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yeah agreed that you won't always see them listed at these prices, especially on widely accessible platforms such as ebay and reverb. Would also think that the ones on ebay etc actually sell for less than initially listed price. I've had better luck on forums and local websites (craigslist)...

I'd say 2.5k to 3.5k $ range is fair nowadays. At least that's what I've paid in the past and would be willing to pay now. You also often see "less desirable" versions (no eq etc) go for 2k or under.

Get a used ESP M-II or Mirage

I have a '72 50 watt but sadly haven't been using much lately because of living in a small flat with neighbours all around. Moving to a new place this week and will finally be able open it up...

I have the Electro harmonix 720 and Ditto looper. Both are good, the EH has more features but Ditto is more intuitive and for some reason easier to make loops in sync/time (footswitch is better on the Ditto). 720 has more features so check if you would need any of those, otherwise I recommend...

I had the captor and returned it to get the PS2. It's a lot more expensive so was hesitant but the attenuation is much better. I feel the Captor is really designed to be used as load box, the attenuator is just there as an additional feature and didn't sound great in my opinion.

I just picked up a Synergy SYN1 preamp and the SLO module and I think it really sounds good and is very practical for playing at home (very flexible on volume, can plug in direct to interface with very good tone) but at the same time it is a proper tube preamp so you can get loud through a power...

don't sell the mark III

I have a 6 string neck through ESP Mirage (believe it's alder wings and maple neck as well) with a BKP Miracle Man in the bridge that sounds really good and suits the guitar well in my opinion. Sounds massive for metal riffing. Lead tones are nice as well, not harsh on the treble.

Got a bone stock '72 50 watter and it's a proper amp. You can play metal with it without a boost with volume on 5 (volume stops increasing much after 3 on the dial). It is obviously loud but you can get a good amount of gain at reasonable gig/rehearsal volumes without having to use any pedals or...

because that's the one Eddie Van Halen had

You should probably try different settings and/or tubes on the amp. I've had very good results with Les Pauls Customs and stock/low output pick ups in my Mark IV (for high gain / metal). I actually think that these older Mark series amps sound great with lower output pickups PAF style pickups...

Get a Mesa Mark III or Mark IV. Will be below 1k$ and you will not back in terms of thrash metal tones.

I would recommend a Mesa Mark III or Mark IV (or a Mark IIC/C+, which is a lot more expensive). In my experience, they sound more natural and raw than newer Mesas (in a very good way) and the lead channels are extremely tweakable, you can get a range of great high gain tones. It will of course...

my experience here too, I bought and tried a bunch of expensive nos tubes and differences are very subtle in high gainers and considering the price of the 'desirable' NOS tubes I wasn't really convinced that this was the way to go. On a side note, I have a 1972 50W JMP that has original...

awesome player, really like his style in the early-mid 90's and his acoustic stuff.

Indeed, the Vigier Shawn Lane signature has a flat radius. Might be hard to find one in the US but if you have the chance, trying one would probably be the best way for you to see how like it on an electric guitar. Personally, after playing many years on relatively flat radius necks (Ibanez...

I don't know exactly what the circuit differences are and depending on what type of music you play, you might have a different experience but I found that to boost a distorted amp (to play heavy metal) I much preferred my Maxon OD808. I had a Klon Archer Gold (has very good reviews as a Klone)...

I've had good results with Mesa Mark amps (Mark II, III and IV). If set up properly you can have very good tones at low volumes. A volume pedal in the loop can help as well, adding a 3rd volume control to fine tune (Channel Master, Global master and Volume pedal). However, it's important to...

I guess depends what kind of sound you get out of the IIC+. It has some similar settings with Pull Deep, Pull bright, Pull Bass etc. I find that the settings are more sensitive than on the IV, the slightest change on the IIC+ can have a big impact on sound. On the IV I usually run the Lead...