The LSS is my main amp. I use it successfully with both singles and humbuckers.
I also have an R6 Goldtop that sounds incredible throught it.
I've been through several Mesa's....i've owned everything from a MKIV to a T-Verb, and the LSS is the only one I've been able to warm up to...and...
Those are both good pedals...I have them both, plus a two vintage TS-9's and an old 808. The new Screamers are great pedals...There's no reason to think the new ones perform any less than the old ones. The differences in tone are subtle, and I sure can't really tell the difference while...
Teisco Del Ray Checkmate......I paid $44 for it AND the guitar...brand new...at a Arlan's department store in Allen Park MI. circa 1966
A real POS, but I loved it. It sounded so crappy, I'm surprised I stayed interested in playing guitar.
I've had a LSS as my main gigging amp for the past few years....i'm seriously considering trading my dormant Vibroking for a LSC, simply because it'd be a so much more usable 6L6 amp than the Fender.
Just sayin'
Is this a brand new amp? Contact cleaner along with plugging a jack in and out of both loop jacks a few times might take care of a possible oxidization problem causing your volume drop situation. It worked for me.