Mesa/Boogie Official Club Thread

[K-Funk]

bumping with a shot of my updated mesa rig.

i really need to get on ordering my second ph112

Your rig! It's so.... wee!

 

[FrigginChris]

thats sweet. i too have the big block and am going to be ordering a ph1x12. are you using it with a 4ohm or 8ohm?

it would be an 8 ohm one

 

[FrigginChris]

Your rig! It's so.... wee!

I'm not exactly a big guy myself, so my back thanks me for it. it's nice being able to fit the whole thing in the front seat of a 2 door coup as well.

it will get bigger as i add another cab (maybe even 2 more ) and get the head racked up with some of my other gear

 

[K-Funk]

Man, I totally forgot about the little PH 112 cabs.... I've been looking to make a small/medium sized setup, and that's about as portable as Mesa gets! I'm running an older Bass 400 right now; as far as cabs I'm looking into a 1x15 and 2x15, one for home and one for playing out. But now I'm pretty interested in that litte 1x12 as well! What's the frequency response, Kenneth?

 

[Daywalker]

To the Titan owners out there, any of you switch from an aggie DB750? If so, any regrets? Asking for obvious reasons.....

 

[Daywalker]

Also, where do you all buy your products from? Are there any places that have "good" prices or are the prices all set no matter where you buy from? Thanks...

 

[Benjamin Strange]

Also, where do you all buy your products from? Are there any places that have "good" prices or are the prices all set no matter where you buy from? Thanks...

I get mine directly from Mesa.

Most mortals must get them from dealers - all of whom should have the same set pricing. There are no deals on Mesa gear except for discontinued items.

 

[Visirale]

Yup, I go to my local mesa dealer... 20 minute drive in a shady part of town. Well worth it though. I'll be going there again sometime this month whenever my 810 gets in .

 

[K-Funk]

My life is complete!! I just scored this wonderful 800-watt, EV-loaded Mesa 2x15 this afternoon. Best $250 I've spent this year!

 

[fishstix]

I'm hoping with all the Mesa users here someone may be able to shed some light on my situation.

I've got a PH 212 that I'm trying to figure out what to do with, rewire or load with new speakers. The head I'd like to run it with (SVT CL) needs a 4 or 2 ohm load and my cab is an 8 ohm (the cab pre-dates my head). Does any one here know if Mesa wires the speakers in series or parallel? If so, has anyone here re-wired their cab from series to parallel to drop the ohm load? I'm figuring if it's in series now and puts out 8 ohms, it must have two 4 ohm speakers that would yield 2 ohms in parallel.

Any thoughts?

 

[Baird6869]

Can I be an honorary member while my Ampeg is in the shop for a few weeks? I was given a BB750 to gig with and it sounds great with my Sadowsky basses and cabs.

 

[Doodaddy]

I get mine directly from Mesa.

How did you swing that? The nearest dealer from me is over 2 hours away.

 

[fenderphil]

powerhouse 1000!!! now I just need a bigger power amp to make this thing move some air!

i'm only feeding it 650w @ 4 ohm...

 

[mikeswals]

My life is complete!! I just scored this wonderful 800-watt, EV-loaded Mesa 2x15 this afternoon. Best $250 I've spent this year!

Are you glad you didn't sell your head?

 

[Benjamin Strange]

How did you swing that? The nearest dealer from me is over 2 hours away.

I'm an endorser. I've been involved with the company for over 12 years now.

 

[K-Funk]

Are you glad you didn't sell your head?

You have...no...idea....

You own this same rig, right? I've been messing around with it all day, and for some reason, when I try the 12AU7 driver tube mod, it totally kills my volume. It stays really clean at higher outputs, and I can take the master all the way to 10 without breakup. However, with a 12AX7, I can get WAY more volume than that with the master at only 4-5, and it's only slightly less clean, almost unnoticeably so.

But yeah, this cab is killer. Very bright for a 2x15, even without a tweeter. I still can't believe I scored it in such stellar shape for only $250!

 

[mikeswals]

I stuck with the 12AX7. I like the massive volume.

250, heck yeah you came out smelling like a rose there!

 

[tombowlus]

My life is complete!! I just scored this wonderful 800-watt, EV-loaded Mesa 2x15 this afternoon. Best $250 I've spent this year!

Wow, that is one heck of a deal, and a killer rig!

 

[anderbass]

for some reason, when I try the 12AU7 driver tube mod, it totally kills my volume. It stays really clean at higher outputs, and I can take the master all the way to 10 without breakup. However, with a 12AX7, I can get WAY more volume than that with the master at only 4-5, and it's only slightly less clean, almost unnoticeably so.

Congrats on the smokin cab deal K-Funk. I want one of those too.

I haven't run into any volume or gain-staging issues running a 12AU7 in my 400+. I probably do set both preamp channels a bit higher but seem to use similar master knob settings as when using my old JJ 12AX7 driver.

I"m wondering if the 400 non-plus might react differently to the 12AU7 swap for some reason or if the 12AU7 your using could possibly have a slight defect and have lower output than it should.

Did you just now try the driver tube swap for the first time or did it seem work better with your old cab?

 

[K-Funk]

No, it's definately not the tube or the cab... I've tried three totally different 12AU7's, including a NOS. It did the same thing with my old Ampeg 610HLF, and the ADA 1x15's that I was borrowing in the interim (which have the same 400-watt EV's as my new cab).

The tone is great with the 12AU7's, it's just that there's hardly enough of it! I just tried popping the stock Mesa 12AX7 back in, and it's back to its stupid-loud self, albeit a bit more mean-sounding.

EDIT: And don't worry, I'm not keeping that thing in the bedroom :] I just shoved it in there while I made room in the basement/studio/subterranian funk chamber