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12-15-2011, 06:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont | | | My Mesa M9 Carbine isn't loud anymore.
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Hello, I recently bought a Mesa Boogie M9 Carbine. I love it for so many reasons. I usually keep the gain on 12:00 and the master at no more than 9:00. It's crazy loud! Recently though I find that I have to turn the master up to 2:00 to get any volume out of it. It's like it switched to some sort of "half power" mode. My bass is active so I changed the batteries and I still get half power. The ohm selector is in the correct position for the cabinet, The compressor is off, The e.q. is the same as when It had full power. I even tried different cables. I'm at a loss. I know Mesa has great support and I will contact them but they are currently closed for the day. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Thanks |
12-15-2011, 07:13 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KC, MO | | You prolly just blew yer eardrums out  Really...take it into a shop for a tech to do a quick check. It may be something small - it may not, but it apears you need professional help (that didn't come off sounding right at all, did it  ).
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12-15-2011, 07:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ottawa and its Environs. | | | if you bought it new it's under warranty. Find out what Mesa covers and you might just be able to take it to an amp tech this weekend.
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12-15-2011, 08:57 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | | 5 year transferrable warranty.... Go get it looked at..... Something is definitely wrong.
With gain at 2:00, I would have to play a massive room to even have my master at 8:00!
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12-15-2011, 09:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Bend, WA | | Maybe you just finally blew out you ear drums. 
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12-15-2011, 09:24 PM
|  | Dr. Jim | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denton TX, Kailua HI, New York | | | Describe your cabinet and how you use it with the M9. Any chance of a dead driver?
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12-16-2011, 10:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont | | | Quiet M9 Carbine
Thanks everyone, Maybe I did blow out my eardrums. Mesa is closed on Fridays so I guess I'll just have to wait til Monday and find out. As for my cabinet, Its one of those big old 2x15's and 1x8"? cabinet. 4 ohms. It only has 1 12ax7 in the preamp so i think if it were a tube issue it would sound really crappy. The amp still sounds great but it's just really quiet. |
12-16-2011, 10:30 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, Ontario, Canada | | | I believe that if you do a search, you'll find past threads about occasional MOSFET problems with the bigger Mesa heads.
The good news, is that their CS is supposed to be excellent.
I'd give 'em a call to see what they could do for you, rather than just dragging it in to a tech. I have no personal experience with Mesa, but if they are anything like Genz Benz, they might even overnight you a replacement... |
12-25-2011, 08:49 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: above the 49th | | | big orange, did you ever get through to Mesa about this?
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