Hi1 on TA15 just ROCKS!

Jakeboy · Sep 3, 2018

I am loving the Hi1 channel in 5 watt mode on my TA15 a lot. I have a Marshall JMP1h and whilebthis sounds different, it is still a Marshally Tone. I find that if I turn the Gain knob down to 10--11, it sounds very JTMish. That makes a great pedal platform for an OD made for a Marshall, like a treble booster, or a Lovepedal OD11 which I recorded with yesterday. Speaker was a Red Fang alnico, but I find if I go with traditional Greenbacks on this channel, I get more grease and fat..,the ZZTOP sound just oozes out, especially with a Lovepedal COT pushing it.
I keep finding new uses for this amp, and new killer tones.

Just wanted to share. I love this amp.

Now OT, why isn’t this forum more active? I don’t get it. There are plenty of Boogie Users out there.
Did something happen at some point which wasted the forum?

Just curious.

alphasports · Nov 14, 2018

Dunno why this forum gets so little traffic, but the TA15 is a great amp, love mine just don't use it enough.

bgh · Nov 14, 2018

alphasports said:
Dunno why this forum gets so little traffic, but the TA15 is a great amp, love mine just don't use it enough.

The forum traffic (or lack thereof) is a mystery to me too. There are a lot of Mesa users out there.

Never used the TA-15. I have the TA-30, and love it.

alphasports · Nov 15, 2018

Hey jake

Just tried that mode, it does sound fantastic

EDIT: I was on the Normal side (green LED) with the Top Bst switch engaged when I wrote the comment...awesome cleans..now playing with your mode, sounds great!

Cheers

Jakeboy · Nov 23, 2018

I love Green Vox Top-Boost channel too. The Red Fang was made for that channel. It has beautiful yet gritty cleans. Truly an incredible amp that can do anything it seems.

Dr. Tweedbucket · Aug 14, 2020

I love it too, it's an amazing amp. Really just about all the channels sound great! My rig is an EJ Strat straight into the Mesa and into a vertical metal grill Mesa 2x12 with Celestion G12M 20W Heritage greenbacks. It's just a tone to die for! :shock: Oh yeah, I'm running old British tubes, both pre and power amp.

I like the amp so much that I bought (2) of them just in case the Mesa factory burnt down and the prices when through the roof. So far it hasn't happened.