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ModelSoundComments
5:50 2x12 ComboAs close to Recto as you can get: EMG 81/85Pretty close to Recto. Bass is a little flubby, but if you take off the casters and sit her on the ground it really helps to clean it up, and get some punch. If anybody can try this out with a closed back cab, I'd love to hear your results. View Settings

5:50 2x12 ComboAC/DC meets Hard Rock LeadI have this set up to be a good Classic Rock rhythm, but kick in an overdrive pedal (SD-1 set to: volume-maxed, Tone- 9 o-clock, Gain- 11 o'clock) for more gain, hit contour control and it gets a pretty heavy lead sound. Changing volume and gain really effects the bass and treble levels on this amp, so it may take some tweaking; I like to switch between bridge and neck pickup, and it took a lot of experimenting to get a balanced sound. This works pretty well in 5 watt mode too, but looses some punch. View Settings

5:50 2x12 ComboResponsive clean blues with slight breakupThis is how I set my clean, so it's bluesy with medium-hard pick attack. View Settings

5:25 1x10 ComboThese settings were set using a Gibson ES135 LTD but should not need any tweaking with a Les Paul. Work equally well in the 5W or 25W setting and on the Crunch mode as well. View Settings

5:50 2x12 Comboclassic rock tonekeep in mind this amps eq comes before gain. depending on guitar you may have to tweak, but with a les paul it freakin' rock View Settings

5:50 1x12 ComboSoaring LeadFrom the Express manual View Settings

5:25 1x10 ComboRoots CleanFrom the Mesa Express manual View Settings

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