I have a couple Plexi samples on my SoundClick page. It won't do 100% clean sound but you can get a good clean-ish sound from it.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=652578
I'd give one of my kidneys for a Ty module. King's X is my favorite band.
A lot of Ty's sound is from the heavy chorus. I use a XTC right now for my Ty sound and sometimes a 1086. I should post clips one of these days...
I just listened to 3DD - Kryptonite and I'd say the 1086 is closer in that song. The 1086 is a thinner brighter sound than the Grail. You could go with either one though. I have a Rectified modded to Grail specs and a 1086. I like them both.
I've been working on this tone too. Tone chasing is a losing battle...
Try EMG 81 pickups and a distortion pedal paired with a Framus or Mesa type module. The pedal is mainly for EQ to thin out the bass to make the rhythm clearer. The Tube Screamer patch on my Line6 X3 isn't good enough to...
The Grail is the easy answer for a Mesa sound, but I wouldn't rule out a 1086 either. I have the regular Ultra and no, to me it's not Mesa. I haven't heard an Ultra Lead though.
I agree, longer! More!
Chris, can you do us a favor and change the options on the Soundclick page so we can download the file? I try to save all the sample clips I can.
Thanks.