Has anyone here gotten an opportunity to test out the new Mesa Stiletto head unit? If you have, can you give me your impressions of it and what you thought of the tone?
Mesa Boogie Stiletto Head Unit: Opinions?
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Hey Silverwulf,
Stiletto usually gets labeled as the "Creed Machine" but I honestly think that it is a solid amp. Its strengths lie in hard rock and traditional metal but it also can pull off some sweet tones in terms of bluesy stuff. I played through one for about an hour and I wasn't interested in purchasing one after all of that playing. I constantly found myself wishing that it would be more Recto-ish or more Mark IV-ish. The Stiletto as a whole just struck me as being very average. Other amps out there do the same thing that this one does but better and for less. As you can gather from my previous statement, I also think that it is a little bit overpriced. For like $600 less you could probably snag a F-50 / F-100 that would probably be able to pull off Stiletto tones and some Recto-styled tones without much trouble. What tones are you trying to pull off?
Stiletto usually gets labeled as the "Creed Machine" but I honestly think that it is a solid amp. Its strengths lie in hard rock and traditional metal but it also can pull off some sweet tones in terms of bluesy stuff. I played through one for about an hour and I wasn't interested in purchasing one after all of that playing. I constantly found myself wishing that it would be more Recto-ish or more Mark IV-ish. The Stiletto as a whole just struck me as being very average. Other amps out there do the same thing that this one does but better and for less. As you can gather from my previous statement, I also think that it is a little bit overpriced. For like $600 less you could probably snag a F-50 / F-100 that would probably be able to pull off Stiletto tones and some Recto-styled tones without much trouble. What tones are you trying to pull off?
