almost forgot to mention!
jammed at same studio today. same room. same Einstein. same cables, guitar, pedals and G major in parallel loop. different cab: gflex 212 ported. very very subpar experience compared to yesterday's with Mesa 412 cab. all the knobs were set very close to the same as yesterday. this amp is damn loud around 9 o'clock in ch2 (most knobs around noon). One main difference b/n the cabs is the mesa speakers are rated at 150 watts and the gflex are 75 watts. So more headroom in the former. Just sounded better overall with the Mesa half open back.
I may end up selling this one for a 50 watt version or pulling a pair of tubes. Is there a 50 watt head Einstein or only combo?
Peter, please consider adding a 50/100 watt switch like Mesa amps. Very useful.
btw, what are the modes (names) for ch1? clean [1], texas [2], mega [3]?
IIRC, the clean notes ringed snappier/popped better with the Mesa cab....