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I have a great Studio from about 2004, fat neck and GIANT frets. Just how I like 'em. Only Gibson I ever play is my 86 335 Studio that is all tricked out. Still, I have seen great and sucky Les Pauls from all time periods. Let the guitar pick you and you will be fine.

Your very best option by far is the leave them alone.

I had the Vox, I like it. A friend has it now so I still use it. Try cranking the Master Volume as you stated AND cranking the Volume that is next to the Gain knob. This brings the tube into play more. They have the tube configured as an output amplifier which is the secret to the success of the...

I prefer a lower output pickup, you can turn the amp up a bit more and get the back end grinding (tube amp). I use EMG pickups on my stage guitars and have installed many for customers. The instructions urge you to adjust the pickups up as close as possible to the strings - fret at the highest...

I always upgrade the speakers in my amps. The best JBL speakers for guitar are the MI series and the g125. The K120 can be ice-picky, also true for the Altec stuff. Best bang for the buck is a Peavey Scorpion Plus or Ultra. The Black Widow with the paper dust cap (not the aluminum one) is also a...

Interesting. I recently scored a complete Mesa reverb tank assembly on ebay including the tank, cables and the coveted padded bag. I needed the tank and cables for my Maverick, something went south in there somewhere. Fixed now. I went ahead and put the foam weatherstripping on the top of the...

The Sylvania blackplate 6bq5 is a premium tube and very desirable. I have six of them from an old Baldwin organ. Not currently running them but I have and they are nice. There are thousands of preamp tubes to try. Lots of great stuff made back in the day. Do some research and make some purchases...

She-matic? Plugs into the cigarette lighter, right? OK, back to the OP. Fat or Bright switch? Which input (they are voiced differently)? Like Murph says, the Mid knob is a Gain control after about 11 o'clock. Some of the Sovtek tubes Mesa rebranded for a while are murky sounding. Might try new...

I took a long hard look at the LSS too Murph. It is a great sounding amp but I am phobic about mini toggle switches. 9 is too many, I am scared away completely. I replaced many when I was doing guitar repair, they are fragile and easily broken. Have you played on a Maverick yet? The 1-12 is...

This is why I prefer the lower wattage Mesa amps. I see no good reason for 100 watts. Angus Young from AC/DC was on Howard Stern the other day and he said 15-20 watts is almost too much!!!

Not yet. They seem to be a bit over-priced to me for a stamped frame speaker though. I could be wrong, if they are amazingly better than any other speaker then they might be worth the high price.

I like cast frame speakers, which one specifically depends on the amp, your pickups and the style if music you play. That said, here are some that I have or have tried and liked: Peavey Black Widow (there are several different baskets for these. The ones with the shiny aluminum dust cover sound...

I have three of them: Maverick - Absolutely one of the best amps ever for all styles except music with over the top gain. It will do that too with pedals. Change the speaker(s). Blue Angel - Good luck getting a bad tone!!! Far more versatile that the simple controls would lead you to believe...

I almost never use the stock speaker, not a fan of the Celestion "tone" especially as the volume goes up. Sounds strained to me, like something is unhappy. I like hi-power cast frame speakers much better. The bass is huge so you can turn down the bass knob and reduce flub. I don't seem to be...

It sounds to me like you need more power than a Blue Angel or a Maverick. They are both great amps but I don't have to keep up with anybody, our band plays at moderate levels. I like the lower headroom, I can get a great tone with these smaller wattages at lower volumes. You probably need at...

Mine hums. Too much hum. I still need to swap out the 6V6 tubes but all others have been tested with known good tubes and it still hums. Hard to say how much it hisses because of the hum. I may need to have it serviced, there is a bank of filter caps for the power supply so maybe one of them is...

Hey Monsta-Tone, welcome to the Dual Rectifier Weirdo Cult!!! My Blue Angel is also a 1-12", black/black. It came with a British made Celestion/Black Shadow Vintage 90. It is a pretty OK speaker for a cheap stamped frame model. When I replaced it I wanted to go with a front mounted speaker...

With the gain on the amp fired up and a great player on the guitar, I will bet dollars to donuts that there would be NO consistent pattern of selection in a blindfold listening test between the two makes. In fact, you could add another dozen manufacturers in there and it would be a total toss...

Hey Murph, the Motown gig is going great. I really fell into one of the best bands in the area. They are booked by an agency so there is no slogging it out in the trenches and no BS. We played at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club last Friday for the Bellingham Dance Club! There was NOBODY...

No, it is not true Class A operation. And the louder you turn it up the "more" Class AB it becomes. So? Tone is tone. I looked up tone in the dictionary and there was a picture of a Blue Angel! I just paid mine off, tomorrow the credit card interest would have started. Now I can save a bit and...