Ace combo vs Genz Benz?

[pauliegtr]

I play blues/rock, and I am thinking about getting another combo to A/B with my lonestar classic. I love my LSC's clean and lead tones, but i am looking at the Ace or a Genz Benz El-Diablo to handle the crunch and high gain leads.

I have heard both at store volumes, but havent been able to crank them. Anyone have any experience with the diablo? The reason I am leaning towards it is because I can get a great deal on one, making it much cheaper than the ace.

 

[jbird]

A dude that replaced me in my old band plays an El Diablo! I don't really care for it!

 

[jjb]

Go with the Ace. The combination of an Ace and a LSC just slays.

 

[jdurso]

They have good cabs but nobody uses their amps.

not true...... 3 doors down man.... hahaha

revision "nobody good uses their amps"

 

[Zipperneck]

I had an El Diablo 100. It's great for chugging power chords, but its distortion channel lacks clarity and color. Eventually it sounds like a large arrangement of crackles. If you'd like to hear both its clean and dirty channels, go to myspace.com/theappealband. I used it to record almost all of those songs.

 

[pauliegtr]

thanks for the input. the only thing swinging me towards the genz benz is that I would be able to get it for around 700 bucks cheaper.

I got a chance to crank one to hear the power tube distortion with my EJ strat the other day and it sounded good. I wont use the cleans, that will definitely be handled by my LSC