Michael B
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I would go for the ARCHON, I love it!
Don't get me wrong: Aristotle, if I had a rehearsal area like yours (I'm gonna hunt you down next time I'm in DC:shakehands, and a frequent live gig that could stand it, AND I DID'T HAVE TO CARRY THE DAMN THINGS, I would rock a 100 watt head and two 4x12 cabs all night long!
I love the way my Lonestar sounds on 50 or 100 watts, but I just don't want to carry that much a land only have the master at 9:00.
my 2 cents
The Bogner Shiva (20th Anniversary version even better!)
This is probably one of the best amps I have ever had the good fortune of playing. It covers cleans wonderfully and as far as metal goes I can get everything from In Flames to Pantera with little trouble
it takes pedals very well
The 20th Shiva is a beast. My favorite amp...easily.
I now hate you, Les.
I stay away from amps that are made by a guitar company. Fender especially. It just feels like an "add-on"...
You're joking, right?
My wife says, "Welcome to the club."
Have a good one, Serge....
Hi...
Amp talk is a weird endeavor.
This might be the strangest notion....but I stay away from amps that are made by a guitar company. Fender especially. It just feels like an "add-on"...
Well, I bought a Strat!
How about this Delux Reverb that we haven't changed the design on in 50 years?
I'll take it!
I go to companies that only concentrate on amplification.
For what the OP mentioned.....
I would say for solid state: Tech 21, hands down
I would say for tube: Hughes & Kettner tubemeister (varying sizes)
I recommend those because they are a departure from the normal crap same-old same-old Marshall....but not all boutique-y and insanely priced like Bogner, etc
Both Tech 21 & H&K are VERY versatile....that's important when you're trying to get the most bang for your buck
My 2 cents.
Tony
Oh man, another PRS amp that blows people away??!! All this inspiration is getting common-place around here. *sigh*...the Paul's Amp...that thing just belts tone....I mean 3D Magical tone.
If you like the Shiva, stick with it, but my bet is that you'd be blown away by the Clean tones on a PRS amp, and find the OD tones right in your bailiwick.