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Al, Thanks for the detailed reply - I am a bit pedantic (I'm told) ! And what you have said is interesting and helpful. The Zen drive comments re Santana you made - how does the sound compare to a Big Muff, which I just tried out and did not like ? Thanks, Don.

Looks neat Al. I like it. I see you are not driving the dirty channel on the gain. I assume you get that via the pedals ? Do you use the burn mode much with your set up ? Also you have a fair bit of bass dialed in on that channel. Would you do that without the pedals ? And ,,what does...

Thanks Al. I will look into these 2 x pedals or equivalents. Which pedal goes first in the chain and what settings do you use on the amp's dirty channel, particularly on the Gain settings? Don

Hi Again Newysurfer, Yes, I know you are right. Funny, I saw a post somewhere that said that the best thing about an Express amp is that they mate well with pedals. And this came from a Mesa fan. I have fought against this, thinking I could get what I sought from tube changes, as you know. I...

Hmmm. I wonder if that circuit is stuffed in my amp ? And may have been for a long time. The instantaneous foot switch operation brought it out??

Monsta-Tone - Whats the mute circuit in an Express?

Hi Expressers, I am looking for a pedal that will give me a sweet sounding distortion, preferably via the Blues mode in Channel 2. Brian May and David Gilmour/Comfortably Numb solo come to mind. I have a BB Plus, and pretty happy with it generally, but the sound is still not quite right. Also...

Well back again as promised with a report on the mod I had done . And I will answer the volume jump question posted here too. Unfortunately, it did not work satisfactorily, as there was a loud 'pop' every time the footswitch was operated. My tech tried for days to get rid of it by re-routing...

Yes, Ethereal Widow, I too found a mix of pre amp tubes that I really like. So much so that it led to me starting this thread re the Boss FS-6 being suitable or not for a footswitch .....I mean, the tube driven voices of my Express are now my preference over using effects pedals. I see you...

Yikes...we are being watched :lol: !! Good to clear up that myth that Ive read on forums that causes some Mesa owners to remove any alien tubes before sending their amps back for warranty repairs !! I will report back on the results in January 2014 after my tech (used by our local Mesa...

I have contacted mesa's tech department and asked if I can switch between the channel modes 'on the fly' very regularly in a set list. The answer was yes, 'no trouble at all'. So it appears that provided my tech replicates the function of the amp's front panel via a footswitch, all should be...

Thanks EtherealWidow. Yep, I have tried effect pedals over the last 5 years with this amp in the manner you describe, and currently do so using a Xotic BB +, which gives me the option via its 2 x channels of a volume boost with some fur, or a full distortion effect. Its a good pedal, quite...

Hi All Express owners, I am wanting to be able to foot-switch between the 2 x sub channels of the Express's Distortion Channel ie the Blues and Burn modes, which you can only do by hand on the amp face at the moment. I want to do so seamlessly using Blues mode for rhythm playing and burn mode...

Dale Expressed, Hi and welcome. Does the amp do exactly the same thing in both the 5 watt and 50 watt mode?

A great help to get going in the right direction. And Newysurfer, my band is down your way September 13-15 I believe, and I will have the amp of course. You may just hear it !

Hi fellow tone Tragics, Just a report, as usually I'm the pest asking questions and picking other member's brains ! After over a year of experimenting, with help from other members like newrysurfer and gadgetfreak, I have found a great combination of tubes for this amp, to my ear that is. You...

Hi fellow tonechaser Tragics ! Has anyone found a 12AX7 tube for the V5 reverb position that has made a dramatic improvement over either the stock Mesa tube or the Sovtek LPS I currently have in this position? BTW I am always interested to hear tube combinations across all pre-amp stages that...

Thanks Krek. Its a case of what seems somewhat logical is just not . The electron world is a mystery to us more mechanical types, something psych tests confirm. Here's an example of skewed thinking on my part : Imagine a singer in front of a live microphone. The singer represents the pre-amp...

OK, thanks Mr Mark111. Thanks for the technical insight there. As I said, I do have an Attenuator (Alex's), and it has let me into the 50 watt mode now, with good effect, albeit still a bit loud on stage (for the rest of the Band that is !!!). When you say in your post "To overdrive the power...

Hi Krek, That affect may be a good thing with this amp. A common comment I have read from Express 50/5 watt owners, including myself (!), is how loud this amp is, even in 5 watt mode. Plenty of head room, yes, but in the stratosphere regions I reckon. I play usually in large semi open air...