It sounds as they are really pushing the Little rock over the minimat's. They were saying that the minimat is more for blues and jazz purists whereas the little rock is more versatile and modern with more gain and therefore better for me because i need something that people will use when they come to try out my guitars - if it was purely for my own use i might have gone for a minimat II combo, especially since i am building a tri-boost pedal at the moment so dont need that feature.
Also the MM II's will likely be more expensive than the little rock because of the valve powered boost section - but the combo version (without the boost but with added reverb and a 12" speaker) will be similar in price to the MM II head - - - thats got to be a good value little combo, especially with all the custom options for finishes.
Now i have a few weeks to sort out a speaker cab - i have been offered a cut in half 4 x 12 speaker cub with two old 70's carlsboro speakers from my cousin so i will probably start with that but make up a new cabinet and then probably replace the speakers
