kriskross179
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Long story short, I'm moving to North Carolina in about a year and want to simplify my rig since I'll be selling most of it off to make the move easier anyway. Right now, I'm using a Peavey Classic 30 head into a matching Peavey 112E cab with an eminence Private Jack speaker. Great amp, however I'm not hauling all that with me and I'd like to use this as an excuse to try a more modern "American" sounding amp for a while just for fun.
As far as guitars go, I play a G&L Legacy Special with stock rail pickups and a modded Douglas 335-alike. I'm looking for something versatile that can go from John Mayer and Los Lonely Boys(...don't laugh) to Better Than Ezra, Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind, Matchbox 20, Foo Fighters, etc. I'm not really into the super saturated and heavy thing, but I'd like to be able to have that available for kicks and when I feel like experimenting. More or less I'm just after some really nice rock tones with a modern twist. I love the live tones that Better Than Ezra gets in particular, I'm pretty sure they use Rectoverbs.
So which of the DC, F Series, Nomad, Rectoverb, and Express lines would be the best at giving me a good introduction to Mesa? Is there any line in particular that I should avoid, or are they all a good fit and I should just go with whichever I can get a better deal on?
Also, should I try to avoid the el84 models of the amps that I've mentioned above since I don't want a British/Marshally sounding amp, or doesn't that really matter? Do these amps tend to respond well to Tube Screamer type overdrive pedals and boosts, and is it easy to get decent tones at lower volumes with any of these amps?
Thanks in advance!
As far as guitars go, I play a G&L Legacy Special with stock rail pickups and a modded Douglas 335-alike. I'm looking for something versatile that can go from John Mayer and Los Lonely Boys(...don't laugh) to Better Than Ezra, Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind, Matchbox 20, Foo Fighters, etc. I'm not really into the super saturated and heavy thing, but I'd like to be able to have that available for kicks and when I feel like experimenting. More or less I'm just after some really nice rock tones with a modern twist. I love the live tones that Better Than Ezra gets in particular, I'm pretty sure they use Rectoverbs.
So which of the DC, F Series, Nomad, Rectoverb, and Express lines would be the best at giving me a good introduction to Mesa? Is there any line in particular that I should avoid, or are they all a good fit and I should just go with whichever I can get a better deal on?
Also, should I try to avoid the el84 models of the amps that I've mentioned above since I don't want a British/Marshally sounding amp, or doesn't that really matter? Do these amps tend to respond well to Tube Screamer type overdrive pedals and boosts, and is it easy to get decent tones at lower volumes with any of these amps?
Thanks in advance!