I couldn't be happier...

[blacklight_uk]

with my DC-5! I traded my Roadster head in for a DC-5 combo and an Orange Tiny Terror and cab.

In my opinion, for the sound I'm looking for the DC-5 absolutely nails the Roadster! I play rhythm and some lead in a kind of post-rock/indie band and love huge, thick crunchy sounds for chords - the DC-5 is incredible for this! It's so punchy and driving and it even stays true to my guitar's sound and my pick attack! And the clean channel is just amazing - so deep and lush! I've never been a fan of Fender cleans, i prefer more dark and gritty cleans and this thing just has it in spades.

I'm absolutely in love with this thing and i would urge anyone who hasn't played one to go and try it out - with a little time you will open up an absolutely stunning amp!

I just...love it!

Josh

 

[Nomad]

with my DC-5! I traded my Roadster head in for a DC-5 combo and an Orange Tiny Terror and cab.

In my opinion, for the sound I'm looking for the DC-5 absolutely nails the Roadster! I play rhythm and some lead in a kind of post-rock/indie band and love huge, thick crunchy sounds for chords - the DC-5 is incredible for this! It's so punchy and driving and it even stays true to my guitar's sound and my pick attack! And the clean channel is just amazing - so deep and lush! I've never been a fan of Fender cleans, i prefer more dark and gritty cleans and this thing just has it in spades.

I'm absolutely in love with this thing and i would urge anyone who hasn't played one to go and try it out - with a little time you will open up an absolutely stunning amp!

I just...love it!

Josh

Why they stopped making these I will never know. Dang good amps!

Glad your enjoying yours. Me likey them Mark III's too.

 

[blacklight_uk]

Yeah MkIIIs are great! A friend of mine swears by them and has 2, a green stripe and a blue stripe which he runs stereo.

I must say how much i prefer my DC-5 over my old Roadster. I payed £500 for the DC-5 and £2000 for the Roadster (just the head!). I never found myself able to ever really push the Roadster, even in 50 watt mode it didn't seem to really scream. I think maybe it was just too complicated for me - too many bells and whistles and too sensitive to tone controls. With my DC-5 i spent about a week playing with it and found my perfect sound! I'm now running it in stereo with the Tiny Terror, using a Radial Switchbone and a TC Nova Delay for some cool stereo stuff. Played out last Saturday and our drummer complimented me on my tone! Our DRUMMER!

 

[MusicManJP6]

Bigger is not always better! i've been getting some awesome tones out of my Rect-o-Verb combo that I never got out of my Roadster. Like you, I never could push the Roadster to 'scream', but the RoV screams much easier for some reason. It's hard to get a bad tone out of the RoV. Anyway, I know what you mean about getting a seemingly 'lesser' amp and being more happy with it!

 

[blacklight_uk]

Yeah totally. Our other guitarist is a bit "tone" deaf lets say. He couldn't understand why i wanted to sell the Roadster because it was "the second best Mesa you can get" haha. I suppose money talks! The greatest thing is that because i've saved so much money on this i can now buy a car! There's probably a joke in there involving cars and Roadsters...

 

[Nomad]

Cool sounds like you have the same attitude as I.

All them bells and whistles just dont tickle my fancy.

A nice simple amp is all I need. Thats what I really liked about the Stiletto Ace but I couldnt bond with the lead channel.

I love the DC-5's and am currently looking for one though definately gonna keep my Mark III.