I've been playing through a Deluxe Reverb Reissue for a long time, getting my overdrive from pedals(Fulltone Fulldrive Mosfet, Fulltone GT-500, and TS-9).
Recently I've been wanting to get a channel switching amp and get my overdriven tones from the amp, and just use pedals to push it a little further sometimes. I like Mesa Boogie's amp concepts. I like the fact that they have so many power options and different voicings and I like that 2(or more) channels have independent tone stacks and the like.
I've been looking at the LSS for a long time, but now there's the TA-30 and the RA-100. The clean tone is very important for me. I play alot of country, southern rock, hard rock, and gained up stuff like Andy Timmons. I like the British gain and the American clean(who doesn't ) I guess what I'm asking is: what do you think about overdrive from the amp vs. pedals?
I'm thinking about the RA-100: using the clean mode for cleans and American overdrive using pedals, and the Lo/Hi modes for higher gain British stuff and pushing it over the top with pedals. Or do you think the LSS or LSC would be better?
I've scoured the internet for months watching videos, reading reviews, etc. My local GC had a used LSS that I tried out, and I really liked it, but I couldn't crank it up, and at the time I didn't have the money to take it home. Right now I'm on the fence about the RA-100 and the LSS. I know there's been a million "what amp is for me?" threads, but I really need some opinions from some Mesa owners. I come from playing a one-trick pony and have never owned a Boogie.
I don't care about the wieght, I only care about tone!! 8)
Recently I've been wanting to get a channel switching amp and get my overdriven tones from the amp, and just use pedals to push it a little further sometimes. I like Mesa Boogie's amp concepts. I like the fact that they have so many power options and different voicings and I like that 2(or more) channels have independent tone stacks and the like.
I've been looking at the LSS for a long time, but now there's the TA-30 and the RA-100. The clean tone is very important for me. I play alot of country, southern rock, hard rock, and gained up stuff like Andy Timmons. I like the British gain and the American clean(who doesn't ) I guess what I'm asking is: what do you think about overdrive from the amp vs. pedals?
I'm thinking about the RA-100: using the clean mode for cleans and American overdrive using pedals, and the Lo/Hi modes for higher gain British stuff and pushing it over the top with pedals. Or do you think the LSS or LSC would be better?
I've scoured the internet for months watching videos, reading reviews, etc. My local GC had a used LSS that I tried out, and I really liked it, but I couldn't crank it up, and at the time I didn't have the money to take it home. Right now I'm on the fence about the RA-100 and the LSS. I know there's been a million "what amp is for me?" threads, but I really need some opinions from some Mesa owners. I come from playing a one-trick pony and have never owned a Boogie.
I don't care about the wieght, I only care about tone!! 8)