For a while now I've been looking for an amp for Shadows Club monthly meets and wondered if this might fit the bill - presume it would need miking, though? I believe many speak highly of this little Fender amp but when studying its spec I noted it doesn't have a mid tone control, just treble and bass. Given that when I use my Tonelab's Vox AC15 or AC30 simulation at home, I tend to bring up the mids and cut back on treble and bass for certain traditional Shads tunes, would this be a problem on the XD because it doesn't have its own mid control? I wasn't planning on using the Tonelab through the Fender as it obviously already has its own valve amp sounds - just be using the Magicstomp for the echoes when live playing.
I like the New York-made Tech21 PowerEngine 60 (one of our members has the Trademark 60 version with all the bells & whistles), but they rarely crop up used and are quite pricey new. The appeal of the Power Engine is being merely an amp with a simple three band equaliser and no other effects or simulations so doesn't colour the tones put through it, just amplifies it (I had a VoxAD60VT but it had problems so that's gone now).
Whilst I can plug into various club members' Vox AC30s, 15s etc that are always available, I'm doing so using those members' own effects pedals as they're already set up and rather than faff about trying to use mine and disrupt proceedings, generally am content just to use what's available. However I'd really prefer to have control of all my own sounds - hence the debate regarding buying a suitable amp to take along and thus feel more confident with my own equipment and its familiar settings. It's only once a month so I have to consider if it's worth the bother, but any advice or maybe suggestions for alternatives would be most welcome.
Regards,
Martyn