Mesa Triaxis - Power Amp Combination Questions

[warhedf1]

Hey there!
Just wondering if some of you guys would chime in and give me your thoughts and feeling on the differences you've heard when using the Triaxis with a Boogie 50/50 power amp versus a Mesa 2:90 which has the deep voicing, half drive etc. switches/modes.

I'm not quite digging my Triaxis through my 50/50. I have a v2.0, NON Phat mod version. It's like, I get REALLY close to what I want to hear on some patches but, not quite. Just wondering if moving to a 2:90 would open the Triaxis up tone-wise.

Thoughts?


Thanks,
Ray Mitchell

 

[Jackie]

I have a 2:90 and I gotta say out of the three voicings I really use only Deep to give the low end some dimension and sometimes Modern when I want more aggressive highs.

They're worth having though, I wouldn't like the sounds without the voicings that much!

 

[warhedf1]

Thanks for sharing that with me man! Your reply is exactly the kind that I'm hoping to get. I was really wondering how much the voicing switches would fill out the sound of the Triaxis. Hopefully, I'll get enough response to my question/post that I can get a definite consensus amongst Triaxis players. I'm really hoping that some guys who have played the Triaxis with different power amps will chime in.

 

[warhedf1]

Bump!

C'mon Triaxis owners, help me out!

 

[Jackie]

Like I said, I think that the voicing switches are a big thumbs up for the 2:90. I'd get one if I were you, or I'd try one if I can and then see if it's the business.

For example, my bandmate has an ENGL Powerball and he has his "bottom" switch always engaged, and I can't really keep up unless I engage the Deep mode. The Modern voicing is also great if you want it to sound less tame, adds some midrange and highs.

Just a by the way thought, since we're talking different poweramps:
I sometimes use my TriAxis with my Marshall JVM's power section. The JVM has two knobs - Resonance for lows, and Presence for Highs. The lows are different (tighter), but I would also say that it lacks in low end if the Resonance is turned all the way down. It sounds great, it has that Marshall roar when you crank it some, a very unique tone. It messes the cleans up a little though.

 

[iceman]

You'll probably just need to try the 2:90 to see if you like it better. It really depends on what you are after tone/feel wise. I run my Triaxis through the power section of my Roadster (still looking to score a 2:90 at a good price) and I love it. The Roadster power section should be similar to the 50/50. I've tried running the Triaxis through my MKV power section (should be close to the 2:90) but when I did, a preamp tube went out, so I'm hesitant to try again (although I know it should be perfectly safe). If the MKV vs the Triaxis/Roadster combo is any fair comparison (which I'm sure it isn't do to so many variables) there is quite a bit more low end (and boom) in the Tri/Roadster.

 

[dbone]

I'll tell you right now that if you don't get the 2:90 your not getting all you can out of the Triaxis. The 2:90 was designed for the Triaxis and the different combinations of using and not using the switching jacks completes the diversity of tone options for that preamp.

 

[Triaxstasy]

Mesa offered a modification for the 50/50 back in the day when they introduced the Triaxis. It´s supposed to get you that extra depth/bottom end...
I did it to mine and A/B´d with a 2:90 set to *Deep*....it´s pretty close....
Here´s a link to the instructions...
Do an adjustable bias mod as well and the 50/50 is born again hard!

 

[dbone]

I would say the best pairing for the Triaxis is the 2:90 with the voicing options they are literally made for each other. That being said it should still sound cool with some other power amps.
What tone properties do you feel your missing?