steelyzappa
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Here is some interesting info regarding 2C+ settings that I found awhile back. The person responsible for this information etc is Gil Ayan who helped create the "Mark History Page" (http://homepage.mac.com/mesaboogie/MarkSeries.html)...remember?
Here’s the link also: http://home.earthlink.net/~ayan/ (this came from the FAQ section)
S&S and MESA/Boogies
"In the case of MESA/Boogies, I have to make a distinction between the Mark I and its successors. The Mark I needs a S&S to reach its fullest potential because of it's inherent flabby bottom end and darkness - at the same time, it is my favorite Boogie. Later Boogie models feature pre and post distortion tone controls, provided you have a graphic EQ, and several pull knobs that allow for much more tone tweaking, which may be enough to get the right sound for you. For example, the "Pull Shift" function on the bass knob of Mark IICs and IIIs works early on in the signal chain and therefore can reduce the flab when pushed in; the "Pull Deep" on the Master Volume control, on the other hand, works further down the signal path, so you can pull that out and not get as much flab while increasing the bottom end. Then there's the old trick of using the graphic EQ to get a good overall equalization, while using the tone stack to get the right amount of gain without undesired flab and shrillness. This approach works pretty well, although it's probably not 100% perfect because the graphic EQ doesn't sound as warm as the amp's natural tone. Personally, I haven't felt the need to use S&S on my Boogie IIC+; however, I'm totally biased because I just happen to love my IIC+, so your mileage may vary with Mark IIs and IIIs."
Here are some other interesting tidbits which Gil wrote about awhile back regarding "Boogie tone" that are part of his Harmony-central review of the Dumble overdrive special. Here's the link: http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data/Dumble/Overdrive_Special-3.html (you'll have to scroll down about 1/2 way to see his review)
Let me know what you think :wink: ...Matt
Here’s the link also: http://home.earthlink.net/~ayan/ (this came from the FAQ section)
S&S and MESA/Boogies
"In the case of MESA/Boogies, I have to make a distinction between the Mark I and its successors. The Mark I needs a S&S to reach its fullest potential because of it's inherent flabby bottom end and darkness - at the same time, it is my favorite Boogie. Later Boogie models feature pre and post distortion tone controls, provided you have a graphic EQ, and several pull knobs that allow for much more tone tweaking, which may be enough to get the right sound for you. For example, the "Pull Shift" function on the bass knob of Mark IICs and IIIs works early on in the signal chain and therefore can reduce the flab when pushed in; the "Pull Deep" on the Master Volume control, on the other hand, works further down the signal path, so you can pull that out and not get as much flab while increasing the bottom end. Then there's the old trick of using the graphic EQ to get a good overall equalization, while using the tone stack to get the right amount of gain without undesired flab and shrillness. This approach works pretty well, although it's probably not 100% perfect because the graphic EQ doesn't sound as warm as the amp's natural tone. Personally, I haven't felt the need to use S&S on my Boogie IIC+; however, I'm totally biased because I just happen to love my IIC+, so your mileage may vary with Mark IIs and IIIs."
Here are some other interesting tidbits which Gil wrote about awhile back regarding "Boogie tone" that are part of his Harmony-central review of the Dumble overdrive special. Here's the link: http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data/Dumble/Overdrive_Special-3.html (you'll have to scroll down about 1/2 way to see his review)
Let me know what you think :wink: ...Matt
