Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
I returned the Twin to GC. 
Surprising? It was kind of ridiculous. I use cleans just as much or more than dirt, depending on my mood. The twin seemed like a perfect amp for me but I had the idea to take it back to GC and play with a bunch of ods and boosts along with the Bolin. I tried the OCD, the Giggity, the EP booster, the AC+, MXR Modified Overdrive, a ton of stuff. Everything sounded congested with the pedals in pairs. Maybe I should never have found that pedal but I really love the Bolin, I wanted to find something that would work with it. Even without that pedal, I miss the dirt from the Mesa (I hadn't been playing it much, only the Twin). I brought my receipt and just asked if I could return it because I wasn't getting the sounds I wanted. They said sure, $900 back in my pocket. I played a few amps there but nothing clicked with me. The amps that probably clicked with me the most was the Super Champ X2 and a Super Sonic. The Orange Micro terror was fun too. But I just went home and plugged in the Mesa. You know, that amp has great cleans and amazing dirt. I do like the Twin cleans a lot... the Mesas are not bad at all and they are just different. Still kinda fendery though. I bought a Holy Grail and I am just going to keep the Mesa and boost it with the Bolin. Sounds amazing as I have thought for a while now. Love the tone... pretty unique too. I am making a small pedalboard now, I have the Bolin, a carbon copy, holy grail, and I have a few different overdrives to pick from but I am still not sure if I even need them between the amp and bolin fuzz. Anyway, good times.
Either amp kicks ass and I am happy with the Mesa.
Surprising? It was kind of ridiculous. I use cleans just as much or more than dirt, depending on my mood. The twin seemed like a perfect amp for me but I had the idea to take it back to GC and play with a bunch of ods and boosts along with the Bolin. I tried the OCD, the Giggity, the EP booster, the AC+, MXR Modified Overdrive, a ton of stuff. Everything sounded congested with the pedals in pairs. Maybe I should never have found that pedal but I really love the Bolin, I wanted to find something that would work with it. Even without that pedal, I miss the dirt from the Mesa (I hadn't been playing it much, only the Twin). I brought my receipt and just asked if I could return it because I wasn't getting the sounds I wanted. They said sure, $900 back in my pocket. I played a few amps there but nothing clicked with me. The amps that probably clicked with me the most was the Super Champ X2 and a Super Sonic. The Orange Micro terror was fun too. But I just went home and plugged in the Mesa. You know, that amp has great cleans and amazing dirt. I do like the Twin cleans a lot... the Mesas are not bad at all and they are just different. Still kinda fendery though. I bought a Holy Grail and I am just going to keep the Mesa and boost it with the Bolin. Sounds amazing as I have thought for a while now. Love the tone... pretty unique too. I am making a small pedalboard now, I have the Bolin, a carbon copy, holy grail, and I have a few different overdrives to pick from but I am still not sure if I even need them between the amp and bolin fuzz. Anyway, good times. Either amp kicks ass and I am happy with the Mesa.
