Recent content by VCuomo

Tried that too...

Been there, done that, didn't work. Wish it had though!

Yes, the swap definitely did just that!

Thanks for the suggestion - I'll definitely try it and see how it sounds as compared to putting it in V1.

For those of you who have complained about their 5:50's tone being "ice picky" on the burn channel, I have a possible solution that involves one tube swap! I was at my amp tech's place a couple of days ago regarding an issue with my VHT amp and I told him of my on-going quest to tame my 5:50...

Same here.

Another vote for the MI Audio Crunchbox - I use it with my 5:50 all the time.

Great playing and a great sounding guitar! It's also one heck of an advertisement for the Mesa Express amp!

Interesting - my 5:50 2x12 only pops if you turn the master power switch off before going into Standby. But the Standby switch is quiet going back and forth from standby to normal.

The only thing is, I feel like I'm not really using the full potential of the amp when I use the clean channel plus an OD box to get a "dirty" tone. But the MI Crunch Box, to my ears, sounds so much better than what I can get from the 5:50's drive channel that that's probably what I'm going to...

Funny, I recently made the same tube swap and last night also pulled out my MI Audio Crunch Box and noticed the same thing - much smoother! And yes, with the AT7 (or any lower gain tube) in V5, you'll have less reverb available. I'll probably put an AX7 back in V5.

Yep, delay should be in the loop.

Why not just purchase a Mesa branded 12AT7 ($17 at Sweetwater)?

So...why don't you do the financially responsible thing and cancel the custom Express? PS: How do you like your Boogafunk Thiele cab? Do you have the 1X12?

I agree - I've used the 10-band MXR on my Express 5:50 and my VHT with no problems at all.