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My friend who is a tech bought one new. Never was quite happy with the distortion on it. Mesa came out with a mod for them which he performed on it. We both thought the mod made it sound worse, very muddy. He promptly reversed the mod. Eventually sold it off. I say if you want a Marshall sound buy a Marshall. Get a Mesa if you want a Mesa sound and Mesa makes several other amps that sound much better than the Deuce and Stiletto.
I had one for a while and really liked it. It was an original version Deuce. Like all Mesa's, you absolutely needed to EQ it with your ears and not your eyes. Definitely had a hot rodded Marshall Tone but you could not EQ it like a regular Marshall. If I remember correctly, I think I had the Bass really low and Treb really high. Its been a while.
Andy Timmons also has some great vids on the Tube.
I have had lots of different Mesa amps so I know the EQ drill on them.
The guy has a fair price on it and I thought I might flip it at the upcoming guitar show in Ohio.
I have an 85 2205 Marshall so not searching for the Marshall tone.
The guy says he thinks it needs tubes so that kind of sends up a red flag to me.
Yeah it is. He needs to know if it does need tubes or not.
If you were hot to trot for a Stiletto then maybe you might have a go at the price to get a solid bang for your buck but to possibly buy another player's problem on an amp you are not 100% sure on would end my curiosity real fast.
Also remember that it might be a hard sell. There have been lots of them for sale around here lately, and they never seem to sell. I've had several people offer them to me in trade.
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