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Is the burn channel on the Express amps voiced similarly to a mk2 or 4? Or is it a different type of sound? Thanks

Preamp distortion sounds VERY different than poweramp distortion... That is the entire reason for hotplates, so you can crank the master volume, it gets you a warmer, punchier, fatter distortion Why would they make low wattage amps if preamp gain sounded just as good as a real cranked amp?

I was thinking as I was looking desperately for an AT sig BB Preamp (If you have one, PM me :D) Mesa would make LOADS of money on a AT signature Lonestar, I know that his is modded at least a little bit... Thoughts?

I'm just going to assume you care more about dirty settings, dialing in a good clean tone with a LS is not diffucult at all... These are my channel 2 settings and I could not be happier Drive Engaged, Thick setting Drive - 9 o clock Gain - 12 o clock Treble - 2 o clock Middle - 2 o clock Bass...

Playing devils advocate... When it comes to death metal, it becomes so saturated that it is tough to tell the difference between a multi thousand dollar boogie and a cheap modeling amp... While I have no doubt that the Recto does sound better, I doubt I could tell a big difference at first.

I have a Speical, so YMMV but I have found the people that need a pedal to get heavy tones out of a lonestar are not cranking the master and output... The preamp does not have a lot of gain, however, when the poweramp starts to break up, more...and more.....and MORE I can do Van Halen, GnR and...