The Vyper VIP2 sounds WAY better than the Katana 50. Had both at the same time, I was going to upgrade to the Katana but the cab sounded like a wet fart in the low end compared to the Peavey.
I would get the Headrush MX5 and run it through a small powered monitor like the Headrush 108. That's my...
The neck I bought from Jamerson Guitars I think?It's Birdseye maple with compound radius,better than any original Kramer neck. The body I bought off a place in TN that supposedly cut the bodies for the the USA reissue run back in 06'ish, this was a "leftover". It was bare wood and not finished off.
That is a few hundred dollars in parts to Gibson and anyone with basic skills could assemble it. It's probably set up like shit out of the box so what are you really paying $2200 for?
I bought an SIR amp a few years back. 1978 Super Lead. It was all stock. Very low gain. I sold it on TGP and the guy who bought it sent it to Tim Caswell for his AFD mod. Never did hear how it came out.
Seems like every model I drop the bass way down to like 2, and turn the treble mids and presence up, so I'm with you there. I find the York Audio IR's just sound right to my ears. There's a bunch in there already they have YA in the title. Pick an IR you like and use it to build all your tones...
I gig mine all the time in a cover band. I use about a dozen presets. Never run into CPU issues. Unless your into big crazy reverbs and don't need 12 effects at once cpu is not a problem it's great.
Case prices are stupid. Plus $40 or more to ship it. I recently bought a Musicians Friend house brand case off Ebay for like 120 with free shipping. Its ok but the standard Fender HSC is much nicer. I have moved to nice gig bags for most of my stuff.
I'd say stay with the 1000 unless/until you have issues. I have a Kramer with a 1000 that works great. No issues. I got a EVH Wolfgang standard that had a 1000 that was horrible. Would not hold tune and kept breaking stings at the block. Dropped a OFR on the EVH no problem. So much better, all...
I picked up a IVa from GC during covid and also a IVb locally. The A was beat to hell. Sent it to Mike at Mesa for a full overhaul. Side by side they were almost identical to me. The A was a little darker but I could eq them to be the same. The A was also noisier. The B was mint. Sold the A for...
Me too. Pocono Downs. It was a muddy mess. Good times. Saw them again on Use your illusion tour at the Suncoast Dome and they were amazing then. That show is actually on Youtube. They were in their prime that night.