So, background, I've always had a thing for Mesas. I "grew up" in the 90s, those were my formative years with regard to building my musical tastes, and Dual Recs were all over the place. I've never actually owned one.
So, when I got my Axe, that was immediately where I gravitated toward. At the same time, I've explored the other amps that people around the interwebs seem to like. I have found that I also like the Das Metall and Uber (and I'm slowly building a Mark 4 type patch).
BUT... I keep coming back to the Dual Rec 1 Red Modern. And I find myself wondering if that has more to do with a desire to make this digital representation of an amp that I've appreciated for a while work, or if I just plain like it more. I know being content with what I'm hearing is the only thing that actually matters; I'm just wondering if anyone else finds this happening.
TL;DR
Does anyone else find themselves gravitating towards models whose real life counterpart they've held in high regard, despite people pointing to other models as being potentially even "better"?
So, when I got my Axe, that was immediately where I gravitated toward. At the same time, I've explored the other amps that people around the interwebs seem to like. I have found that I also like the Das Metall and Uber (and I'm slowly building a Mark 4 type patch).
BUT... I keep coming back to the Dual Rec 1 Red Modern. And I find myself wondering if that has more to do with a desire to make this digital representation of an amp that I've appreciated for a while work, or if I just plain like it more. I know being content with what I'm hearing is the only thing that actually matters; I'm just wondering if anyone else finds this happening.
TL;DR
Does anyone else find themselves gravitating towards models whose real life counterpart they've held in high regard, despite people pointing to other models as being potentially even "better"?