Recent content by gumbymage

A job loss means I have to sell off all my gear. :( So the Stiletto Deuce has to go along with the 2x12" Stiletto cab. This amp was played lightly off and on for a year and is pretty much in mint condition. I am the original owner and took care of it. I replaced the pre-amp tubes with tubes...

Bump and price reduction. $2000 shipping included. Thanks Rob

+1 on the RoadKing. I have two and they sound amazing. I've tried the recto and stiletto cabs and an avatar, but the RK is for me. I found the recto to be relatively boomy & muddy in comparison.

It's sad, but I need to downsize. My Road King II head is awesome and versatile, but I need to lighten my load. I bought this RKII one year ago through Guitar Center (I waited 4 months for MB to build and deliver it so it was fresh from the factory) and I have taken good care of it. It's...

I have to tell ya. I own a Stiletto Deuce II and a Road King II and the first one I'd part with would be the Road King. Look, I actually like the Marshall tone and the Stiletto get pretty close. The RK cannot really duplicate it, even though the RK is killer sounding. The RK is just darker...

What's a Roadster cab? Isn't that just the traditional which is similar to the Stiletto? Or do people use recto cabs with Roadsters?

I have a VerbZilla by Line 6 in the loop and I think it's pretty awesome for Reverb. You're right, I wish the Stiletto had reverb built in. Only downside to the amp (and maybe it's brightness, but different pre-amp tubes and the MXR 10 band EQ have tamed it).

My favorite cab by far is the Road King cab 2x12 (never tried the 4x12). I always play both speakers, but you can play one or the other. I have two RK cabs and love using them for not only my RKII, but my Stiletto and Marshall too. I wish I owned three of them! I've owned the recto cab and...

I have to say my favorite cab is the Road King cab. I have two 2x12s and I play my Marshall and RKII through them, even my Stiletto Deuce II. I haven't found a better cab to my ears. I've tried recto and stiletto cabs and an Avatar (I even tried the RK speakers inside the Avatar), but none...

I used to hate my Stiletto Deuce stage 2. It was thin and had too much treble. I didn't realize I had a preamp tube problem until the thinness gradually turned into a volume drop of almost nothing. :( A full preamp retube (from Doug's Tubes) fixed everything and now I love it! :D I still...

Sounds to me like you guys need to retube. Specifically the pre-amp tubes. I had the same exact problem with my Stiletto Deuce. Volume dropped to almost nothing with fx loop or spongy vs bold, and sometimes would be unbearably loud. I ordered a complete set of preamp tubes (from Doug's...

I never said the Road King was thin. I said the Stiletto was thin. The Road King is fat, but I can't achieve a good plexi-tone from it. The Stilleto is high and plexi-like, but annoyed me with high piercing tone. It needed some low end help, IMO. Running them together, they seemed to...

I struggled to get good tone from either my Road King or my Stiletto Deuce, which seemed to be bit too high and thin for me. I retubed the Stiletto which helped, but I still not quite what I wanted. So, I wondered what they'd be like together. So I used my chorus pedal to split the signal and...

Doing an A/B test between a recto and a RK cab, I found the recto cab was definitely boomy and muddy compared to the RK cab which seemed more defined and "tighter" but still had bottom end for chugs. I returned the recto cab after a few days back and forth. It's personal preference, of course...

:shock: Are you f'ing kidding me? No question, get version II. BTW, the RK cab is by far the best cab I've personally played thru. I've had a traditional, a recto, and an Avatar. I stick to RK cabs even for use with other amps like Marshall. Very flexible and kicks butt. I put the same...