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My new Strategy Eight: 88's manual does not address the Push/Pull Boost function on the Gain knob. It would appear that when IN the Boost is activated. When pulled OUT, it's deactivated. Can someone confirm this? Thanks,

I just posted this in the bass amp section but thought I'd post here as well since my bass amp utilizes essentially the same EQ slider function as some of the Mark Series amps. At least that is my assumption. I don't know how much traffic the bass amp/cab forum section gets. This was my post...

This is my first amp with a slider EQ. Having said that, I just received my Strategy Eight: 88 last night and was only able to test it out at low volume with all eight tubes engaged. I was getting used to the EQ function and noticed that the slider/s on the far right (last two) barely seemed to...

I recently purchased a Komet 60 amp and wanted to post my impressions: First, the Komet 60 (for those who aren’t familiar) represents the last Trainwreck circuit design that the late Ken Fischer designed and worked with Komet Amplification to build. The Komet 60 ships with two EL34’s (60...

Do ya' think this guy doesn't much care for MESA's? http://www.amp-fix.com/biasing.htm

Without getting into the whole bias mod subject and assuming a stock Stiletto Ace, I don't see any problems with experimenting with differnt preamp tubes. Has anyone tried this without changing the power or rectifier tubes?

My Stiletto Ace Combo from 2007 (purchase new date) still has its original EL34's. Are the current Mesa EL34 replacement tubes any different or pretty much the same? I know it's probably tough to know since they re-brand all of their tubes but I was toying with the idea of replacing them. I...

Has anyone tried the SPAX7-A pre amp tubes? Is there any noticeable difference?

I have a Stiletto Ace Combo and would love to find a head shell that would accept the amp portion. I already have a matching ext cab. The combo is just getting too heavy to tote around anymore. Would love to break it down into a head/cab configuration. Thanks,

My Stiletto Ace gets light usage as amps go and I'm wondering how often PT's should be changed. It still sounds great to me but then any changes can be gradual to the point where you may or may not notice it. Is there a rule-of-thumb on this subject? Thanks folks,

This term has so completely saturated the amp market today that I have quite literally forgotten it's meaning. Just what defines a Boutique Amplifier Manufacturer? Is it based on production quantity runs? Components? A combination of both? I used to think of Mesa as being boutique while...

Just took delivery of this Friday and haven't been able to stop playing through it! This is my first amp that uses KT88 power tubes. It's 90Watts and is a beast! I've noticed that the KT88's offer crystal clear notes with tons of bottom end and headroom. Strike a low note on the clean channel...

I really could use some first-hand information about this before I plop down $500.00. First of my set up is as follows: Mesa Stiletto Ace Combo M-Audio Fast Track Pro audio interface Mac Logic DAW I know that I can use the RC as a load box thus bypassing the amps speaker and go direct out to...