I bought that Stiletto Duce Stage II from Kyle and I still own it. Running it with a Marshall 1960A Lead cab loaded with Black Label EV12Ls, Fortin Zuul, an Airis Savage Drive V5 and or a Dirty Tree in front. Amazing amp, I'll never get rid of it! Thank you Kyle!!!! Dude you are the best!
Finally!!! Thank you Kyle. I've been playing for 40 years and nothing drives me more bat shit crazy when I watch a guitar guy on UA-cam and he doesn't care that his guitar is out of tune. Your shit is always spot on. Thanks brother keep hitting me with the gear demos. Love it.
I have 100watt stg 2 in the croco tolex and croco tolex oversize straight recto cab. Its got v30s. My 1960 slant 4x12 Marshall has authentic british greenbacks and the mesa sounds better through it except when on the second channel. Then the recto cab sounds tighter….
Own a stage 1 deuce. Heard negative things about them on-line but plugged it in and after messing with the controls a bit I’m really pleased with it. Even fluid drive sounds good with a bit of tinkering and an OD808X out front. Also running greenbacks - they definitely suit the amp.
One trick you can employ is to turn down the master of the channel ever so slightly, then compensate the volume with the output knob. Rounds off the top end just a little, and brings back some more mids :)
Hey man. Love your content. Just wanna give a bit of feedback if that's OK? One of the things I love the most about your channel is how you dive into an amp from square one and dial it in step-by-step to perfection. I'd love to see you retain as much of that as possible so I'd say if you feel like you're rushing through things to prevent your videos from being too long, consider releasing a part 2 for videos with an abundance of content. Your analysis and tonecrafting is why I watch your videos. Of course the tones are dope too, but how you lift the veil on these amps from square one is really helpful for people like me and I'd hate to see that disappear from your videos. Cheers man!
Had a maverick got rid of it , had a rect o verb 50 had to get rid of it. Now I picked up a stiletto ace for a steal hope to keep it. The cleans on above mentioned amps are ridiculous
I love it everytime you bring out the EMG loaded e-ii eclipse. It's by far your best sounding guitar to my ears. Also preferred the mesa can tonally as well. But I'm finding v30 loaded mesa 4x12s just have that thing tonally I like most.
I had this amp head and the only cabinet that removed those ear-shredding icepick treble frequencies was an Orange 4x12 which also added significant bass response. Every bright amp I happen to use now is plugged into the Orange; it's a perfect match for the JCM900's in my opinion.
Have both a Deuce Stage I and Stage II. They're fantastic amps. People shit on these because they came out in the height of the Nu-Metal era and all anyone wanted was Rectifiers. If you know how to dial this amp in, and listen to your ears, this thing absolutely rapes a Rectifier series amp. There's something that happens when you open this amp up and crank it, it gets this throaty roar that cuts through a mix almost like no other amp on the market. It does this thing that not even Marshall's do with their throatiness. The transformers in this thing are huge, and it's got the chrome chassis! So sexy, Mesa needs to start offering that as a premium pay option again lol.
Definitely sounds just like I would expect Mesa's take on a modded Marshall would sound. I kinda get why they stopped producing them tho. When you are looking to buy a Mesa, you are looking for something unapologetically American sounding, and trying to compete with the likes of Friedman, Bogner, Wizard, Suhr etc (aside from Marshall themselves) in the "hot rodded Marshall" sector is not an easy task. It's probably the most over-saturated amp type on the tube amp market. It definitely sounds awesome though!
Great video, huge Mesa/Boogie and Marshall fan here(just look at my name). But why I never tried one is due to everyone saying they’re harsh, including Kyle here. But man, you got it sounding great. Speakers are a MASSIVE element to tone. Think of what makes a great voice, is the way a person’s vocal cords vibrate. Speakers are your guitar rig’s vocal cords.
I like that you made a case for the speaker! The amp isn't bad but I would definitely struggle to be 100% happy with it due to that harsh top. The bottom also seems overly tight (at least on the recording), but that might just be the boost? I would definitely also move the SM57 more off the center, or add another one in Fredman micing.
Pumped to come home and see this one in my feed Kyle! My guitar co-conspirator gets his Stiletto Deuce stage II back from our tech tomorrow and I can’t wait to put it thru the paces opposite him and his Triple Rec- paired especially with my Orange 2x12 loaded with Scumbacks 👹👹 Amazing amp that’s finally getting its due as a means of really finding *your voice* (if loud AF guitars are your thing)
I’m pretty shocked by how much I dig that amp. I think the drop c sounded great through the marshal cab and I really dug the tone of the 7 string through the mesa. Great video buddy!
The last riff had the best tone for sure. And yes, speakers make a huge impact on tone. I ditched some vintage celestions for some wgs speakers in my 1965 B. Huge difference!
I have a 2X12 Ace combo with V30s and a Deuce with a Standard Oversized cab with V30s. They both sound great. You have to pull the presence down to about 10:30, highs and mids to 10:30, bass to taste, gain to taste. Put it to tube rectification and the spongy setting on the standby switch. The sweet spot on the master is at about 10:30. Effects loop level can make a difference too. Great amps! Sounds like a Marshall with Mesa gain staging.
I play mine through a Bogner 412 with some old Blackbacks and love it for hard rock. I keep all my tone controls (and gain) right around noon. Play fairly loud so I’m sure that helps. Also run 6CA7 instead of EL34
I have the stage 1 stilleto duece. I wish it had more gain. But overall good amp. Mesa always builds good stuff. 👍 maybe one day you can do the stage one amp. 😅 rock on 🤘
Did I miss the K100 segment after the Greenbacks, or was it accidentally forgotten? Either way, I'm a fan of the vid, the amp, and your general way of doing things. Proud Patron here.
I just got my hands on a 1x12. I’m kinda confused with the “diode” and “tube “ switches. Also is the output knob only for the effects loop?? Huge thank you for the video !!
I watched a band called Jonas and the Massive Attraction; the guitar player was using a stiletto deuce with a Les Paul, and it sounded awesome. I want to say he had it on top of a Marshall 4x12 cab.
Yeah Marshallish sounding definitely. Something though about it that isn’t quite as harsh as a Marshall. The frequency of the breakup is at a lower spectrum in the distortion (If that makes sense). Great alternative for a Pexi and not a bad one to have in my collection.
Its llike a dsl or jcm800 but with that thick churning recto lower mid and bass. Basically if you blended a recto for bass and low mids with an 800 or dsl its like both frequency axes in one amp. I have a stg2 and its a handful cranked. I dont play but in Eb or drop Db. My Db guitar has emgs and my Eb guitar has jb/59 pickups. Its a bad mamma jamma of an amp. I frikkin love it
@@Durkhead celestion 75 w. Those cabs have got to be one of the best cabs I've ever come across. Vtm series which came right after the butcher series are the exact same cabinets just different color piping.
That Crunch tone riff you always play (6:48) always reminds me of Zed Yago's/Velvet Viper Stay The Course, great 80's Heavy Metal pirate-themed German band \m/
Kyle, what are your thoughts on the differences/similarities between this amp and the Badlander? I own a Stiletto Deuce S2 and plan on getting a Badlander at some point. Is there too much crossover or no?
This amp would sound great through the Marshall oversized cab I have. Might be a mode 4, I'm not entirely sure. I am though a solid state head enthusiast. And the main reason is because of Dimebag. I've played tube heads, but in my opinion they need an overdrive in the front. I still use an overdrive in front of a solid state head, but I don't have to think about changing tubes, biasing. Just flip a switch and it's metal time. Cheers man, great video though.
I worked at a Mesa dealership when the first series of the Stiletto came out and it sounded NOTHING like this. It was more of a "soft gain" like maybe an un-modded JCM 800, but not really? It definitely had a unique sound, but I just didn't find it useful for much of anything. This one sounds WAY better for sure! 👍
I had a similar experience with the early Stiletto. I didn’t even know there was an updated circuit until much later. This amp is great though and I’m really enjoying it!
Hi Kyle. Bought the amp on info gained from you and Leon and the cab I bought was all you. Can you remember if you went from the amp 4 ohm out to the 4 ohm input on the cab or did you go 8 ohm amp out to 16 ohm cab input? Thanks.
Both speaker cabinets do sound vastly different. I am not sure, however, i am a fan of the "hollowness" Kyle mentioned on the Marshall cab. I like more mid range, cut. I am an idiot for getting rid of my Stilleto Duce head, but I eventually bought an Orange AD30 am in love with the Orange tone!
Great video as always! Loved this amp. By the way...Kyle, talking about "marshall flavor", can you try for us (and show us some settings) the Marshall JMP 1 preamp? I have one that I love.
Big fan of the Stiletto, played one years ago in Regina and it was mega. You can see why it was used by Metallica for a bit. People seem to be down on them for reliability but if you look after them properly you won’t have any problems. Absolute stunner of an amp
Hi Kyle, as I can see you kicked out the loop/Master-Vol. Generally I love watching your reviews, but in this case you should have set the Channel-Volume past noon - that's where every Marshall-Style amp comes to alive. I got so many compliments for my tones, although I am (still) using the Stage I deuce. You will definitely get the Bass response you miss during your testings. It's an amp for big stages and not for bedroom-level usage. Cheers from Münster, Germany Frank Strats/Tele's/ LP Trad./SG/ Stiletto Deuce Stage I / TC G-Major 2/ 1960a or 1960ax
The best boosts for a mesa boogie I have found to be an OCD or a Blues Driver. There is something about a Tube Screamer that takes the balls out of it.
Cool video Kyle thanks man ! Have u ever tried or heard the Eagnator Elite speakers in the Vengeance 4X12 cabs I bought 2 cabs from Sweetwater really sweet deal years back, they don't sound bad ,I use the Iconic evh head and not bad,and I use my Marshall heads the cabs are not bad in construction department I been wanting another cab as to have 2 full stacks I just in experemental mode speakers are not cheap either just wanted your wise opinion. I been wanting to support your channel with funds but this past 2 years have not been to good man I am fighting to achieve good recordable sounds 😂
Kyle got the Stiletto sounding great. When I with my old band mate having Rev G Triple Recs for years I just didn't know what to do with the Stiletto when we tried them out st the store.
I have one of these and got pro help in dialing it in. Next step is to send it to the ultratalented modifier Henric Hermansson in Sweden where I live for modification.
All Stiletto Ace are stage II, only the Deuce and the Trident came as stage I and later as II. Still remember watching your Deuce Stage II video years ago before your channel took off. Keep on going
Had a Deuce and thought it was great but definitely needed to tame the high end. Ran it through a Marshal 412 with g12 65’s. Will probably get another one at some point.
I'd be inerested to hear this amp in either a 1960a cab to see how it handle's t75's, and also a cab with Seventy-80's. The 1960 because that is a stock cab for more modern Marshall amps, and definitely compliments them nicely from my experience, but the Seventy-80's because they also work well with Marshall style amps, they are even stock for the DSL 40c. I like to occasionally use my DSL 50 with a custom closed-back Blackstar HTV-212 with stock Seventy-80's. It gives a very interesting sound with a lot of low resonance from the cab, low mids, and this extreme top-end spike that adds nasty grind to your drive sounds.
Hi. The guy who I bought my Ace head from used t75 and demoed it on them. I said it needs greenbacks and he said if he was going to keep amp he was going to get two greenbacks and X with two 75’s.
badass review man! kickass, love how you describe tones, but you already know I'm waiting for a review like this on the Legacy VL 100, even if you trash it! haha much love man! have a wonderful day!
I seem to remember that they intended this to compliment the rectifier! also honestly this is one of the best sounds you’ve ever gotten, and I don’t even like the stiletto usually lmAo
Hey Kyle i just want to know, at this point in your youtube journey, is it currently able to fully support your living? Counting the adds revenue plus the sponsored vids?
The Stilettos were my favorite Boogies. Great for articulate soloing. It's about that Marshall like squish. It is a subjectively chosen amp. Not nu metal fuzz amp. It's great for soloing
Any chance we can see microphone demos? I know you picked up a Royer 121 not too long ago, I think I need to buy one... Not many good metal demos of mics on YT, especially for expensive ribbon mics.
I owned a stage 1 Stiletto and it was the worst amp I’ve ever owned. Constantly in the shop, fluid drive was wack and tubby as all get out. Traded it straight up for a Dual Rec that I still own!
You should consider doing this more often with the amps you demo. Not every amp sounds good with V30’s. I remember when you did a JVM demo with that Mesa Cab. It just wasn’t the right fit. I have a JVM myself and I know it sounds great with virtually anything but a V30. Great content though.
Done the stilettos through every speaker. The eminence in my old Dean Markley 412ST were huge low end and dark, the Friedman 412/15 was brighter big time but still big low end. V30s sucked. Evm12Ls were massive low end but too much high sizzle. Greenbacks are normally my go to with many high gain amps. Speakers make the biggest final difference, guitar pickups are the first thing and affect feel big time
For me, this definitely would be the kind of amp I would think of for 7 and even 8-string tones. Marshall-style amps are actually kind of the best for that thing, especially from my experience. I have both a DSL 50 and Vs100 and they can take an 8-string better than any amp I've ever played, even the boutique shit. Extended-range players are really sleeping on these types of amps.
I bought that Stiletto Duce Stage II from Kyle and I still own it. Running it with a Marshall 1960A Lead cab loaded with Black Label EV12Ls, Fortin Zuul, an Airis Savage Drive V5 and or a Dirty Tree in front. Amazing amp, I'll never get rid of it! Thank you Kyle!!!! Dude you are the best!
Finally!!! Thank you Kyle. I've been playing for 40 years and nothing drives me more bat shit crazy when I watch a guitar guy on UA-cam and he doesn't care that his guitar is out of tune. Your shit is always spot on. Thanks brother keep hitting me with the gear demos. Love it.
You must have gotten a lot of wrong videos brother
I notice that too actually I think it’s probably an intonation problem with a lot of those videos too
Got one. It's amazing if you just get rid of the v30. Greenbacks or Creambacks really make that amp shine
G12K-85's or 100's is perfect for this amp
@@TVoltG. I used G12-65 heritage speakers when I had one
I love it with the v30 it makes the amp kick 🎉
I have 100watt stg 2 in the croco tolex and croco tolex oversize straight recto cab. Its got v30s. My 1960 slant 4x12 Marshall has authentic british greenbacks and the mesa sounds better through it except when on the second channel. Then the recto cab sounds tighter….
It absolutely kicks ass with V30, you just dial the amp differently than how you'd do with other speakers.
Own a stage 1 deuce. Heard negative things about them on-line but plugged it in and after messing with the controls a bit I’m really pleased with it. Even fluid drive sounds good with a bit of tinkering and an OD808X out front. Also running greenbacks - they definitely suit the amp.
One trick you can employ is to turn down the master of the channel ever so slightly, then compensate the volume with the output knob. Rounds off the top end just a little, and brings back some more mids :)
The reason I shared this is because a lot of people state that the treble control being up higher makes it harsh :)
Hey man. Love your content. Just wanna give a bit of feedback if that's OK?
One of the things I love the most about your channel is how you dive into an amp from square one and dial it in step-by-step to perfection. I'd love to see you retain as much of that as possible so I'd say if you feel like you're rushing through things to prevent your videos from being too long, consider releasing a part 2 for videos with an abundance of content. Your analysis and tonecrafting is why I watch your videos. Of course the tones are dope too, but how you lift the veil on these amps from square one is really helpful for people like me and I'd hate to see that disappear from your videos. Cheers man!
The Stiletto Ace, Deuce and Trident were amazing amps! So bummed they’re out of production. I really wish they would bring it back.
Badlander.
Triple crown replaced it by far I think , badlander is a diff taste of rectifiers
@@mthao1832triple crown amps are also discontinued😢
@@asnark7115
I was actually gonna ask about this...
Had a maverick got rid of it , had a rect o verb 50 had to get rid of it. Now I picked up a stiletto ace for a steal hope to keep it. The cleans on above mentioned amps are ridiculous
I love it everytime you bring out the EMG loaded e-ii eclipse. It's by far your best sounding guitar to my ears. Also preferred the mesa can tonally as well. But I'm finding v30 loaded mesa 4x12s just have that thing tonally I like most.
I had this amp head and the only cabinet that removed those ear-shredding icepick treble frequencies was an Orange 4x12 which also added significant bass response. Every bright amp I happen to use now is plugged into the Orange; it's a perfect match for the JCM900's in my opinion.
Have both a Deuce Stage I and Stage II. They're fantastic amps. People shit on these because they came out in the height of the Nu-Metal era and all anyone wanted was Rectifiers. If you know how to dial this amp in, and listen to your ears, this thing absolutely rapes a Rectifier series amp. There's something that happens when you open this amp up and crank it, it gets this throaty roar that cuts through a mix almost like no other amp on the market. It does this thing that not even Marshall's do with their throatiness. The transformers in this thing are huge, and it's got the chrome chassis! So sexy, Mesa needs to start offering that as a premium pay option again lol.
Definitely sounds just like I would expect Mesa's take on a modded Marshall would sound. I kinda get why they stopped producing them tho. When you are looking to buy a Mesa, you are looking for something unapologetically American sounding, and trying to compete with the likes of Friedman, Bogner, Wizard, Suhr etc (aside from Marshall themselves) in the "hot rodded Marshall" sector is not an easy task. It's probably the most over-saturated amp type on the tube amp market. It definitely sounds awesome though!
Great video, huge Mesa/Boogie and Marshall fan here(just look at my name). But why I never tried one is due to everyone saying they’re harsh, including Kyle here. But man, you got it sounding great. Speakers are a MASSIVE element to tone. Think of what makes a great voice, is the way a person’s vocal cords vibrate. Speakers are your guitar rig’s vocal cords.
Wow yea the rhythm sound of that amp with a 7 string sounded surprisingly good
I like that you made a case for the speaker! The amp isn't bad but I would definitely struggle to be 100% happy with it due to that harsh top. The bottom also seems overly tight (at least on the recording), but that might just be the boost? I would definitely also move the SM57 more off the center, or add another one in Fredman micing.
Pumped to come home and see this one in my feed Kyle! My guitar co-conspirator gets his Stiletto Deuce stage II back from our tech tomorrow and I can’t wait to put it thru the paces opposite him and his Triple Rec- paired especially with my Orange 2x12 loaded with Scumbacks 👹👹
Amazing amp that’s finally getting its due as a means of really finding *your voice*
(if loud AF guitars are your thing)
I’m pretty shocked by how much I dig that amp. I think the drop c sounded great through the marshal cab and I really dug the tone of the 7 string through the mesa. Great video buddy!
The 7 string sounded so good through that amp.
Amazing tone, probably the one I’m looking for in order to find a compromise between a recto and a marshall! Thank you Kyle for demo!
That last drop C riff through the greenbacks reminded me of a machine head type of tone, except more articulate. So sick.
The last riff had the best tone for sure. And yes, speakers make a huge impact on tone. I ditched some vintage celestions for some wgs speakers in my 1965 B. Huge difference!
Which wgs speakers? I don't like my retro 30 at all
I have a 4x10 cab loaded with 2 each wgs g10c and the g10c/s.
I have a 2X12 Ace combo with V30s and a Deuce with a Standard Oversized cab with V30s. They both sound great. You have to pull the presence down to about 10:30, highs and mids to 10:30, bass to taste, gain to taste. Put it to tube rectification and the spongy setting on the standby switch. The sweet spot on the master is at about 10:30. Effects loop level can make a difference too. Great amps! Sounds like a Marshall with Mesa gain staging.
I play mine through a Bogner 412 with some old Blackbacks and love it for hard rock. I keep all my tone controls (and gain) right around noon. Play fairly loud so I’m sure that helps. Also run 6CA7 instead of EL34
I have the stage 1 stilleto duece. I wish it had more gain. But overall good amp. Mesa always builds good stuff. 👍 maybe one day you can do the stage one amp. 😅 rock on 🤘
One of the best amp mesa ever made, in a row with lonestar. Ace is stage ii circuit. I’ve sent request to mesa once, they said it stage ii circuit.
From a recording standpoint, which is often different than what you hear in the room, this thing sounds great imo!
But maybe its just me.
I kinda disagree. Kyle's recording always sound weird to me. I've seen smaller channels record better, Kyle's recordings sound too trebly and fake
Agree 💯% sound great on my end .
It's not just you. The stiletto was a very underrated amp, but was overshadowed in an oversaturated market.
Did I miss the K100 segment after the Greenbacks, or was it accidentally forgotten? Either way, I'm a fan of the vid, the amp, and your general way of doing things. Proud Patron here.
I just got my hands on a 1x12. I’m kinda confused with the “diode” and “tube “ switches. Also is the output knob only for the effects loop?? Huge thank you for the video !!
I watched a band called Jonas and the Massive Attraction; the guitar player was using a stiletto deuce with a Les Paul, and it sounded awesome. I want to say he had it on top of a Marshall 4x12 cab.
That heritage guitar is absolutely beautiful!
Yeah Marshallish sounding definitely. Something though about it that isn’t quite as harsh as a Marshall. The frequency of the breakup is at a lower spectrum in the distortion (If that makes sense). Great alternative for a Pexi and not a bad one to have in my collection.
Its llike a dsl or jcm800 but with that thick churning recto lower mid and bass. Basically if you blended a recto for bass and low mids with an 800 or dsl its like both frequency axes in one amp. I have a stg2 and its a handful cranked. I dont play but in Eb or drop Db. My Db guitar has emgs and my Eb guitar has jb/59 pickups. Its a bad mamma jamma of an amp. I frikkin love it
Don't worry about what people think about your playing, you are doing just great little brother, and you are good with your history on gear.
Dude plug that amp into those PV butcher cabinets that you got. That thing will rip your head off through those cabinets.
@@Durkhead celestion 75 w. Those cabs have got to be one of the best cabs I've ever come across.
Vtm series which came right after the butcher series are the exact same cabinets just different color piping.
@@DurkheadG-12 85k's. Have one, and it absolutely rips with my Peavey Butcher.
That Crunch tone riff you always play (6:48) always reminds me of Zed Yago's/Velvet Viper Stay The Course, great 80's Heavy Metal pirate-themed German band \m/
first good demo ive seen! nice work man!
I have the trident because of your channel, you should demo the trident again now that your videos evolved alot! Keep it up Kyle!
Kyle, what are your thoughts on the differences/similarities between this amp and the Badlander? I own a Stiletto Deuce S2 and plan on getting a Badlander at some point. Is there too much crossover or no?
Watching Andy Timmons play the stiletto will immediately make mere mortals feel inadequate.
Andy could plug into a dogturd and still sound better than 90% of us.
This amp would sound great through the Marshall oversized cab I have. Might be a mode 4, I'm not entirely sure. I am though a solid state head enthusiast. And the main reason is because of Dimebag. I've played tube heads, but in my opinion they need an overdrive in the front. I still use an overdrive in front of a solid state head, but I don't have to think about changing tubes, biasing. Just flip a switch and it's metal time. Cheers man, great video though.
I owned the deuce stage II and the treble was piercing. You made it sound great, well done
Just play the amp thru that Mesa ported 2x12 cab you have there. That cab makes everything sound amazing. Best cab ever made that I have tested/owned.
Hats off! your amp demos are outstanding imho!! thank you
I worked at a Mesa dealership when the first series of the Stiletto came out and it sounded NOTHING like this. It was more of a "soft gain" like maybe an un-modded JCM 800, but not really? It definitely had a unique sound, but I just didn't find it useful for much of anything. This one sounds WAY better for sure! 👍
I had a similar experience with the early Stiletto. I didn’t even know there was an updated circuit until much later. This amp is great though and I’m really enjoying it!
I have an Ace 1x12” combo. It’s the amp I’ve been playing most lately. Agree that the V30 is the wrong speaker. Thank you so much for this video. 👊🏻👊🏻
Ya the active puckups sounded excellent. Great video thx Kyle. Glab your channel is doing great really enjoy your content.
Stilletto x greenbacks = monster sound , sounded great ... With all the guitars ... The riffs sounded heavy . 👍
That Heritage is sick man! Killer top.
Great sounding amp! Good job Kyle!
Take that amp to your local open mic night and blow the front door off, LOL
Sounds 👍 great !! Kyle . Love the sound you got with this amp
I managed to get a very similar cab to go with my Stiletto. Omg it works for me!
Hi Kyle. Bought the amp on info gained from you and Leon and the cab I bought was all you. Can you remember if you went from the amp 4 ohm out to the 4 ohm input on the cab or did you go 8 ohm amp out to 16 ohm cab input? Thanks.
you could do either and be fine!
@@belligerentamateur thanks Kyle, was just wondering as I as yet don’t mic up and have heard 8-16 is darker and 4-4 is brighter 👍
They had made the heartbreaker which was also a tweed/Marshall deal, hopefully this one is better since that one was horrendously dark
Mesa TA30 is good for Marshall tones... classic not metal.
@@realtruenorth Yeah man, I have the TA-15 and the Channel 2 Hi 1 on the 5 watt mode rocks. Great Marshall tone.
@@tj10777 yes, some thick Marshall goodness there.
Very cool 🤘 Haven't seen too many of these on here. Probably just have to search it up ha. Sounds killer with gb 25's. this and badlander in stereo?
At band rehearsal volume the EQ will even out a lot and you won’t need to dump the treble and presence like you have to at low volume.
Both speaker cabinets do sound vastly different. I am not sure, however, i am a fan of the "hollowness" Kyle mentioned on the Marshall cab. I like more mid range, cut. I am an idiot for getting rid of my Stilleto Duce head, but I eventually bought an Orange AD30 am in love with the Orange tone!
Great video as always! Loved this amp. By the way...Kyle, talking about "marshall flavor", can you try for us (and show us some settings) the Marshall JMP 1 preamp? I have one that I love.
....and greetings from Brazil
Big fan of the Stiletto, played one years ago in Regina and it was mega. You can see why it was used by Metallica for a bit. People seem to be down on them for reliability but if you look after them properly you won’t have any problems. Absolute stunner of an amp
Im glad tht i found you on youtube ! Thanks Kyle :)
When in doubt.
Greenbacks. Goddamn those speakers sounded nuts.
Hi Kyle, as I can see you kicked out the loop/Master-Vol. Generally I love watching your reviews, but in this case you should have set the Channel-Volume past noon - that's where every Marshall-Style amp comes to alive. I got so many compliments for my tones, although I am (still) using the Stage I deuce. You will definitely get the Bass response you miss during your testings. It's an amp for big stages and not for bedroom-level usage.
Cheers from Münster, Germany
Frank
Strats/Tele's/ LP Trad./SG/ Stiletto Deuce Stage I / TC G-Major 2/ 1960a or 1960ax
“As you can see…or hear” 😆
The best boosts for a mesa boogie I have found to be an OCD or a Blues Driver. There is something about a Tube Screamer that takes the balls out of it.
Cool video Kyle thanks man ! Have u ever tried or heard the Eagnator Elite speakers in the Vengeance 4X12 cabs I bought 2 cabs from Sweetwater really sweet deal years back, they don't sound bad ,I use the Iconic evh head and not bad,and I use my Marshall heads the cabs are not bad in construction department I been wanting another cab as to have 2 full stacks I just in experemental mode speakers are not cheap either just wanted your wise opinion. I been wanting to support your channel with funds but this past 2 years have not been to good man I am fighting to achieve good recordable sounds 😂
Kyle got the Stiletto sounding great. When I with my old band mate having Rev G Triple Recs for years I just didn't know what to do with the Stiletto when we tried them out st the store.
I have one of these and got pro help in dialing it in. Next step is to send it to the ultratalented modifier Henric Hermansson in Sweden where I live for modification.
Maybe blend in the stilleto and it's harshness with a more "muddy amp" to kinda even things out?
Yet another bad ass amp on my wish list. Thanks for doing this and reigniting my desire to spend money I don't have. Thanks! \m/
All Stiletto Ace are stage II, only the Deuce and the Trident came as stage I and later as II. Still remember watching your Deuce Stage II video years ago before your channel took off. Keep on going
Dude, that Heritage sounds huge!!
Had a Deuce and thought it was great but definitely needed to tame the high end. Ran it through a Marshal 412 with g12 65’s. Will probably get another one at some point.
I'd be inerested to hear this amp in either a 1960a cab to see how it handle's t75's, and also a cab with Seventy-80's.
The 1960 because that is a stock cab for more modern Marshall amps, and definitely compliments them nicely from my experience, but the Seventy-80's because they also work well with Marshall style amps, they are even stock for the DSL 40c.
I like to occasionally use my DSL 50 with a custom closed-back Blackstar HTV-212 with stock Seventy-80's. It gives a very interesting sound with a lot of low resonance from the cab, low mids, and this extreme top-end spike that adds nasty grind to your drive sounds.
Hi. The guy who I bought my Ace head from used t75 and demoed it on them. I said it needs greenbacks and he said if he was going to keep amp he was going to get two greenbacks and X with two 75’s.
Love the channel but do u know any other riffs
No
I love how often he plays Feathers for mid-gain testing!!
Greenbacks 100% but I'm biased, they're my fav speaker
The greenbacks sounded great after you pulled back the presence
Enjoyed the comparison between v30s and greenbacks.
badass review man! kickass, love how you describe tones, but you already know I'm waiting for a review like this on the Legacy VL 100, even if you trash it! haha much love man! have a wonderful day!
PS. I think the legacy is better through green backs also!
I seem to remember that they intended this to compliment the rectifier!
also honestly this is one of the best sounds you’ve ever gotten, and I don’t even like the stiletto usually lmAo
Kyle, if you only had 1 overdrive with that amp, what would it be?
Would totally to know what Szabados comes up with, BTW totally agree on using tube rect with Ch 2
HO-LEE-SHEESH!! I actually really liked this a lot! This actually the first Boogie that I really liked. I may need to grab one!
Hey Kyle i just want to know, at this point in your youtube journey, is it currently able to fully support your living? Counting the adds revenue plus the sponsored vids?
The Stilettos were my favorite Boogies. Great for articulate soloing. It's about that Marshall like squish.
It is a subjectively chosen amp. Not nu metal fuzz amp.
It's great for soloing
I remember trying one a long time ago and really liking it
Any chance we can see microphone demos? I know you picked up a Royer 121 not too long ago, I think I need to buy one... Not many good metal demos of mics on YT, especially for expensive ribbon mics.
For sure man, I'll be diving into that stuff in the next few weeks
I owned a stage 1 Stiletto and it was the worst amp I’ve ever owned. Constantly in the shop, fluid drive was wack and tubby as all get out. Traded it straight up for a Dual Rec that I still own!
Dude, I'd love to heard more amps with the Greenbacks
Great demo sounded killer
The amp sounds great little brother.
I got cotton mouth too but I know why. lol. love the channel.
I got the green combo 2 12 v30's I'm switching them out for the GB's..thanks ..
That amps sound amazing with black shadows also
What is your setup for recording audio and video?
Did you ever sell this amp? I have a combo but have been looking for it in head form.
Sold this one but I have the deuce stage Ii for sale!
You should consider doing this more often with the amps you demo. Not every amp sounds good with V30’s. I remember when you did a JVM demo with that Mesa Cab. It just wasn’t the right fit. I have a JVM myself and I know it sounds great with virtually anything but a V30. Great content though.
Really enjoying this, as I forgot about those amps! I’ll bet Sugarloaf will sound great through that amp! Just sayin….😅
Done the stilettos through every speaker. The eminence in my old Dean Markley 412ST were huge low end and dark, the Friedman 412/15 was brighter big time but still big low end. V30s sucked. Evm12Ls were massive low end but too much high sizzle. Greenbacks are normally my go to with many high gain amps. Speakers make the biggest final difference, guitar pickups are the first thing and affect feel big time
I ran Eminence speakers in my cab for my Stilleto.
For me, this definitely would be the kind of amp I would think of for 7 and even 8-string tones. Marshall-style amps are actually kind of the best for that thing, especially from my experience.
I have both a DSL 50 and Vs100 and they can take an 8-string better than any amp I've ever played, even the boutique shit. Extended-range players are really sleeping on these types of amps.
I like this amp... What is that riff at 7:44 from ?