OK, I'm pretty much dying to get one, or at least try one out. There's two on eBay for $350 BIN and $275 w/ 5days. Are they worth that much? Should I wait?
I've heard they don't do metal, and don't sound like a recto. I'm perfectly OK with that, since my tone tends to border on the heavy-rock side anyways.
In front of a low gain tube amp, they sound amazing. Most of the guys I've seen with them use them in rock/blues bands, and step on them for leads. They drive an amp really, really hard.
You may also consider the Tech 21 California pedal, but the annoying thing about that is that it has built-in speaker emulation that you can't remove. Not the best for the front end of an amp.
Personally, I think it's hard to get the Mesa sound out of a pedal (besides the pricey Mesa pedals), but it's easy to get, e.g., the Marshall sound in a pedal. So I'm a big fan of using a Mesa amp with pedals for non-Mesa tones.
I'm not terribly interested in nailing a Mesa amp tone with it, just looking for something to give some more cool sounds. And, Mesa is a company I trust for cool sounding shit :yesway:
The price on those V-twins have skyrocketed in recent years. I sold my V-Twin rack a few years ago for $300, and thought that was a fair price. I seem to remember them going for much more than that nowadays.
Personally, I wouldn't pay over $200 for the pedal, but that's me.
The tone is quite smooth compared to a Recto, but the tone sure is Mesa through and through. To get into metal territory I used the boost with a Metal Zone; added an edginess that was missing. But for leads, I used to just plug straight in - super smooth tone. It didn't have a shit tone of gain though...
At the end of the day, I think the V-Twin is great for what it is, but as of now they're way overpriced.
The price on those V-twins have skyrocketed in recent years. I sold my V-Twin rack a few years ago for $300, and thought that was a fair price. I seem to remember them going for much more than that nowadays.
Personally, I wouldn't pay over $200 for the pedal, but that's me.
The tone is quite smooth compared to a Recto, but the tone sure is Mesa through and through. To get into metal territory I used the boost with a Metal Zone; added an edginess that was missing. But for leads, I used to just plug straight in - super smooth tone. It didn't have a shit tone of gain though...
At the end of the day, I think the V-Twin is great for what it is, but as of now they're way overpriced.
Once my Nomad sells, I'll put up some WTB ad's for $200, see if I get any hits.
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