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Which do you mesa guys go with? I like my cleans big and lush, for open-chord stuff. I don't do a lot of clean soloing at all, and if I do it's usually with an acoustic, so I'm leaning towards 50W RTT vs 100W diode, since it sounds like diode is meant to be brighter.

 

[Drew]

You might want to try 100 watt tube rectification. It'll be a little darker, but if you like your cleans to be clean, the extra headroom is nice.

 

[Stitch]

I've always found the diode options to be 'stiffer'. I like my cleans big, bright and compressed as hell (bulbish in a way, as much as I am loathe to compare myself to his sound! :lol whereas the recto options sound a bit spongier and a bit more dynamic.

 

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You might want to try 100 watt tube rectification. It'll be a little darker, but if you like your cleans to be clean, the extra headroom is nice.

:yesway: This feels like a winner at first listen.