Its all really straight forward. You dont even need to use the tone studio if you dont want to. I use mine as a conventional amp most of the time setting the treble bass and mid depending on the gig and venue but you can also set up a 10 band graphic eq in the tone studio for the very early vintage type sound. Even the tape echo is more than acceptable for the shads stuff but i use my hall and collins in front.
You can save a sound you are happy with just by pressing and holding the patch button. And all of the amps have power scaling with 0.5 watt, 50watt and 100watt (100w models) or 0.5w, 25w and 50w (50w models)
I have the head and use it at home with the built in 5 inch speaker for jamming and then when we gig i put it through my 2x12 vox cab.