Like all British-Made Valvestates, It's not all solid state, since the Boost channel preamp uses a 12AX7 tube.
With two 100 watt channels the 8200 can create some very rich, wide sounds using its stereo chorus and stereo reverb.
The Bi-Chorus feature gives separate rate and depth controls for each channel plus two manually selectable chorus modes. The chorus effect is run through dual.outlut stages, each slightly out of phase with the other stage, for a rich, broad effect.
Other features include a foot switch input (for channel and chorus switching); stereo line out jacks which facilitate direct injection to P.A. or recording equipment; two sets (L & R) of twin speaker outputs for extension cabinet connection options; and two effect loops - a mono series loop and a stereo/mono parallel loop (mono send, L & R returns).