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Hi all,
I'm considering upgrading my current rig, well just the amps really. Right now I have an Ibanez J-custom RG8670 going through a shabby Marshall MG20DFX and pedals. Within a few weeks I will be purchasing a PODXT Pro for home recording etc and also something I can take to University rather than an amp.
I have been thinking of starting my own rack system, consiting of the PODXT Pro and a Mesa/Boogie 20/20, T.C. Electronic G-major or If I can offord one a Mesa/Boogie Triaxis. I will probably add a few more racks later in the years haha (if I get rack) - This will be handy if i'm purchasing the XT Pro, but the downside is I won't be able to try the Mesa/Boogie 20/20 as none of the local stores stock them and I'll need to travel the other end of the country to try it. But I have read some promising reviews and sounds fantastic.
My other option that I've been considering is getting an Amp head and I'm looking out for the Mesa/Boogie Dual rectifier or the Peavy JSX Head. One of the local stores stock these amps but I have requested to try them and the always says "they're not connected up." But Hopefully within a few weeks I'll go down again and ask another dude, if not I'll try another store that stock these amps. The downside of buying the amp heads are, that I'll probably won't need 100 or 150W of Tube power! I guess I could pull tubes on the dual to bring it down to 50W but not too sure on the JSX. I play in a band (after this summer I don't think I will be as I'm off to Uni) but these amps will certainly be powerful enough for the gigs. But When I come from uni during the summer I'll mostly be practicing in the house and i'm just worried that I'm not going to use the heads power to it's full potential. So it might not be worth getting the heads, although it could posisbly be cheaper than buying the rack setup.
Right now I'm stuck between the two, I'm unsure what to go for. Both have their advatanges and disadvantages and I just need some opinions before making final decisions and also opinons of users that have either setups (head or rack)
Thanks
I'm considering upgrading my current rig, well just the amps really. Right now I have an Ibanez J-custom RG8670 going through a shabby Marshall MG20DFX and pedals. Within a few weeks I will be purchasing a PODXT Pro for home recording etc and also something I can take to University rather than an amp.
I have been thinking of starting my own rack system, consiting of the PODXT Pro and a Mesa/Boogie 20/20, T.C. Electronic G-major or If I can offord one a Mesa/Boogie Triaxis. I will probably add a few more racks later in the years haha (if I get rack) - This will be handy if i'm purchasing the XT Pro, but the downside is I won't be able to try the Mesa/Boogie 20/20 as none of the local stores stock them and I'll need to travel the other end of the country to try it. But I have read some promising reviews and sounds fantastic.
My other option that I've been considering is getting an Amp head and I'm looking out for the Mesa/Boogie Dual rectifier or the Peavy JSX Head. One of the local stores stock these amps but I have requested to try them and the always says "they're not connected up." But Hopefully within a few weeks I'll go down again and ask another dude, if not I'll try another store that stock these amps. The downside of buying the amp heads are, that I'll probably won't need 100 or 150W of Tube power! I guess I could pull tubes on the dual to bring it down to 50W but not too sure on the JSX. I play in a band (after this summer I don't think I will be as I'm off to Uni) but these amps will certainly be powerful enough for the gigs. But When I come from uni during the summer I'll mostly be practicing in the house and i'm just worried that I'm not going to use the heads power to it's full potential. So it might not be worth getting the heads, although it could posisbly be cheaper than buying the rack setup.
Right now I'm stuck between the two, I'm unsure what to go for. Both have their advatanges and disadvantages and I just need some opinions before making final decisions and also opinons of users that have either setups (head or rack)
Thanks