EEGMan said:
Given that I have no interest in playing for a living and so my future consists of the weekly classic rock and blues jam with friends and possibly playing a few songs as a guest in a small venue, I dont need anything like a Mark V.; 90W is overkill.
90W is total overkill until you wanna play clean with that one drummer that knows nothing about dynamics or that one friend that has an amp that goes to 11 and he's pushing for 12...hahaha!!! I swear, my "jamming friends" are the worse with dynamics and being "newbs" they just wanna play LOUD!!!
Honestly, I went in to get the Mesa Express 5:50 when I got my Mark V. I played both side by side and left with the latter.
Like yourself, I had no desire to get out of the bedroom/garage and/or just jamming with friends.
One thing led to another and I found myself outgrowing the bedroom/garage and "just jamming" friends.
Anyhow, since then I've recorded and gigged with three bands and I still gig regularly with one.
I thought 90W would seldom be used, but the only time I take it off 90W now is when an outdoor venue has some crazy low 85-90 db noise ceiling due to city ordinances...hehe.
With that said, I'm sure glad I made the initial investment of getting the Mark V way back then because I would have had to upgrade by now.
It's been the only stable piece of equipment I have yet to outgrow.
Even though you don't see yourself using it all now, you want to grow musically and you don't want that growth to be hindered by an amp...