What is your favorite amp for playing leads

[chunktone]

Diezel Herbert

Yes!

 

[Rayneman]

diezel herbert burns for leads!!!

A Wood

Indeed...I'd say my XTC 101A and my Herbert are my favorites. The Diezel is a freaking riot to play...I've only had the thing a month or so and its a trip.

 

[Random Hero]

I really do need to try a production Herbert.

 

[stuh84]

There are three I'm a fan of.

1) My Engl Invader - I love the lead channel on it, it is the first time I've had an amp where I forget that I like playing rhythm too

2) Mesa Mark IV - A classic obviously, very Petrucci-esque, took some digging into the strings, but it sounded amazing

3) Cornford MK50H - Gorgeous lead tone, a mixture of Brian Mays lead tone (one of my favourites to this day), a fusionesque tone (Holdsworth/Lane/Henderson), and a Nocturnal Rites style edge to it. If I had the money, i'd get this for a lead only amp.

 

[vultures]

Mark series amp

Gainfreaks MK IV with his home setup by running a miced cab into his Lexicon is the best lead setup I have ever played, I still remember the first day years ago hearing that rig.

mark IV hands down, it even crushes my mark III at this in my opinion...

Mark IV with it's reverb and a little delay I'm getting a chub thinking about it

Mesa Mark IV for me, great lead amp....

Bogner XTC or Mesa Mark series. We'll see how the Einstein fares in a few days...

2) Mesa Mark IV - A classic obviously, very Petrucci-esque, took some digging into the strings, but it sounded amazing

 

[philb]

Another vote for the Mark IV. The Sig-X lead channel is damn good too!

 

[mrp5150]

XTC Classic by far.

 

[AmpliFIRE]

Mesa MKIV

 

[Hacksaw]

in no favorite order,, the list is of my favorite are cameron aldrich, Elmwood m60, Cornford 50 splawn comp.. depends on the day which is my favorite.. all are fun to play leads on.. lately the elmwood is getting all the jam time.. Hard to pick just one!

 

[Hollywood]

My list will be Cameron modded marshall plexi 1987x, Elmwood modena 60, Splawn Pro-stock, Marshall silver jubilee 2555 . All do a different flavor. ALL ROCK. The best of the best.