Recent content by jvanoort

Thanks! I was hoping for someone to provide some more clarity!

I have a question regarding the exact location of the preamp tube that controls the first gain stage (V1). My F50 manual says V1 is the 12ax7 tube nearest the guitar input jack, which makes perfect sense. However I have heard, from supposedly knowledgable people, that in the case of the F50...

Hi Skamor, cranked in the current context indeed means all the way up. Sorry to hear your problem is not yet fixed. In regard to the volume level try this: turn the gain off (dis-cranked :wink:). Then turn the volume way up. Now gradually add more gain. By doing this I learned that there is...

This!!! With the gain at 9 or 10 I could fully crank the clean channel in my home. Yes, very loud, but fully cranked and no earbleed. Disappointing. But: now the gain reacts the same as the volume on the second channel. Every little bit adds amounts to the volume! The volume's there alright...

Small update: I just experimented some more and I noticed one thing. I was rather hesitant to crank the gain on the clean channel, perhaps because I associate Gain with crunch. Once I cranked the gain I noticed that the clean channel stays clean and it is insanely loud too! The gain/volume pots...

As of last Saturday I am the owner of a Mesa F-50 combo and I experience the exact same 'problem': the clean channel is considerably less loud than the lead channel. I read about fried rectifier grid resistors and opened the amp up to check mine. They seemed alright and both measured 470 ohm...