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  1. NinjaRaf

    Help deciding on a mesa Mark 5 or 7

    I've had the MT15, Fireball 25, and EVH LBX all do pretty well against a drummer with a 212 or 412...though the LBX was just kinda barely getting there. The MT15 was me and my other guitar players main amps for a few years. The V3m is a 50 watt amp, if I remember right, so I would expect that to...
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    Help deciding on a mesa Mark 5 or 7

    I had the 25, and it was awesome at home and recording, but didn't have enough power to hold up with a metal drummer. Kinda sucked because other small amps were able to hold up fine. But yeah, I agree, expensive practice amp lol. I think if you don't play out, these are perfect.
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    Help deciding on a mesa Mark 5 or 7

    Owned a V25, V90, and a VII (and a couple of IVs, and a JP2C). Of the 2 you mention, the VII is by far the better amp. But the small Vs are pretty good, but for me didn't hold up in a band context. I did not like the V90 at all.
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    Sold Gutierrez Juggernaut

    Sold to Juggernaut!
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    VH140c vs iic+

    haha no, still waiting on my JP repairs. And I just spent $2600 on a Hapas V today lol. I think the JP will do what I need until I actually do buy one, but I will get one at some point.
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    Sold Gutierrez Juggernaut

    This is my Gutierrez Juggernaut. Friend of mine (Laura - used to post around here) had this built somewhere around 2007/2008. I got it in 2014/2015. Pickups are a Seymour Duncan Custom and a Seymour Duncan Lil 59 in the neck. Single volume control. Stainless frets. Dunlop flush mount strap...
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    VH140c vs iic+

    These both sound great!
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    EVH 5150III Stealth 100S - Euge

    I love my 100S. It's my favorite all time amp to date. I've had the 50 watt Stealth and have a standard 50 watt 6l6 just because it's easier to move around, but it's not even close. The 100S sounds as big as it is, physically lol. Perfect metal amp, IMO.
  9. NinjaRaf

    A friend of mine has narrowed his new amp search to an EVHIII 100 watt standard 6L6 or Stealth 6L6, Stealth has resonance controls....

    Both are great amps, but I 100% prefer the Stealth. More gain and aggression. Deciding whether or not it's worth the extra money is so subjective, but for me it absolutely was. The Iconic is a good amp, but it does not compete to the 100 watt EVH heads, IMO.
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    Guitar Repair Chicagoland Area

    Eric Bauer at Good Stuff music. I have 3 guitars built by him, he showed me how to do fret levels, that I now do on every guitar, and taught me most of what I know about guitar set up and electronics. He's also EndTime on the forums.
  11. NinjaRaf

    SYN50, IICP, Ultra Lead initial thoughts

    Yeah pretty good. Mine was $3850 or something after taxes and sold it about 9 months later for $2800. Big hit. Great amp, though, and was worth it to own one for a while. Mine was serial #00050.
  12. NinjaRaf

    Best high gain pedal for playing/recording direct?

    Kraken preamp is pretty good. I also like the empress heavy. I’d it doesn’t have to be a pedal, the Engl e530 is still a great choice. If you like 5150 tones, the kartakou colossus is awesome.
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    Esp versus Esp Ltd?

    Yeah they’re using both factories. I had 2 of the same model, one from Korea, one from Indonesia. I didn’t have any issues with either of them but over time I found they didn’t sound as good as some of my other guitars. Japanese is usually the way to go if you want the best, but even those can...
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    Esp versus Esp Ltd?

    LTDs are getting made in Indonesia these days too. They’re like anything else. I’ve had great ESPs and I’ve had dud ESPs. Same is true for LTDs. If you get a good ESP it’s definitely worth it. If you get a dud it’s not. I remember my ESP SV-II was my most expensive and worst sounding guitar I...
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    SYN50, IICP, Ultra Lead initial thoughts

    Nice! Glad you are digging these. I wasn't into the UL module. Maybe too dry for me or something, but I loved the PB and Uber modules. The IICP was cool, but compared to the Mark VII, the Mesa was just better, so I didn't keep it. I might have different feelings about some of these using the...
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    5150III 50S Stealth vs standard 50 6L6

    Yeah, I think over time I've adopted similar feelings on the amps. The 50S was the transition amp for me. It was the first one that I felt OK letting go of my 5152. Then when I got the 100S, that was it. It's the perfect high gain tone for me. I have a hard time going back to the Peaveys now...
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    5150III 50S Stealth vs standard 50 6L6

    Absolutely there was! I didn't like any of the EVH stuff when it was first released. Moving from the Peaveys took some time.
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    5150III 50S Stealth vs standard 50 6L6

    I prefer the 50w 6l6 because to me the red channel sounds closer to the 100 watt versions. I had a 50s for about a year or so before I got the 100s, and at that point there was no contest, the 100s is simply better. I also compared the 50s and the 50 6l6, and prefer the 6l6. The 50s has a...
  19. NinjaRaf

    Engl Fireball 25 or EVH Stealth 50w?

    Everyone likes different shit. It's so hard to say...you should buy this or this. Guitar players are so finicky that I can't even predict what my closest friends would and wouldn't like haha. Personally, I prefer the EVH stuff over Engl. Doesn't mean I don't like the Engl. Nothing wrong with it...
  20. NinjaRaf

    First amp purchase in a long time...

    Nice! The Synergy stuff is awesome. I liked the PB and Ultra modules the best.
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