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Definitely not a smidgen above an 800 gain wise. Actually, I don't really feel my MC1 has a whole lot in common with the 2203 and 2204's I have played. Tighter and punchier, which is the Wizard trademark, but also more low end, more gain (a lot more in the boosted channel) and different mids...

I would take the RY all day over the PB. I didn't keep the PB too long. I didn't find it had much in common with a JB. More like a watered down Custom. For that type of wind (lower wind, AWG43), the Custom Shop S-Deco I had blew it away! The RY I found did have some similarities to the JB in...

An Ultra-lead and a Herbert.....ya, that is a pretty apt description. In the early 00's I was in a hardcore/metalcore group, where I was using an Ultra-lead and the other guitarist used a mk1 Herbert. It was ridiculously crushing. We were also a ridiculously loud band. The other guitar player...

If I set the Ultra to its more "loose" settings using doom, set to fat and with the metamorph control....I could get some usable stuff happening using my Wizard Leopard. But honestly, it is an amp that really responds better without boosting. On the tighter/aggressive settings, which I...

I think you made the right choice. If I average out all the Rev G's I have played and compared them to the multi-watt, I like the multi-watt better. I have played some good rev G's, but they are not magic amps just because they are old and not made any more. Now, the Rev F triples I have played...

The first Wizard I played was a newer MCII. I currently have a 2016 MC1 100w that also sounds and feels quite different from the MCII I played. It's preamp was updated by Rick to 2023 specs, but it has the "C" transformers....so it could be that. The MCII had more give and you dial in more...

Sounds so awesome. You can tell he really put alot of time and effort in to this mod as it really keeps the essence of the Recto, while tightening it up just enough and giving it more range. I would love a GZ modded recto, but unless I can find someone to sell me a Rev G for pre Covid prices...

Sounds fantastic, Blake! Those early 70's Plexi's are monsters....really another amp I would say every player should try at least once, at volume, to really experience what it is all about!

Oh you bought one! Congrats on the new amp! If you are familiar with the older Uberschall amps and liked them....you will love the Uber Ultra. You can essentially dial in any Uber tone with it, including some super modern, tight ones you could not find in the older amps. You can really tweak...

El34 version....which can run kt88's High plate voltage, 150w version, exclusive to kt88's 6l6 version.

If you play modern metal or downtune, you would likely prefer a newer VH4. They are brighter and tighter. Same amount of gain on ch3, but ch2 has a bit more and can into actual jcm 800 territory. I found ch4 also actually usable as an alternate high gain rythm channel on the late model VH4. My...

I don't have any recordings (learning....getting better), but the Wizards can do the edge of breakup, lower gain crunch stuff exceptionally well also. One of my favorite settings on my w800 is pulling the tone stack shift, which is more "American", upping the treble and presence a bit, backing...

Great clips/playing and of course, stoked you are loving your MCII! Totally agree with you about the versatility regarding the controls; the eq's and other tone shaping options are very powerful. I was surprised to find that I could get my Wizards to do 101b thing....or the Ultralead...

Probably my Wizard Leopard. As for why: I like how it doesn't excessively cut lows and/or hype upper mids. You can use its gain control to fine tune the amount of saturation you want, without drastically altering your core tone or feel.

They are absolutely different enough to own both. UU is a metal monster that can dabble in more rock oriented stuff. The Ecstasy is a rock monster that can dabble in the harder stuff. The Ecstasy is always going to sound a feel a bit more vintage, whereas the UU is very modern right out of the gate.

I have had my w800 100w almost a year now and it is probably my favorite amp overall. So, this is obviously a very biased opinion because I like it so much, but here goes: Compared to the MTL mkII, MCII (which I have played) and MCI (which I own), the w800 absolutely has more Marshall DNA in...

Totally. That fat mod makes the Recto channel pretty well unusable and you can't dial the bloat out.

Dude! I love Divine Intervention....and your tone here sounds killer!

I grabbed an early MKIV recently in a combo version for a killer deal (footswitch doesn't work). I stupidly sold my old MKIV many years ago, but plugging in to this new one, going through my '99 Recto cab, it was instant smiles and a reminder of how awesome that amp is. Big, tight, punchy and...

And don't underestimate how much money some of these Boomers have. They are the generation that REALLY got to live the "American Dream". As for the gear landscape once they are gone? On to making money off of Gen X I suppose. Plenty of Gen X'ers and older millennials with expendable income now...