I'll be honest Dan, when I listen to Mikes mods I hear a very nice gainy Marshall. Thing is I hear that basic tone when I listen to some boosted Marshall clips. It's not a rip at alll. I'm just not hearing a huge difference between this tone and some of the boosted JCM800 and Plexi vids I've watched. So I'm guessing it's just the limitations of my computer speakers. Because very good players like you and Ralphie make such a fuss I'm confident I would really dog the Cali mod if I heard one in person. I have PM'd Mike a few times and he may be able to do something with my Vintage Modern. Wasn't sure if he could do the Caali mod on the VM actually but said if I decided to send it to him he would do some things. I guess I would feel better if I got hear one in person. I'm strapped for cash righ now anyways. The holidays, this house and medical bills are beating me up pretty good. Hopefully in a few months I can look at Mike modding my amp.