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Pickups that are too close to the strings actually mute the tonal response as the magnetic field dampens string movement.

Thumbs up for a JJ retube. I also have a pair of SED 6L6 that I run in the 6V6 sockets for a different tone. As said above, you'll still be stomping on something to get to crunch, be it a pedal or a channel switch. The real question is what kind of tone are you looking for? 'Classic' rock and...

FWIW, my troubleshooting method to find the hum was to swap out each 12ax7 for a known good one and see what I got. You can pull preamp tubes while the amp is on. You can also stick a 'bad' tube in the reverb spot and just not use the reverb. Tapping with a pencil or flicking with your finger...

The 15 - 38W Blue Angel is a great non master volume Mesa amp for classic blues and rock with great cleans. I have a 4x10 combo, but it came as a head and in 1x12 too. It has one of the lushest reverbs out there. It's not your stereotypical modern Mesa high-gain metal machine. You can pick...

I had some humming after a re-tube from Bob. I did some troubleshooting and narrowed it down to one the the preamp ECC83s. I emailed Bob and he replied within 24 hours and said he mailed me a new one. I got it in the mail a couple days later, swapped it out and no more hum, no problems. I...

Me too... Great product that works as advertised.

I have a 4x10 and would probably agree with that -- it can be bright at times, especially with the bridge pickup. I thought that was a result of the speaker set-up, not so much the amplifier per se. I find the tone controls very sensitive and often minor tweaking is necessary to get the right...

I spent this week changing out some tubes in the Blue Angel. I tried GE 6L6 and then SED 6L6 in the 6V6 sockets. The 6L6 substitution is great -- to my ears, more dynamic range and headroom. A bit cleaner sounding and nice break up at higher levels. Less 'dirt' then the 6V6. The GEs sounded...

Yes, it does get louder with the switch set on the 6V6 setting -- almost as loud as the EL84 setting. 6L6 + EL84 is not much different in volume the EL84 alone.

I have no issues with pedals. I use a Fuzz and a RealTube overdrive pedal in front and a chorus, delay, phaser, and tremolo in the effects loop. I love the sound that I get with slight fuzz on the Blue Angel, especially with the eBow for some incredible droning sounds. I've been experimenting...

Yes. The 6L6 tubes do change the tone. Less flubby as they say. The 6L6 seems to have a more complete sound, more rounder maybe. 6V6 is not at all bad, just a bit different, and I like experimenting. I think the issue is different when changing a 6V6 based amp to 6L6 tubes versus the...

FWIW, I'll answer my own thread with what I found on the internet after some googling. There are two completely divergent opinions...shocking! Who'd of thunk there'd be opposing opinion on the internet! 1) Matching is complete BS and unnecessary. The very nature of electron tube based...

I have a Blue Angel 4x10. I have a large box of NOS tubes dug out of a lab years ago. I was looking through my box and found a pair of GE 6L6GC. I put them in the 6V6 sockets like others have recommended and got some great tone out of the amp. I was planning on ordering a matched pair of 6L6...

While were talking about 6L6 in the Blue Angel -- any thoughts as to what speaker input we should use with these tubes. The manual suggests 4 ohm even on an 8 ohm cabinet with the 6V6 pair -- stating that headroom as well as tube life is improved. I'm looking to upgrade the tubes in the next...

I had no interest in a channel switching amp, and am primarily interesting in the non-master volume, power tube breakup thing. The Blue Angel fit the bill nicely. I have not demo'ed them side by side, but i get the impression that the Maverick has a similar power stage (the 4xEL84 one) with a...

Got the manual. As we talked about, I think I need an attenuator to use this at home when the wife and kids are about.

Well, tonight I came full circle to a decision I made about 10 years ago -- to own a Blue Angel. With a new job and some other major life changes I decided that I'd treat myself with some new music gear. I lurked here and around the internet and reaffirmed my Blue Angel quest. Tonight I...

Hello -- my first post here. I just saw this on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Mesa-Boogie-FU-3-Footswitch_W0QQitemZ7348015306QQcategoryZ43374QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem You gotta wonder if it works though. Seems pretty iffy to have spare MarkIV footpedals around.