I haven't logged into this message board in years...But this post was worthy of a congrats! Welcome to the club! Used to enjoy your sound clips many years ago. Hope to hear something recorded with this beast someday.
In my experience, my Simul is smoother than my Coliseum (non-simul). Both have very powerful transformers, stronger than the 100pt. The non-simul has more attack and clarity as you mentioned...less sag. It's also creamy, and would most likely get the creaminess of the Simul with the addition of...
That's a great breakdown on the previous post. Very well done.
The export transformer is generally more desirable because it is rarely seen in the US market and is supposed to offer a smooth yet hot lead tone, kind of like the middle ground between the 100 and 105 power transformer.
For me...
I think you nailed it! I agree with you that those are some of the best tones out there. Very raw yet smooth.
What cab and guitar/pickups did you use?
Do you think you can get that tone out of a regular Mark amp?
Did you doubt track?
What guitar and pickup combination do you feel is best suited to make a C+ truly shine? I use a PRScu24 with original HFS pickup and it absolutely slays with the Rectifier RevD. It sounds amazing with the C+, but I'm often left tweaking too much and looking for something more. I tried a JP...
You should consider calling the Mesa factory and telling them the story. I know they've posted on this forum before. See if Mike can take a look at the chassis (perhaps even for free, considering the history etc) and determine if any modifications were done to the amp vs a regular Rev C. We all...