Last night I saw this killer King Diamond/Mercyful Fate cover band & one of the guitarists was using Splawn amps & he also had a Splawn guitar. He had one of the best tones I have ever heard. Killer lead tone that cut right through the mix. The guy seemed to really know his shit & he swears by Splawn gear. Only thing he was running through it was a Tube Screamer for his leads... He didn't seem too keen on Mesa. The guy damn near had the holy grail of tone & he nailed all LaRocque's solos, sometimes even better than LaRocque.
http://www.splawnguitars.com/
http://www.splawnguitars.com/