Markedman
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This is my ultimate MESA/Boogie rig. Quad & Rectifier pre amps with a Strategy 400 Power amp. It's light enough to bring one person, speakers and all.
I made this video on the first day of having this so I'm sure I'll get it dialed in as I play it more.
I had a TriAxis before I bought this rig, this rig is the TriAxis basically but with rotary knobs and 5 band GEQ's.
3 clean channels - Rec ch.1 regular and boosted with a TS9 mini. It's a dedicated clean with it's own EQ and toggle switches just like a Dual Rectifier. Quad ch.1 rhythm's tone and settings are shared with the lead but this channel actually sounds great the way it's EQ'd with the GEQ off. It has a little less gain than the pushed Rec clean and more mids.
4 lead channels - Rec. ch.2 regular and pushed, Quad ch.1 and ch.2. The Quad has a ton of gain on hand so I only have the TS9 on the Rectifier channel to tighten up the low end, and it does it nicely. The Rec has a solo boost which is variable and the Quad lead boost is kicking in the second channel. No noise gate is needed, as you can hear, the rig is quiet even with the gain up around 9 which is a ton, and a half.
I've been using more mids since I've been jamming with friends again, especially on Quad ch.1, ch.2 is still more scooped for heavy tone. I turned the mid way up on the Rec ch.2 to give it more cut for low end rhythm. The new cabinet is making a difference in EQ.
I don't need an attenuator for low volume playing either, I have a bunch of volume knobs to control the level. This rig is heavenly.
Ultimate Boogie by John Bazzano, on Flickr
Desert island amplifier by John Bazzano, on Flickr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s7s7YEliLI&feature=youtu.be
I made this video on the first day of having this so I'm sure I'll get it dialed in as I play it more.
I had a TriAxis before I bought this rig, this rig is the TriAxis basically but with rotary knobs and 5 band GEQ's.
3 clean channels - Rec ch.1 regular and boosted with a TS9 mini. It's a dedicated clean with it's own EQ and toggle switches just like a Dual Rectifier. Quad ch.1 rhythm's tone and settings are shared with the lead but this channel actually sounds great the way it's EQ'd with the GEQ off. It has a little less gain than the pushed Rec clean and more mids.
4 lead channels - Rec. ch.2 regular and pushed, Quad ch.1 and ch.2. The Quad has a ton of gain on hand so I only have the TS9 on the Rectifier channel to tighten up the low end, and it does it nicely. The Rec has a solo boost which is variable and the Quad lead boost is kicking in the second channel. No noise gate is needed, as you can hear, the rig is quiet even with the gain up around 9 which is a ton, and a half.
I've been using more mids since I've been jamming with friends again, especially on Quad ch.1, ch.2 is still more scooped for heavy tone. I turned the mid way up on the Rec ch.2 to give it more cut for low end rhythm. The new cabinet is making a difference in EQ.
I don't need an attenuator for low volume playing either, I have a bunch of volume knobs to control the level. This rig is heavenly.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s7s7YEliLI&feature=youtu.be