Hello everyone,
My name is Greg, I am new to the forum. Let me start out with the fact that I’ve always loved the sound of MESA Amps (like most of you I imagine). A couple years ago I finally got around to buying one. I got a great deal at Guitar Center on a used Rectoverb 50 Combo Series 2 I believe (blue light). The cleans are beautiful on this amp. However I have not been able to dial in the distortion just yet. I have a 2005 PRS SE guitar that I usually use, and it sounds fine on my old solid state amp. I’m assuming that it is user error due to never owning a tube amp before. I’ve also heard MESA’s can take some fine tuning.
Does anybody have any suggestions to getting rid of the odd “fizzy” sound on my distorted channel? I’m using the modern setting with gain around 2-3 o’clock. So nothing crazy. I noticed the vintage setting doesn’t have the fizz sound. It just doesn’t quite have enough gain for the modern rock sound I’m going for.
I’ve recently purchased an overdrive pedal hoping that will help with the tone. Maybe if I can boost the signal and back off the gain it will take care of it.
Any suggestions are welcome!
-Greg
My name is Greg, I am new to the forum. Let me start out with the fact that I’ve always loved the sound of MESA Amps (like most of you I imagine). A couple years ago I finally got around to buying one. I got a great deal at Guitar Center on a used Rectoverb 50 Combo Series 2 I believe (blue light). The cleans are beautiful on this amp. However I have not been able to dial in the distortion just yet. I have a 2005 PRS SE guitar that I usually use, and it sounds fine on my old solid state amp. I’m assuming that it is user error due to never owning a tube amp before. I’ve also heard MESA’s can take some fine tuning.
Does anybody have any suggestions to getting rid of the odd “fizzy” sound on my distorted channel? I’m using the modern setting with gain around 2-3 o’clock. So nothing crazy. I noticed the vintage setting doesn’t have the fizz sound. It just doesn’t quite have enough gain for the modern rock sound I’m going for.
I’ve recently purchased an overdrive pedal hoping that will help with the tone. Maybe if I can boost the signal and back off the gain it will take care of it.
Any suggestions are welcome!
-Greg