Recent content by mesaluckystrike

Just got the vintage mullard EL84s (early 70s) and took them for a spin in my 5:25. All I can say is wow. Much richer and darker tone than the stock El84s from MB. I'm going to order the preamp tubes now from Doug.

Has anyone tried this preamp tube replacement recommended by Doug's Tubes (see below)? Apparently this is supposed to reduce the infamous noise issues with the 5:25. I have a set of NOS Mullard EL84s on the way for the power tube section. V1 - Tung-Sol reissue 12AX7 V2 - High gain JJ...

Generally, I like the basic sound of my 5:25 (without any pedals). I use to run a Boss NS2 with it but lost that in the wake of Hurricane Ike. I recently got a deluxe memory man and a Boss tuner pedal, and holy grail reverb (EH) and a Boss LC2 looper. Yesterday I tried running this chain both...

Hi, I have a 5:25 with the 1x10. I recently got a 2x12 cab with celestion alnico blue speakers and it has made the sound even more amazing. Clears up the muddiness, tight bass end and sparkling highs. For teh 5:50 you might consider a celestion gold, they are expensive but i think its worth it.

I'm looking for speakers and a speaker cabinent (either 1x12 or 2x12). I have considered avatar open back and thinking of some vintage type speakers to compliment a blues overdrive tone. Does anyone have any recommendations. I also believe ted weber builds custom cabs. Or should I just go...

Some of my gear was damaged by hurricane Ike a couple weeks ago. I lost a 3/4 back mesa 1x12 cab, epi valve jr cab, and all my pedals (nova delay, noise reducer, blues driver, pro-co rat, supa trem, equalizer). I managed to save my express 5:25, princeton reverb, les paul standard, tele...

I have had my 5:25 since Feb 08. This is a great amp. I have it plugged into a 1x12 mesa 3/4 back ext cab.

Right now I use a tc nova delay, fulltone supa-trem, boss rc2 loop station and a boss noise suppressor (all in the loop). This configuration seems to sound pretty good; Sometimes I will through in a proco rat or blues driver in front. Lately I have mostly been using the 5 watt mode. I have...

When I was sharing the sound between the 1x10 8ohm internal speaker and the 1x12 16ohm ext cab the sound was naturally leaning towards the 1x10 internal speaker. I didn't really like the sound it was making - preferred the 1x12 by a mile. I'm thinking of getting a 1x12 8ohm ext cabinet then and...

me too, seems to be a popular setup. are you in 5watt or 25/50 mode?

Hey Soundchaser - How would you say the 2x12 changes the sound of your 5:25? Do you use the 1x10 combo speaker with the 2x12 cab? I found that the 1x10 speaker alone in the combo seems to breaks up faster compared when I have the combo hooked up to my 1x12 C90 mesa cab. Also, the 1x12...

Ok, I have been reading some on the debates over tube vs. solid state/modeling amps. I have owned (and still own) a couple solid state amps; currently I have a roland micro-cube and I previously had a Vox Valvetronix AD30VT. I then switched to a Fender Deluxe, then a princeton reverb, and...

Steve-The mesa 1x12 cab that I got has the C-90 black shadow speaker. From my experience with it so far it seems like it opens up the sound more; makes a warmer, fuller tone. It also looks great with my combo stacked on top of it. Lately I have been using the mesa cab and valve jr cab and...

I have noticed the 'shhhhhhh' noise when the gain is cranked past 12 oclock. I would be interested in the tube swap you are talking about.

Steve P-I got a pretty good deal on the 1x12 mesa ext cab on ebay for my mesa 5:25. It is one of the wider body cabs and its fun experimenting around with different speaker combinations (1x10 alone, 1x12 alone or both). I also have a 1x12 valve jr ext cab that i sometimes through into the mix...