Strat N My Stuff
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I have been waiting to try the Express 5:50, but pretty much have decided I'm tired of waiting. I'll just have to spend the extra $500 for an LSS.
I realize that there may be some confrontation between Mesa and some tube retailers with history that I don't know about..... I surmise this from the article from Randall Smith (I believe) about variable bias not being needed and an unnamed site's statement that Mesas are biased COLD and a mod adding a pot is best. (I won't if it voids the warranty)
That same site suggests that Combos are "torture chambers" for the tubes. Makes sense to me, but I really would like to avoid the extra expense of a head/cab setup if I can. Opinions? My estimate is a diff. of about $500.00. The alternative would have to be replacing a lot of tubes to justify it on that alone. I suppose the fact that it looks cool should be given fair weight!
What do you ya think?
I realize that there may be some confrontation between Mesa and some tube retailers with history that I don't know about..... I surmise this from the article from Randall Smith (I believe) about variable bias not being needed and an unnamed site's statement that Mesas are biased COLD and a mod adding a pot is best. (I won't if it voids the warranty)
That same site suggests that Combos are "torture chambers" for the tubes. Makes sense to me, but I really would like to avoid the extra expense of a head/cab setup if I can. Opinions? My estimate is a diff. of about $500.00. The alternative would have to be replacing a lot of tubes to justify it on that alone. I suppose the fact that it looks cool should be given fair weight!
What do you ya think?