Hi guys, dc3 owner here need help

[peapod]

I love my mesa boogie dc3, I really do, it's so ridiculously close to what I'm looking for in an amp.

Why does it have this creamy, smooth round voice? I'm pretty sure a lot of the mesa boogie entry level el84 powered amps have this kind of tone like the f30. Is it the el84s? is it the lower power, is it just the voice this amp has?

What other amps out there have this kind of voicing? Something with high gain. I've been looking at an Engl screamer.

Maybe I need a better cab to run it through, I have a marshall 1960 lead cab and this crappy fender cab and it sounds alright through them but would it be that much better through something else? orange 4x12?

 

[Monsta-Tone]

If it's a combo, then replace the speaker with a Mojotone BV30H or Celestion Heritage 30. This will get rid of the ice pick Vintage 30 tone.
Then, add an EV loaded Thiele cabinet under it.


If it's a head, try a Mesa 3/4 back 2x12 with Celestion MC-90 Black Shadows.