100% We had a little tone fest yesterday and its always cool to hear a guitar be passed around to a few people plugged into the same rig/same settings and hear how different the sound is. We had cabs with different speakers point in opposite directions so you could walk to one side of the room...
If you think you're willing to go for the thing, I'd go in and crank the amp to whatever volume you like. For something that expensive if the shops want to make sales they have to be willing to let customers check the gear out. It wouldn't hurt to let them know, if they are unwilling then you...
I know exactly what you mean, because I have done a similar thing recently. Now that I'm in a position where I could afford any of the amps I've lusted after (Not necessarily all at once or anything), and it realistically came time for the rubber to meet the road, that's when I had to look at...
That’s great! I don’t mean to necessarily imply that they are unreliable, rather that should something happen, there is generally so much going on in a Mesa that troubleshooting can be daunting.
Mesa Amps seem like a timebomb of shit to go bad. I’ve had a handful, but fortunately they aren’t the amps that are behind the sounds I gravitate to, so I’ve been moving them down the line after a short time.
Hardline - Double Eclipse
Winger - Pull
Harem Scarem - Mood Swings
Bang Tango - Dancin' on Coals
Slaughter - Stick it To Ya, The Wild Life (both great records)
Vince Neil - Exposed
Enuff Z'Nuff - Strength
Tyketto - Don't Come Easy
Saigon Kick is great, but I wouldn't call them a "hair band"...
I just have a hard time with "what else am I getting for 5k vs like $2500"
Most of the guitars of my heroes were pretty much beaters. So I don't need some fancy shit. Jus give me a good plank with some good hardware and good pickups, away we go.
It is funny that people will sling shit at Vernon, where like Carl and Couch say, he's the one with a legitimate music career and signifiant stamp on history. It shows the people who view music like sports as opposed to art.
1. Morris UK 67 - The "Marshall" of my dreams. All the pros, none of the cons.
2. Morris Sirrom - took a chance on this one sort of (as in had no opportunity to play one and only heard a handful of clips) but it was basically the perfect "hot rod" Marshall sound for my tastes. I get a nice...