Re: boogie road king
I love mine.
I needed the 4 channels. Yeah, I know that seems like a lot, but trust me. I was pricing out Diezel VH4s and the Road King is a LOT more reasonable.
1700 is a steal.
BTW: It really didn't take me long at all to set up - it's easy if you know a little of what to expect from different tube combinations and rectification settings. There's a bit of a learning curve on how the effects loops are set up, but they work very well once you decode the weirdness of them.
The best feature of the amp is the ability to run different power tube combinations on each channel. To have channel 1 run on four 6L6's and diode rectification (on the "tweed" setting) for a really nice twin-type clean and footswitch directly to channel 2 running two EL34's on tube rectification and "brit" mode for an overdriven Plexi vibe is a lot of fun!
Also, running Channel 4 on all power tubes (four 6L6 and two EL34) on any setting at massive gain levels really does sound to me like I've bi-amped a dual rec and a modded JCM 800 and run them both through the same cab. You get the solid 6L6 thud and smoothness, with all the presence and aggressive midrange of EL34-based amps. It'll raise the hair on the back of your neck, for real.
Plus, if you ever get tired of your tone (but I doubt anyone would) you can completely re-configure the amp and wind up with four totally different-sounding channels.
I understand a lot of people really like simplicity, hence the appeal of all the Dr. Z amps with two friggin knobs labeled "Volume" and "tone." That's cool, but for me simplicity means not having to manage 30 different stomp boxes on the floor - now I can get all the tones I need from my amp.
