What Happiness Looks Like

[cam]

What happiness DOESN't look like... LOL! It's all better now though!

 

[bduersch]

That's awesome. So which amp would you dedicate to what sound? Like a Vox tone or Fender or Marshall Etc?

I guess I've over-simplified it like this...

...if I need something super-clean (ala Fender) or smooth, I start with the Mark V...
...if I need something gritty, then the Roadster...
...if I need something crunchy (ala Marshall or Soldano), I use the Stiletto...
...if I need something something lightly overdriven, then it's the Lonestar...

Funny thing... when I started buying the Mesa heads, I did head-to-head (no pun intended) comparisons of them to my existing amps. In pretty much every case, I was able to dial in the tone from the old amps exactly, and in a few cases I actually liked variations I was able to get out of the Mesas better. So I was able to dial in my favorite tone from my Egnater JTM45 on the Stiletto's crunch mode, but when all was said and done, I preferred the Stiletto because I was able to dial in slightly better note definition. And I was able to get a close approximation of the Vox AC30 clean tone on the Lonestar, but actually preferred the Lonestar because the high end was less harsh than the Vox.

--B

 

[hazbin]

Happiness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[theroan]

I'm going to put up a "Post Your Rig" thread.

 

[theroan]

That's awesome. So which amp would you dedicate to what sound? Like a Vox tone or Fender or Marshall Etc?

I guess I've over-simplified it like this...

...if I need something super-clean (ala Fender) or smooth, I start with the Mark V...
...if I need something gritty, then the Roadster...
...if I need something crunchy (ala Marshall or Soldano), I use the Stiletto...
...if I need something something lightly overdriven, then it's the Lonestar...

Funny thing... when I started buying the Mesa heads, I did head-to-head (no pun intended) comparisons of them to my existing amps. In pretty much every case, I was able to dial in the tone from the old amps exactly, and in a few cases I actually liked variations I was able to get out of the Mesas better. So I was able to dial in my favorite tone from my Egnater JTM45 on the Stiletto's crunch mode, but when all was said and done, I preferred the Stiletto because I was able to dial in slightly better note definition. And I was able to get a close approximation of the Vox AC30 clean tone on the Lonestar, but actually preferred the Lonestar because the high end was less harsh than the Vox.

--B

How does the Electrodyne fit in?

 

[bduersch]

How does the Electrodyne fit in?

Dunno yet... it's currently in the back of a UPS truck on its way to my house. I'm anxious to figure out how it fits in, too.

--B