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If you're looking for something you can pick up locally, check out the EVH 2x12. I've been impressed with every one I've played through. If you're willing to order, Port City for sure.

It's not exactly a straight clone as far as I know, but the Divided by 13 RSA31 is the best sounding AC30-style amp I've ever played.

I've run my sig through a whole mess of different cabs/speaker combos and I actually like it best with greenbacks. To me it gives the amp a bit more character vs v30s or p50s. My usual setup at home is a port city 2x12 loaded with Lynchbacks and it screams.

How heavy is the guitar? My favorite 570 (1987) is on the heavier side and does not mesh at all with the TZ - just sounds muddy, I've got a Suhr Aldrich in there now and it's perfect. I have a couple other, lighter RG's that did pretty well with that same pickup though.

I've got woodstocks in my Custom Shop Strat - agree that they sound absolutely killer. My only complaint is that they take a while to dial in in terms of pickup height - very finicky in that regard vs your standard single coils. Magic though once you find the sweet spot.

The VHT/Fryette Sig:X is far and away the most dynamic modern amp I've ever played. Actually takes some getting used to since it doesn't compress nearly as much as other modern heads when the gain is cranked - it's not an amp that hides mistakes.

It's an awesome recording. Derek Sherinian absolutely kills it on this record.

Insightful post from Steve Fryette explaining the difference between the Mesa V30 and the Chinese V30: http://www.fryette-users.com/forums/sho ... rs-better..

The Framptone seems to be the one that most artists gig with these days: http://www.framptone.com/

I've never been a huge JJ fan, but the E34L really sings in a Marshall.

Mike B at Mesa recommends the Presonus EQ3B

I keep a microcube next to the couch, unobtrusive and gets the job done.

Couldn't tell you how a granite trem block would sound, but damn that's a DRASTIC markup for what is probably about 50 cents worth of granite with some minor machining..

I guess this depends on your definition of cheap, but people are dumping the Eleven Rack these days in the $300 range, and as far as modelers go it's a killer unit.

I tracked with one a while back (studio had it on hand) and sounded like a typical DSL to me. Nice amp.

I have a Creamback and a V30 loaded in a Port City 2x12 and it screams. Each of the 2 speakers sounds very different miked (I usually end up miking the Creamback), but the overall room tone is huge.

The Wampler Pinnacle is my go-to for marshall tones out of 6L6 heads. Also a fan of the newer Carl Martin Plexitone.

Give Jay Kolanda a call - he's based out of Nashville and was an Artist Relations/Custom Shop luthier at Gibson. He knows his stuff. http://www.ntlguitar.com/ Also second the Gary Brawer recommendation if you decide to ship the guitar. He is amazing.

A guy did it on Swedish Idol a few years ago too: DDi8qENjDrQ

I wired up a 4x12 for a buddy once as a self-enclosed WDW rig, the bottom two drivers were a 2x12 for the dry signal and each of the top drivers took a single in for the wet signal. He was playing a rackmounted Mesa Mark IV and using a G-Force into a Mesa 20/20 for the FX. Was an awesome...