Recent content by yardbird mac

I let this post "ride" for a few weeks to see if the problem is my imagination (or any responses to my original post). I've also tweaked the knobs on the amp quite a bit as well as the sliders on the graphic EQ. There is no change. I'm still getting cone cry with pretty much any distortion...

Up front... I want to make it clear that, in general, I AM a fan of the MC90 Black Shadow speaker. Lately, I've been playing my MESA/Boogie Express 5:50+ through one of my MESA LoneStar 23" single 12" (MC90 Black Shadow) loaded cabs. I wasn't aware, at first, that this specific speaker is prone...

I'm using two 23" LoneStar cabs ( single Celestion MC90 Black Shadow - well broken in speaker in each cab)... good enough for me!

Back to square one... I've reinstalled the original MC90 Black Shadow in my non-plus combo and put the ET-65 in my FENDER DRRI.* After putting a few more hours on the ET-65 it didn't quite hold up (tone wise) to the original speaker. I have to qualify that though. I had the original MC90...

OK... I have about 20 hours on the ET 65 (in my 5:50 non plus combo). I assume there is quite a bit more that this speaker will "break in". In that brief 20 hours, I've heard a significant change (improvement) in tone with this speaker. The highs (and lows) are much smoother. Although it isn't...

Guilty as charged sir... Actually, since I obtained this combo in July of 2012, the only mod(s) I've done is trying different speakers. I eventually come back to the original C90 Black Shadow (up to this point). Even though the new WGS ET65 hasn't broken in yet, it shows a lot of promise for...

Nope... not an old 1950s rock & roll song, it's a problem that recently developed with my MESA/Boogie Express 5:50 (non plus) combo. I know it isn't the speaker. Over the past month I've tested several different speakers in this amp just for the sake of sampling different "flavors" of speaker...

I thought about trying a Reaper, but I was afraid it might be too similar tho the stock MC90 Black Shadow. Plus, I wanted something with a lighter magnet. I went ahead and bought an ET65. Fortunately their speakers (except for the alnico's) are reasonably priced and I can experiment a little...

Has anyone tried WGS speakers in their (non plus) Express 5:50 combo? I still haven't found a speaker that I'm completely sold on for that amp. I love the MC90 Black Shadow (in a 23" LoneStar cab) that I'm using with my 5:50+ head, but to me, the C90 sounds a little thin... sometimes harsh in...

Two years ago I bought my first Express 5:50 (non plus combo), brand new. At that time I realized that the amp had a lot of potential right "out of the box". It sounded better than anything I'd had up to that point, but... I wasn't completely satisfied with the tone I was getting on the 50 watt...

I have a question about the stock MC90 Black Shadow speaker that's installed in the Express 5:50 (non +). I bought my 5:50 Express combo back in July of 2012. At the time I thought it sounded great, but thought I would try a different speaker. I had the aftermarket speaker installed for about a...

I have a set of M-Audio AV40 desktop monitors that I use with my iMac (GarageBand and LOGIC Pro 9). What is the best connection method for this setup? Should I use the TRS or the RCA inputs at the speakers? Regarding either configuration what are the best quality cables/connectors? Should the...

After swapping speakers in my Express 5:50 (non-plus) combo over the past few months I've come back home to my MC90 BLACK SHADOW. I think this speaker is pretty well broken in and it responds well to my style and pick attack/dynamics. I tried a Cannabis Rex (wrong ? though) and a SCUMBACK M75...

Well... I tried the 16? Cannabis Rex last evening. You are correct, the mismatch didn't sound very good. I have a SCUMBACK M75 (factory break in - FBI) in it now and it's a well balanced speaker in my 5:50 combo, but I'm wondering what improvements, if any, a proper 8? Cannabis Rex would make? I...

I have a 16? CR sitting around with nothing to do. Can I safely "test" this speaker in my 5:50 (non plus) combo? If I can do that safely, and it sounds good, I'll get an 8? version of the CR to install.