Is it suspicious for a Stilleto to go for $600?

[ketiov]

The guy on Craigslist didn't put up any pictures. All he said was

Mesa Boogie Stiletto 50/100 W Power Amp - $600

used Mesa Boogie Stiletto Head in good condition. Tolex is in original condition. Good Amp Dont use it any more>

Is this suspicious? I looked at eBay, and it looked like they were going for more.[/b]

 

[fishyfishfish]

Sounds fishy, but I have been trying to sell my Lone Star for about a year and dropped the price to $700.00 to see if any body would at least call. Nobody did. Ask for some pic's.

 

[MusicManJP6]

I'd scope it out thoroughly. Could be a crack head trying to get some money for jack. Snag it if it feels right when/if you get to play it. They are killer amps. It's my new favorite Mesa. It trumps all the other Mesas i've had!

 

[ketiov]

I've emailed the guy. We'll see what happens.

This is the first time he's posted this. I'm always looking at Craigslist, and I've never seen it before.

 

[Midrangegood]

If he got one of the "blow out" specials when the Stage 2's came out,I'd say thats a reasonable price...I'd snag that if its in decent shape

 

[decosimo]

Yeah, i got the stage 1 for about $950 brand new on a blowout deal. I ended up returning it and getting the F-50 but a lot of these were sold at a huge discount when the newer version came out.

 

[ketiov]

Well he gladly took pictures for me and sent them, one oft he front and one of the back. He's not in the middle of nowhere like I expected, either. He's actually pretty close by.

Is there a difference between the stage I and stage II that I should know about? Or anything specific to look for when I try the amp out?

 

[siggy14]

At $600 who cares, that is a great deal and if you dont like it you can easily flip for $700 here or $800 to $900 on ebay.

Well he gladly took pictures for me and sent them, one oft he front and one of the back. He's not in the middle of nowhere like I expected, either. He's actually pretty close by.

Is there a difference between the stage I and stage II that I should know about? Or anything specific to look for when I try the amp out?

 

[MusicManJP6]

I'd go plug up to it and if it sounds like a Mesa then snag that thing!

 

[ketiov]

I'd go plug up to it and if it sounds like a Mesa then snag that thing!

I'll probably do that. I'd still like to know the difference between Stage I and II, though.

 

[MusicManJP6]

I'm not sure the technical difference, but Stage II has the better sounding preamp from what I've heard. I think Stage I was pretty harsh...

 

[siggy14]

They slightly revoiced the stage II to be a bit more modern with more gain on the 2nd channel. Which i believe because i know alot of the older marshall guys think the crunch mode is alot better on the stage I where the higher gain guys seem to like the II better.

The stage I is looser like the old plexi's where the stage II's have a tighter bottem end. So in my opinion stage I better for rock/hard rock, stage II better for hard rock/metal but can still pull off rock, just not as good as stage I.

I'd go plug up to it and if it sounds like a Mesa then snag that thing!

I'll probably do that. I'd still like to know the difference between Stage I and II, though.

 

[ketiov]

This is kind of turning me off of getting the amp then... I like modern high gain much more than old Marshall style distortion. And I am a gain *****, so I want as much gain as possible. If it can't do metal very well then I'm really turned off of it.

They slightly revoiced the stage II to be a bit more modern with more gain on the 2nd channel. Which i believe because i know alot of the older marshall guys think the crunch mode is alot better on the stage I where the higher gain guys seem to like the II better.

The stage I is looser like the old plexi's where the stage II's have a tighter bottem end. So in my opinion stage I better for rock/hard rock, stage II better for hard rock/metal but can still pull off rock, just not as good as stage I.

I'd go plug up to it and if it sounds like a Mesa then snag that thing!

I'll probably do that. I'd still like to know the difference between Stage I and II, though.

 

[MusicManJP6]

Dude, for the price you need to go play it and snag it for resale at least!

 

[siggy14]

Exactly, these things are selling for about $800 on ebay, and trust me it is still a high gain amp and still a **** good amp.

Dude, for the price you need to go play it and snag it for resale at least!

 

[SBG200]

Dude, for the price you need to go play it and snag it for resale at least!

Yeah. Gotta love folks that let a few anonymous opinions from random people on the internet make up their minds for them. :shock:

Dude, you said it's close by. Why can't you just stop over and play the thing? I'm sure the guy doesn't bite. Sheesh!

 

[ketiov]

Dude, for the price you need to go play it and snag it for resale at least!

Yeah. Gotta love folks that let a few anonymous opinions from random people on the internet make up their minds for them. :shock:

Dude, you said it's close by. Why can't you just stop over and play the thing? I'm sure the guy doesn't bite. Sheesh!

Alright, alright, I'll do it. Stop riding my ***

 

[MusicManJP6]

Haha. Let us know what happens!

 

[abe]

When they revised the amp for stage 2, they revoiced all of the modes but Tite Gain, from what I remember. Tite Gain is my favorite on the Ace (stage II). The stage 1's got great reviews, and like the other guys mentioned, the price is a steal.