Bear in mind that a little more time spent with the Custom and you'd have that dialled in too :cowbell Yeah, that's the problem with these amps. The more time you spend with them, the more time you can't spend without them.... Too bad more of you guys aren't local. Would've fun to crank them up...

On the basis of your low volume requirements, I think that you'll find the Custom the better choice. The only caveat is that it doesn't do really loud and really clean at the same time. So long as you don't need that, and so long as you're not expecting the boost to make it act as a two channel amp,...

From what you describe, you want a JTM-45 with a loop and a master volume (that's how I view the VM in LDR, with body and detail being analogous to jumping the channels) but with classic construction techniques. Metropoulos will build it for you. I don't think you'll find one floating around off the...

Definitely need to spend more time with it before making any decisions. Speaker will almost certainly need to be broken in a little. Also, experiment with the EQ, Edge and Body for bedroom vs gig/rehearsal volumes. The Dual was designed to give Clean and moderate OD, with higher gain lead tones com...

I'll be interested in your impressions. From what you describe, my first reaction is that I'm not sure that either the Dual or the Custom are really a cross between a 1962 and a VM. The clean channel on the Dual definitely starts to break up depending on how you set it, so in that sense at least, it...

Haven't played the Classic, so can't comment on that one. Pedals work great with the Dual on both channels. Practically though I tend to play the clean channel clean and only use OD pedals on the lead side from time to time. The Dual on the lead side is definitely a different beast than the Custom. ...

The Custom is so perfect in so many ways that I really haven't been playing the Dual so much. Actually, I had never played the Dual live with the band before a month ago. Playing the Dual solo, it's a great amp, but I got the Custom first, and have being so used to the Custom (which is voiced differ...

We tend to hear what we want to in these types of videos, but I thought that the Astoria Classic stood out.

Fun to listen to anyway...

Man I am so glad you posted that. As you know I have been sniffing PRS for awhile now. I was watching Paul's video on this new 594 model and it really grabbed my attention. I liked what they did with the neck, pickups and putting the toggle where I like it. You just confirmed what I thought.... I w...

Simply the best guitar I've ever played. Makes every amp sound better, every pedal sound better... Not sure why, but it is what it is. http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k493/trmckn/PRS/594-1_zps7hps32ua.jpg http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k493/trmckn/PRS/594-3_zpsoyzoh5ef.jpg http://i1112.phot...

I like the way you roll TM1. If you're allowed, post what you come up with for the trailer. I'll be interested in how the AT7 works out for you...

Interesting... Even with underwound pickups, I'd have thought that the Astoria Custom would have more than enough gain on-tap for most users. We all have different tastes though. We all have different tastes, but for any PAF style output, the Astoria is just perfect to me... but we all have differen...

Sounds super. I've been to Gottingen a few times over the last couple of years for work and absolutely love that part of Germany. One of these times I may even get up the nerve to impose on Sigi and ask for a visit. We'll all be looking forward to the pictures.

40 hours? Wow. Amazing detail...

Definitely looking forward to the clips!