Recent content by markblasco

While it can be done, it's going to sound terrible (or at least not sound like the amp is supposed to sound). So much of what makes up an electric guitar sound is the full amp and speaker. Just taking a line from the effects loop is not going to sound like the amp through a speaker...

I found that the TA-15 on channel 1 is quite noisy, and called mesa to ask if this was an indication of a faulty unit, and was told that the design of that channel is a bit noisy, but that was the tradeoff for getting that tone. Keep in mind, when you are in cut mode, it is the same thing as...

I had the same issue, and using a volume control in the loop right after my FX box fixed the problem completely. I run the channel volumes fairly high, and they don't clip my FX unit (Line6 M13), and then run the output of the FX into the volume control (just a guitar pot wired into a box), and...

This amp doesn't respond any differently than other amps, if you have a distorted channel and you put a boost in front of it, it will just get more distorted. A boost only gives you more volume if you are boosting into a clean channel.

If you really like the sound of the amp, you could get the TA30, which I believe has an FX loop, which would allow you to hook up a boost pedal in the loop for your solo's.

Try taking all of the FX out of the loop, and just connecting a cable from the loop out to the loop in. Then, turn the loop on and off. If this causes problems, than you have a loop problem (or something else going wacky with the amp). If this is fine, than the problem is within your FX in...

I have found that with my TA15 I've never really loved how it sounded in the room, but recorded it has sounded good. Every time I play it my opinion changes, some days I like it, others I don't. It does make for a nice contrast to the mini rectifier, though, and is handy in the studio.

I had mesa tubes before and after, I think there was an issue with one of them. The change in tone wasn't drastic, but it was noticeable.

Well, a change of power tubes has improved the sound, so it looks like the treble control will be getting a little more use now!

I've got a TA15 and a Mini Rec, and haven't really been loving the TA15 (but like the versatility using it for recording). Recently I found that I was able to get an overdriven sound that I like out of it, but only with the treble control pretty much all the way down. Once I start bringing it...

I had a similar issue with noise, and it turned out that the issue was just that I didn't have the amp loud enough. Since there is no master volume, anything in the FX loop is basically going into the power amp at full volume, and if it creates any noise at all, that noise will also be full...

I've always heard it's better to have your individual channels all set fairly high and even with each other, and then use the master output to turn things down. I don't have a larger recto, though, so I couldn't say (although I do basically the same thing with a mini recto by having the channel...

Try boosting the 3k and 6k sliders a bit. If your issue is that your amp doesn't cut, those might be your best bet. If you add in another 2-3dB around there, you might get the cut you want without extra volume. Also, try turning your bass down even more (or don't boost it with your pedal). A...

Well, what I've been doing with the amp is using channel 2 for clean, and channel 1 for dirty sounds (to an extent, this amp doesn't leave the studio, so I do a lot of tweaking). I find that channel 1 with the gain all the way up makes for a great distorted sound, and channel 2 is a much...

I talked to mesa about the same thing, and the reply I got was that the design of the TA-15 gives a specific kind of tone, but that design results in a bit of noise. When you have the cut control pressed in, you in essence have the master volume turned all the way up, so any noise is...