mesaman777
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RHY 2 with my old Tube Screamer was the go-to sound for me for a long time. I used the lead channel now and then when I needed a little extra something, haha.
I bought a combo version of the Mark IV when I got all nostalgic a few years back but frankly I was disappointed. I think at the time that it was my #1 we were generally playing stages and rooms where I could open up the master volume and really get the tubes working hard. These days I'm just playing in the basement or in small clubs and can't really fire it up and get it humming.
I tend toward smaller amps these days... my old 70s Fender Champ is perfectly suited for the gigs I play now.
I certainly agree with all you said. The sweet spot on the 4 is pretty loud, at least 2 on the master. Beasty has to breath. Having owned 3 of them I can say that they all were different instruments. I am a member of the Boogie Board too and there are constant threads about how those amps differ from one another.
Funny, the Fender Champ was actually the first boogie amp I believe. Randle Smith used to hot rod them. The story goes that he was working at a music store and was demoing one of his Champ mods, Santana walks by, hears it, goes into the store and proclaims "man this thing boogies". A company was born.