After years of having a Triaxis 2.0 with the fat mod I finally had Mesa reverse it and just got it back a couple of days ago.
Wow.
LD1 red is now focused tight, aggressive, has great thick mids and can cut through the mix like a knife. Admittedly I am a hard rock/metal guy who likes aggressive tones. I've tried it EQ'd in a number of ways, and can't get a bad tone out of it.
It is very aggressively and darkly voiced. Just like the manual says, it takes bass really well and doesn't flub out like the other channels. I've tried it with a lot of dynamic voice (9 or so) and got some cool tones, but I'm actually liking it a bit more with little DV (say 2), a nice mid hump and a good amount of bass. Super crunch! Palm mutes are instant "thud" and you can feel it in your bones! Simply a fantastic channel.
The difference between LD2 red is probably in tightness. LD2 is a bit looser, brighter and a bit more singing. LD1 red just punches you in the mouth. (Depending on how you EQ it of course) I'll probably gravitate to using LD1 red more for rhythm work and LD2 rd for leads. But we'll see!
Before with LD1 red, I struggled to get anything good out of it. There was a .....bloat....to it is is the only way I can explain it. If I added more bass it got more flubby and if I took it out it got too thin. Adding mids or DV didn't help nor did adjusting gain higher or lower. I could never get a usable tone out of. Now I can't get one I can't use.
Wow.
LD1 red is now focused tight, aggressive, has great thick mids and can cut through the mix like a knife. Admittedly I am a hard rock/metal guy who likes aggressive tones. I've tried it EQ'd in a number of ways, and can't get a bad tone out of it.
It is very aggressively and darkly voiced. Just like the manual says, it takes bass really well and doesn't flub out like the other channels. I've tried it with a lot of dynamic voice (9 or so) and got some cool tones, but I'm actually liking it a bit more with little DV (say 2), a nice mid hump and a good amount of bass. Super crunch! Palm mutes are instant "thud" and you can feel it in your bones! Simply a fantastic channel.
The difference between LD2 red is probably in tightness. LD2 is a bit looser, brighter and a bit more singing. LD1 red just punches you in the mouth. (Depending on how you EQ it of course) I'll probably gravitate to using LD1 red more for rhythm work and LD2 rd for leads. But we'll see!
Before with LD1 red, I struggled to get anything good out of it. There was a .....bloat....to it is is the only way I can explain it. If I added more bass it got more flubby and if I took it out it got too thin. Adding mids or DV didn't help nor did adjusting gain higher or lower. I could never get a usable tone out of. Now I can't get one I can't use.
