Originally Posted by: Andrew Sa... I tried the Thermion up against a XXX, and I just preffered the Ibanez...The xxx head was also cool, but not as cool in my opinion

If we all had exactly the same taste in tone, there would only be one set of gear available. And we'd all sound the same. Yeaackkk! :p

I recommended the VT-22 to the Ace, because I think it fits his needs. I'm very disappointed to find out that it has not been good to him, but I'm also very sure that his problem is caused by his particular amp being unhealthy. I think that when he gets it fixed, he will agree that its a great amp. Even then, though, he may still decide that it isn't quite what he wants. The good news is that he got it for a good price, and he should be able to recover his costs if he decides to sell it.