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Mesa/Boogie Titan V12 megathread!
- Thread starter Krügmeister
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Color only as far as I can tell...Peace...DAcat
i know one model has an extra fan but cannot find that information anywhere! i believe it is the black one that runs cooler due to the extra fan inside but i am not sure!
can someone please confirm me this?
also, can the titan be used with an 8 ohm hartke cabinet (with the most common "jack" connection??).. i know the titan has the speakon plug in the back, not sure about the jack plug..
The Titan has combo speakons, meaning the centre of the input accepts a regular 1/4" speaker cable connection. It's a great design!
I've been using a Big Block 750 for a couple months now, love the sound and particularly love the look in the Mesa headcase. Badass! Locally there was a 1 year old Titan available at a good price so I had to pick it up. No headcase (anyone want to sell me theirs?) but I love the amp. I currently play in a fairly straight forward rock band so the available tones directly from the amp are perfect as I won't need any pedals for overdrive and fuzz sounds.
You can hear the Big Block 750 recorded post EQ DI in the Mumu Tutu recordings in my sig.
CLICK HERE to hear some clips I did of the Titan post EQ DI. I'm still tweaking the EQ on both channels slightly, but in general I don't really run too far off flat with the exception of the fuzz tone in Channel 2.
All recorded with a Lakland Duck Dunn and LaBella flats using a pick.
You can hear the Big Block 750 recorded post EQ DI in the Mumu Tutu recordings in my sig.
CLICK HERE to hear some clips I did of the Titan post EQ DI. I'm still tweaking the EQ on both channels slightly, but in general I don't really run too far off flat with the exception of the fuzz tone in Channel 2.
All recorded with a Lakland Duck Dunn and LaBella flats using a pick.
I've heard that here on TB. However, I have an early black face Titan and mine only has the single fan. It gets hot when played loud for long periods, but I have had no problems with overheating... or anything at all, for that matter..... knocking on wood(a beautiful natural ash on my Lakland JO
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Anyone interested in one of these bad boys better hurry. They're in final production, soon to be discontinued. 
Anyone interested in one of these bad boys better hurry. They're in final production, soon to be discontinued.
i am looking for a black faced over here in Portugal and it seems no one has them!!!
I've heard that here on TB. However, I have an early black face Titan and mine only has the single fan. It gets hot when played loud for long periods, but I have had no problems with overheating... or anything at all, for that matter..... knocking on wood(a beautiful natural ash on my Lakland JO
i just asked for the black one a few minutes ago in my local dealer.... i thought the silver was the first and the black came to replace it...
- Apr 3, 2003
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Yes, it will.
And anyone who wants to get the additional cooling mods done can probably just contact Mesa customer service. Mine is an earlier blackface model, and I'll probably send it in for the cooling mods.
i read somewhere about rack mount cooling... maybe that is an option too.
although i have never seen rack mount cooling.. maybe someone can show this?
tombowlus, how can you tell your model only has one fan inside?
Anyone interested in one of these bad boys better hurry. They're in final production, soon to be discontinued.
Hmmm, is this true? I wonder why? Wonder what they will be replacing it with.?
Hey T,
any idea how much Mesa would charge for this upgrade?
If you find out, please let us/me know.
Has anyone actually had overheating problems with their single-fan Titan's? Obviously, it must be a concern for Mesa or they wouldn't have modded the amp. I've never experienced any, though.
Two fans? I'll check tonight.
Best Bass Amp Ever.
ok, i am looking forward to your post
- Apr 3, 2003
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Pop the lid.
Of course, if it's a silver face unit, then it should be the earlier, one-fan layout.
- Apr 3, 2003
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Hey T,
any idea how much Mesa would charge for this upgrade?
If you find out, please let us/me know.
I am not sure, but if I find out, I will report back.
Yeah, see, here's why I might not even bother with the "upgrade." I've gigged my Titan about as hard as I am going to, and it was not having any overheating issues at all. So I may not even need the additional cooling.
Tom.
how many ohm's do you usually run it? maybe it runs OK at 4 ohm and the heat only appears at 2 ohm.. of course this is only speculation of mine!
Max output is higher at 4ohm than 2ohm with this particular head. Not sure if that directly equates to heat since I'm doubting anyone is running this head at full volume regardless.
