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So turns out that I met with the guy selling the preamp and we got ourselves a deal and I got the preamp. Just to establish a reference the signal chain is as follows: custom guitar mahogany body/maple top/ebony fretboard>high output pups>studio pre>mesa 20/20>randall 2x12 celestion V30 and...

Yep! I have a G-major and a Mesa 20/20 already so I was just figuring out how to make it work. I don't want to go to heavy on the rack though as I want to keep things relatively light, I don't want to be hauling a "fridge" to every show... although it is true that good tone comes in heavy...

Cool Thanks for the replies. Honestly I'm not expecting crazy death metal gain from the pre but I am hoping to get enough high gain that it works by itself without the need of a boost, although Oliver has commented that using a boost is not out of the equation. By the way, will any foot switch...

Hello all! Needing some advice here. So I've found one of these Studio pre beauties at what seems a very good price ($450) and I'm looking to get some metal tones out of it. I've read that these can do Master of Puppets tones and perhaps some Petrucci tones, how accurate is this? I've also...

I got another offer, this time for a Studio Caliber DC-2. As far as I know it is the predecessor series of the Express/F series http://a1.images.reverb.com/image/upload/a_exif,c_limit,h_640,q_85,w_640/v1363790203/dyzedxsyxzfh2ia09iry.jpg This one has 2 complete independent channels as opposed...

Well I haven't had any problems with the Rebel and it sound pretty good actually, it's just that I'm not a pedal guy and I don't like relying on pedals to get a tight high gain sound from an amp and for what I know the high gain of these mesa combos are pretty good. I've read good reviews on the...

I know this is a Mesa forum so most people will probably wonder why I'm even comparing these 2 amps. Thing is I got a Rebel 30 head and although I like the sound of it a lot, I can't really go into high metal territory unless I use an overdrive pedal, but still it's not as tight as I would like...

I guess it all depends on what preamp you are using and what type of music you are playing. Sincerely I don't know who said anything about making it sound like an ENGL, at least I don't want to make it sound like an ENGL, it's not realistic and not what I'm looking for. I was curious about this...

I actually had the same question. Here's my experience: I installed a DPDT to switch between the normal mod (just removing the 1uf cap) and the mod using a 10uf instead. Like the 10uf WAY better. I'm using and comparing a Rocktron Piranha, stock MP1 and a MP1 3TM. Even with the deep mod the...

I'm in the need of a mesa power amp, preferable a 20/20. Any one interested in selling one please PM. Thanks!