[floydmoline]

depends on how versitile you need, and mean, sound wise, or features..... mesas typically have more features, and more versitile sound wise, can do some old and all new sounds, but to me they lack something for classic style rock, JCM800s are on the cheap if you are looking at used, they can generally be had for under 1200 dollars, but you can't get them new, modern marshall that was built for classic sound is the "vintage modern" but it's only a single channel amp and to me it sounds like most peavey amps, the marshall DSL isn't a bad amp from the people i talk to, i haven't played one myself, all reports i have heard on the TSL (triple super lead) is stay away lol, only amps i can comment on personally is peavey windsor, XXX, valve king, and 5150.... marshall vintage modern, and JCM800..... and laney GH50L, and i like jackal am slightly biased, i own a peavey windsor it's my "affordable" amp of choice JCM800 sounds can be gotten from it, and it sounds virtually identical to the "vintage modern" and i am anti 6L6 i don't like 6L6 tubes never have and likely never will, my recommendation is get a decent EL34 amp, and re-tube it with JJ 12AX7s and E34Ls