I voted Mark IIC+, but I think my Mark III Coliseum that was converted to a IIC++ Coliseum would fit what you're saying even better. I'd say also my CCV would be my 2nd favorite option. Absolutely no boost needed for it; it's the tightest and most articulate amp I've ever tried, more so than any amp mentioned here. For some reason, it seems to be viewed as a 80's amp, but I think it's works even better for modern stuff. I had one of my friends play through it, and he's a super technical death metal guy who has a uberschall rev 2, Herbert MK1, Engl SE, Peavey 5150 block letter, Dar FBM (used to be mine), Engl Invader, EVH 5150 Stealth, Mesa Dual Rectifier Rev F, and he loved the CCV and sounded better through it than all his other amps (at least I thought he did). He asked about buying it after trying it.
The mark iic+ is still my #1 choice though because of how raw, aggressive, and growly it sounds, even though it's not as tight as a CCV or a few of the other amps listed, but my IIC++ coliseum can get super tight without a boost. I also brought my mark iic+ along with my CCV to compare to my friends amps and for my taste it killed all of them. The CCV was hands down the best for tight chugs and articulation, which made it work best for my friends style, but for me I wouldn't necessarily say it beat the others, whereas I felt my iic+ did. None of the others were able to get as raw, aggressive, or growly as my iic+ and other than the Herbert and FBM, the others also couldn't can as big of a bottom end as my iic+. The Herbert though was probably my least favorite of those amps. To me, it sounds too polished, kinda fake, and not as growly as I want. Still a good amp overall though.
I'd also say my Butterslax would be my next favorite. Also, super tight and no boost needed and has a massive bottom end and it's also one of the fattest and most saturated amps I've tried. It has all the qualities I liked about the Uberschall Rev 2, but much better overall.
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