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What happened to the world of guitars?
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<blockquote data-quote="James Snover" data-source="post: 16146192" data-attributes="member: 67454"><p>I know this is going to sound like heresy (and it is just one guy's opinion), but ... I don't really like the modern Mesa amps. And by modern, I mean anything after they went big in the '70's/'80's. Great sound, I'll give them that. And props to them, also, for putting the "boutique amp" on a solid footing for all the rest of us. But I really liked their sound best when they were hot-rodding Champs and Princetons so well that Fender took action to make them stop (which, ironically, inspired them further to go into business with their own name). I can also say they have maintained that quality of sound and build quality, very consistently over the years, far more so than Fender and even Marshall, with their cyclic ups and downs in quality and design.</p><p></p><p>But for my money, amp design should have stopped about four months before Leo sold out to CBS. And even then, the '50's era Tweeds are my personal all-time favorite of the favorite, for tone. Tube rectifiers and RF chokes, just can't beat them. They're not even part of the signal chain, but they, and Alnico-magnet speakers, "make" the tone.</p><p></p><p>Again, all one guy's opinion. Mesa makes a great amp, and they're selling every one they make, so take my opinion for what it is worth!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Snover, post: 16146192, member: 67454"] I know this is going to sound like heresy (and it is just one guy's opinion), but ... I don't really like the modern Mesa amps. And by modern, I mean anything after they went big in the '70's/'80's. Great sound, I'll give them that. And props to them, also, for putting the "boutique amp" on a solid footing for all the rest of us. But I really liked their sound best when they were hot-rodding Champs and Princetons so well that Fender took action to make them stop (which, ironically, inspired them further to go into business with their own name). I can also say they have maintained that quality of sound and build quality, very consistently over the years, far more so than Fender and even Marshall, with their cyclic ups and downs in quality and design. But for my money, amp design should have stopped about four months before Leo sold out to CBS. And even then, the '50's era Tweeds are my personal all-time favorite of the favorite, for tone. Tube rectifiers and RF chokes, just can't beat them. They're not even part of the signal chain, but they, and Alnico-magnet speakers, "make" the tone. Again, all one guy's opinion. Mesa makes a great amp, and they're selling every one they make, so take my opinion for what it is worth! [/QUOTE]
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