JLBoogie
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I am thinking of springing for a stiletto to add to the Mesa collection. Probably a ace model since I am a bedroom player looking doing the search for the holy tone. I have a lonestar but want to nail AC/DC, Zeppelin, Purple, Bad Company kind of tones of the classic marshall rock era. All the you tube videos I see of the stilettos (except Andy Timmons but its not his tone I am looking for with this question) show someone playing more modern speed and death style metal, not that I totally mind that but not really my thing anymore(getting old) and can't find someone playing the classic blues rock tones. Trying to decide if maybe I should just get a Marshall like the modern/vintage line but would rather keep the mesa family line going, after owning mesa amps marshalls look very cheaply made but really want that bluesy rock sound. nowhere near me to try one out so I usally try to buy used so I can try without a huge loss if can't be pleased. I know the ace has great cleans so really need to know if these tones can come from channel two and how close do they really come to a marshall. So HELP if you get these tones what channel and mode are you using?