Recent content by bluestometal

Thanks for the detailed reply. Since I started the topic I've put GP aside and started learning how to use the piano roll in Pro Tools and Garage Band to program my midi parts, it looked scary and difficult at first sight but when you start understanding how it works and practice on it it...

The "volume on 0 presence on full" thing's from the 2:90 poweramp manual, I don't know why you've to do that but it's not required with the 50/50.

Sounds friggin' good, keep 'em comin' :D

With any MESA amp the "now-I'm-starting-to-warm-up" volume is quite loud, really too much for bedroom practices but, most of the case, it's too much for band sessions and club situations too so with a 150W MESA amp you just have and even louder start-up volume treshold. You could use an od to...

Thanks for the step-by-step, very useful and clear. I've just some (dumb) questions: 1- on Banzai (and other parts websites) the TAD125C1A isn't listed into the chokes but into the trannies... O__o maybe you can spot a light on that and make me understand :) 2- when you solder the 2 choke's...

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I use my G-maj in the loop. It's a quite diffuse question as you'll be able to see. There're pro and cons for both loop or series, just try both and follow your ears. Just a 2cents advice: keep tweaking your Triaxis a lot more before adding any fx to the chain, you'll find out you can get rid of...

MESA is magic! :D

Is there a Lonestar preamp or you're talking about the rackmount head?

It's still A/B, the lo-mode switch changes something about the plate voltage of the preamp tubes into the poweramp (yet you can really tell I'm not so much into electronics :roll: but I'm learning :D ), when you switch from 50w to 15w you've almost the same volume but I bit less pressure and...

That's strange, I remember the tone controls being very sensitive on the 5:50 and, as per all Mesa's, the bass could become very fluffy and muddy at a touch of the knob. Yep,you should keep it at a moderate point to keep the dirty tone tight and clear. i know it may sound basic but did you...

And with the 2:50 you loose a lot of tone too, the 2:50 is much more scooped and somehow thinner than the 50/50 but the bias switch's really a plus.

Yeah, the puppy's pretty loud. The 5w mode has a very restricted headroom area but near as much volume as 50w mode. There's a mute moment in the switching, it's something made to avoid the CLICK/POP when switching, never noticed in a band context. The master volume control can appear "sensitive"...

Mesa 50/50 and you'll have all the TONE you want right at your face. About the volume you're right, even the 20/20 can be extremely loud in some (most of) situations. If you prefer EL34's or even mixing 6L6's and EL34's so maybe the 2:90 would me more suited for your needs. Whatever you choose...

If you get used to the Recto tone then the Triaxis should sound HUGE, full and warm to you! Aside checking the preamp (and even poweramp) tubes first: how old is the unit? Does all the lead modes sound "thin" or just lead1 or lead2? If you tweak the controls (gain, drive, bass...) do that affect...