eaglewolf
Active member
Hello to everyone. I joined this forum a while ago and used it more for research as I didn't feel I could contribute since I didn't own a Mesa yet. I've been lurking around reading various posts while I decided what I wanted to replace my Marshall MG100 amp for my Les Paul.
Today I went to my local Mesa dealer (GC in this area) and took care of that problem. I came home with the Roadster and a 2X12 cabinet. I didn't want anything huge, and they didn't have the combo version I was looking for. (Well they did but couldn't get it to work as it had some problem they couldn't resolve.) I compared this amp to the Marshall 410H and 2X12 cabinet, but I just preferred the sound of the Mesa. The Marshall sounded great, but I felt I could do more with the Roadster, something I'm sure is common knowledge around here.
I had a PRS Custom 24 that was stolen - I may get that back since it was recovered, but I have to work it out with the insurance company - and I'm told they seem to be a great match with the Mesa amps. As it is, I preferred it with my current LP as well. I'm seeing why people are so pleased with these amps.
I must say that the videos they had on the Mesa website helped me with my decision. I was more thinking Marshall, but what I saw and heard caused me to check out the Mesa gear as well. The guy on the lead page of the Mesa website - Andy Timmons, someone I had never heard of before - was incredible. I ended up downloading two of his albums from iTunes right after listening to Resolution. I wonder how I missed this guy! Hearing the different tones and styles of music Mesa worked well with made me want to check them out. I am glad I did.
Hopefully I'll be around here more frequently to learn about this new amp, besides from playing it of course. Thanks in advance for what I will gain from here, and thanks for the input you unknowingly gave me already.
David
Today I went to my local Mesa dealer (GC in this area) and took care of that problem. I came home with the Roadster and a 2X12 cabinet. I didn't want anything huge, and they didn't have the combo version I was looking for. (Well they did but couldn't get it to work as it had some problem they couldn't resolve.) I compared this amp to the Marshall 410H and 2X12 cabinet, but I just preferred the sound of the Mesa. The Marshall sounded great, but I felt I could do more with the Roadster, something I'm sure is common knowledge around here.
I had a PRS Custom 24 that was stolen - I may get that back since it was recovered, but I have to work it out with the insurance company - and I'm told they seem to be a great match with the Mesa amps. As it is, I preferred it with my current LP as well. I'm seeing why people are so pleased with these amps.
I must say that the videos they had on the Mesa website helped me with my decision. I was more thinking Marshall, but what I saw and heard caused me to check out the Mesa gear as well. The guy on the lead page of the Mesa website - Andy Timmons, someone I had never heard of before - was incredible. I ended up downloading two of his albums from iTunes right after listening to Resolution. I wonder how I missed this guy! Hearing the different tones and styles of music Mesa worked well with made me want to check them out. I am glad I did.
Hopefully I'll be around here more frequently to learn about this new amp, besides from playing it of course. Thanks in advance for what I will gain from here, and thanks for the input you unknowingly gave me already.
David