Recent content by tommyhawk13

Or the Strategy 500! Your 2:90 is probably good enough. I remember plugging my .50 Caliber into a Peavey Mace as a power amp. It sounded surprisingly good.

The 2:90 was not out yet, it replaced the 295. I have heard that the older 295 sounds better with the Quad, but I have no personal experience. I have heard a Quad through a 400, pure heaven. The older 50/50 wasn't out when this was printed, but it works great with the Quad. The 2 Fifty...

Has it been a while since you played through it? Tube amps are happy when they are played often. If they sit for a wile, and played only short periods, the crud builds up on the tube sockets and connections. Try cleaning it with DeOxit before you take it to a shop. There are plenty of threads...

My .50 Caliber is from this era. My Celestion C-90 Black Shadow was stock, built in 1987. As Electric Mayhem said, no lead master, and metal toggle switches make this the non "plus" version. You can remove the chassis fairly easily. Disconnect the gray reverb wires and the speaker cable, and...

I have the same cab, and another with EV's on the bottom. The EV's are the bee's knees. I never found the 4YB to be dull, however. Have you tried bumping up the presence? What amp are you driving it with? I haven't closed the backs on either cab, and I can't get too loud in my house. I am...

I have used the line out of my .50 Caliber into the 50/50, and it works very well. This blends the power section of the combo or head with the 50/50 power amp. You could also use the effects send to use an amplifier's preamp section only. I preferred the line out.

My son bought one for around $800 late last year.

That's a good price! Have you downloaded the manual from the Mesa site?

I don't have a Studio Preamp, but I can share my experience with the Quad. I didn't have a power amp when I first got the Quad, so I plugged it into the return of my .50 Caliber (EL84/6BQ5). It sounded ok. Sometime later I found a 50/50, and then one of the cheaper Marshall 4X12 cabinets for...

As far as any level, I honestly couldn't answer that. The only level I heard was loud! I slaved my little 50 caliber into a 160 watt Peavey Mace, and I couldn't keep up with Mike. I only had 1 4 x 12, where he was running at least 4 cabs.

Funny you mentioned Stryper. Here's a picture of the friend I was talking about with one of Stryper's old Half Backs.

My guess is the added power gave more bass. I have a friend that used to run his Quad through a strategy 400, and it was definitely deeper than a 50/50.

Did your Half Back cab come with the Boogie logo?

I would recommend taking the chassis out if this is your first time. remove the 4 screws in the top of the cab, and it slides out the back. Unplug the amp first, and don't forget to unplug the reverb cables, and don't go poking around the capacitors with anything metal. I suggest this...

That's a nice rack!