Recent content by frood

I made an incredibly basic one with some latching foot switches and then upgraded to a midi controlled switcher (Nobels MS-8). But before that I used a planet waves cable that had a mute switch on it - it acts like a latching switch. You can only use one channel at a time but it's enough to get...

Thanks pmx1, really appreciate the detail you put in your reply (six months ago...this forum moves slowly these days!). I tried my Quad out the other day, direct into my interface and a nice cab IR in reaper and it sounded great, no horrible layer of distortion on R1. I am using a new computer...

Tried it earlier today with the master on 1-2 and the problem remains. I've tried recording using the XLR out from the gsp1101 straight to the desk and I'm still getting this horrible ice pick overload sounding distortion on R1. I'm guessing it's present on other channels too. I'm going to do...

I'll do some experimenting with the master. I was playing it earlier today and it was sounding so good through the real power amp and cab, it's just frustrating I can't get something similar straight to the interface or in the headphones from the gsp1101, which is the main way I want to use it...

No, with the gsp1101 I use the main outs - the Quad sits in the loop of the gsp1101, which allows me to switch between the Quad and the modelled amps. I've tried all of the outputs into the desk (main outs, recording outs, fx send) and get the same problem. I'm wondering if I should use a DI...

pretty normal channel 1 settings, vol 7, treb 7, bass 2, mid 2, master 4. EQ is out (I use it on lead 1 only). It sounds clear as a bell when I play through a real power amp and cab. I can get some nice, natural breakup if I push the volume up to 10 and/or the treble up above 8. The nasty...

I've been trying to troubleshoot this problem for a while and I'm running out of ideas. I've learnt a lot from this forum over the years, but can't seem to find a thread about this issue precisely. For info, I use the Quad in three different ways: 1) straight into a focusrite interface...

I've been experimenting with my Quad today, trying to find a good recording setup. I had to downsize on some gear so I no longer have a cab or a power amp (used to have an orange 1x12 and a marshall 9005, which was a great combination but not great for a small flat), so it's all straight to my...

wow, that was awesome. great playing!

bump - it's on ebay now. no reserve so possibly going cheap. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mesa-Boogie-50-Caliber-plus-combo/282278815532

It's in good condition, but has the usual signs of age. I got it about 5 years ago and it was already modded. The amp is a 117v but it has a 240v transformer built in to it. On the back panel there is an extra control for switching between triode and pentode. There's also an extra gain control...

mine was stuck on no channel at all until i figured i could short it (used one of those planet waves cables with a kill switch in it). i ended up building a footswitch, similar to the ones you can buy on ebay, but it wasn't ideal. now i have a midi switcher (nobels ms-8) which works perfectly.

I use a Nobels MS-8 switcher (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-JSH-NOBEL-MS-8-Programmable-Midi-Switch-Controller-Designed-for-Fender-/141657135215?) with a Behringer FCB1010 foot controller, which also controls my rack FX. the Quad doesn't receive MIDI. the FU-2 (4-pin) or FU-2A (6-pin) are...

as i understand it, the 50 caliber has EL84s while the 50 caliber+ (which i have) has 6L6s. the graphic eq may only be on the + but don't hold me to that. I've never tried an acoustic through it - I will do so tonight and let you know the results. the lead channel is very aggressive and for the...

what sort of settings do you use? I have set my quad up so channel 1 does my clean and my lead and channel 2 does two kinds of dirty rhythm. i started with the typical metallica type settings (on channel 1) and then reducing the gain and tweaking the mids, so my lead sound is not very gritty at...