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I'd go for a lightweight 3-channel V:25. 25 watts is plenty for most of the gigs I play, but 3 channels (or footswitchable modes to achieve clean, crunch, lead tones without turning back to adjust the amp by hand) and on-board reverb are essential if you'd like to avoid pedals in the interests...

I considered it, but the smaller amp has only two footswitchable channels. The smaller amp has some nice features for recording, but I think it's less useful for live use than the Mark IV. I don't need a distortion or overdrive pedal with the Mark IV, but I needed one with my 2-channel TA-15...

Tone and durability are a given with Mesa, but versatility doesn't equate to practical usability. Having multiple modes is fine but if you can't footswitch between them, you have to make adjustments at the amp on stage to take advantage of them all. My TA-15 had multiple modes, but it was...

That's encouraging, thanks. I can do basic soldering, but am far from being very experienced. I suppose the first step is to get the replacement, then to try to gain access to the broken part to see how much room I have to work in.

The plastic shaft on the lead treble pot of my Mark IV short head sheared off. I tried gluing the shaft back together, but it didn't last. Has anyone tried to replace the pot and, if so, how difficult was it, both the get to the part and then to put the new part in? Will Mesa sell an end-user...

This has an unfortunately limited feature set. Small size and light weight are great, but if the idea is to reduce the working musician's gear-hauling burden it needs 3 channels and a solo boost, all accessible from the footswitch. Yes, you can get those with pedals, but then you're hauling...

I match my TA-15 to a DV Mark Mini 12 cabinet. It only weighs 12 lbs, handles 150 watts, and is smaller than any of the Boogie alternatives. I use Boogie 1-12 cabs with my Mark IV, but for my lightweight rig I wanted an equally lightweight cabinet to pair with the TA-15, and the Mini 12 seems...

I have 12" open and closed back Mesa cabs that I use with my Mark IV and, like you, considered getting a Mesa 1 X 10 to use with my TA-15 so I could save some weight and space on smaller gigs. Instead, however, I bought a DV Mark Mini 12 cab which weighs much less (12 lbs), has better...

Plausible, and pretty funny - thanks!

Weight is a consideration for me, and I see that the Compact Widebody is the lightest Mesa 1 X 12, at 33 lbs. It is, however, 22 1/2 " wide, while the Mark V head is very slightly 22 3/4" wider. Does anyone use the Compact Widebody cab with their Mark V head? If so, how does it look, and how...

I do classic rock bar gigs with my TA-15 into either one or two un-mic'd Boogie 1-12 cabs. It has more than enough power and all the tone I need for indoor venues at any kind of sane volumes. I do use a pedalboard with it, for reverb, delay, wah, chorus, and an additional crunch/lead tone -...

You might consider two separate 1 -12" cabs for more versatility. I use one Thiele closed back cab, and one open back with a EVM speaker. By using one or the other or both together, I get somewhat different tonalities. Two separate cabs also are handy for different environments - sometimes...

I'll be gigging for the first time with my new TA-15 this weekend: Saturday, January 15, 2011 (9:00 pm until closing) Brothers Encore 5135 Waterway Drive, Dumfries, VA 22025 phone: 703.680.0032 brothersencore.com/ Since the TA-15 has no reverb circuit, also making its debut appearance will be...

I have the identical rig, and noticed that my Thiele cabinet had a black plug on the back plate in what turned out to be a second input. If you pry the plug out (assuming your cab is the same), you can daisy-chain to the open back cab (mine also has only a single input; no second input with a...

If you'd rather not use outboard pedals, and want reverb, the TA-30 would seem the better choice. Since I use a small pedalboard with my TA-15 in order to use other effects, adding reverb was easy, and I retained the smaller size and weight of the TA-15 over the TA-30. Another way of looking...

The ARDX-20 is a dual delay, so you can have two different settings that are footswitchable. Ditto with the Bi-chorus.

I just received my TA-15 a few days before the TA-30 became public knowledge. My initial reaction was to want the TA-30 for the loop, boost, reverb and additional power, and I considered returning the TA-15. But, thinking about it, I realized that the reason for the TA-15 purchase was to get a...

The cabs each only have a single input, so chaining them in-line would require some kind of outboard splitter. I'm not sure if there is such a thing, or whether just pluggine one cab into each of the two amp speaker outputs would cause any problems. I suppose I should give Mesa a call, and...

I have a TA-15 on order from Sweetwater, which I would like to use with one or both 8 ohm 1-12" cabs (one open back EVM, and one Thiele) that I currently use with my Mark IV. The on-line manual pictures a range of generic speaker connection options, but not the connection of two 8 ohm cabs to...

I'm thinking of replacing my short head Mark IV with a Mk V. It looks like the Compact Widebody is the lightest Mesa 1 X 12 that might match up, at 33 lbs and 22.5" wide, while the Mk V head is 22.75" wide. I'm guessing that a 1/8" overhang of the head on either side of that cab isn't enough...