I see what trutone means about the "beefy cab" now too... compared to the cherry bomb, the frame of the surround cab is thicker. With a shorter cab than the 100, it makes it look like a brick aesthetically. Not a bad thing if you dig it but i think it might look a tad better with the same sort of headcab dimensions as the cherry bomb only shorter. Looking at it on a large screen made me realize why I thought something looks off about it. Like there is too much cab for the amp. Again though, that is an aesthetic choice and would not prevent me from buying an amp that sounds great.
Speaking of the amp itself, would a way to bring down the cost by a hundred bucks or so, be to just use different trannies? I mean the Mercury stuff is supposed to be fantastic but is it really that much better than other more affordable transformers out there? I love the classic tone transformer I put in my 2204 clone. I am not sure if they really "break in" but man, this thing is unbelievable now. I like it better than the Drake in my real 800 and it was half the price of most other transformers out there too. (and it's tight)I'm just trying to get you to that 1995$ price point which visually, will make it appear to be even more of a deal!!
