Mackie...Guitar Amp !!!

Ok...i have owned some Mackie mixers,and used them for live gigs and recording mixers,but...a Mackie guitar amp,Mackie VT12 Amp?And the Mackie 12 channel mixer i used for recording along with a Studiomaster mixer,well....STERILE!Great for live but not for recording!So,i am a little leary of a Mackie guitar amp!It has a pre amp tube section that is independent of the onboard digital effects section.So i guess you can go just analog or analog with digital combined.The master volume goes from 1 watt all the way up to 120 watts,and a speaker custom made by Celestion.Anyway check out the video from Premier Guitar and maybe get back with me and tell me/us YOUR opinion.....Oh...and the price?????!!!!!!!
http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20081029/378/AES_Show_08_Mackie_VT12_Amp.aspx