NickSleeper
Member
Hello everyone...
I have a little predicament on my hands -
I recently bought a Mesa Mark IV "A" second hand.
This was my first mesa purchase...and needless to say, when I opened it up and plugged it in (don't worry - I didn't just plug in....I used a couple of mesa's recommended preset tone setting combinations) I was quite astounded to hear how cheesy and dry it sounded. I was also surprised to hear sudden "volume swells" and gain boosting in and then dropping out. The tone was absolutely not what I was expecting. At first I figured the tubes were malfunctioning - so I replaced them. After a fresh set, the tone is still not what I had perceived a Mesa amplifier to have, and the volume and gain swells were still occurring. Attached to this post is two links to audio clips I recorded....
The first one has a clip of the "Crunch" channel (Rhy2) with full gain. After the playing ends, I switch to the Lead channel and silence the guitar - This is when you can hear a sort of "chugging" in the background. I continue to play on the lead channel which seems to have a little bit more gain to it, but you will probably agree with me doesn't have the best lead tone on earth.(Understatement)
In the second clip, I AM NOT TOUCHING ANY KNOBS ON THE AMP, GUITAR, OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE - and yet you can clearly hear the gain on the amp fluctuating up and down while I make a consistent signal on the guitar.
mesaiv.mp3
mesaiv2.mp3
If anyone has any idea whats going on, or if im all wrong, the clips sound fine, and that this amp is not for me....Please let me know! Shoot me a message or post here or email me at [email protected] , or AIM SN NickSleeper.
I have a little predicament on my hands -
I recently bought a Mesa Mark IV "A" second hand.
This was my first mesa purchase...and needless to say, when I opened it up and plugged it in (don't worry - I didn't just plug in....I used a couple of mesa's recommended preset tone setting combinations) I was quite astounded to hear how cheesy and dry it sounded. I was also surprised to hear sudden "volume swells" and gain boosting in and then dropping out. The tone was absolutely not what I was expecting. At first I figured the tubes were malfunctioning - so I replaced them. After a fresh set, the tone is still not what I had perceived a Mesa amplifier to have, and the volume and gain swells were still occurring. Attached to this post is two links to audio clips I recorded....
The first one has a clip of the "Crunch" channel (Rhy2) with full gain. After the playing ends, I switch to the Lead channel and silence the guitar - This is when you can hear a sort of "chugging" in the background. I continue to play on the lead channel which seems to have a little bit more gain to it, but you will probably agree with me doesn't have the best lead tone on earth.(Understatement)
In the second clip, I AM NOT TOUCHING ANY KNOBS ON THE AMP, GUITAR, OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE - and yet you can clearly hear the gain on the amp fluctuating up and down while I make a consistent signal on the guitar.
mesaiv.mp3
mesaiv2.mp3
If anyone has any idea whats going on, or if im all wrong, the clips sound fine, and that this amp is not for me....Please let me know! Shoot me a message or post here or email me at [email protected] , or AIM SN NickSleeper.