Recent content by donalddemon

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I own a 2005 KT88 Pro Mod with the gear switch and 3 preamp tubes, and a 2010 EL34 Quick Rod. They are not that different overall but the PM has the clarity, bite and punch over the QR, which is definitely darker. The PM is a beast and is my favorite amp I've ever owned or played. I've played...

And yet the TA-30 is weirdly lacking low mids on the dirt channel. It's the only Mesa I've played like this. It gets the bite, but loses the low end punch, which is odd for a Mesa.

Yeah for sure, 40 watts is around the sweet spot but no less than 30. My drummer starts off light and then is pounding by the end of the night and the other drummer I play with hits hard all the time. I think the rabbit hole with the pedals is that only certain pedals sound good with certain...

Lol, I did actually and it was mostly suggestions for Fender w/ pedals. I figured I'd see what kind of suggestions I got here and it's not surprisingly as expected

Also I owned a DRRI for while if anyone bothered to read the OP, but then again I keep getting suggestions for 100 watt metal amps so.....:bash:

I know exactly what you mean because I’ve always been the same way too. I’ve only enjoyed playing an amp that’s mid gain crunchy and used my volume to roll back for cleans or a boost to get into high gain, but I’ve also never needed real clean sounds at gig volume before like I do now. I do...

I like thicker tones but with some chime or grind available on the top end if I want it. I usually don't care for loose lows and hate muddy mids or dark amps. My TA-30 sounds scooped in the mids and low/mids on the clean channel and too much mids, too bright, not much lows on the dirty channel...

Sounds great but yeah all I'm hearing is metal stuff (like many suggestions here). I forgot to mention I had the Laney GH30R for a short bit and while it sounded pretty damn good, it couldn't stay clean at gig volumes because it's sort of designed to get that power tube breakup sound. The LA30BL...

Older Mesa combos are annoyingly heavy. IDK, I'm kind of over the Mesas I think, usually like them at first but then something always ends up bugging me. Usually it's the voicing of the dirty channel, no bite and congested mids. How are the cleans on the 5150-III? Will it stay clean w/...

I had a cream colored Crate VC30 as my first tube amp for years and that tolex got so nasty I said I'd never buy that color again. White is even worse because at least the tan/cream looks kind of cool as it ages. Just like white people, white amps don't age well. ?

I'd love a Mk V:25 but clean & crunch on the same channel kills it for me. Same problem with my Express 5:25 and why I sold it. 5150 is one I need to revisit, I spent a little time with on and remember kind of liking it. Same with the Runt. I hear good things about the Iconic but white amps are...

Which clean is better DS or TS? Sounds like a good option...edit I see the DS in a single channel. TS would be the one but pricey Forgot to mention I had the DSL40 combo and DSL50. Nice amps but not quite what I'm looking for.

I don't remember but I know it was super picky about tubes. I found the perfect combination of new & NOS tubes and when it was time to replace them it never sounded as good so I sold it.

I forgot to say, I'm not looking for solid state or modelers. After years of experimenting, I enjoy playing tube amps the most.