Recent content by ShredTilYerDead

I've been playing my Mesa 400+ through an Eden XLT 410 for a while, and I'm pretty satisfied with the sound I get, but I was curious if anyone else had recommendations to a cab to match my amp. I play metal with a pick and prefer a brighter, punchier tone for my playing. I've felt an Ampeg 810...

Seems like there's a lot of threads like this around, but I wanted to try and get a bit more specific with my bass distortion. The Rat and the Russian Big Muff seem to be the most common uses bass pedals to get some dirt on your tone. I want some distortion without losing low end. Also, keeping...

I've got a Mesa 400+ head that I recently had all the power tubes replaced and biased in, but I'm still having some issues. The head will just cut out and not give me the volume I need! I usually run the pre-amp volume at about 9 and the master at like 2 1/2. The last show I played it just went...

Thanks everyone, as soon as I'm home, I'm taking it to a tech asap!

So, I was playing a gig and all of a sudden my amp starts cutting out then cuts out completely. It's a Mesa 400+. After the show, turned the head back on and tried playing it, it made some sound, then blew a fuse and turned off. Everyone I know seems to think it's a power tube. Any thoughts or...

Ok, so I'm trying to figure out how to adjust my neck. Seems like it has a some up-bow. The strings are much closer to the frets at the lower notes than in the higher notes. I get a lot of string flappage on my lowest string (which is tuned a whole step down. Along with my other strings as...

Yeah, I guess it's all in the setup. I use .105 - .50 gauge strings, but have a set of .110 - .55's I might mess with. Thanks for all the advice everyone!

I've been playing in a band that tunes to D standard (One whole step down) and I can't seem to figure out how to get the punch in my Lowest string (D.) I have a Fender Jazz I play, but it just can't seem to really get the low end out there! Any suggestions to solving this problem? Thanks everyone.