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Hello everyone. First time poster and I'm excited to be part of this forum. I'm looking for some guidance to help me make my first and long overdue Mesa/Boogie purchase. So, I've been going back and forth for weeks trying to decide on which amp is right for me. The Royal Atlantic or the good ol Mark V. I currently own a Marshall DSL100 and A Peavey 6534+. My first attraction to the RA-100 was I thought maybe it would bridge what my two current amps can't. My Peavey has crushing hi-gain but garbage cleans and my Marshall has awesome cleans and crunch but (IMO) garbage fizzy hi-gain.. So I called Don from Haggertys Music after watching his demonstrations on YouTube and after I told him whichever amp I choose it has to be able to play metal-ish type hi-gain tones in addition to beautiful cleans, he suggested that I go with the Mark V and said the Royal Atlantic's gain isnt really ideal for metal. Now I'm really scratching my head because after reading my latest issue of Guitar World and seeing the Royal Atlantic's ad with the guy from L.O.G. Using it, I figured - perfect! Also I would like to add that the RA-100 attenuators are a major selling point for me as I have a wife and a 20 month old son. So I guess my ultimate question is - can the RA-100 handle metal? And I don't mean crazy off the wall stuff but rather the typical Metallica thrash stuff. Tight palm muted metal riff'n. Thanks for any input.