Will I waste my money on a Streetrod????

[richedie]

I ask this "simple" and maybe "pointless" question because a friend of mine says i buy too many Marshall inspired amps rather than variety. But, every time I own a Mesa, VHT, etc.....I go back to Marshall-ish amps.

Right now I have a PWE Event Horizon and 20th Anniversary Bogner Shiva with EL34s. Next I was close to looking at a Mesa Mark V or ElectraDyne but I really keep leaning toward the Streetrod. Why, I love the Marshall vibe! Is this too redundant?

You know....even though we play some cover tunes, everything from Led Zep to Van Halen to Rush to STP to Alice in Chains to Alter Bridge and Linkin Park.....I like the sound and feel to be mine.... meaning I need the tone that works for me as a musiician rather than trying to copy other artists. Does this make sense? So if we played an Alter Bridge song or Soundgarden song, sure these were recorded with Mesa Boogies......but I prefer Marshalls so I cover those songs with a Marshall inspired amp. Weird? I know what I like for me.

Heck, my buddy gigs covering three sets a night of covers using a Marsahll JCM 800 or a DSL 100 and sounds great for everything from Tool to VH.

-Rich

[sasquatch]

I say go with the tone that floats your boat. Most people in the audience wouldn't know the difference between Boogie and Marshall tone anyway. They will know if you're tight and do a good job playing the songs. I was a Boogie guy for years, then played a Framus Cobra (Rectifier'ish type amp) for a couple years, but grew tired of the mid-scooped, ultra compressed and saturated sound. I found it easy to get lost in the mix in a two guitar band and that's what I've mostly been playing in. That being said... there are ways to get that Boogie type sound with a SR or QR. There are some pedals out there (Boogie V-Twin for example) that will give you that type of sound. Put your amp in the clean channel and kick in the pedal. Dial up your level of gain, saturation and mid-cut and there you go.

[richedie]

True, but a pedal never sounds quite as good as an amp.