Should I buy a Badlander?

Would you put it more in the camp of a modern Marshall like a JVM orange and Freidman HBE gain wise than the classic plexi or 800
Yes more modern. You can get lower gain rock tones but the openness and dynamic spank isn't there.

For big Mesa tones, a boosted 2-ch dual/triple Rec still rules for the heavier stuff, and an 800 is unbeatable for Brit rock tone. The Badlander can do both decently - but it feels more like a jack of all trades.
 
That is a great deal! There is one at my store where I work that I play through regularly. It sounds great. A couple of years back I had the rack mount 50W head and loved it! Solid product. The heavy tones on it are good but it just needs a touch more. The cleans with a bit of gain pushed in sound great!
 
Would you put it more in the camp of a modern Marshall like a JVM orange and Freidman HBE gain wise than the classic plexi or 800


A JVM is way more compressed and has more gain (this comment is not specific about orange channel, I’m color blind and can’t remember wich channel is wil hitch)
 
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