^ Yeah, I thought I'd better put that in before some smart-alec piped up to say, "But £727 (or whatever it is) is pretty much $1500", the prices don't need to be as low in Europe because Mesa prices are so much higher. Ditto the peaveys and bugera peavey models (presumably). Would also be very interesting if all those other companies you mentioned start appearing- especially if they have a better reliability record than bugera. What also might happen is that Mesa might try to undercut the copies with offshore models, like Fender and Gibson did with Squier and Epiphone (and which Soldano is doing now with Jet City). Any way you slice it, more choice is a good thing, if you ask me- take it (especially at the inflated European prices) or leave it isn't much of a choice. :lol:
going back to the peaveys, what worries me about the 6260 is (a) the digital reverb (not a major problem if it can be switched out of the circuit 100% if it sounds like ass, but spring would be better) and (b) the lack of the resonance knob, which is more problematic. Maybe it still sounds fairly close, but on the 5150 you can fine-tune the resonance. By the looks of things, the cleans are better too- bugera isn't really touting it as a 5150, but more as "an improved 5150"... and we all know what "improved" means. :lol:
though the mesa ones do seem to be closer copies, just by looking at the specs and knobs etc. (though obviously that's not foolproof, lol).
