QUESTION (Please Help if possible)

[domct203]

Start with the amp in high (BOLD) power, Silicone Diode Rectified. How's the volume there?

The combination of "SPONGY" and "TUBE RECTIFIER" will add alot of sag and compression to the overdrive channels, and some slight volume loss is normal with both these modes.

Dom

 

[ThunderMonkey]

Thanks for the help but the solo thing is working. This is what happens. The master is on like 5. And as i turn the regular volume up for the gain channel there is a substantial increase from like 1-5, then from 5-10 it barley goes up more.

I think this might help.

1) You have your bold/spongy set to spongy. This is a volume variac of sorts and drops overall headroom down by @ 1/3.
Switch this back to BOLD 100%

2) You have your channel 1 clean gain set pretty high, back it down to @ 11-11:30, Volume to around 10:30-11:00.
(and put some mids in there for god's sake !) :wink:

3) crank the ch 2 & 3 master volumes to around 11:00

4) set your efx loop send/return volumes up all the way even though you don't use efx through it, they are still getting signal.

5) After you check all that out, switch it from Rec tubes to SS diodes as both of these ONLY supply and convert power for your amp to use.

Unless you have a dead/dying preamp tube, this should help, if not consult God or Mesa ! :wink:

 

[clutch71]

I'm confused. That thing should be melting paint. Here's what I keep coming back to...

"This is still going on and getting really annoying. I take it back to Guitar Center (where i bought it) and then tell me how beautifully its working" and "I'm thinking if i just get a Mesa bottom it'll stop because thats what they play it on when i bring it there when they check it."

Did you mean that they told you that is was working? Did you hear them test it? If it works fine with a Mesa cab it should work in your home. Period.

Thundermonkey hit on it briefly...You didn't try running all three cabs did you? If you tried to run all three did you review the manual for acceptable impedance mismatch selections?

It has to be something in your home. Your cabs, your cables, your outlets. Not trying to offend man, just trying to help. My 2ch DR matching those settings would get me in dutch with the wife, neighbors, neighborhood dogs, and probably the cops.

 

[jrodd321]

I'm confused. That thing should be melting paint. Here's what I keep coming back to...

"This is still going on and getting really annoying. I take it back to Guitar Center (where i bought it) and then tell me how beautifully its working" and "I'm thinking if i just get a Mesa bottom it'll stop because thats what they play it on when i bring it there when they check it."

Did you mean that they told you that is was working? Did you hear them test it? If it works fine with a Mesa cab it should work in your home. Period.

Thundermonkey hit on it briefly...You didn't try running all three cabs did you? If you tried to run all three did you review the manual for acceptable impedance mismatch selections?

It has to be something in your home. Your cabs, your cables, your outlets. Not trying to offend man, just trying to help. My 2ch DR matching those settings would get me in dutch with the wife, neighbors, neighborhood dogs, and probably the cops.

When i took it to Guitar center then ran it through a mesa and it worked. And i only run it through one cab. I'm sorry if im being impatient or anything its just that i spent like my freaking life savings on this amp and for it to be acting like this is really dissapointing to me I've been playing it in guitar center for the past 5 years then i finally bought it and it sounds like this.

 

[ThunderMonkey]

Have you tried any of the settings I showed you?

Also, a cab won't make the difference your describing, the Marshall cab is fine.

It IS a lot of money to throw down on an amp but you do need a little patience to figure this one out.

If the settings I suggested and all your cables are good and it still reacts like this.
Call Mesa, find out where a local authorized repair service shop is (GC ?) and schedule an appointment to have it checked out.

It's still under warranty, yes ?!?

 

[jrodd321]

Thanks for the help but the solo thing is working. This is what happens. The master is on like 5. And as i turn the regular volume up for the gain channel there is a substantial increase from like 1-5, then from 5-10 it barley goes up more.

I think this might help.

1) You have your bold/spongy set to spongy. This is a volume variac of sorts and drops overall headroom down by @ 1/3.
Switch this back to BOLD 100%

2) You have your channel 1 clean gain set pretty high, back it down to @ 11-11:30, Volume to around 10:30-11:00.
(and put some mids in there for god's sake !) :wink:

3) crank the ch 2 & 3 master volumes to around 11:00

4) set your efx loop send/return volumes up all the way even though you don't use efx through it, they are still getting signal.

5) After you check all that out, switch it from Rec tubes to SS diodes as both of these ONLY supply and convert power for your amp to use.

Unless you have a dead/dying preamp tube, this should help, if not consult God or Mesa ! :wink:

That did it!!! Thank you sooo much!!!!

 

[ThunderMonkey]

VERY NICE ! And you're very Welcome !

There's a learning curve with all the Mesa's, they are NOT a plug and play simple amp. They force you to really study why you are getting good tone... and that process makes you a better player IMO.

Glad we could help ! :wink: