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I had one of the early, leather wrapped Tremoverb 212 combos as soon as they came out. It was a FANTASTIC amp, and served me as my #1 for about a decade, until my son decided he wanted to use it with his band. Sadly, a tech modded it to have a bias adjustment - without asking my permission - and it never sounded the same. I don't know if he did it right or not, but we wound up selling the amp and replacing it with a Stiletto (my son's choice at the time; he was about 13-14).
I also had the Blue Angel and the Maverick, as well as some other Mesa amps. Loved 'em all. The closest I could come to what I loved about the Tremoverb's OD tone was - surprisingly - a Two-Rock Onyx; I bought one as soon as I heard it, but that's a digression.
Would I buy a reissue Tremo? Possibly! But I'd also be interested in a '90s reissue Dual Rec since the Tremo was based on it and I rarely used the Tremolo feature.
I guess I'm kinda going on and on here. But...there's something about playing Mesa amps (and a few others) that's usually 'just right' for the stuff I do - and as previously mentioned, I'm not a high gain player. The amps simply 'sing' and are easy for me to play. I need that more than ever now that I'm getting on in years and my hands have some nerve damage that slows me down quite a bit. With more sustain I can play fewer notes in a given measure and kinda get away with it.
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Thanks for posting these, I need to check more of them out. I like Randall.
CorrosiveMatter
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Randall makes me realize I am way to introverted, his stories are just so awesome.
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Ugh…starting to see IIC+ reissues in the < $2500 range and my palms are starting to sweat.
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