Triaxis v1 manual, help with Record out please

[Morne Taru]

Hi all!

Recently I've bought Triaxis preamp. There's a s/n label T0399 placed on it's body. As far as I understand it is the first revision model. The case is that I cannot find any manual for the first revision. The only manual that I can download is for rev. 2.0 or so. There are some major differencies between the 1 and 2 revision, am I right? AFAIK first revision has alternated "lead 1" mode and another speaker sim. The most annoying thing is that speaker sim (Rec) outputs have great level differences. I suppose that they are not just Stereo like in rev. 2.0 but "specialized" for different overdriven/clean modes. But without manual it's hard to determine the correct Rec outs usage.

Also, I've tried to reset to factory defaults using the procedure from the v.2 manual, but it had no effect.

I've tried to search web for the v.1 manual but without result.
Does anyone have manual for the first revision of Triaxis? Could you please give me a link for download?
Also I've noted that my Triaxis has 2-way power switch, not 3-way like in v.2 (mine has no ground lift position).
Is it normal for the v.1 or maybe it was rebuilt? By the way I have the 220 Volts version.

Thank you for your help.

 

[JMMP]

Hi Morne Taru,

The lead 1 red information in the manual doesn't change for any of the v2/v3 models in my experience. I had the newest model (post phat mod recto) and my manual was the same as the non phat rectos.

For the recording out functionality, try searching this forum. I know I have seen it discussed before.

As far as the power switch, yes, that is normal. I don't know when Mesa switched to the ground-liftable power switches, but I recall having seen some early non phat rectos with that power switch, as well as all v1s.

Iirc, the triaxis v2's and on have the "specialized" record outs, but that is in their voicing, not their levels. I think something is wrong with your record outs if they aren't nearly the same volume, but it could be a v1 thing.

 

[Morne Taru]

Hi JMMP,

Thank you for the info.
I'll try to kinda sort all the available info regarding the versions of Triaxis but it'll take lot's of time for sure.
Actually I thought that Mesa should somehow inform users about all the differencies in the specs.
I even wrote them an e-mail with some most essential questions but with no feedback at all.
It's a pity when you have to waste your time for this kind of research instead of trying different sounds and experimenting with proper settings.

Anyway, this forum gives me 90% of answers for my Mesa related questions. I'm happy to find it now but not a year later %)
Thank you for your input on the manual policy that Mesa follows

P.s. Any additional info on the v.1 Rec out specifics is highly appreciated in this topic. :?

 

[JMMP]

There are 4 versions:
0000-1699(?) v1, lead one red is "British lead"
1700- 5200 v2 non phat recto
5200- early 7000s(?) v2.1 phat mod recto
V2.2 lone star lead
All v2s have midi continuous control and a different record out, I think.

Below is a link to the thread I have followed for triaxis revisions


http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=55778

PS: if you record anything with lead 1 red, post it up. I don't recall hearing that mode before.

 

[Morne Taru]

Yeah, thanks! That's the very tread that I've found the first time (and lost the link then) and it lead me to this forum. And here's ziggys' quote:

Version 2.x has different Recording Outputs than Version 1.0 (as stated in TriAxis v1.0 manual, © 1992, Mesa Engineering): Record: These jacks "A/B" are the outputs of the Recording circuit. The jacks are individually voiced for clean rhythm playing and overdriven lead playing. The top jack "A" is correctly voiced for clean playing and allows the full spectrum of frequencies through for the brightest, warmest clean sounds. The lower jack "B" is EQ'd specifically for overdriven high gain sounds and produces the sound and feel of a power amp/speaker combination.

And he mentions TriAxis v1.0 manual, © 1992 which is what I am seeking for. Hopefully there'll be a bit more info on the topic. Especially regarding some older procedures for resetting to factory defaults and some more...

I'll try to ask ziggys :roll:

BTW, what kind of record you'd like to hear with lead 1 red? Just some long sustained notes dwell or low fifths buzz or just anything else? I'm not a pro but I'll try to extract some good sounds from my guitar =)

 

[JMMP]

Just something that displays the tone of that channel. The way I recorded my triaxis was a line out from the main out into my computer with an impulse response of a 2:90 and v30 cab.

Good luck finding a v1 manual!

 

[Morne Taru]

I'm using cab sim of my Lexicon MPX G2 now. It's not perfect but acceptable. Better than nothing.