[eleven59]

I'm still wishing my band's second guitarist would get a Tubescreamer or something. Richard uses an old original Tubescreamer, but Matt's just running his Dual Rect. (with bad tubes, and really muddy EQ settings) with no boost, only a Decimator (which I'm not sure he even has on).

[newfinator]

Nice. Did you order it in from Long & McQuade in Cambridge? I ordered a Mark IV from the Burlington store but am little concerned about getting it after hearing that the Mark IV is to be discontinued. I struggled so much between the Road King II and Mark IV. Perhaps my choice will be remade for me.

[adamgiroux]

i got it at the burlington store, they have great service there, and a good selection (they're probably the only store in my area that carries soldano and mesa boogie) i wish i could have tried out some other amps there, but i didn't get a chance. I was also thinking about the mark IV but i kind of felt the roadster would suit me better.

i have to say though, i find it harder to play legato stuff on this. i didn't have this problem on my line6 so is that maybe a normal mesa/tube amp thing that i just have to get used to? is there something i can do to fix that? notes that aren't picked super hard seem to die out quickly. i haven't really had much time to work on EQ'ing yet so it could be that i suppose.

[newfinator]

Originally Posted by adamgiroux

i got it at the burlington store, they have great service there, and a good selection (they're probably the only store in my area that carries soldano and mesa boogie) i wish i could have tried out some other amps there, but i didn't get a chance. I was also thinking about the mark IV but i kind of felt the roadster would suit me better.

i have to say though, i find it harder to play legato stuff on this. i didn't have this problem on my line6 so is that maybe a normal mesa/tube amp thing that i just have to get used to? is there something i can do to fix that? notes that aren't picked super hard seem to die out quickly. i haven't really had much time to work on EQ'ing yet so it could be that i suppose.

I used to have an old Randall that was solid state and I found it much easier to play than tube amps. I think it's part of the organic and dynamic nature of tubes that make it more sensitive to touch, at least to me. It didn't take me long to get used to it and it definitely improved my playing. I can't imagine ever going back to solid state.

[noodles]

Originally Posted by adamgiroux

i have to say though, i find it harder to play legato stuff on this. i didn't have this problem on my line6 so is that maybe a normal mesa/tube amp thing that i just have to get used to? is there something i can do to fix that? notes that aren't picked super hard seem to die out quickly. i haven't really had much time to work on EQ'ing yet so it could be that i suppose.

What volume are you playing at? I've noticed that when you get the volume up a bit, it develops more of that liquid sustain you're looking for. At low volumes, the amps are total dogs. You absolutely must have an attenuator.

[loktide]

congrats man

i'd take this amp over everything else if i only had the money

[Apophis]

Congrats

[budda]

but is your TS LordovChaos modded

I propose a carvin/loomis jsx/roadster jam sometime in the fall, my good sir

[7 Dying Trees]

Originally Posted by noodles

Look for old Peavey cabs with the 85w Celestions. They are solid cabs, and the speakers are very close to C90s. Mike's Triple Rec sounds beast through that cab.

And these speakers are absolutely ace, they really are. I've just finished a hunt for 4 of them to load into an orange cab. Great success!

[petereanima]

congrats dude! NAD is always one of the best days in life.