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Has anyone tried running EL34s in the class A sockets of a 2:90 power amp? I was reading that you can supposedly do that, and I can imagine it sounding cool...but I don't have any EL34s on hand and thought I'd ask around before ordering a quad of them.

I've been using Mark 3 heads and combos for awhile now and am taking the plunge into a Studio Pre and 2:90 rack rig for the first time. So far I've got a bunch of questions, and I'd love any feedback (har) from anyone who knows their way around these things! Once I've got everything connected...

I'm going to be taking the plunge from heads and combos to a rack setup. I know this is a really rudimentary question, but I don't want to get tripped up with all these new knobs... How should I be setting my master volume, output volume, and power amp volumes? Which one(s) should I be using to...

The other day I lent a bandmate my oversized 4x12 to record some guitar with. He was playing pretty loud and at one point when he'd hit low palm mutes you could hear (and see!) the back of the cab rattling against the brace. I know that's what was happening, because it stopped when I pressed...

I have to replace the power and GEQ switches on my D180. The nice people at Mesa support told me they don't stock D180 parts, but do have the equivalent switches for a 400+. Both amps' switches LOOK the same to me, and Mesa thinks they are too, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience...

Just picked up an oversized 4x12 with the original V30s, and I was A/B-ing it with my other 4x12 (one of those weird-looking angled front Fender Showman cabs with two V30s and two MC90s). The Mesa sounds good, but has noticeably more high midrange and less low-end "oomph" than the Fender. I...

Anyone got spares floating around? I just picked up an oversized cab that has the caster brackets, but no casters. Not sure my back can handle shuffling it around the practice space without wheels for much longer!

My trusty D180 has been doing a thing where low notes (Eb, D) at high volumes will sometimes make it crackle loudly. I'm thinking it's probably something a little loose somewhere, so I've been poking around. Which leads me to: the rear effects loop. When I plug a patch cable into this, the amp...