Recent content by Snicksound

Couldn't find the Roadster schem, but here's the Road King II: https://el34world.com/charts/Schematics/files/Mesa_boogie/Roadkingii.pdf Here, you have RYFB used to interrupt NFB entirely, the NC (normally connected) position has the NFB connected. In the switching matrix we see that this relay...

And here's a schem for a more recent 3 channel version: https://el34world.com/charts/Schematics/files/Mesa_boogie/Boogie_3ch_dual_rectifier.pdf No more variable NFB in Clean mode, but on last page you can see that Relay 7b again interrupts NFB completely for Modern mode It can be confusing...

Let's take this schematic of an old 2 channel Duel Rec: https://el34world.com/charts/Schematics/files/Mesa_boogie/Boogie_dualrectifier.pdf You can clearly see that LDR19 completely disconnects NFB when off. On the last page it confirms LDR19 is off for Orange Modern and Red Modern. It does...

Mark series doesn't use a cathode follower stage for the tone stack so this doesn't work. Cathode follower puts full DC voltage on pin 6 which is how this manages to run 2 tubes in the place of one. For me that's too much gain though, just like how I ended up never using the Red channel on a...

Yeah that's correct, I've spent enough time looking at those schems and experimenting with it in my builds to know. No NFB does not sound bad, else an AC30 or a Tweed Deluxe would sound bad. It just sounds very different, and lets a lot more tube personality through (EDIT: and also why...

I've been mostly a JCM800 (classic single channel circuit) for most of my life. I do still love Mesa amps of course, but... Not all of them. I used to have a Mark IV for a while, I loved being able to get the Black album sound out of it without the need for pedals. The clean was to die for...

25W is not any more bedroom level than 50 or 100, it's still loud enough to play with a band. A good Master Volume is way more useful. The value of a smaller amp is more about weight and cost saving, but EL84s just don't sound the same IMHO. They do make the Mini Rectifier if you want to go...

Well, I mean, this is the Boogie forum, not the Fractal forum. Speaking for myself, yes I'm in my mid-40's. But I'm lucky enough that I still get paid to play out around 50 times a year. I've went the digital road a few times (actually started there back in 2000). But I always come back to tube...

The Fillmore really excels at getting the "loud clean Fender" sound without having to be loud. The BAD's clean is a very different thing, it's more like a JCM800 that doesn't thin out at lower gain settings. Less compressed and really bites when you dig in. I'm not gonna lie, traditionally...

You're right. To be fair, I said grunge cause Randall said it in a recent interview. I guess it was more popular with the "2nd grunge wave" bands like Silverchair, Puddle of mudd, Godsmack, Incubus (the precursors to Nu metal I guess). I remember a lot of bands using them live because they...

More like BADASS Mesa! :) I really like this amp. Heck, I've been building amps for 15 years cause I could never find something "off the shelf" that I liked. I love the Bad!

These had the switchable Diode or Valve rectifier options though. "Dual Rectifier" didn't initially mean "sound of the 90's", it related to the switchable rectifier option. It was a line of amps that went away from their traditional "Mark" based offerings. Then they made one aimed at 80's...

I think Mesa might have shot themselves in the foot by calling the BAD a Rectifier. It sounds nothing like a Dual Rec. In fact, after some analysing, it looks like it might be closer to a Mark series amp in terms of how it overdrives. Maybe they thought it would sell better by placing in a more...

As far as I'm concerned, the BAD delivers what the TC promised, the most authentic "british" inspired tones from a Mesa so far. The TC's dirty channels were either muddy or thin depending on if the tight mode was enabled. I mostly remained on channel 2, with Tight disabled, and used an OD pedal...

I did own a TC50 last year, it did have Master and Solo, and it did lack the immediacy of the Badlander (and Mark IV). Very curious about trying a Mark VII now. The V was a big disappointment to me with how much I enjoyed the IV. I love when I hear others play one, but never connected with it...