saying that it's "bad" (horrible) sounding, but it's like the tone knob is turned all the way up, when there is no tone control on the pup. Are my ears going funny on me, or is that why people are still singing praises for tube amps? Inquiring mind wants to know...