Finally got my Titan back with the power unit update. Only 4 hours before rehearsal.
Tested it within my punk rock / dirt rock band. And we're loud.
Cabs are two 2x12" SAD with respectively 1000W and 600W. Load is 2 Ohm.
Before the update it only took 10-20s for the amp to go into protection mode.
Now, full power ahead for 90 minutes.
NO FLAWS!
Soundwise this amp is something special. There is a big boomy bottom which really fills the room and pillows the band. Midrange is somewhat scooped, so you have to work on the mids eq-wise, and highs are open, clear, without any bite. What really flabbergasted me were dynamics. This amp projects everything I play without upper bounds, without any power unit compression. Any accent stands out clearly. But without that clinical harshness that some silicon amps deliver. The Titan's basic voicing leaves much space for the guitarist's sound, so we immediately found our band sounding better than ever. EQing was only needed for optimization.
Altough I rated the overdrive as too sweet and soft while checking out at home, it really worked well with the band. You can dial in a good scoop of dirt without sacrificing your attack. Sorrily it too boosts the bass frequencies too much, so I ended up setting one channel for a clean sound and the other channel for a more raunchy, aggressive sound. The concept of switching clean/overdrive within one channel did not work well.
What comes into play handy is the solo switch. I use it for that occasional slight +3db-push when we go to 11. Or when I go for slapping as this technique tends to get lost when everybody goes berserk.
Compared to my Thunderfunk TFB750, which is a swiss army knife due to its elaborated eq, and which has plenty of clean power, I can say: the Mesa Titan V12 has a lot more character, it has a character of its own, and it delivers superfast 16th notes at silly volumes without any compromise. When the Thunderfunk starts mumbling and you hardly can't tell whether there are distinct notes or just one long sound, the Titan nails one note after the other.
Apparently more is better. I like big power amp units. F*** for weight.
Compared to my Mesa Bass Strategy 8:88, the tube monster has much more mid range character, it is more of a giant guitar amp, while the Titan delivers more deep bass and embraces the band. Both take no prisoners.
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. Honestly this update is already essentially prohibitively expensive, and Mesa is probably using parts they bought years ago before the price of the MOSFETs went through the roof. So basically they need to hold on to their remaining bench stock, otherwise they won't be able to support the amp at their home repair station.
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