Mesa Stilletto Trident w/ Hollywood Mod

[slayer]

I have a chance at one of these with the Hollywood mod in very good condition. Supposively gives channel 2 -20/30% more gain? Are they worth it? Are they high gain, as in Master Of Puppets tyoe stuff? Jack.

[jgcable]

Its a great mod but it doesn't give 20%-30% more gain. It makes the Fluid Drive channel (Channel 3) sound more agressive and tight with around 10% more gain. Sort of a cross between a rectifier and a high gain Marshall.
A Mark IIc+, Mark III or Mark IV would be better suited for MOP.
My Stiletto with the Hollywood mod KILLED. Unfortunately for all my tube amps... the Vetta rules the roost.

[slayer]

OK, I see. I am not sure if it is the Version 1 or 2 yet. I know he said it has 2 channels. What tones does it give, if not MOP? Maybe with a MT-2 pedal it can? Thanks-Jack.

[jgcable]

OK, I see. I am not sure if it is the Version 1 or 2 yet. I know he said it has 2 channels. What tones does it give, if not MOP? Maybe with a MT-2 pedal it can? Thanks-Jack.

It has to be a Version 1.

It sounds like a high gain modded Marshall JCM800 but with an excellent clean channel and a ton of bottom end. It absolutely will not need a pedal for any type of metal. I tried a bunch of pedals with mine for the hell of it and it sounded like canned ass with any of them.
The Trident is an extremely powerful amp. Its 150w with 6 power tubes.
Sounds a little like a Bogner Ubershall to me.

[slayer]

Cool man!! I see the Version 2 has tons of updates to it. Is the V2 all that much better? The guy wants $950 shipped for this one. Jack.

[jgcable]

Cool man!! I see the Version 2 has tons of updates to it. Is the V2 all that much better? The guy wants $950 shipped for this one. Jack.

The version 1 Deuce and Trident with the Hollywood mod are regarded as the best ones.
$950.00 is a good price.

[slayer]

Thanks John Jack.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

i've used the boss SD-1 in front of my stiletto Duece ver 1 with excellent results. i prefferred it in tight gain mode over fluid drive with a boost pedal.

[Misanthrope189]

I think the idea jgcable was trying to convey was that the earlier Mark series Mesa amps are voiced differently and would better achieve the MOP tone. It isn't a matter of the Stiletto not having enough gain and needing an MT-2; the Mark series amps just don't have that modern voice to them, but they still kick major ass.

Cheers,
Nick