Mesa Boogie vs Fender

@edcyn  what Mesa where they using back in the day? I think a Pre-CBS Vibrolux is a killer piece, sounds amazing with single coils. Too bad you got rid of the Vibrolux. 

Not being a smart a$$ but the SQ of the Fender will sound more like a Fender.  There is just a signature sound of their early 60's amps.  

@three_easy_payments   That is obviously true, but in what ways does the Fender sound differ from the Mesa sound for these particular amps, in your opinion?

I still have a little Mesa .22 Studio from around 1992.  It sounds very neutral to me compared to the vintage Fenders which benefit from more headroom - brighter and sparkling and able to playing "chunkier" without breaking up.

davey -- To put it simply, I just don’t play any electrified instruments anymore. Just like one of my band members happily/mistakenly exclaimed about the Grateful Dead during one fleeting moment back in the previous century, I’ve gone completely acoustic and haven’t looked back.

Electric guitars have to weigh a ton if you want any tone out of them. It’s tough on the shoulders and back. And feet. More importantly, I preternaturally crave acoustic sounds. That Carr amp in our living room hasn’t been switched on in several years. As for the sound difference between the Fenders and the Mesa, three-easy-payments has it right on. Sparkle, headroom and dynamic range are currently out of style. Instead, players seem to crave power and punch...not that this is a particularly bad thing in the rock universe. When you’re duking it out with other electric performers it’s not subtlety you generally want, anyway. You want to make your presence known. You want the audience/listener to know how bruised and angry you are at the current state of existence.