My friend uses the Boss Power Stack and it sounds great. He has about 5 or 6 dirt pedals at wide price ranges and it's one of the best he has I think. He plays it through a Fender Blues Junior.
I suggest buying a quality mic stand. I break down and set up my mic stand 2 or 3 times per week. I went through a couple of cheap mic stands. It really helps to have a good one, because the cheap ones will wear out over time if you set up and break them down the way all the time. It goes the...
A small diaphragm condenser mic($150 Octava) 6 to 8" from the hats(move it around a bit and play with the angle) is what I always used. Adds a bit of sizzle and clarity.
The Electra Dyne is an excellent amp. Maybe you should play one and see. American clean, British gain. Pure and simple. True it has an American power section(not just talking about 6L6 vs EL34), not the aggressive Marshall power section. This is as close as you can get, and the results are...
A new DRRi is about the same as a used Electra Dyne. Yeah, the DRRi is a one trick pony. It only does clean and some mild break up if you crank the volume to very loud levels. It's 22 watts, but it's still very loud. The Electra Dyne has the cleans covered, plus 2 awesome Marshall-esque gain...
A Mesa/Boogie Electra Dyne is the answer. It has an American style power section, coupled with a Fender clean channel and you've got some authentic Fender cleans. I've played a Deluxe Reverb Reissue solely for about 5 years. I used it for home, rehearsals, and gigs. It's been played every day...
My friend and I were playing at his house the other day, me and my Mesa Electra Dyne 1x12 combo and his Marshall half stack. The Electra Dyne just owned the Marshall half stack. Dude couldn't believe it. The Electra Dyne is a beast.
I run my Fulltone Fulldrive II Mosfet at 18 volts and it's better. I also run my Fulltone GT-500 at 18 volts. They both have more headroom and the overdrive is "cleaner", more hi-fi sounding. Also, the led's are super bright!
Pick and thumb should strike string at almost the same time. One motion. Play around with picking angle. Place thumb so that it strikes the string with the pick.
I am a huge Mesa/Boogie fan. My main amp is a Mesa Electra Dyne and I think it's one of the best sounding amps ever, but I don't get the pedals. I don't like the sound of any of the demos. It's just an obvious attempt to grab their part of the market share.
Mesa/Boogie Electra Dyne
Suhr PT-100
Bogner Shiva
However, all of these amps are heavy. Tone, versatility, and light weight is tough to find.
I have it! Mesa TA-15 or TA -30 and a 1x12 cab.