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All I bought in 2013 were strings and picks. 2010-2012 were the big years for me with each piece of the puzzle finally getting me closer to the sound I wanted. This year was the year for me to reap the rewards.

You have to respect a man that knows what he wants and doesn't fuck around...

I switch it up a lot between a Recto and a Mark, not sure why but both seem to have whatever it is that I subconsciously look for even though they do it in totally different ways. The Stiletto didn't have "it", although for some reason the Electra-Dyne does. I have no idea what "it" is...

I've tried branching out but I keep coming back to Mesa. I think it's because my first tube amp was a Recto, so when I play through something like a Marshall it sounds great at first, but the feel is all wrong and once I expand beyond playing AC/DC I start to notice things that are missing...

Kurt Cobain. He's not really a guilty pleasure since I'm not ashamed to admit I like him... But he fits the rest of your criteria.

Although I hate Nickleback I can't fault their guitar tones.

You'll have to ask (the Hollywood Store). I know you can order direct from Mesa, but if you can I recommend playing through a Recto cab first so you can hear what I'm talking about and decide whether it's for you or not.

Regular (non-Mesa) V30s tend to sound bright, thin and have a big hole in the lower mids when combined with a Recto, which is where most of the Rectos midrange presence sits. The sound es further exaggerated by the general nature of the G12T-75. When I tried both those setups (4xV30 and then a...

The move to a regular headshell opens up the ability to up-charge for custom finish options.

I wonder what the deal is with the Fillmore FM75 speaker they used for it? I know that Fillmore is Boogies house speaker brand, but I wonder why they went with it instead of the standard V30 and how they differ from each other?

I checked it out. I found it fairly generic sounding rock. Most of the groves were straight up rock beats with the bass mixed way low for a Korn album (ie, mixed like a standard rock bass). For the most part it had the standard Korn sound, albeit weak and thinned out. I felt the album lacked the...

Been using the green .88s for a number of years now. Sometimes I use the purple 1.14s when I want a more mellow attack. I used to be a big fan of Jazz IIIs, and I think they made me a better player... But I find them too smooth with not enough attack. Although I can see why someone who...

IMO, no. Pre/power amp set ups are going the way of the dodo bird, and if it weren't for the Axe FX guys trying to use their box like it was a real guitar amp I don't think there'd be any interest in tube power amps any more (Mesa's discontinued all of theirs except one). A good multi-channel...

It has a flat mids mode and a boosted mids mode. Does it feel like an extension of the amp or does it thicken it? It depends on what guitar and amp you're using.

Seeing his settings makes me realize why so many Marshall guys hate Mesas.

That, and the bass knob is on 10.

6L6s. I've switched back and forth a few times and I prefer 6L6s. Bigger, bolder and more dynamic. EL34s do have more upper mids and compression, which you'd think would make them better for soloing, but I find they recess single notes while 6L6s make them pop more.

G12T-75s I still hate standing in front of them but I like the way they sound through a mic. Mesa MC-90 I hate the way they sound by themselves but like the way they sit with a band. Overdrive pedals I hated the way they made an amp sound and they felt terrible to play through, then I used...

Recto + Mark. My first two tube amps were a Recto and a Mark III. Sold them to try new things and after a few years I wound up with a Roadster and a Mark V. I don't know what it is about those two amps but despite being different there's something in their voice and feel that just seems right...