I can't wait until tomorrow...

[chrisolson]

I just traded my Mesa F-100 for a Mesa Single Rec Solo head tonight. It's a little too late to play though. I think I'll have my "most perfect rig" now - Bogner Alchemist head, Mesa Single Rec head, into Marshall 1936 w/G75's. Yesssssss..... The Mesa will cover the ground that the Bogner kinda wusses out on.

Pics to follow in a day or so...it'll be a most righteous stack!!

[jgcable]

I love the Single Recto. Great amp. You really can't get a bad tone out of it.

[chrisolson]

John - totally kickass amp. Lots of sounds on tap, and much like my Rectoverb I stupidly sold, very controllable and tasteful. Funny thing - on recorded music, I tend to not like Mesa much, but LOVE Marshall. It's the total opposite when I play them myself - I can't make a Marshall sound good to my ears, but it's been pretty easy with the Mesa's I've owned.

Here's some updated rig pics:

[chrisolson]

Let's run down rigs over the last couple years - this is fun... In order newer to older.

































Fun stuff... Takes me back over about the last 10 years...

[Jacksonguy666]

Let's run down rigs over the last couple years - this is fun... In order newer to older.

































Fun stuff... Takes me back over about the last 10 years...

And DAMN! Do you love gear.

[chrisolson]

Yeah...a new amp (to me) every year or so. Keeps me interested. I think I've got a winning pair now though that I'll hold on to a bit.

[Firebird V]

Which version did you get? I had the version 2 and it was a great amp. I have had a few recto's and that one was my favorite. Great reverb. Lots of tones in that box.

[chrisolson]

Which version did you get? I had the version 2 and it was a great amp. I have had a few recto's and that one was my favorite. Great reverb. Lots of tones in that box.

My Rectoverb was a V1. The Single Rec Solo is a V2 with EL34's. It flat out KILLS. I like the Rectoverb a little better though - smoother.

[warlok]

chrisolson - you're not honestly going to tell us you never had a Gorilla??!!! lol

[chrisolson]

chrisolson - you're not honestly going to tell us you never had a Gorilla??!!! lol

No Gorilla, but I DID have a Crate G20C... Even worse yet...a Marshall DSL401!!

[Jacksonguy666]

Question:
Do you own a jackson? Not seeing one in the pics, just curious.

[chrisolson]

Question:
Do you own a jackson? Not seeing one in the pics, just curious.

:think: Hmmm... Not right at this moment. I've owned MANY though. :idea: Does the Jim Root tele come close enough?? It's made by FMIC and the guy was a Charvel AND Jackson endorsee for a bit.

Actually, I've got my eye on a couple different new US Production Charvels. I gotta see what my stock goes for on Monday though. I'm getting A/C put into my 100-year-old house next Friday, and it's gonna cost me about $6K - ouch...

I've kinda cut down on my "allowable space" for guitar gear too -- I have lots of expensive hobbies, all the while trying to keep a marriage together!

[Robert Burns]

Wow...Yamaha T50! Been awhile since ive seen one of these?
And you still win the "I own the baddest Preamp ever" award!
Soldano series II !~ Empressive, young jedi!

[chrisolson]

Wow...Yamaha T50! Been awhile since ive seen one of these?
And you still win the "I own the baddest Preamp ever" award!
Soldano series II !~ Empressive, young jedi!

I miss that T50 more than any amp I've ever had. It was all that... It sounded nearly identical to the Soldano SP77, so I sold that to Neddi - for $350 or something like that. They're going for almost double now...