I've had a Peavey Escort for a year now and couldn't be more pleased with it. It even got used in an emergency at an outside festival last year and coped really well all things considered. It does need an extra mixer however if you are using more than 2 instruments and 2 mikes, so great for a duo, not so great for more than that. And as Richard Bridge said earlier you can get one for under £300 these days. I would recommend it anyway