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I'm sure it sounds awesome, since you just doubled the volume of the amp! :lol:

The thing about Stilettos that no one ever talks about is how tolerant they are of impedance mismatches. The manual actually addresses it as another tone shaping tool. I've found that my series 2 sounds best when I run the 4ohm tap into an 8ohm cab; it just seems to be hotter, with more girth.

I play in a metal thrashy yet melodic metal band (with an actual singer). I play a Stiletto II, and the other guitarist has a Triple Rec. They sound AWESOME together. You just have to remember that the Stiletto likes mids, so keep the mid knob around noon, and scoop out the Recto more...

Am I the only one that doesn't need to see the knob position? I don't ever look that closely; I just turn it until it sounds good. Years of playing on dark stages, I guess.

Do you have extra preamp tubes? I'd try replacing V1 first, and the driver tube second, since they are used by every channel and mode. If that doesn't fix it, then try the power tubes. I'm assuming you have tried a different cable and guitar. ;)

I'm going to have to call BS on not being able to get great tone out of a Mini Recto at a reasonable volume, since I do exactly that all the time. My cover band practices in a townhouse, so volume level is a big concern. The drummer uses electronic and hand percussion, and we don't mic vocals...

+1 That Rev C you had sounded absolutely amazing for leads, but it sucked for pretty much everything else. Nothing wrong with that, since I thought of it as a SLO100 (great studio amp), but I need something more versatile live. Of course, I'd be curious to know how much of that is the output...

I use an Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 clean boost and a MXR Small Stone delay in the loop. I've got a project box with a switchable buffered loop that I step on for leads, and an A/B switch to change channels on the amp.

I guess no one does the set it a little dirty and roll the volume back halfway thing anymore? ;)

Mesa is notorious for biasing hotter on their EL-84 amps than any of their other models. I would never put something hotter than what Mesa uses into the amp. I just stick with the Mesa tubes, since I haven't found anything that I like any better without going into the ludicrous price realm...

The only problem with the One Spot is that certain pedal combinations cause impressive amounts of noise. My Peterson tuner and X2 pedal wireless don't like each other at all, but they could coexist with a Boss power supply. Teese wahs don't care for them much, either. I've also found that...

Oh, mine's seriously modded. This guy Joe that I knew from another forum started with your standard vintage mod, but then he dropped the bass cut to a lower frequency. Originally, this was aimed at 7-string players who complained that a TS was thinning out the low B string too much, but it...

Are you at least guaranteed a tube amp? Usually, gigs providing a backline rent either Marshalls, 5150s, or Dual Recs, often in that order of preference. You really don't have to think that hard to get a great FOH sound with any of those amps, so I'd say just make sure you have a couple of...

While there are some great sounding 1x12 combos out there, I generally agree with you; specifically in regards to the Mini Recto. Every 1x12 I plug it into sounds boxy to me, whereas stepping up to just a 2x12 really makes the sound open up. It's a far weightier sound. The Mini 1x12 cab...

If you just need a single loop switcher, you can get a good one for not much scratch: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KLoop?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PPC&utm_campaign=none&gclid=CJC2wI7U9LMCFYKK4AodomsAwA I've got two overdrives because I need to cover a broad range of tones and...