primal said:
Point is you should not have to fight with an amp as much as you have to get it to sound the way you want.
Regarding shared controls being a buzz kill, when I plug into it, it sounds the way I expect it to. And it sounds better then any other amp for what I like. There is a compromise with the shared controls, but for me the sound outways the compromises
Agreed. I can get a fantastic tone for clean, blue, and red with my axes, regardless of the limitations. Sure the lows 'can' be a bit boomy but once you add a bass guitar into the mix, you can afford to pull the bass dial back as much as necessary since the bassist will fill in any holes the guitarist leaves.
The other thing to consider is pickups and electronics. These really are critical factors in getting an axe to cooperate with any boogie amp. For instance, I would never use a scooped sounding pickup with my Dual Recto. Mid boost / bass cut pickups are best for that head. The Electra Dyne is somewhat the same, although more vintage sounding pickups work very well with it. The more pronounced mids make it more versatile for classic tones.
For the sake of discussion, lets all list the guitars we are using as well as the pickups / electronics:
Godin LG: (Solid Mahogany guitar with rosewood fingerboard and a bolt on neck. 24 3/4 scale)
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (neck) Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (bridge) (Pots and Caps are stock and the 5 way switch was replaced with a 3 way one)
Gibson Les Paul Standard Premium Plus 2002: (Solid Mahogany body with maple top and mahogany set neck. Rosewood fingerboard and 60s profile neck)
BareKnuckle Rebel Yell set with CTS 500k audio taper pots and Mojotone Paper in Oil 0.22 uf caps.
Cab:
Oversized 2 x 12 based off of Mills Mach212B design. Hellatone 60 (v30) and c90.