yeah dude, if I were you, mesa all the way. Crates are n00b amps (in my humble oppinion), Marshalls are cool... and the mode 4... JESUS that thing is huge. 350 watts will blow you against the back wall (ever see back to the future?). All in all that looks like a sweet amp, for stadium playing. But I'm pretty biased towards mesas, they're plenty loud, have tons of low-end, and they just sound nice (to my ears).