Recent content by KasperT

Hey bud! The el84m (6p14p-ev) is a serious piece of electronic equipment- they are heavier and thicker than any other el84/6bq5/7189 or equivalent. Their tone is interesting- as compared to the original tubes the el84m has more clarity and a larger sound stage. I get my tone by cranking the...

Turned out it was power tubes, replaced with el84m from Doug's- working well now and sounding a bit different, in a good way I think.

Mine just did this, right when I went to start recording on an important project. Gonna have to drop it off in San Mateo I guess for service. =(

Excellent post DTR, and I agree completely. I know I'm late but I don't drop in often. The primary tweak I would suggest to your wishlist is that both sides have access to all the modes, so that if we want we could for example have one side with a cranked Top Boost, and the other side with a...

The line just happened to be about perfect for me. My TA-15 ended my amp search, and that's pretty cool. It also convinced me to buy my first Mesa Boogie amplifier. Still all signs point to me being in the minority for the lineup, but the TA-15 in particular has an interesting feature set and...

Hey bud sorry I just saw this. I found the Black Shadow to be a little bright for my taste, but my example is from the early 90s and may be different I dunno. Also I would like to try it in my new Avatar 1x12 too since that one adds some bass, and I will eventually. I was interested in the...

Sorry to hear that DTR, kind of sad. That is a bit disappointing that Mesa done you like that. I need to buy a backup pair of power tubes also, most likely Mesa ones, which is different for me since I have a old stock collection of tubes I've been leaching off of for years. I never had an...

That is probably the best way to go but don't you have extra tubes lying around? I have a decent vintage tube collection and it would have been an opportunity to tube roll for me, which I plan to get around to (preamp only). Hope you get it sorted out though bro. I felt a little left out when...

Congrats on the amp! Mine is my favorite amp ever, and is a perfect match for me personally to the point that it feels like it was tailor made for me. Hope it matches you as well. The H2 mode doesn't seem to have quite the amount of gain as H1 but it's close. H2 has a slightly mellower tone...

I had a Private Jack in my closed back 1x12 right before I swapped it for the Gold. I've been using that speaker for many years. I began to realize I prefer H magnet speakers like Scumbacks offerings, the new Creamback G12H-75, the Emi Wizard etc. Someday I'll have a speaker sell off after I...

Thanks bud! It's actually great to be here, but yeah it seems I avoided the rush eh? I'm surprised there isn't more talk about this amplifier also considering how much excitement it stirs in myself and others. I was never one to gravitate toward "the Mesa tone" but Mesa has always had a...

Hey DTR it's Sparky from TGP. I really feel the same as you regarding this amp. I'm not interested in other amps anymore and I don't see a reason to keep my other amps except for sentimentality purposes, and that's fricken crazy for a gear hound. I never really thought that finding the right...