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Picked up stiletto trident a few weeks ago. Stage 1. Don't get why people dislike these, I think it sounds great especially boosted with a treble booster. Its needs volume like any tube amp to sound the best.

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Nice!!

Mesa 4 Life

boris the blade wrote:Picked up stiletto trident a few weeks ago. Stage 1. Don't get why people dislike these, I think it sounds great especially boosted with a treble booster. Its needs volume like any tube amp to sound the best.

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100%. I love these amps. I actually have been thinking about getting one sometime next year. It's a good balance of Mesa and Marshall flavors.

This was the second Mesa I ever played when I was like 16 at GC and I remember thinking holy crap this is the best sound I've ever heard! haha

The first was a nomad. Fuck that amp.

I think mine would have been better if I wasn’t putting it through Vintage 30s. I’d love to try one with my Creamback cab or Greenback cab.

greatmutah wrote:I think mine would have been better if I wasn’t putting it through Vintage 30s. I’d love to try one with my Creamback cab or Greenback cab.

Greenbacks definitely work great with this amp.
I thought it was fine with v30s too but I can see why some wouldn't like it. It definitely gets a bit nasal in the midrange.

spawnofthesith wrote:Nice!!

Mesa 4 Life

Werd, I've liked pretty much every mesa i've tried.

GuitarBilly wrote:

boris the blade wrote:Picked up stiletto trident a few weeks ago. Stage 1. Don't get why people dislike these, I think it sounds great especially boosted with a treble booster. Its needs volume like any tube amp to sound the best.

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100%. I love these amps. I actually have been thinking about getting one sometime next year. It's a good balance of Mesa and Marshall flavors.

Yeah its got a cool voicing, I really dig it!

NinjaRaf wrote:This was the second Mesa I ever played when I was like 16 at GC and I remember thinking holy crap this is the best sound I've ever heard! haha

The first was a nomad. Fuck that amp.

lol, I've never played a nomad but I don't think I've ever read anything good about them.

greatmutah wrote:I think mine would have been better if I wasn’t putting it through Vintage 30s. I’d love to try one with my Creamback cab or Greenback cab.

Interesting, I'm thinking of picking up a mesa 4x12 pretty soon with mesa v30's. You did not like? I've got an odd combo of speakers in my 2x12, rather than the stock 75's. I should have probably kept the stock speakers in as I had intended to sell the marshall cab after getting the mesa but doubt I could move it now.

A friend had a Stiletto ace, stage 1 IIRC. I had a good time jamming on it.

I'm guessing Marshall "purist" and also Mark or Rectifier lovers might turn their noses to it.

These are great amps, especially the Trident. Congrats!

GuitarBilly wrote:

greatmutah wrote:I think mine would have been better if I wasn’t putting it through Vintage 30s. I’d love to try one with my Creamback cab or Greenback cab.

Greenbacks definitely work great with this amp.
I thought it was fine with v30s too but I can see why some wouldn't like it. It definitely gets a bit nasal in the midrange.

I'd have gone greenbacks, but alas I am only on 2x12. I can drop to 50w on the stiletto, but that is no fun

JSutter wrote:A friend had a Stiletto ace, stage 1 IIRC. I had a good time jamming on it.

I'm guessing Marshall "purist" and also Mark or Rectifier lovers might turn their noses to it.

yeah probably lol

Mike Oxhuge wrote:These are great amps, especially the Trident. Congrats!

Thanks my bro

The V30s worked ok but for most of the Marshall style amps I’ve played I’ve vastly preferred Creambacks or Greenbacks. My favorite speaker is the G12H Creamback 75. I just love how it sounds.

greatmutah wrote:The V30s worked ok but for most of the Marshall style amps I’ve played I’ve vastly preferred Creambacks or Greenbacks. My favorite speaker is the G12H Creamback 75. I just love how it sounds.

Ah ok, interesting

boris the blade wrote:Picked up stiletto trident a few weeks ago. Stage 1. Don't get why people dislike these, I think it sounds great especially boosted with a treble booster. Its needs volume like any tube amp to sound the best.

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I think a lot of internet talk about any tube amp tends to boil down to your last point. Volume. Home players that have never played gigs don't ever push the volume past 1 or 2 and then complain that the amps are thin, or sound bad, or whatever. While I dig that that talk has led us to a point where a lot of amps now sound pretty decent down low, there's no denying that a good amp is going to sound way better opened up, even if it's voiced well for low volumes.

Congrats, man. I'd love to try one of these.

This model is the only Stiletto I've ever played (two different ones) and really enjoyed it both times

I think they also *look* dope as fuck

Only thing that kinda freaked me out is the ten trillion tubes lmao

The Stilettos and Triple Crowns are the secret weapons that are really under-rated.

nightflameauto wrote:

boris the blade wrote:Picked up stiletto trident a few weeks ago. Stage 1. Don't get why people dislike these, I think it sounds great especially boosted with a treble booster. Its needs volume like any tube amp to sound the best.

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I think a lot of internet talk about any tube amp tends to boil down to your last point. Volume. Home players that have never played gigs don't ever push the volume past 1 or 2 and then complain that the amps are thin, or sound bad, or whatever. While I dig that that talk has led us to a point where a lot of amps now sound pretty decent down low, there's no denying that a good amp is going to sound way better opened up, even if it's voiced well for low volumes.

Congrats, man. I'd love to try one of these.

Thanks!

Devin wrote:This model is the only Stiletto I've ever played (two different ones) and really enjoyed it both times

I think they also *look* dope as fuck

Only thing that kinda freaked me out is the ten trillion tubes lmao

Yeah this amp has 6 power tubes, 3 rectifier tubes and however many 12ax7's

Chris Z wrote:The Stilettos and Triple Crowns are the secret weapons that are really under-rated.

I had a TC-50 briefly. Awesome awesome amp, loved it!

Just got the Mesa 4x12 yesterday

boris the blade wrote:Just got the Mesa 4x12 yesterday

Congrats man!!! I've been wanting a Mesa 4x12 to use with my F-100.

GuitarBilly wrote:

boris the blade wrote:Just got the Mesa 4x12 yesterday

Congrats man!!! I've been wanting a Mesa 4x12 to use with my F-100.

Thanks! It's got V30's, right now I am actually running the V twin preamp thru the stiletto, wanted a slightly darker tone and it delivers. So haven't tried without the v twin atm, but will eventually.

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It's so tall lol, Need some getting used to with its size bc I've been on 2x12's for many years lol.

The first Mesa I owned was a Stage 2 Deuce. Really great sounding amp that was just a victim of my desire to rotate. I'm now on my 3rd Mesa, with a Racto. But I've not got a chance to hear it with my gear yet. Hopefully today.

I really need to grab a couple V30s. I have waaaay too many T75s in my life, just by coincidence mostly

Any thoughts on KT-77's? Curious as to how they would sound in this amp.