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Mesa/Boogie Official Club Thread...Part #2

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#601
Calaverasgrande said:
Most folks I know find it to be a tad shy on the low end for such a large cabinet. It is designed to be more of a full range cab. I know fretless guys like them a lot. It should be fine if you arent expecting SVT-ish wall of thunder.
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Thanks for the response! In fact, I was hoping for wall of thunder type sound... well, as much as you can expect from a cab with that layout. I find I need to tweak the highs down with the BX500 through a single 15, so maybe the 1516 isn't for me. Too bad I can't play through it first to find out for sure.

Thanks again :)
 
#602
the 1516 is a really great cabinet. I think they are fine for 90% of guys out there. But if you are playing punk, hard rock, metal etc and want that low end that is a force of nature it doesnt really rattle beer bottles the way a 2x15 does. I had one for years and loved it for its ability to cut without sounding "tweetery". Mesa's 2x15 in the same size cab is an awesome box. I have one in 8 ohm that I run with an 8 ohm 1x15. Probably gonna get a 2x12 or 4x10 to replace the 1x15 someday, but for now, it moves much air.
 
#605
An FYI for mesa amp owners:

My always dependable (& discontinued) Basis M2000 stopped working last week, after 6 straight years of faithful service. Well, the valve side went completely down, and the SS side went to 1/2 power...everything was still powering up, but I still thought I was screwed - since trying to find someone to repair this behemoth of a bass amp would be a major pain unless I took it to Denver, 60 miles away.

I happened to have a Mesa Dual Rec I was troubleshooting for an injured friend. (I am a layman, I was just looking for the obvious, stupid stuff) and then I came across this video:

http://mesaboogie.com/news/2010/11/mesa-amplifier-tube-troubleshooting/

It turned out the Dual Rec's fuse visually looked completely fine, but it was toasted. 1 - 4amp slo-blo fuse and a Duet of 6l6 GC Str 440's (to replace a pair of Str 430's) and my friend's amp was back firing on all cylinders. I was pretty bummed about my M2000, while I watched the Mesa troubleshooting video to the end. Then I decided to try the test the tech used on the Dual Recs preamp tubes.

A simple tap of a pencil against the preamp tubes (while listening for any out of the ordinary noise) revealed a bad preamp tube. I swapped one of the dual rec's preamp tubes out into my M2000, and everything was as it should be. I'm so relieved....even tho I have been playing my Marshall Superbass(s) lately, experimenting with dirtier, grittier, overdriven tones.

Mesa's are bulletproof with the right care and service. This M2000 replaced my 400+ (which was sorta problematic)...but I'm very glad I stuck with Mesa.
I won't say they are the best amps...but they are the best amp for me, even tho the M2000 has been relegated to a backup amp at this point in time.
 
#607
So I brought my guitar to practice today. It's easier to show them how to play a song I wrote that way for more than one reason. First, I tune to C and they tune to D. Second, I wanted to make sure they got my vision of the song right, its tough writing songs on bass and then trying to convey the rhythm that you want the guitars to have. Well I plugged it into my Mesa Bass 400, channel two dimed with the exact same settings I use for bass. OH MY GOD this amp is awesome on guitar! :bassist:
It does that edge of distortion/overdrive thing perfectly! So I guess I am set for life as far as amps go. Mesa Bass 400. Best guitar/bass amp ever.
I suppose I may get a guitat cab for it to see how well that does. It will have to be able to handle 200+ watts of mesa beef though. Maybe a recto 4x12?
 
#609
rockstarbassist said:
Yeah I bet a Recto cab would handle that no problem as long as you aren't like diming the master and all.
I'm interested to hear what it would sound like with a boost pedal hitting the preamp too. :bassist:
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I'm sure it would sound excellent with a boost. I may just have to get one now. The SC pickups in my guitar are normal, but the humbucker is a mod the previous owner did, its very hot and easily overdrives the front end on the amp. NICE power chords! I think I might have to check out that EH boost pedal.
 
#614
Here's crappy iPhone pic of latest rig:

M9 Carbine -> 2x Powerhouse 8 ohm 2x12 cabinets.

Rewls. :bassist:

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I have the Gain on about 10:30 and the Master at about 8:30 and I pretty much am heard over both full Marshall stacks, the PA and the drums LOL.

I love the graphic EQ on this badboy. Lets me dial in exactly where I want to be.
 
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