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How much is a RK ? I gave $2000 for my XTC. Was that NEW?

Actually no I DIDN'T miss out on the difference. Although I haven't owned a RKII I have PLAYED one and my opinion of its crunch tones - EL34 or 6L6 - is no different. I also tried many varieties of EL34 in the Roadster and again - crunch tones nowhere near what the XTC can do - and BTW my XTC is the standard 6L6 20th anniversary version! I think the whole progressive linkage thing is a bit gimmicky, to tell you the truth. There are other things which make a much bigger tonal difference than power tube type. Makes a big difference on mine. Look, I'm glad you dig your amp, I just didn't care for it nearly as much as I do my RK, it just really didn't impress me all that much, particularly at that asking price, sorry. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that the one I played was right next to a Diezel Herbert that made it sound comparatively weak, IMO. I'd still love to check out an Uber, though. Different strokes...

I have previously owned a Roadster (very similar to the RKII - just a few less options) and currently own the XTC 20th anniversary - no way I would go back. As others say, the RKII is basically the cadillac of Rectos - with the addition of an excellent clean channel. So you have great high gain recto tones and a very nice clean channel based on the Lone Star. What it misses (and what most Mesa miss IMO) is the in-between lower gain crunch tones - the classic rock type of tones. This is where the Bogner beats it - and which IMO makes it a more versatile beast. It's the first amp I've owned that has 3 EXCELLENT channels - clean, crunch and high gain - all eminently tweakable and useable. Although Mesas have lots of switches and dials I find myself constantly searching for my tone when I play them. The Bogner, on the other hand, I find more intuitive to tweak and I spend way less time searching. It seems that if I want something a bit different I just flip one switch or tweak one dial and it does exactly what I think it will - and I've had it for way less time than I had the Roadster or any Mesa for that matter. Don't get me wrong, I do like Mesa amps. I've owned a Stiletto Ace, Mark IV and Roadster over the past few years. It just seems like I can never quite get the tone I'm seeking with them. The Bogner on the other hand...gives me a boner every time I play it! This is where you missed out on the difference between the Roadster and the RKII. The combination of ELs and 6Ls is an entirely different sound that the Roadster can't deliver, and is by far my favorite high-gain sound on the amp, and the sound that stomps the XTC in my book.

I dunno... I've played an XTC before and it just really didn't do it for me. It was actually one of the more disappointing price-to-performance amps I've played to my ears, at least. The RK cleans SLAYED it right out of the box and the combo of ELs & 6Ls in channel 3 vintage mode crush anything I've heard out of an XTC, IMO. I haven't personally played through an Uber yet, but I've heard enough awesome clips and recordings of one to think it's probably the one Bogner I would seriously like to check out, though. Just based on my experiences, I'd take a Herbert or a RKII over the XTC any day. YMMV apparently...

Time for edgeofdarkness to step up to the plate and drop the fagner like a bad habit and try out a diezel. j/k man (kind of) I hear there's this really cool guy named Terry who could help him out with that!

Herbert > Broken Herbert > RKII > Broken RKII > XTC

XTC>RKII>Herbert Blue Voodoo>Gorilla>XTC

fixed. broke.

RKII > XTC all day This. Jeezus. Not even close.

This is what happens when you let the government control your healthcare, folks! :poke: this should be good...

I can't feel my ass Try removing the vibrator.

Holy {censored}! Is that yours? {censored}in' awesome! Warren DeMartini model = :love: