Mesa Boogie Road King vs 5150/6505

[chriz_batman]

I ordered a RK but it won't come for another 2 months and i never got the chance to play one. I have played the roadster, and DR but i wanted to know how does the Rk stand up to the 5150/6505 in a high gain wise(i know the rk smokes it in everything else). I will use the rk for mainly styles but mainly Heavy, Trash, Speed, Death, and Metalcore METAL. so do you think it will be able to hold up?

 

[dba1337]

different sounds for high gain but all I can say is that my roadking is a high gain monster, I play all the stuff you listed and I find it to be excellent for it. I use channel 4 modern, diodes with 4 6l6 and 2 el34s and nothing comes close imo

 

[Kaz]

So, uh...why was it you ordered an amp you're not sure you want again?


Just curious.

 

[chriz_batman]

I ordered it because i need a VERSATILE amp and thats what the road king is. I have no doubt in my mind its not high gain enough but I wanted to know how good/great it is. I have a krank(high gain) and the roadster had better everything. so also played other high gain amps but i never got the chance to play the rk but only the roadster. I played other mesa amps at the mesa boogie store in hollywood

 

[155]

dude stop camparing the rk to inferior amps, and why do you keeep trying to talk yourself out of an amp you just ordered?