Recent content by glennhue56

Thanks everyone; regional Mesa rep. is checking it out. Appears to be some issue in the effects loop of the amp (even w/nothing plugged into it), as doing the hard bypass (via the switch in the back) takes care of it. Will let you know ultimate resolution, if it may help others.

Roadster plugged into grounded power strip, plugged into grounded outlet (GFI). Guitar only plugged into front = good tone, only slight hum/buzz (probably normal for this brand/amp). ANY effect or processor* between the guitar and the front end (or in effects loop) increases the hum/buzz AND...

Thanks guys. I'll put it in front of the amp tonight, as well as (eeyewww) bypassing the amp preamp and using the processors preamp to see what happens. Hard to fathom that it could be tubes after only a few hours of playing (trying to get it to work), but Digitech incompatibilty may be more...

Against my better judgement, and what I had heard/read, I bought a new Roadster and cab. Signal chain: guitar (Ibanez or LP, which are both noiseless in my other set ups) to Digitech GSP1101 (set on #7 to bypass the processor preamp/amp modeling) using the 4 cable method with the Roadster head...

STOP POSTING!!! Just when I'm convinced I'll be ok, people are logging in with "....mine has been fine for years except for the spritzfrocket that needed fixing...." And for the record, I wasn't looking at people complaining about their Boogie on this or the other boards (oops, was I not...

A fellow Mesa-ite told me: "Most of the time, all you need to do is get a replacement unit that actually came out of the factory working perfectly, or just it repaired under warranty..." Hope that helps!

Thanks for everyone's input. Kinda confirms what I thought, which is that there may be problems, but perhaps no worse than with other consumer products, and most Mesa owners consider it to be worth it for the tone. "Most of the time, all you need to do is get a replacement unit that actually...

Well, it is a testament to the product that those that indicated some initial malfunctioning (reverb didn't work, whole unit shut down, etc.), still gave the product glowing reviews. And complimented Mesa customer service for taking care of the issue. No one that I can see is complaining...

Hi, newbie here. Have always loved the Mesa tone, from waaay back in the early 80s and the Mark/wicker series. Now am poised to purchase a Roadster head/cab, but am very concerned about the quality issue. The majority of reviews I've read, even those on this board which is arguably populated...