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Hi people!

I'm thinking on buying a Bluesmaster kit but need a little help on deciding if this amp it's right for me.

I play mainly moder rock music and some metal too. Things like Muse, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Guns n' Roses, Metallica, Dream Theater, U2 and some Pink Floyd from time to time.
What I want is an amp with excellent chord definition (it seems to have it) but with enough gain and flexibility to play the music I like.

Is this one right for me? Or perhaps I should move to a marshall type of amp and lose the beautiful lead tones this amp seems to have?

I'd also like to leave the preamp as it is and change the power amp to a stereo one with stereo effects loop, but don't even know where to start to look for info.

Thanks a lot!

If it's any help, this two clips bymarinblues of the standard Overtone seem to have enough gain for what I want

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6NUMNbvtPg&feature=player_embedded#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95mFCvFvNcw

If the Bluesmaster Overtone has the same amount of distortion as the standard one I will get it.

The Bluesmaster is a good choice, and a happy medium for all those sounds.

Adjusting the trim settings on it will get you more or less to all those territories.

Apply some thought towards speaker selection though; you may have to lean on one side of the fence.

An alnico speaker (ie Celestion gold) will give you the character you want for your U2, Kings of Leon thing but won't really nail the tone you want for Metallica, Dream Theatre.

Discussion on speakers for OTS here: http://ceriatoneforum.com/index.php?topic=1041.0 (http://ceriatoneforum.com/index.php?topic=1041.0)

The truth is that not having a good sound for metal is not something that worries me too much. If I have it, better for me, but I prefer a good sound for rock music.

I will try as many speakers as I can in a shop

Thanks!