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    What speaker for my Fillmore 50 - evm12l?

    I owned a thiele cab/EVM for a while and concur that it is a big, lovely, and deep sound. Great, but alone I did not care for it. Tight, focused bass, and crisp and smooth top, but needed mids and warmth. So alone, no go; but along with a combo cab --in other words an open back-- and an MC90...
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    What Mesa has the best cleans?

    No idea about "best" cleans, but my DC5 widebody combo with the EVL12 has a beautiful clean tone, and massive sounding should you need serious volume. Edward
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    DC 5 Lead channel settings.

    Nothing "complex" about a Mesa, just different. You approach a Boogie differently from most every other amp because they are designed differently. Understand how they operate, and you can likely get the tone that you're after. Sounds like you are new to Mesas, so may I suggest you download...
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    Express 5 25 1X10 bad overdrive

    ^^^Good to hear! I love my 525, ver1 ...what a great sounding and tonally versatile little amp! As you already found, that V2 is a critical tube. And though you've fixed your issue, this is also a good place to experiment with tube replacement. Not the entire preamp tube section, but just...
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    .22 Caliber Extension Cabinet Suggestions?

    Hey JD, You already heard it: find another 8ohm speaker of your choosing: together with your combo's 8 ohm, you'll be fine. As for the extension cab, Mesa ones are out there in used land, but they do command quite the premium ...worth it if you've willing to spend it. I use an Avatar 112 cab...
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    My Express 5:25 review

    I don't know if this is relevant to this thread, but since it came up, here's my thoughts: 1. My ver1 Express 525 10" combo is a stellar amp that serves as my grab-n-go, but easily can also serve as my gig amp (which it has for lower-volume gigs). Fwiw, rock/radio covers. 2. I hated the...
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    DC5 Reverb low?

    Hey Don, I use hardly any verb on the lead, so it's inconsequential to me. But yeah, I checked, and it is signif less on the Lead channel. I'm on channel 1 99% of the time so that's my chief concern. :) Thanks bendo ...I'll give it a look see :D Edward
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    DC5 Reverb low?

    Hi Don, Yeah, I double checked all connections, no corrosion but I cleaned em up anyway. Not to mention also trying an old tank from a MK that I used to have...same exact reverb tone and output. I use my DC5 all the time...it's my go-to amp for live use, so also sees rehearsal time as well...
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    DC5 Reverb low?

    Hey bendo, Interesting ...thanks for that, man! I'm fine with the reverb's character; just a bit more is what I'm shooting for. I will look into the resistor mod. So is the resistor located on the PCB or on the verb's transformer? ...I'm hoping for an easy-to-get-to mod and don't want to...
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    DC5 Reverb low?

    Anyone find their DC5's reverb volume on the low-ish side, wishing you had a "12" or even a "13"? I tried two different 12ax7, and even had a spare reverb tank from an old MK: neither swaps made any volume difference. My verb "sounds" right, but have it cranked to 8-10 at times and I'm...
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    Recording DC5 1x12 Combo with Power Attanuator

    I've not had good experience with attenuators: nothing "bad" or foul sounding, but nothing I'd consider was any better ...so why bother. Ended up selling them. If you want more "power tube tone" try setting the master output to 7 or so, then adjust desired volume with your channel masters. Go...
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    DC5a record out

    I tried it, and it didn't sound good, and got hum to boot. I tried it also with an impedance transformer; no better. Maybe someone here can explain why and/or a better way of doing it, but my attemps failed. FWIW, I found a good-sounding speaker emulator box: my DC's speaker out goes into...
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    Express 5:25 speaker

    Hi frank, My Avatar Trad 112 cab has the large oval opening in the back, and they include a block-off panel if you prefer a closed-back cab. I tried it both ways and in concert with my 525's 10" combo speaker, I prefer the back open. BTW, while I have this Avatar cab in tandem with my 525...
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    Express 5:25 speaker

    I recall someone saying it is akin to the Ramrod, but who knows for sure w/o benching them side-by-side. FWIW, I replaced mine with a Weber 10V, if you're curious about a speaker swap. More bottom end and tighter than the stocker, but still with lovely mids and chimy top end. The best...
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    New member - not your typical Mesa player

    Yup, Espress has gorgeous cleans! No doubt about it, and you're right, most folks don't associate Boogies with stellar clean tone. BTW, try playing into your Blues channel with gain set low ...I like these cleans better than the Clean channel as it seems to have more mids and mid-highs "chime"...
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    DC5 (now with pics!) and another footswitch question

    Hey Kevin, Glad you're digging your DC5! I discovered this amp well over a decade ago, and other amps have come and gone, but this one has been my main gigger ever since. Just too versatile and rockin an amp! From what I gather, you've got the output master knob at around 2 and you've set...
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    NOS Tubes in Express 5:25+

    Hey Al, FWIW, I use an Avatar Traditional 112 open-backed cab ...went through a few speaker swaps, and ended up liking the MC90 the best! It's just a great speaker all around, IMHO, but in a larger cab with a smaller "open area" it sounds even bigger! Your Forte makes me think of how good my...
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    DC5AB Frankenstein

    Alrighty SKD, if you are willing to do the deed, I'll have my ears on! FWIW, when I had a MkIII, I modded the R2 channel to add a volume control ...that made all the dfference; now totally usable and switchable! And that's where I got the idea for the footswitchable boost for my DC5. But I'm...
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    NOS Tubes in Express 5:25+

    Late to the party... :) As you've noticed, the V2 and V1 are where you're most likely to hear diference. The first (and 2nd, natch) in the gain stage is where it matters most; later in the stages the tones are already "stacking" so each indiv tube's influence is already significantly colored...
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    My 5:50Plus

    Try it "backwards": I use the Blues ch w/gain set low for my cleans (semi-cleans), and the Crunch ch as my OD tone. Sounds great ...I'll never go back. The Clean ch has great pristine cleans ...very "Fendery" IMHO with tight bottom and nice sparkle, but missing mids for my tastes. The Blues...
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