I would really like to test the B200S but no one over here has one ... anyway next month I should get a 2:95 and just be dont with it! LOL
BTW I came to the realization yesterday that for general rehersals and even at quick practicing at home I can use the cab sim of the Lexicon for a quick setup when tone chasing is not the exact idea but just learning song or jamming along. I came to this conclusion when the other guitarist just plugged to the solid state amp that was in the rehersal studio and didnt bring nothing more than his guitar... so why be bothered with all the extra gear when no one (at least on that particuar scenario) is chasing tone on the rehearsal.
Hey EC,
The B200S is surprisingly good for a solid state amp. It's quiet, and it seems to have a lot of emphasis on the warm side of amplification, and it's louder than a locomotive!
ADA claimed it was a poweramp tuned specifically for guitar. Personally, I like the sound of it as far as solid state amps go. It's not sterile sounding like other guitar amps.
I agree with you about using some other amp for just practicing or rehearsing. When you aren't trying to create a specific sound, any practice amp with a decent tone will do the job. When I'm playing alone and trying to figure out something, I'm usually using one of my Fender G-Dec amps. I have a couple of cool programs in those that sound really good. Nothing like the ADA stacks, but good to play around with. If I'm rehearsing at lower volumes, I use my Vibrolux Reverb, and that is once again a good sound, but not my ADA rig.
At the risk of sounding repetitive, most of the real tones come from my fingers. The amplifiers just embellish that tone.
Harley