Lotusferengi
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Hello,
I'm new here and just wanted to share my boogie story here. I am German (so I translated this text into English with google) and got the Mesa Boogie Mark IIB from my father in the early 90s (he bought it in the early 80s and then, because it was modern, went on a rack system with a 50/50 power amp and a Mesa preamp(?)). I also thought the Mark IIB was terribly old-fashioned, so I mounted the amp chassis in a 5U rack (where he has fitted in wonderfully) and hooked it up to a 4x12 Hiwatt box (unfortunately I sold the cabinet for €50...) Later I went back to the old boogie combo case. At some point when I was unloading from the car, the speaker cable got stuck and destroyed the membrane of the speaker, I threw the speaker in the garbage can without thinking about it and bought an Eminence replacement speaker (I would definitely not do it anymore today) years later I have the speaker exchanged for a Celestion V90 Black Shadow (but I can't remember which speaker was originally installed). As a kid of the 80's I always wanted a lot of distortion and so used a Mesa Boogie V-Twin as my pedal most of the time. Today I use the Revv Tilt Overdrive. I've always loved the sound of Santana, but wasn't able to get it with the boogie (my dad could, so I guess it's a lot to do with the different way you play..). I've been playing in a The Doors Tribute Band for 30 years now, and I've always tried to change the amp to get closer to the "Robby Krieger" sound (Fender Blues Deville, Marshall and also a Mesa Boogie Mark V, I resold them all). Most recently, I tried the UAFX Dream from Universal Audio and found that this "amp" also sounds far too shrill and the Boogie is simply the best-sounding amp for me.
The "Tube Amp Doctor" is based around the corner from me, so it's easy to have him serviced regularly, I hope he lives for a long time.... That was my boogie story.
I'm new here and just wanted to share my boogie story here. I am German (so I translated this text into English with google) and got the Mesa Boogie Mark IIB from my father in the early 90s (he bought it in the early 80s and then, because it was modern, went on a rack system with a 50/50 power amp and a Mesa preamp(?)). I also thought the Mark IIB was terribly old-fashioned, so I mounted the amp chassis in a 5U rack (where he has fitted in wonderfully) and hooked it up to a 4x12 Hiwatt box (unfortunately I sold the cabinet for €50...) Later I went back to the old boogie combo case. At some point when I was unloading from the car, the speaker cable got stuck and destroyed the membrane of the speaker, I threw the speaker in the garbage can without thinking about it and bought an Eminence replacement speaker (I would definitely not do it anymore today) years later I have the speaker exchanged for a Celestion V90 Black Shadow (but I can't remember which speaker was originally installed). As a kid of the 80's I always wanted a lot of distortion and so used a Mesa Boogie V-Twin as my pedal most of the time. Today I use the Revv Tilt Overdrive. I've always loved the sound of Santana, but wasn't able to get it with the boogie (my dad could, so I guess it's a lot to do with the different way you play..). I've been playing in a The Doors Tribute Band for 30 years now, and I've always tried to change the amp to get closer to the "Robby Krieger" sound (Fender Blues Deville, Marshall and also a Mesa Boogie Mark V, I resold them all). Most recently, I tried the UAFX Dream from Universal Audio and found that this "amp" also sounds far too shrill and the Boogie is simply the best-sounding amp for me.
The "Tube Amp Doctor" is based around the corner from me, so it's easy to have him serviced regularly, I hope he lives for a long time.... That was my boogie story.
