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It’s a nice pedal. Perfect for when you like your tone and just want a little “more”. Excels in pushing an amp that’s already at the edge of breakup and just needs a little bit “more”. Into heavier drive it’s a bit like pissing next to a firehose.

I had a Flux Drive for awhile. I had it paired with a Tone Burst. For me, it was a Goldilocks scenario… Flux was always too much dirt, Tone-Burst was never enough dirt. Sold both and got a Grid Slammer, which was just right.

The amp starts to open up above 8:30. Gig volume for me was between 9:30 and 10:30, depending on the venue. I generally used mine in 45w mode because I like the way it popped the mids more. The amp already has so much low end that 100w isn’t really needed to fill things out. The amp works...

Been using mine for a couple years now. I had two for awhile and ran wet/dry.one One had EL34s and delay while the other was dry with 6V6s. Recently downsized because I’m moving to a smaller place and don’t have room for the double half stacks. My main gigging amp was still the Electra Dyne...

Mesa used to rate their V30s at 70w because that’s what Marshall did. A number of years back they changed it to 60w because that’s what Celestion lists them as. No change in the speaker, just marketing. Older 4x12s were 280w. It took longer to change because they had a lot of 280w stickers to...

I prefer heads and cabs. Every time I get a combo for portability I wind up regretting it... mostly because I think closed back cabs sound better for the kind of music I play.

Anything could’ve happened to it during shipping. The whistle sounds abnormal. The only time I’ve experienced something similar was with a ground loop via my pedalboard, and it went away when I sorted my pedalboard out. I suggest the tubes because it’s easy and most issues with tube amps are...

Then I’m not sure. I’d start by moving the amp a couple feet to the side to see if it’s interferance (make sure you don’t have a phone or iPad sitting on top of it), and if that doesn’t work verify that are the tubes are properly seated.

Are you using pedals? Do you have any effects in the effects loop?

Tube reverb changing the tone of an amp isn’t new. Making it switching adds and removes a lot of circuitry from the signal path. To the best of my knowledge, the only way to make it sound consistent is to leave it in the signal path all the time and just mute the trails. Mesa has opted not to...

If you’re a gigging player, try the amp out in a mix before modding it. Sometimes Mesa’s design decisions will drive you up a wall in isolation, then start making much more sense when you hear them in the proper context.

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Years ago I asked a rep if they’d build me an old school straight/slant Recto 4x12 and he gave me the part number and told me to contact customer service. I never followed through with it, but it gave me hope.

It’s normal for an 8ohm speaker to measure between 5 and 7 ohm at idle. A 4ohm speaker would measure between 2.5 and 3.5 ohm at idle. Beyond that, I’m not sure why you’ve blown two speakers.

Try using an isolated power supply on the Tmeline. The supplied wallwart should be good enough to test with. If the hum goes away with the wallwart then the issue is likely that the Zuma/Ojai is your second path to ground. Most of my ground loop issues have been power supply related, usually...

Replacing them likely won’t change anything. IMO, the bleed is mostly noticeable at very low volumes in an isolated environment. Once you get the amp up to stage volume with a snare drum and cymbals in the room... the little bit of bleed is a non-issue. IMO/YMMV

It’s normal, and I agree the ED is worse than most. Mesa uses mechanical relays in their amps. It improves the sonic quality over other methods, but it comes at the cost of popping. I’ve never noticed this, but I don’t typically play my amp with the master on zero and I’ll suggest that Mesa...

It’s been awhile and I’ve made some changes, none of which my my wife is interested in, so I figured I’d post an update on the Internet. I recently sold my last Recto, bought a second TC-50 and picked up a used Ground Control/GCX. The first amp is setup pretty close to my ideal settings with...

Fuzz Face and Big Muff work fine with mine.

The TC-50 merged things I liked about the Recto, Mark and Electra Dyne into one amp. I sold off my last Recto today and bought a second TC-50. I no longer own a Mark. The ED I’m keeping because it’s a fucking beast, but I mostly use the TC because it’s more manageable.