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Mesa/Boogie Titan V12 megathread!

#201
Well she's here!! UPS delivered my Titan V12 yesterday from Mesa's factory outlet store in Hollywood. I couldn't be happier with this amp. What an AWESOME amp!! I love the two separate channels and the OD is sooooo cool. I'm probably gonna ditch my Sans Amp pedal that I had been using for dirt and color for my Markbass Tube 800 that was my main amp before. Because my pedals are at my drummers house along with the M9 Carbine/PH1200 I haven't been able to try it with my Mesa Cab, San's Amp pedal, or my EBS compressor. Not sure if I'll need them or not (pedals). I do have a gig tonight and won't have much time to fiddle with the pedals before we pack up to leave. Wish me luck!:hyper:
 
#202
I hope your gig went well!
I used my Titan with the PH412 for practice last night for the first time. The bandmates loved it! The drummer said he could feel my bass through his stool. We told him that was pretty gross - Lol. ;) The practice was the first practice back with my old band that broke up 15 months ago (last gig was 2 Halloweens ago). Practice went great - good thing because we have a gig in Greenbay next weekend - Lol. That will be my first gig with the Titan. I can't wait until my new blackfaced Titan is completed so I can swap out the loaner Silverfaced for it. I'll keep you posted on how the first gig with the Titan goes.
 
#204
Thevolumedealer said:
Well she's here!! UPS delivered my Titan V12 yesterday from Mesa's factory outlet store in Hollywood. I couldn't be happier with this amp. What an AWESOME amp!! I love the two separate channels and the OD is sooooo cool. I'm probably gonna ditch my Sans Amp pedal that I had been using for dirt and color for my Markbass Tube 800 that was my main amp before. Because my pedals are at my drummers house along with the M9 Carbine/PH1200 I haven't been able to try it with my Mesa Cab, San's Amp pedal, or my EBS compressor. Not sure if I'll need them or not (pedals). I do have a gig tonight and won't have much time to fiddle with the pedals before we pack up to leave. Wish me luck!:hyper:
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I tried that head ouit if it was the showroom model when I bought my PH 412 cab very nice
 
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Yeah the show was a blast. The Titan was awesome sounding. I actually did use my SanAmp too it seemed to add a little sheen and brightness to my tone. :hyper:
 
#208
Thevolumedealer said:
Well she's here!! UPS delivered my Titan V12 yesterday from Mesa's factory outlet store in Hollywood. I couldn't be happier with this amp. What an AWESOME amp!! I love the two separate channels and the OD is sooooo cool. I'm probably gonna ditch my Sans Amp pedal that I had been using for dirt and color for my Markbass Tube 800 that was my main amp before. Because my pedals are at my drummers house along with the M9 Carbine/PH1200 I haven't been able to try it with my Mesa Cab, San's Amp pedal, or my EBS compressor. Not sure if I'll need them or not (pedals). I do have a gig tonight and won't have much time to fiddle with the pedals before we pack up to leave. Wish me luck!
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Thevolumedealer said:
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Yeah the show was a blast. The Titan was awesome sounding. I actually did use my SanAmp too it seemed to add a little sheen and brightness to my tone. :hyper:
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time for a comparison please :D
 
#209
my titan rig is for sale as i just dont use it enough and funds need allocation elsewhere. i have the silverface mounted in the mesa headcase and ive had no overheating issues with it as well as a vintage ph412. both are 9.99/condition wise (corner scuffs from loading in and out for shows. no tolex rips no dings everything is mint. have footswitch and hangtags but no slipcover for 412 as the store i bpught it from lost it. this is the best rig ive ever used and if your in the market and have read this thread but havent pulled the trigger on this beast rig yet well, y'aint gettin any younger.

im located in minneapolis, mn and for the fastest response time, can be contacted personally through [email protected] for pictures and regard to shipping if applicable.

$2,500 obo, no trades.

tai
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#210
gastric said:
The non overdriven portion of the amp is pretty standard stuff. Just note the passive mid and the treble work a little differently than you might expect. When dialing in your clean sound my suggestion is to set both channels the sound identical using the footswitch. Then set the gain and EQ on Channel A to the point where you think it sounds good, then A-B the two channels to see which you like better. You can keep doing the A-B until you dial in a happy sound. Then try dinking with Channel B and keep A-B'ing until you have a happy sound on B. I personally use B purely for heavy overdrive and leave A as my clean as I don't use the factory footswitch and instead switch channels using the Amp Ctrl jack on my BOSS GT-10B.

For the overdrive portion it's a whole different beast if you've never played with tubes before. Once in overdrive you can push a boosted signal to drive even more crunch, but not a lot more volume, out of the sound. Similarly, you'll find your volume and tone knobs on your instrument have a significant effect on the overdrive sound that comes out of the amp. Try playing your bass with the volume rolled off a bit, that leaves you room for a little boost right on the bass if that's to your liking. If you are an effect user, try pushing your effects into both clean and overdrive, you'll find some sound better or at least pleasantly different when pushed into the overdrive sound, for example synth effects and wahs/filters. Also, you might find some effects get eaten or sound poor into the overdrive since the amp's tube overdrive is now at the end of your chain.
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Nice Post Gastric...I really love my Mesa Titan more than any Bass amp I've tried in over 40 years. I also love my Mesa WA...I guess I've become a Mesa fanboy late in the game. I've had my Titan for about 4 months or so, and I'm still figuring out more tones every time I play it...Believe me , it is a tone monster and you can probably find any tone with this amp...just have your pen and paper handy so you can write down and remeber the settings later. I use an MTD Fretted and Fretless Z4 ...and they sound wonderful...either with my 2 EarCandy 212 Bassbomb cabs or my Genz Benz Uber 410 cab...we have 3-4 large gigs coming up and I'll really be bringing the "family" to the show!...Peace...DAcat :cool:
 
#211
Well thanks to "Barry" ( northeast sales rep for boogie) and Jack (northeast music center) I now have a Titan V12 coming which to my understanding is the last one on the shelf @ Mesa. Should be hear in 8 to 10 days. Oh baby can't wait to fire this up through my 2 2x12 powerhouse cabs !!!!!
 
#212
dmot002 said:
Well thanks to "Barry" ( northeast sales rep for boogie) and Jack (northeast music center) I now have a Titan V12 coming which to my understanding is the last one on the shelf @ Mesa. Should be hear in 8 to 10 days. Oh baby can't wait to fire this up through my 2 2x12 powerhouse cabs !!!!!
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Congrats...it should really sound Uber Potent with the 2 212 Powerhouse cabs stacked vertically...wow, the last one~the last of a legacy....Peace...DAcat :cool:
 
#215
Stan13 said:
Is it normal for a volume drop when the od is engaged...I kept meaning to ask this and kept forgetting.
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Depends on your Gain/Master staging. When I had mine I never had that issue, but I actually had my OD level turned up at least to 12:00 if not 1-2.

Also, I was watching the new Smashing Pumpkins show on Palladia for MTV World Stage the other day (had it DVR'd) and their new bassist was rocking a Titan V12 plus a PH810 with her 2 Fenders, a Pee and Pee-Jay. Sounded pretty friggin' good, even with questionable axes going through them... ;) She look good too!
 
#217
I am seriously GASing for a Titan. I plan on buying a PH810 by the end of month, then I'll get a V12 shortly after.
Needing a new rig with mo'power especially for outdoor festivals, and wanting to semi-retire my old Bass 400 rig to mainly rehersal use only.
 
#218
Below is the rig I'll be setting up at a large country club for a party in a week...I'll power the Uber 410(I've customized the front of the GB Uber 410 to match my custom EarCandy BassBomb cabs, but if I put my Genz Benz Grill back on it...it still looks brand new!)) and one EarCandy 212 Bass Bomb cab with my Mesa Titan V12 @ 2 ohms, and I'll power the other EarCandy Bass Bomb 212 with my Mesa Walkabout @ 4ohms...I use a Morley ABY Box to mix both amps and use an MTD Z4 fretted and MTD Z4 Fretless basses...:D...Muddy Waters wrote "I can't Be Satisfied"...Well I am satisfied... I'm happy to say that I very much am basking in lovin satisfaction;) ...Peace...DAcat :cool:
 

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#219
DAcat said:
Below is the rig I'll be setting up at a large country club for a party in a week...I'll power the Uber 410(I've customized the front of the GB Uber 410 to match my custom EarCandy BassBomb cabs, but if I put my Genz Benz Grill back on it...it still looks brand new!)) and one EarCandy 212 Bass Bomb cab with my Mesa Titan V12 @ 2 ohms, and I'll power the other EarCandy Bass Bomb 212 with my Mesa Walkabout @ 4ohms...I use a Morley ABY Box to mix both amps and use an MTD Z4 fretted and MTD Z4 Fretless basses...:D...Muddy Waters wrote "I can't Be Satisfied"...Well I am satisfied... I'm happy to say that I very much am basking in lovin satisfaction;) ...Peace...DAcat :cool:
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... any reason as to why you decide to mix the cabs on the V12 - rather than using the V12 on both 212, while having the WA on the 410?
 
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babebambi said:
... any reason as to why you decide to mix the cabs on the V12 - rather than using the V12 on both 212, while having the WA on the 410?
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Sometimes I run the two 4 ohm EarCandy BassBomb cabs (950 watts RMS each) using my WAlkabout at @ 2 ohms gettting about 450 watts to each cab that way , while using the Mesa Titan V12(1200 watts) to drive the 4 ohm Uber 410 cab (1000 watts RMS)...or I mix it up as I mentioned...I really like pushing the Uber 410 cab a little harder as I think it seems to punch a little more and sound better IMHO as its pushed harder, more than the WA can push it(Though I have to admit it, the Uber 410 does sound nice with the WA turned Master V. up to 6 with the gain at 1:00). The cabs mixed together sound great using the Titan. When I use both amps with all three cabs...I will often use my sansamp V1 Pedal to add a little grind to one of the amps and the other I leave loud and clean...and the mix turns out really nice, warm ,deep and throttles!! Lovin my Mesa amps and thier cab buddies...Peace...DAcat :cool:
 

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