[WRhine]

Marshall is best for balls to the wall distortion

You bet. Marshall has a great electric tone that remains quite clear even through moderate distortion. It's the Champ of Amps IMO.

Yes, I prefer the Mesa Boogie DC-5...great clean sound, great distorted lead sound.

I'll have to give that a try on my Fender Twin. I've heard a lot about the Mesa Boogie.

[Mr. Mojo]

I find that the early 60's Marshalls with the tube rectifiers sound the best ....the JTM-45, to be specific --- what Clapton used with the Bluesbreakers. The Vox AC-30 was just as good, imo. ....especially for that George Harrison tone. But my favorite all-time amps are the pre-'67 Fenders: Tweed (narrow panel) Bassmans and Deluxes, the blonde and blackface Twins, the blackface Supers, Vibroverbs, Deluxe Reverbs, and Princetons .....damn, almost all of them. To me, tone heaven is playing an early 50's Telecaster through a blackface Twin Reverb. ...I just doesn't get any better.

[Pahuanui]

You bet. Marshall has a great electric tone that remains quite clear even through moderate distortion. It's the Champ of Amps IMO.

Oh, I don't know... My 120w Matchless Superchief pretty much, for me at least, defines clarity under any circumstances.

Of course, I've never needed (nor do I want to) to turn it up past 3/4's or so, so who knows? But put a Dirtbox in front of the baby and...ouch.