Mesa Stiletto users settings!!!!!
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ValveHeavyTone
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sounds like poo on my rig............... sorry.
ValveHeavyTone said:
Are you using a Stage II Stiletto or a Hollywood Modded Stage I?
These settings came straight from Randall himself and are Mesa's very own "secret settings" I am told.
Including myself, I know several other pro players who use these settings.
Melvin1011
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jgcable said:
So which Stiletto are those settings for? Stage I or Stage II, or modded?
jgcable said:
are these settings assumed clock position or is 10 the same thing as all of the way up? It seems kind of wierd to me that anyone would want to max out anything on a Mesa amp. It seems like they are always giving you more than enough of anyhting that you have control over on the panel wether it be Gain, bass, treble etc... Although I do like my presence maxed on my Triple! It gives me a nice headroom of edge that I can dial in or out with the tone controls to control the nasties. :wink:
Melvin1011
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jgcable said:
Told by whom? Who are the other pro players that use these settings? If I call Mesa's tech support and ask them about these 'secret settings' will they deny it? Not trying to be adversarial or anything, in fact I intend to try these settings when I get home. Just seems strange that with many thousands of Mesa users out there no one has spoken of this before?
FPFL
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jgcable said:
Yes, I was blown away by the awfulness of this sound. I tried it just for a laugh.
WRRRFFFFF. WRRRFFFFSSSSHHHHHKK.
Reading the manual will make it clear just how awful this will sound. Burying the treble really alters the EQ and not in a good way IMO.
What kind of rig would make this setting sound good? Thru a 4 x 12 its wubb-tastic noise.
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I know alot of pro players on the Jackson/Charvel forum who use these settings. I was told that Mesa uses them. You should call them. One of the JCF members knows Randall.
I was also told the settings work for Marshall too.
Supposedly.. Fender has "secret" settings too. Something to do with 3's and 6's. Its how they benchmark their amps.
Try these settings. I love tweaking amps and I have been working hard on my Hollywood Modded Stage I Stiletto Deuce.
Bold
Tube Tracking
100w
Fluid Drive
Pres 4
Bass 6.5
Mid 3.5
Treb 4
Gain 10
The only problems I experience with the Mesa secret settings are
the amp causes most of my guitars to squeal unless I back off on the guitar volume and the fact that it doesn’t sound that good until you start turning the amp up pretty loud. Its still amazing to me that they sound good at all.
I was also told the settings work for Marshall too.
Supposedly.. Fender has "secret" settings too. Something to do with 3's and 6's. Its how they benchmark their amps.
Try these settings. I love tweaking amps and I have been working hard on my Hollywood Modded Stage I Stiletto Deuce.
Bold
Tube Tracking
100w
Fluid Drive
Pres 4
Bass 6.5
Mid 3.5
Treb 4
Gain 10
The only problems I experience with the Mesa secret settings are
the amp causes most of my guitars to squeal unless I back off on the guitar volume and the fact that it doesn’t sound that good until you start turning the amp up pretty loud. Its still amazing to me that they sound good at all.
jackieTHEjokeman
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Do you have the original Mesa tubes in them? It might sound different for others because of the the tube differences. I have jj's in mine, so it won't let me get that far due to squeeling.
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That might work for a Marshall.....but not a Mesa.
The EQ is much more complex....just by seeing it, one can definitely tell it's going to sound like ***.....
Why would Randall use such a complez EQ only to use the settings on 10 and 0?
The EQ is much more complex....just by seeing it, one can definitely tell it's going to sound like ***.....
Why would Randall use such a complez EQ only to use the settings on 10 and 0?
jgcable said:
So turn off the treble and presence and then peg the Bass, Mids and Gain? What does this sound like? What kind of sustain do you have in your notes? It seems like it might be really huge sounding but really saggy and slow sounding @ the same time. How tight does this actually sound? Is it muddy @ all?
jgcable said:
Sorry--I didnt see this post while I was posint the last 2--how loud do you have to be in order to have it start sounding good? Also, What level is your preamp volume on compared to the output?
My master volume around 4 and my channel volume around 3.
Those settings really sound good believe it or not. I am using the stock Stiletto Deuce tubes and I tried it through several cabinets with everything from Vin 30's to 90w Black Shadows.
Those settings really sound good believe it or not. I am using the stock Stiletto Deuce tubes and I tried it through several cabinets with everything from Vin 30's to 90w Black Shadows.
Melvin1011
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jgcable said:
Is that 3 o'clock and 4 'oclock on the volumes? :shock:
Anway, I tried the settings at bedroom volume using a Marshall 2x12 with V30's and an Ibanez RG with a JB in the bridge and it sounded pretty decent. It's no worse than any of the other settings I've been able to come up with. O yea, one difference is I used TiteGain instead of Fluid Drive. Boosting with a Bad Monkey helps too. 8)
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