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My two favorite Mesa high-gain crunch tones are the CH3 vintage (4x6L6) and CH4 Modern (4 x 6L6 + 2 x EL34) on the RKII -- I still have a hard time believing they're coming from the same box, since they sound like two completely different amps. And then there are a few of my favorite tones not...

Miami Dolphins fan? :) looks good

Given you could have any amp you wanted, there's only one sound I would use out of the 6505, but it's a darn good heavy chug, at any price. I also liked the sound of the 6505 a lot more than the 6505+ (or 5150 over the 5150 II); less anemic.

Here's my review from another forum I spent a good deal of time with the 5150 III halfstack in a demo room turned up pretty loud, using a custom shop Fender strat, a Les Paul custom, a Les Paul classic, and a Dean explorer with Dimebucker pickups. In short, it sounds very tight, but kinda flat...

The VH4 has a very round, compressed attack that's a lot of fun for juicy solos. For dialing in Vai sounds I think you would enjoy that amp over the others, including the Mark IV. That's my opinion from owning both.

Very true. A lot of people are insecure about their tone/gear and feel compelled to justify their beliefs based on what other people think. The result is a lot of hype-battles and clutter in the forums. Great interview btw, I never knew JP used so much Recto, even as early as Awake. I always...

that's the exact one - thanks so much! I heard it and thought, man that would be fun to jam over

very nice :)