[willow]

Thank you for that Mr. Sandman I'm certainly going to bare your advice in mind. I had been considering a JVM 410c combo but it's 100watts which is a bit to loud for my requirements. Where as with the mesa Boogies you can alter the wattage to suit, which i think is a distinct advantage. Marshall do a 50 watt JVM, but unfortunatlely, they only have 2 channels, which i personally think is a mistake, but such is life, and has taken it out of my consideration. I appreciate what you say about a line 6 vetta, but as you quite rightly point out, you can hear the difference between digital and valve.
i think i'll have to save my pennies(English saying) for a while to come and see whats on offer then. I am leaning towards a mesa.


Thanks for Now Willow.

[jackal]

I would agree with mr.sandman.. the Line 6 are good practice and small gig amps, because the variety of sounds they offer, but no matter what setting your on the sound way to digital for me..

I currently own a mesa roadster and i love it. I was a randall man, but now i'm a mesa man.. it options are almost endless only to the Roadking.. with offers the option of different tube combanations.. the roadster is the ultimate gigging amp, the tone is amazing and qualitiy too.. the 50 watt settings for the distortion channels are perfect for practice and gigs... i really do recomend trying one out, at a place that will let you crank it at least to 12o'clock on your Output dial.
I play everything from southern gospel to death metal ... it works for everything

[jackal]

I've changed my metal settings a little bit, acctually a lot to suit my style a bit better, like most metal heads when i first got my roadster all i did was crank everything and mosh out, but now that im getting more comfortable with it, and practising and playing shows i've changed it to sound much better let me share..

No keep in mind i am a rythem guitarist so i dont need many high to rip through, just a massive thunderous sound.
On 50 watts to lower headroom, voicing on Modern...on Tubes
Output - 5
Master - 3
Presence - 3.5
Bass - 9
Mid - 3
Treble - 6.5
Gain - 7

This is a HEAVY setting, to heavy for some, but this is my sound... try it out, and if it's to much just start lowering the bass till you get that sweet spot you want...

[MrSandMan]

Originally Posted by jackal

I've changed my metal settings a little bit, acctually a lot to suit my style a bit better, like most metal heads when i first got my roadster all i did was crank everything and mosh out, but now that im getting more comfortable with it, and practising and playing shows i've changed it to sound much better let me share..

No keep in mind i am a rythem guitarist so i dont need many high to rip through, just a massive thunderous sound.
On 50 watts to lower headroom, voicing on Modern...on Tubes
Output - 5
Master - 3
Presence - 3.5
Bass - 9
Mid - 3
Treble - 6.5
Gain - 7

This is a HEAVY setting, to heavy for some, but this is my sound... try it out, and if it's to much just start lowering the bass till you get that sweet spot you want...

Can you post sum clips?

[senor_penguin]

jesus! so many knobs and inputs, but why

[jackal]

Why you ask... Its a gigging amp.. I play everything from blues to death metal to gosple, and it has a setting or 4, lol for each of them.. if you just play a specific type of music then i agree it is to much.. but if you want an amp to last your life and to go through all your music phazes with you from your metal to rock to blues to classic rock to country to just strumming away when you 75 yrs old then this amp is perfect.

[V-Type]

Mesa does make quite a few outstanding amps. Their pricey new but that "wet or hydro" tone they produce is amazing.
Ive owned a 95 Single Recto and id literally covered everything and well. Sadly I didnt realize that before trading it for of all things a JC120 combo and Bassman head project.
Doh!
I really like the F30 I messed with and the Mavericks have a wonderful tone as well.
I so wish to swing a Mesa again at some point.
And why the cleans get a bad rap I just cant figure out cause they were VG..