Posted: 3/5/2015 2:46:11 PM EDT
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Amazing yes, but I can always tell digital from 'real' and that's a whole other can of worms.
I already have a Mesa Boogie 2x12 cabinet, PRS CE24 guitar, Ibanez 7, Older Strat, TC flashback, Maxon OD808, set with a bunch of basics; just can't find a head I'm happy with....though honestly there's not much I've been able to try around here, amp market is dry, Guitar Center carries bottom of the bin stuff here. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quote History Quoted:
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There's enough studio work with albums that it'll be hard to get exactly there. I really like tube amps - have a 5150, 50 Caliber+, and a Mark V, and I had an epiphany over the last few months thanks to this:
My guitar instructor has a couple albums out, and he was Neal Schon's rig designer/tech a decade or two ago. He's a DiMarzio endorsee, and can do things with his customized Squire Strat and a Boss GT-6 through studio monitors that I barely believe while watching with my own eyes. That's for teaching & studio, and gets at least 80% there.
His album and gig rigs include custom Egnater and Suhr amps, though, so he can go big ticket when needed.
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It really opened my eyes to what can be done with modeling, even on a 10 year old piece of hardware. The new Fractal and Kemper stuff must be amazing.
Amazing yes, but I can always tell digital from 'real' and that's a whole other can of worms.
I already have a Mesa Boogie 2x12 cabinet, PRS CE24 guitar, Ibanez 7, Older Strat, TC flashback, Maxon OD808, set with a bunch of basics; just can't find a head I'm happy with....though honestly there's not much I've been able to try around here, amp market is dry, Guitar Center carries bottom of the bin stuff here.
I'm still in starry-eyed love with the Mark V purchased a year ago. Gorgeous cleans? Yep. Grit? Yep. Classic rock? Yep. Sustaining feedback that can morph from the fundamental into a harmonic wail? Yep. I don't even begin to do the amp justice. I've had a Marshall SL-X head, a stereo tube effects-heavy rig, the 50+ and 5150, and a handful of solid state stuff.
After all of those, nothing brings a smile to my face more than plugging in to the V with nothing in the chain but a noise gate, occasional delay, and sometimes a little compression or tube screamer. I'm a no talent hack, but I sound better playing badly than ever before.
It's worth a look if you're in that price point. If the amp market is grim there, it may even be worth ordering from Sweetwater or going on eBay. You could probably flip it locally if you didn't like it. The 25 watt version is probably also worth a look.
I'm amazed at what modelers can do, and they are good within their limits. At heart, I still love glowing tubes.
If you're wanting versatility and tubes with some good modern sounds at a price that doesn't hemorrhage money, look into the new Peavey micro heads or Hughes & Kettner offerings. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile
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