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    Sunshine of your Love. Eq help

    Hunbuckers with bass and mids at 9 o'clock. Treble at 3 o'clock. Scoop eq v or turn up the flavor enhancer setting on. Burn at 12, output at 12, tweak.
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    New Express 5:25 Owner

    More upper mid boost. Dial the mid to noon to 2 o clock.
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    Question on Express 5 50+ Power Tubes

    Either order a new pair from the Mesa web site, or Get yourself these boy, I wish I could get a set myself right now. Take your pick, offer 75% of asking https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=6L6GC+used+pair&_sacat=0&_odkw=6L6GC+used&_osacat=0
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    Amp Recommendation: Fender Convert - Need help choosing a Mesa - 5:50 Express Plus, LSC, LSS, or something else? Help

    Ok, three things, one I prefer the express original, it has the same eq curve in a knob, easier. It also sounds less fizzy. You can find them online for 800-1200. Two, it's eight amps in one. You can't foot switch between all eight, who cares. It's truly wired as eight separate circuits, all...
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    Amp Recommendation: Fender Convert - Need help choosing a Mesa - 5:50 Express Plus, LSC, LSS, or something else? Help

    I have the 5:50 original, chose over the V2 with 5 band because the original doesn't fizz, the V2 sounds like it does to my ears anyway. I had a silver face twin ultralinear back in the day. Have a 68 pro now, working on getting the silver twin out of it. I ran t75s and in the pro put a t75...
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    NAD: Mesa Boogie Mark VII head. WOW

    The squeel issue to me indicates some I take it it's not a mechanical switch, it's tied to voltage and the values it's passing are off, or the reading side is getting spoofed. Lol the price of convenience says workaround all day. That's how I roll. You'll still get tone. Throw a vintage...
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    Express hiss no biggie

    A while ago I got a well-used but decent condition 5/50. The reverb tank appeared swapped out dead, a new one worked fine. I've seen alot of posts regarding hiss. 99% of the time it's your preamp tubes. So here's the deal on hiss/no or low hiss on different settings. For example some people...
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    NAD: Mesa Boogie Mark VII head. WOW

    The squeel issue to me indicates some circuit confusion, which makes me think of midi. I used to use midi back when it was developed with keys and computers. I thought maybe a bent pin short in a connector. But then you said intermittent. So that is puzzling and makes me think of the circuit...
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    Attenuating Express 5 50

    while we're at it, i was just suggesting to a Mark user that he tried an OCD or knockoff OCD pedal. I use it at 40% gain, tone on 1 o'clock, and output about 40%, and the express on 40% gain, on any amp setting except blues (my least fave channel i guess, i love all the others) I would suggest a...
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    Attenuating Express 5 50

    You shouldn't risk smoking your amp on the 50 setting, and don't know if it's safe on the 5 watt setting, although technically it should be, i don't believe that 5 watt setting is accurate for this type of thing because it's class A not class A/B, and I believe it makes a difference. of course I...
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    Best pedals to improve the Mark series overdrive tone

    An OCD or knockoff gain on 40%, tone at 1 o'clock, output at 40%. Your amps gain on 40%. it works on any channel. Don't worry about the version OCD, etc etc. but i would recommend a used one or a clone. This works on any amp, you get better harmonics, sustain, distortion, and you can still hear...
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    Best pedals to improve the Mark series overdrive tone

    I have an express 5/50 original, a dsl20, a blackstar, and have also tried this on some other hot rodded and hand wired amps. I just dial in about 40% gain on the preamp, and use an OCD (digital clone in my case, but a real one will do approx. same) on either setting at about 40% gain, and about...
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    NAD: Mesa Boogie Mark VII head. WOW

    It's most certainly not having the switches in the proper positions. I've read about it causing problems, and on some amps (i don't recall if Mesa) the manufacturer has claimed you could potentially damage some part of the circuit by using the footswitch while the toggles are in the wrong...
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    Very frustrated trying to change V1 preamp tube

    you look at how they are lined up when you take them out. If you already took V1 out then take V2 out, slowly, and note the location of the gap between the pins. The sockets are usually installed in about the same orientation, so after putting V2 back by pre-lining it up with the orientation of...
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    using effects loop in stereo?

    Some amps have a reverb switch which controls the FX loop too, and if you had two identical amps, you could probably rewire the footswitch jack for those amps to accomplish what you want as well. But you'd probably have to get two of those amps, vs. sub $100... lol It's your world!
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    using effects loop in stereo?

    The best thing to do is wire one yourself. This switch is used for "true bypass" on fx pedals, they also use it in the ProCo Rat (at least they used to) Carling DPDT Push-Button Switch Its a DPDT or Double Pole, Double Throw switch. You can wire it with two independent inputs, and route each to...
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    using effects loop in stereo?

    https://reverb.com/item/62445833-carl-martin-route-box?
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    using effects loop in stereo?

    The added benefit of the two buttons is that you could independently activate the L-R or Amp1 and Amp2 FX loops.
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    using effects loop in stereo?

    Carl Martin Route Box | Reverb Okay, so it is two buttons, but they are easily close enough to hit together. Or make a simple overlay that will activate both together. you have to set the switches on/off properly before you'll get the action you want. You run YOUR amp 1 FX send into the INPUT...
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    Mark V 90 watt tube rolling

    Great setup. I have an express 5/50 original, with an extra evm12L it turns into a whole nother thing. I lean toward classic rock and I get a wide range of sounds out of it. Most of the preamp tubes are mesa, there seems to be no intuitive way to tube it though. You have to experiment. I got a...
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