Heading to Sam Ash this weekend

[MikeAmottV2006]

Since they are the only Randall dealer within 45 miles of me. I'll be going to check out the Randall V2 and T2 models. I just got the cash from selling my 5150II today and I'm itching for a new Randall. SSHS will be getting his V2 taken care of soon I hope as I am interested in buying it from him. I'm going to go give them a thorough thrashing to see which I like best....going by the clips on the Randall website, the T2 is alot meaner sounding to my ears but if I buy a T2 new, then that means I'm spending about $300 more that SSHS' V2. Hopefully hearing them in person will sway me towards the V2 for $$$ reasons.....if not, then I guess the $600 I got out of my amp will go as a hefty down payment on a new T2.

[TREVA]

MESA BOOGIE :x

[MikeAmottV2006]

Nah.....played them and I can't get into them at all. They are just weird sounding to my ears.

[TREVA]

NEW EARS :x

[MikeAmottV2006]

No...honestly I don't like Mesas. I never have. They are over priced and I always need to tweek the shit out of them to get anything remotely usable out of them and I still don't ike what I hear coming out of the speakers. Where as my Peavey amps and Randalls I can set all the dials half way, turn on the amp and use minimal tuning of the knobs and have a killer sound in less than a minute. You, sir, can keep any and all things Mesa.

[TREVA]

:x

[D-EJ915]

I don't really dig rectifiers, the V2 is a cool amp though.

[panic]

I'd call to make sure they have them in stock. Though they are listed on the Sam Ash website they are not usually stocked. The three Sam Ash's that I regularly visit don't stock them nor any randalls for that matter.

[ibanezaholic]

well just because the eq is touch sensitive doesnt mean mesa's arent good. that just means it takes more time tweaking them.

[Rex Rocker]

:lol

personally, I'd take a V2 over a Dual Rec, but NEVER over a Mark IV...

on the original topic, the clips on the Randall site don't do the amp justice, try them out personally and hear both amps roar... honestly, I haven't heard a T2 in person yet, but the V2 I had a chance to hear not too long ago kicked some serious ass!

[MikeAmottV2006]

Fucking Sam Ash. I called them and the guy in the guitar department said that they just got in one of each so I asked if he could not sell them right away because it takes me 45 minutes to get there....and he said sure they weren't even unpacked yet.

short story long.....I get there, the guy I spoke to on the phone is already gone, and they have no T2/V2 amps in stock, nor any on order for stock. They only had 1 150watt G3 head and a G3 combo.

So I just noodled around on they nice stock of LTD guitars.

As the previous owner of a 5150II head, I will say that the new 6505+ is, in no way shape or form, the same amp with a different name. I had it plugged into a celestion cabinet just like mine and dialed up my exact settings. In stead of med/high gain metal awesomeness......I got JCM800 slightly hotter than AC/DC crunch. It was pathetic! I had to put the gain on 8-9 to get the same amount of gain my 5150II had on 4-5. Needless to say, If I ever get another one of those it will be the old ones unter the 5150 model name.

[D-EJ915]

It is the same dude, somebody probably just fucked it up, last time I used a 6505+ at GC I had the gain at 4.

[MikeAmottV2006]

Yeah, I was just talking to my buddy that went with me. He said he looked at the back of the head and it was on the 16 ohm setting.......hooked up to a 4ohm cabinet!!!:eek:

[ZephMan13]

LOL!

Randalls are sweet, I havent really had the chance to play very many though. I've never played a Mesa, but from what I've heard, I dont like em.

BTW! WHAT AN ASSHOLE!

[Imperium]

Havnt had the pleasure of playing thru a Randall yet, but i concur with a couple that posted in this thread, MESA. OK they need dialed in, but the ones i have played thru, the Express 5:25 Combo and the F50 didnt need too much dialing in, they were pretty much plug in and play.

But id say that Randall and Peavey are guitar player brands, the do the function very well, sounding good with good features and spec is their speciality, where-as Mesa is a brand youd play in the studio more for that tonal apex, but Randall and Peavey are made for the live player that does a show a week up to 100+ a year.

[ESPKH4]

i dont like rects either but nothing makes me more happy then a MARK IV!!!

[ESPVIPERCAMO]

ive tried marshall ta mesa ta line6 and peavey just captures my tone, sure there great amps but way to expensive and dont get the tone i want or need.

[Thrashman]

eq pedal?od pedal?:|

[Asmodaus]

Mesa's aren't for taking out live?:rolleyes:

Don't judge Mesa on tubby rectifiers.