I would buy a regular Mark III, and then slave it into a good tube power amp. I have owned and sold both a red and blue stripe Coliseum head, and until you play one for yourself, you may not know what you are wishing for. Extremely unforgiving and very "stiff" sounding for a tube amp. It is all to do with the transformers and power supply section. I could go on and on, but I am probably going to be met with the "but I play METAL" response, so I will stop now. :wink: