Need a review of the Mesa V-Twin and Bottle Rocket...

[BubbaVO]

I've run across those on occassion, can anyone give me a quick review - positives, negatives, are there any other products that do what they do but better/cheaper?

[Craig S]

I've had both.. and still have a Bottle Rocket. The Bottle Rocket is much more open sounding to me than the V-Twin.. Should be I guess because it's an overdrive and the other is a pre-amp. Lot's of bass in the Bottle Rocket and it works good with some amps and not so good with others. I've found it usefull as a clean boost (gain down, level up) with most everything. This is actualy were it shines best although not as clean as a tube Screamer. I use it with my Twin Reverb and sometimes uit sound good sometimes it doesn't. My Tteefus modded C30 loves it hitting the front. I've always thought the V-Twin sounded kind of flat, no life.

[phoenix]

Good value if you like the sounds. Mesa told me years ago that they discontinued them because cost to make them was about to exceed the selling price. The V-Twin is one of the most impressively built pedals I have ever seen.

The bottle rocket is a boost and doesnt make the amp sound like a Mesa. The twin does.