Express 5:50 Head EQ Problems

[MSO]

I recently picked up a used Express 5:50 head and I am having trouble EQing a warm balanced tone using the clean channel. I have a Fender Strat with Texas specials and the closest I can get to a balanced tone that does not sound like a thin, shrill, ice pickey mess is with the treble and mids zero'd out and the bass at 12:00. This seems a bit odd to me. I also have a Les Paul copy, it sounds a little warmer than the strat but definitely still on the bright side if I try to bring in any treble or Mids. I am running the head into a 1x12 cab with a V30 speaker. Anyone out there that uses Texas specals and has problems with the amp being way too bright?

 

[tonejam]

If the LP copy sounds shrill with treble and mid off, there's something wrong with the amp. You need to get it checked out. The 5:50 is not a shrill amp.

 

[Don]

Mine was fat and warm!

 

[gem12]

Mine was fat and warm!

+1

 

[lbrusso]

Mine sounds anything but thin. Clean channel is outstanding.
Sounds like you have tube issues.