Recent content by Elliot Twist

Try turning ALL the knobs from zero to ten about 50 times each. (on every amp you own). I'd suggest doing it at least twice a year. I some times use a flat shoelace on the knob to make it happen. You're lucky the sound was only "a pretty noticeable crackling noise or white noise" and that you...

I'm new to Mesa and plenty of folks here said I was"180° away from everybody else’s around here!" However here the settings I'm using. https://boogieforum.com/threads/mark-five-variac-power-and-el34-power-tubes.87433/post-536346 I have tweaked them a little since these photos, but so will you...

Blaren, I also just recently got my first Mesa(s). I have at least 10 Marshall amps, and I'm most likely also a "Marshall Guy." I got a Mesa Mark Five head and a Mesa Mark Five 1X12 Combo. It was tricky for a while at first to get used to the Mesa, I spent 50 years playing on amps that sounded...

I probably did watch it, but I'll watch them again. Thanks. John Petrucci -- Mark V -- Settings and Tone Tips (Part 1) and John Petrucci -- Mark V -- Settings and Tone Tips (Part 2)

I'm getting there. I've got 16 guitar amps, but never had a Mesa. I figured it was time, so I got a MKV head and a MKV combo. I think it's going to be OK. I'm just new with these Mesa Boogie amps. I think I've almost got it. For me the first huge solution was the Variac Power mode and EL34...

I have continued to twist the knobs on all the channels. Sorry, still only using the EQ sliders on Channel one, but they've been changed since I posted the pics of the front panel. I'll get new pics posted after the Thanksgiving weekend. We have reacquiring yearly gigs Thanksgiving weekend and...

I did try the 45 watt mode and tube rectifier on channel 2. I didn't like it I have continued to twist knobs on all three channels, and it continues to sound better. I'll have to re-post all those pic of the front controls since they've changed somewhat. Also I've tweaked the EQ that's on the...

Thanks, I will look into 45 watt mode on channel 2 with rectifier. I have several Power Soaks but stopped using them on Marshall DSL amps because "they" say everything is happening in the preamp section and the power section doesn't yield much "breakup" anyhow. I actually compared the sound...

Channel 1 is the only channel using the sliders, the other channels use the preset EQ knob. Channel 1 is @ 45W and is the only channel that's not @ 90W. The Master Volume is VERY low, the Solo knob is set, but I don't use it. I run a Line 6 POD HD500 on the FX Loop for Chorus, Delay and Volume...

First thing let me get this out of the way. I'm a "Marshall guy." My first Marshall was a JCM800 in 1985. Eventually I went to the Marshall DSL line, and now I have 6 Marshall DSL amps, a Marshall JVM410, a Marshall Class 5, and a silly Marshall CODE 50. When we were young teenagers we'd spend...

I had my Echoplex from 1974 until 1992. That's just great seeing one there if that's what that is. I used to feel new tape into 3 minuet cartridge using blank 8-Track tape or tape from a 10.5" Reel to Reel.

I recently installed my Mark Five Combo and Mesa Vertical 2X12 into my home studio. I love it

Please post the .PDF of your good, high resolution scan at the actual size 18 1/2'x 9". I posted a .PDF here, but it's blurry and not HiRes.

martinlb : JHS Pedals, Kansas City USA— Little Black Amp Box $65 It's an FX Loop choke. They work great. Carl's Custom Guitars makes one too. Volume Box Guitar Amp Smooth Taper Effects Loop Insertable Master Volume Control $24 Any processor with a volume control on it can be used to "choke"...

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