jdel77
Well-known member
...and I came away somewhat disappointed.
It was at a local guitar store, Limited Edition with fancypants wooden front.
I was playing a Suhr Jazzmaster with humbuckers through a 2x12 horizontal Mesa cab with Vintage 30's.
The clean channel was nice but very dry. Good compression and attack, but it felt quite stiff and hard.
The dirt channels were better than what I expected for lower gain jangly stuff. Had a few of the guys from the drum side and a couple customers saying how good the amp sounded for this old school rock and roll sound.
The high gain dirt was clear and tight, very precise like my old Simul/Export MKIII Blue Stripe and my MKIV, but again... stiff and cold really.
I was able to rip out some 80's modded Marshall riffs and modern djent easily enough, but the warmth and fluidity of my old Mesas wasn't there.
I was actually expecting an improvement on my MKIII/IV, but I'd prefer the Blue Stripe by a long shot.
Merely my $0.02, I'm sure mileage will vary etc... etc...
It was at a local guitar store, Limited Edition with fancypants wooden front.
I was playing a Suhr Jazzmaster with humbuckers through a 2x12 horizontal Mesa cab with Vintage 30's.
The clean channel was nice but very dry. Good compression and attack, but it felt quite stiff and hard.
The dirt channels were better than what I expected for lower gain jangly stuff. Had a few of the guys from the drum side and a couple customers saying how good the amp sounded for this old school rock and roll sound.
The high gain dirt was clear and tight, very precise like my old Simul/Export MKIII Blue Stripe and my MKIV, but again... stiff and cold really.
I was able to rip out some 80's modded Marshall riffs and modern djent easily enough, but the warmth and fluidity of my old Mesas wasn't there.
I was actually expecting an improvement on my MKIII/IV, but I'd prefer the Blue Stripe by a long shot.
Merely my $0.02, I'm sure mileage will vary etc... etc...
If you don’t like it, you don’t like it, I don’t think it’s a mystery
