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Deep diving a little I agree that the Mesa front ported cabs (thiele & widebody) don't sound like an open back, however they are still a rock cab - not a metal cab. There is more low end push from the porting but it's a loose low end, not tight like with a sealed cab. Kind of like the difference...

If you set it up as I described above, it's crushing. Otherwise the 75s get lost.

Ted if it were me, I'd do something like.. - Main amp to the current cab. - Slave out to one of your Mesa power amps, having it run the new more ass kicking cab. - Adjust volume to taste. Having a power amp running the second cab where you can balance volumes is the way, and negates most other...

Keep in mind my only experience is with Boogie cabs, but I've had them all. A main question here is what you're playing. If it's hard rock or metal that needs a tight low end, IMO you're not going to be happy with anything but a sealed cab. In that case the cube-shaped Mesa Recto 112 cabs are...

I would not recommend it. Couple reasons. 1) The transformers aren't rated to take the idle current draw of big bottles. 2) Outside of the bedroom, 6L6 & EL34 just sound better for guitar frequencies than big bottles. Also as the others have said, leave it stock & try various boosts. This...

There's really nothing significant that changes in the Rev G lineage. You're going to find amp to amp variances like with all the older stuff, that said Rectos tend to be more consistent than Marks here. The one thing to know is that with the Gs, Triples are tighter than Duals.

I wanted to circle back to this thread. In the last month I've had a chance to play two LP Moderns and two LP Supremes- all new production in stores. I've also been able to AB them with various other Standard & Custom LPs in the stores, as well as two Adam Jones standards. To sum it up I liked...

So yeah in the E-II / ESP SS range, or LTD. The ESPs are going to have consistently much better QC than a LP, but they don't cry like a good LP. (key being good, they're not all!) That said if you're going active PUPs that's definitley more in ESP's wheel house. This is what you really want...

Really low action potential is one reason I prefer Kahlers to Floyds, FWIW..

Key question, what price point are you looking at? ESP / LTD has a number of full thickness, and IIRC ESP USA are all full thickness although they are weight relieved. Theyr'e rare AF, but there are a few full thickness ESP Hanneman Eclipses out there with a Kahler and 81/85. Thin neck, though.

I run a Coli owner's group, currently a guy in Chicago has a purple stripe III++ Coli for sale. FWIW... Also the IIB Colis are one of the loudest amps ever created. Back to the thread though, the thing about the JP is that tone aside, until you get the channel volumes up over 1:30 or so they...

Well, there are a long list of amps that sound heavier & sit better in a mix than a Mark. :p Unfortunatley I love the feels of a good Mark, despite knowing most Peaveys will track & sit live better.. What stripe was yours? Most blues are ear death (though I did have one good one, a 1999, so...

I've found the Baby Fives and the JP to be the most bedroom volume friendly while still having a pretty saturated tone. I can totally see how shred mode would have to be re-EQd and left there to work well. TBH I never dug that deep into shred as I'm not playing in low tunings.

Decide for yourself! In the studio you can really make them all sound pretty much the same, and you'd have a hard time making any analog setup sound as good as a good digital model these days. In the room however, the C+ RI is the first one that IMO cops anything near the feel of the OGs...

Man that differs a lot with the IIIs. I just got my 11th (?) III, a SG red stripe. I'm running the presence at 10 and the 6600 about 2/3 up, and it's perfect with no ear fatigue. I've had a couple like this. I've also had ones that destroy the ears. There's a lot of swing in the presence amp...

*sold/traded* Excellent condition Ground Zero MOAB+ built on a 2005 Marshall 1959HW head. MOAB mod done Nov. 24 w/ an upgraded Heyboer OT. Tubes all well matched & test strong, bias set to 33 mA / 65%. Asking $3200 F/F or $3400 trade value. Will ship FE ground sig required insured in a double...

While I'm a pentode guy & do prefer the pentode Simuls to the Triode Simuls, IMO no Simul has the speed & bark of a full pentode A/B amp. Especially the 60s, they are as fast & pissed off as they come. That said, when I found out that the C+ RIs were pentode Simul it made a lot of sense why I...

@jsnow90 Super clean trade + cash transaction. Great packing job. Thanks!

I went to Pitbull last week, played a C+ RI, a Recto RI and a Friedman ;) They had a Marshall 212 loaded with G1265s that sounded pretty damn good. Listening to the vid I like the mid chewyness of the Snorkler more, but there's a sustain in the Freidman that's very satisfying. I suspect...

Some gigs are mic'd up, some are not. I've found that what tends to come across as harsh when playing at home or recording cuts better in the live mix. At least, for my hard rock & metal bands.