Recent mispurchase...

[tot_Ou_tard]

+1 on the Vox ADxxVT series amps.

If you're going all tube and don't mind dropping a grand, I've read great things about the new Mesa Boogie Express 5:25....

I tried a Godin LGP90 through the 5:25 at a guitar store once.

It was the nearest amp, I didn't know what it was. It sounded awesome clean on the 5 watt setting. I didn't get to do any more because the salesdude was a friggin' pain in the a$$. Every minute he'd show up with a pushy

Buy or get off the pot

attitude asking me "what did I think." The store was cramped and crowded. If I could have avoided this d!ck, I would have. As it was I beat it right out of the store.

[Plank_Spanker]

The Flextones and Spiders aren't the cream of the Line 6 crop. The Vetta line is pretty decent, but not as good as the Johnson Millenniums - I'm biased!

Even a really good modeler has it's limitations, and I've yet to hear a truly dynamic, breath robbing, high gain thumping gank from any modeler. That can all change if the amp is mic'ed and EQ'ed right through the PA.

The preset patches on any modeler I've ever tried are basically a joke and serve as simple starting points. I've spent a considerable amount of time tweaking my modelers.

And sometimes, modelers just might not be your cup of tea. Good luck on your quest, Jimi.

[scorona]

I tried a Godin LGP90 through the 5:25 at a guitar store once.

It was the nearest amp, I didn't know what it was. It sounded awesome clean on the 5 watt setting. I didn't get to do any more because the salesdude was a friggin' pain in the a$$. Every minute he'd show up with a pushy

Buy or get off the pot

attitude asking me "what did I think." The store was cramped and crowded. If I could have avoided this d!ck, I would have. As it was I beat it right out of the store.

Anyone else have a chance to try the mesa 5:25? There is a good review in the July '07 Guitar Player mag.

btw: In the same issue, in an interview with Tommy Shaw (Styx, Damn Yankees, etc.) he mentions that he uses Vox Valvetronix amps for his studio work.