looking for a new amp

[cookiemonster2]

It looks like there will be a Mesa Boogie Mark V in the new year. You might want to wait until after Winter NAMM in January and see what that turns out like.

[Iceberg794]

i went with guitar center the other day with my mind on a 6505+ and a evh 5150 III.
I was really impressed with the 6505+ and enjoyed playing with it. The clarity was amazing, bass was just perfect, and just liked the way it sounded. Unfortunately, the guitar center i went to did not carry the evh 5150 III, so i wasnt able to test it....
How much to these two amps differ, which would be the better choice?

[Cleveland Metal]

The biggest difference..... One works, the other catches fire...

One of my 5150's was ejected out of a car in an accident and landed like 30 feet away in soft dirt... Worked fine. Even if the transformers were visibly bent sideways, haha...

[Dreamland_Rebel]

i really want to try the Peavey Windsor.

[atilla]

The biggest difference..... One works, the other catches fire...

Oh, man ... that gave me some laughs!

[Shawn Lutz]

go try whatever you can get your hands on and let your ears so the talking You have a good budget to work with so you have a long list of possibilities

Bogner
Splawn
VHT
Boogie
Marshall
Fender
Soldano
Randall
Engl
etc etc etc

[Partial @ Marshall]

Old JCM800 (2203) with old 1960b marshall cabs and a pedal to push the front....yummm

[KINGSFAN]

Can't go wrong with a Mesa Mark IV or any Mesa Mark series amp.

[semagic]

thanks for all the responses, i really appreciate it. Im going to visit guitar center and other music stores sometime this week to try em all out, i just want an amp with tight distortion and that has a body to it. What cabs should i try out? i always hear great things about marshall 1960's and b 52's

i have a b-52 at2x12 recommended by kmanick... i've had it over a year now with no problems, paid under a grand, sounds brutal when it needs to and has clear bell tones, i'm a beliver in this brand.