I do not have a TC-50 yet.... I generally play almost everything from dark and nasty to classic rock and old school. Not exactly into death metal but I do like some of the guitar riffs. I tend to create more of credits style music or something you would hear at the end of a movie when all are racing to leave to exit the theater.
I love the natural character of the RA100 as it is without anything connected to it except guitar and speaker. Both the head and combo put a smile on my face. However, the JP-2C has broadened that smile to a grin that is difficult to remove. I can say the same about the Roadster as that has always been a pleasure to play though on all channels. Flexibility and range of character of the amp is my pleasure. The TC-50 does fit that category and it does it with Class A/B circuitry. It seems I have abandoned the sterile simul-class for now. The Mark III and Mark IV was more natural sounding vs the Mark V. I sold the III and IV due to the versatility of the Mark V. Do I claim any regrets....I would but the JP-2C negates any loss I have endured when I sold the Mark III and Mark IV. The Mark V was going to be my main amp and it was for a short time (about a year) until the Roadster and RA100's entered my living space. The JP-2C has taken over but I still have great pleasures from the RA or Roadster. I spend too much time trying to tweak or adjust everything with the Mark V, including preamp tubes, power tubes, speakers. etc.... Just can seem to find that satisfaction I get with the others. Still it is a great amp, just not for me..... So my goal is to find a suitable replacement for the Mark V. Something different but yet familiar such that I believe the TC-50 would do quite well in that regard. I may end up keeping the Mark V but still have to discover the reason why. I have made only one recording that use the Mark V which actually turned out much better than I expected. One positive is that it records well especially with the a reactive load box and a mix of effects.
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I have moved away from recording with the Boss GT100 (that rig works quite well for recording) since I have the load box that makes recording a tube amp much easier when using microphones along with its generated signal. I am surprised how close the Mark V sounds when recorded to the Boss GT100 or vise versa. May keep the Mark V but still in debate. Soon to ditch the Roland TD-15KV as it is taking up too much space in the studio. Acoustic drums will now be used in my recording sessions. The real deal is more fun to play as well as much harder than the e-drums. The challenge is worth it plus I need the exercise. My recordings are ok to share, not superb or spectacular and I have not downloaded all of the stuff I have worked on as things just did not turn out as expected. Been a long time for me and music due to injury and sold most of my gear 10 years ago (except for the Mark III, Mark IV and one guitar that I still have). 2012 in November marks the time I started playing again, mainly to keep my sanity and as a promise I made to my wife as she requested I continue to play. The first new guitar I bought as a custom build was dedicated to her in loving memory. She has been my inspiration for musical growth that I had abandoned long ago. Sorry for the TMI..... but may be reason why some of my stuff on soundcloud may be on the sad side. Perhaps that may be a reason why I have issue with the Mark V as it reminds me of my late wife since I bought it after she had died.