Best amp for $1200

[Racerx2k]

No offense, but who tries out an amp, without tweaking it, and relying on the settings already present? Not I.

[Spivonious]

Oh believe me, I tweaked the settings as best I could. Still too "clangy" to my ears. I can definitely see why some people would like it though. I'm just looking for something a bit tighter.

And yeah the amps were at the "Guitar Center" settings even though it wasn't Guitar Center: gain cranked, bass cranked, mids zeroed, and treble, presence, and resonance cranked. I did my best but the Peaveys were still clangy and buzzy. Remember that I want an amp that will sound good at bedroom volumes too, so I wasn't putting them up to full blast (which, imo, 99% of amps sound good at).

[jgcable]

I have never heard a VL1002 but I gotta say that it gets fantastic reviews online. I gotta check one out.

[chrisolson]

If I had $1200 sitting around, you can bet I'd have a Mesa MK IV sitting around shortly thereafter...

[jgcable]

If I had $1200 sitting around, you can bet I'd have a Mesa MK IV sitting around shortly thereafter...

Me too.

[Danacus]

Mark III.

Everything is in there......

Mike

I will second that. I had four Mark IIC+ heads (yes four of them. I only have two left though) and a Blue Stripe Mark III head that I bought for $500, and it sound identical to the Mark IIC+ heads. Mark III = Great Metal Tone.

[Danacus]

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Guitarted: What Engl models would you suggest?[/quote]

Fireball, Powerball, Savage 120