3 Channel Guitar Amp with Boost

[Dakine]

Have to say, after this weekends purchase, Mesa Boogie will SLAY those tones.
Esp. Rectoverb  :twisted:

[everton_fc]

Well I'm going to rip the shite out of my credit card, then hopefully sell all my other bits and bobs to try and pay off the card.

I'm looking to have:

a very full clean sound - you know the depth a Fender Twin has...

a similar depth for a crunch channel

a souring lead channel[/list:u]

I prefarably want to boost each channel if desired - so I kind of imagined a footswitch with 3 channel select switches and 1 boost switch.

Reverb would be nice but not essential, as would an on board delay but not fussed about that - the tone is whats important to me.

Ideally around 50w-100w max

Budget up to £1000....

What do you think????

[Twinfan]

Check out the Laney TT series:

50/100 watts
Combo (£899/£1099) or head (£729/£799)
3 channels (clean, crunch, lead) with independent EQ and reverb
Master reverb
Twin master volumes (footswitchable)

They have everything you need.  If they sound as good as my GH50L, they'll be smoking.

[TwilightOdyssey]

Rivera Knucklehead will do the job, too!

[maliciousteve]

Laney VH100R.

[blue]

Well I'm going to rip the shitee out of my credit card, then hopefully sell all my other bits and bobs to try and pay off the card.

I'm looking to have:

a very full clean sound - you know the depth a Fender Twin has...

a similar depth for a crunch channel

a souring lead channel[/list:u]

I prefarably want to boost each channel if desired - so I kind of imagined a footswitch with 3 channel select switches and 1 boost switch.

Reverb would be nice but not essential, as would an on board delay but not fussed about that - the tone is whats important to me.

Ideally around 50w-100w max

Budget up to £1000....

What do you think????

must say, you've just described the Mesa rectoverb!

all those "boutique" multi-channel amps have fairly similar features, you really have to try a couple out and see which suits you best.  my personal recommendation goes to the Genz-Benz El Diablo combo, which can be switched between 60 and 30 watts.  
or, you could get a simpler amp and a mesa v-twin preamp pedal?

you're being overloaded with choices now, aren't you? :)

[hunter]

Mesa and Rivera both don't have that depth in the Clean channel.

For 1,000 GBP I would seriously consider a (used) Bogner Shiva, I just bought one, and it does have two highest quality channels, each with a boost. The clean is awesome and Channel 2 is like I always wanted Marshalls to sound. Compared to the Shiva, my Engl Screamer just sounds flat and boring.

Check one out.

And in general: test them all before you buy one. Unless you've done this you never know what you're missing.

[jordan]

I'm looking to have:

a very full clean sound - you know the depth a Fender Twin has...
a similar depth for a crunch channel
a souring lead channel[/list:u]
Ideally around 50w-100w max
Budget up to £1000....
What do you think????

My Rivera R55 does EXACTLY what you're looking for. I'm not sure how much you know about Riveras (they're a bit of a rare breed over here) but essentially they're modelled on a fender clean channel matched with a marshall dirt channel....and each of these has a footswitchable boost....so effectively you have 4 sounds at your disposal.

I'm obviously bias, but I've never played a better amp. The cleans are fantastic, and being a Rivera, the lead tones are just unreal. I got mine off ebay for about £700, but I believe they're about £1300 new. It's 55w, and it kicks out a hell of a noise.

Worth looking into...

[Twinfan]

Yup - I agree you need to test them all.  Tricky with boutique stuff though as they can be hard to find.  Good excuse to travel round the music shops though!

[Dakine]

Again, you have just described my Mesa Boogie.
The clean IS amazing, pah, and all channels are SOOOOO tweakable to provide a myriad of voicings.

[March]

The best advice I can give is get out there and try as many as you can before you buy.

Amps are strange critters, what sounds superb with one guitar won't with another. What someone tells you is the bees knees you will think sounds like a wasp.

Personally I won't touch a Mesa with a barge poll, much preffering VHT's, however you could try examples of both and love the Mesa.

Because of this dilemma I have many amps. It's the only answer!

Having said that, a good two channel amp with a boost pedal will cover the same ground as a three channel beast. A pre-amp pedal is another option, such as the HBE Dos Mos which will drive a clean amp into break up. Leaving the drive channel for heavier rhythm and lead tones. A good overdrive pedal will do the same thing (the Dos Mos does not colour the sound though).

Also when trying, take you own main guitars and effects. Getting to know what it will deliver with your own kit is half the battle.

[everton_fc]

great response guys... cheers.

ROCK ON!

[dave_mc]

The best advice I can give is get out there and try as many as you can before you buy.

Amps are strange critters, what sounds superb with one guitar won't with another. What someone tells you is the bees knees you will think sounds like a wasp.

Personally I won't touch a Mesa with a barge poll, much preffering VHT's, however you could try examples of both and love the Mesa.

Because of this dilemma I have many amps. It's the only answer!

Having said that, a good two channel amp with a boost pedal will cover the same ground as a three channel beast. A pre-amp pedal is another option, such as the HBE Dos Mos which will drive a clean amp into break up. Leaving the drive channel for heavier rhythm and lead tones. A good overdrive pedal will do the same thing (the Dos Mos does not colour the sound though).

Also when trying, take you own main guitars and effects. Getting to know what it will deliver with your own kit is half the battle.

excellent post. agreed. i've tried the uno mos (single channel version of the dos mos)- it's great!