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I'm looking to retube the preamp section (getting a new quad of JJE34L's now) of my Rivera S120. Should I go with TungSol in V1 or SPAX7? why?

black stock head, he says mint

What's a decent price for a minty 2 year old used roadster?

this combo was absolutely sick (esp. when compared to my 212 gflex which didn't sound/respond as well). 150 watt MS-12's in the 412. does or did mesa make 212 cabs with these speakers? thx.

and how close can you get to a Marshall type sound (crunch) with the ch2 on the roadster?

So my Rivera has that same boomy feel of a recto (with a slight EL34 in-your-face Marshall crunch). But the clean sucks bad. What's a good price for a minty Roadster with a few yrs on warranty?

What are the diffs b/n RK2 and roadster in terms of the preamp? I think I read that the RK 2 had an upgraded ch1 (cleans) and brit on ch2. Is this true as well for Roadsters and since when? Is there a version 2 for Roadsters?

thats what i loved about my ex-RK1. it's great for playing along with kind of blue..... i wonder if Axe FX emulates tube rectifier???

the roadster craigslist deal didn't work out (seller didn't show up). I bought a Axe FX II XL today. expensive but sounds like that thing is the true new sick.

anybody have pricing on Mesa custom head shells for roadsters? I'm specifically interested in the wood ones... something like this: http://www.mesaboogie.com/gallery/gallery.php?id=682 AAA flame maple + black diamond plate

afaik, Mesa rebrands JJ tubes. you may as well buy from eurotubes, it's cheaper. i had problems with a brand new stiletto from mesa hollywood a few years back and the tubes kept shorting. returned for a refund.

Lee Ritenour: http://www.guitarplayer.com/miscellaneous/1139/jazz-lee-ritenour/12204 with the road king (ch. 3?) any other jazz artists using a recto? i recently learned that vernon reid uses rectos live. i'm about to buy a used roadster tomorrow. do all the roadsters have that excellent...

somebody needs to do a cover of this song with roadster (EL34's of course!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C--d2w4_26I I'm going to see Helmet next week at the Viper Room, wow!!

and i'm sure the mark V cleans are **** good b/c i had a mark V and rush guitarist uses it for cleans. roadster may be pretty good as well. i'm planning on running a marshall dsl simul with this amp...

sounds like you need an Axe FX. any tone you want. i'm about to buy a roadster. i had a RK1 and liked the spongy with recto tracking when playing along with Kind of Blue...