i used to swear by the JB or Super distortion
but now
bareknuckle warpig is my cup of tea
www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk
amazing pickups
also lindy fralin makes some amazing buckers, but he doesn't make any high gain ones i think
that is good info
what's the point of having a 2500$ amp if you can't fit good tubes in it, i know the mesa tubes are ok, but they are nowhere near as good as the siemens tubes i use in my current amps, not being able to change sucks.
I had a BC Rich 15watt transistor amp with a preamp tube in it long ago
Seymour duncan convertible (still have) (very boogie sounding)
Marshall 50watt plexi clone (still have) (awesome cleans and tight distortion)
i'm getting the road king 2 hopefully in 2 months time (saving up for it)
it's a...
i bought a Van den hul cable from www.lavacable.com
i have to say it brings out the natural tone of the guitar now and also brings it up front, definitley made a difference.
confirmed by some people at the ernie ball forum who were at the petrucci clinic
they say he's been very happy with it.
so there's a mark V coming out :)
http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/32301-back-chicago-petrucci-clinic.html
that's a link to the thread
guess i'll pass up on...
Is it true you have popping noises when switching channels ?
also, if you use the serial effects loop, can't you control the volume ?
those are the issues i heard about that amp.