Isn’t that like 300 watts?Agreed, but this all smacks of moderation: I did the logical thing, and picked up a Coli MkIIB
It might be? It seems like an archon with a low gain channel in between the clean and mean. It covers ground I wanted covered, and is easier to dial in, and easier to live with than my mkv25. Too bad you’re not close by, we could bbq, have an iced tea and you could find out!
I always wondered about the character of OD and tone of the gain channel vs. the Marks, and then the added mid gain channel. If both of those were what I wanted, it could be "the one." I do want to try a 100 or 50 watt head, (and the new Tremonti amp. LOL)
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Sadly not - my first was a mere 200W fully driven, and showing 10 percent distortion on the AP test gear. My second (and now only) one is a little less beefy, at just over 180W. I think with a full service and re-tube I could maybe raise that a tad
As a mid 60’s rocker who was afraid to make the jump from an unruly 25 watt amp to a well behaved 100 watt amp, I totally respect the monster you have. Totally cool!Sadly not - my first was a mere 200W fully driven, and showing 10 percent distortion on the AP test gear. My second (and now only) one is a little less beefy, at just over 180W. I think with a full service and re-tube I could maybe raise that a tad
Well.... I put that out there, 'cause I'd made a statement that sounded like I had a good idea what the Archon sounds like, and I really don't. I didn't want to mislead you or anyone else. We can still be boys can't we?
Of course we can. Seriously, the TC offers 3 channels and "on paper" could be the amp I've always wanted... IF the three channels are all really good, which seems to be a hard thing to find. I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE an Archon with a 3rd channel that was a great crunch, mid gain channel. So the new Tremonti model is on my radar. But I've tried to find a TC to play since they came out.
The Three Channels Are Really Good. You Should Get A TC-100. The Most Pleasant Surprise To Me With That Amp Was The Crunch Tones. The Cleans Are Great, The High Gain Is Great But The Dark Horse Surprise (At least To Me Anyway) Was Just How Good The Mid Gain Tones Of That Amp Are. Add To That How Wide Or How Far You Can Go In Various Directions Of Each Channel Was Also A Very Pleasant Surprise. By That I Mean For Instance How Far You Can Go Gain Wise And How Far You Can Back Off That Gain In Channel 3 To Get Really Nice Lower Gain Sounds. I Hope That Makes Sense On All Three Channels. I Call It "Wide" As In How Wide They Can Go Or Get. Very Versatile Amp. The Middle Ground The Archon Is Missing By Only Being Two Channels Is Not The Case With The TC-100. Hope That Helps To Clarify And That My Analogies Make Sense.
How would you describe the character of the drive and tone? I've always wanted the M tone from the 80s. I'd love to have 3 channels that had an 80s pushed (modified) Marshall tone on C2 and the Archon or similar on C3. I've always wanted a Bogner 101B but the low mid focus of the Bogner tone is not the same (though I do love it) as the upper mid push of the JCM800 tone. Yeah, I'd like both, but I just don't have the need for a bunch of amps.The Three Channels Are Really Good. You Should Get A TC-100. The Most Pleasant Surprise To Me With That Amp Was The Crunch Tones. The Cleans Are Great, The High Gain Is Great But The Dark Horse Surprise (At least To Me Anyway) Was Just How Good The Mid Gain Tones Of That Amp Are. Add To That How Wide Or How Far You Can Go In Various Directions Of Each Channel Was Also A Very Pleasant Surprise. By That I Mean For Instance How Far You Can Go Gain Wise And How Far You Can Back Off That Gain In Channel 3 To Get Really Nice Lower Gain Sounds. I Hope That Makes Sense On All Three Channels. I Call It "Wide" As In How Wide They Can Go Or Get. Very Versatile Amp. The Middle Ground The Archon Is Missing By Only Being Two Channels Is Not The Case With The TC-100. Hope That Helps To Clarify And That My Analogies Make Sense.
Well..it Is A Mesa, Not A Marshall.
Oh I know. But Mesa has tried it in the past (I know I should have bought a Stiletto years ago. LOL) and I just wondered how close it can be to the modified Marshall tones. And, by that I mean the ones that had some gain added. I know there were lots of mods but adding a bit of gain would be first if I had a stock JCM800
I Think This Is Their Best Attempt By Far At Doing The M Type Of Thing. Far More Gain Than An 800 If You Want It But Still Having M Attributes. It Is Tight Enough Without Feeling Stiff. It Has Plenty Of Squish Without Feeling Loose And Flubby. It Is Well Balanced And Can Be Smooth But It Can Just As easily Have Bite And Snarl To It. Plenty Of Headroom And Punch To It. The Modes And Knob Sweeps Can Take You Many Places. It Feels Nice Under The Fingers And You Don't Have To Fight The Amp. Great Harmonic Content And Dynamics To It. Is It Exactly All The M's from The Days Of Old? I Would Say Not Identically Although It Certainly Has Their Sonic DNA. If You Like The Stiletto Then You Would Love This Amp As It Is Everything And More IMO.
The Stiletto was a great, underrated amp. My son had one in college and I got to play through it fairly frequently.
