Spent the weekend exploring more amps with my DGT:
- bought a new Marshall SC20 Stealth Head and matching 2x12 Stealth cab
- AB'ing vs the Silver Jubilee Head and matching 2x12 cab, agree with others that SC20 is even more 'icepcick-y' than the Silver Jube. All of my PRS (408, 594SC, and new DGT) sounded better through the Silver Jubilee than the SC20, as did my Custom Shop Strat w/Ancho Poblano pickups.
- While I'm pretty sure the SC/SV/Jube 2x12 cabs are all the same internally/speaker-wise, I did try the SC20 through my Mesa Boogie Fillmore 2x12 and Orange PPC 2x12OB and while those cabs sound somewhat better, it wasn't a night-and-day difference (nor did I expect it to be)
- I've already returned the SC20 and matching Cab, and picked up a Mesa California Tweed head (after demoing it in-store with my DGT)
With the SC20 and cab gone already after less than 24 hours, I expect the Silver Jube and cab will follow suit shortly. Whether the Mesa California Tweed is a keeper or it isn't, I can't have ~$2,300+ tied up in a head+cab combo that doesn't sound at least pretty good with my (4) guitars, and/or has such limited setup parameters (EQ, etc.) that there's little/no tone adjustment that won't shift it into unacceptable range. I did note the 'magic' that seems to be my Wampler Tumnus Deluxe made the Marshall heads sound significantly more palatable to my ear, but I don't want to own an amp/cab that won't sound good enough on its own to make me go..."ok, that's sweet!". For now at least (after a DSL20H, 2525H, and SC20 + 2 2x12 cabs), I'm done with Marshall amps and will solider on with my Mesa Fillmore 25, Revv D20, and perhaps the Mesa Cali Tweed.
The DGT is a great-sounding and playing guitar through the Mesa Fillmore and Revv, and while my 594 and (to a lesser extent my 408) sounded great through the 2525H, it was no more so than through my other amps. It may be that the 'hotness' of the DGT pickups make it less versatile than some of the other core models. I'd be interested to find out what amps/cabs other DGT lovers are playing through - I had hoped to try my DGT in-store through a few of Fenders but time ran out...I have a generally high regard for Fender amps, though I do wish they'd make one with an effects loop to make switching between amps easier.
Frustrating that you can't search the PRS Forums for 'DGT', for even 'PRS DGT' in the post title, as the forum search engine won't take query tokens with even 6 characters...