Recent content by Stinger22

Did you do the capture? I got my QC a couple of weeks ago and have been using the Lonestar model a LOT. Had captured a couple of my pedals and decided I'd try to capture my Mesa Express 5:25+. No real effort just grabbed my Sennheiser 609 I used when I gigged. Hooked it did an auto-level and let...

As I wrote above my Express 5:25+ has that great blackface clean that I love but now have just added a Quad Cortex to the studio and using a Lonestar model as my base default. It sounds GREAT. Have used the QC to capture some of my pedals, amazingly simple to do and bang on captures, and plan to...

It's imperfectly fine to use the 5 watt mode that is what it is there for and it has a great class A tweedy blues tone that is still plenty loud and can even be miked for a small gig. Don't be put off because only one tube is being used, it's not going to break it, and if you are that worried...

Does Reverb allow the seller to specify "f.o.b. Shipping Point" in the purchase terms. That makes ownership transfer to rhe buyer when the carrier picks it up and they are responsible for any shipping damage and to deal with it with the frieght/insurance. A buyer should seek "f.o.b. destination"...

5:25+ here. Last band I was in was a Grateful Dead cover band. The other gutiar was a real Garcia freak about his equipment and tones and effects. He went out and bought one after a few practices and hearing mine. And we sounded totally different because of how flexible these little babies are.

I made the effort to find a tube testing machine in my area a couple of years ago to no avail. When I was a teen working at the corner drug store we had one and I helped people ID their tubes and test. The cabinet part was filled with various tubes we stocked. Sure wish I had those now! The...

And my Express 5:25 got me to sell my DRRI. I believe that the Express cleans are based on the Lone Star.

Yea glad I got mine when I did. I was playing in a Deadhead band and the other guitar bought one after hearing mine. Not gigging now so don't play much but it definitely the best amp I ever played for my needs.

It's just boost to whatever tone you have dialed in through the pre-amp it comes after that. It is especially useful for me when I'm playing real clean and then a solo comes upand I want to stay clean or have a little dirt dialed in and don't more more dirt on the solo as a pedal boost would...

One if the features I really like is the onboard boost which is between the preamp and power amp.

Yeah I did but then I also found that tip here several years ago and ain't looked back.

I did go with a set of Doug's Tubes and yea a slight difference I liked. Stock V30 speaker. Have gigged with and with a pedal board, when I do use one it is just for some delay maybe an occasional mod effect and a low gain overdrive. Using just that a couple of years ago in a band the other...

Yes the on board EQ is dependent on what you are playing too. Me, mostly single coil a and mid and bass at around 1 o'clock fattens it up. Burn on 9 is my "Dumble" setting. Fine tune the gain to taste.

I use the burn channel at about 9 on the gain with contour on about 1 - 2 oclock, T maybe 11 ocock mid bass about 1 oclock. Original Vintage 30 that has been broken in.

Haven't gigged regularly for a couple of years but did so with my 5-25+. Pretty much the same as King and the clean channel takes pedals so well and I like the flavor and the OD's I used. I did do a one hour festival gig last month and just to keep things uncomplicated just plugged straight in...