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Mesa M6 Carbine Mega Thread part 3:

#361
Murph, maybe this will help you:

My current setup is usually either a Mike Lull PJ4 or V4 (both passive) into various effects including a Bass VT, into the M6 which is then sent into either 1, 2 or 3 1x12's (mine is a Berg HT/EX/EX config). With all 3 hooked up it's running at 2.67 ohms, and I honestly have not run into a situation where I've needed all 3 unless I wanted to just be obnoxiously loud. And I currently play in a pretty loud rock band and more often than not don't have my own PA support in the bars we play. When i do have PA support, 2 cabs is still more than enough most of the time, barely ever cracking it past 9 o'clock on the master with the gain @ noon. FWIW, my tone controls on the head rarely stray very far from straight up. Even in practice, one cab gets it done pretty easily.

Hope this helps.
 
#363
Vic;
you're right, of course;) More Drivers=More Louder.

300 watts into one 8 ohm driver is a lot different than 300 watts into an 8 ohm 810.

So, "if it's not loud enough, Biggerize Your Speaker Cab."
 
#366
Hey friends, I've been posting in other threads until I found this one. I just played through an M6 Carbine last night for the first time. I compared it to my LMII directly in an A-B with myself and a guitarist. Nice intimate setting to listen for nuances. In short, the M6 carbine blew me away and crushed and annihilated the LMII in terms of punch, clarity and presence. I've been gigging my LMII with a Bergantino AE410 for a couple years and always thought I had the best rig in town. Until now. Granted the M6 is a lot bigger and heavier, but within reason.

Has anyone else compared the M6 Carbine to the LMII, or these other potential contenders that I have not yet heard: RH450, Shuttle 9.0, Shuttle 9.2 or LMTube 800?

Most of the time, I don't play all that loud, but I love the clarity and punch of headroom under neath my tone. Bass is a Nordy 5 string VJ5 with Big Singles.

I have a feeling I might be selling my LMII to help fund an M6 Carbine. Am I crazy?
 
#368
Big +1 to what Chef said. I am lucky enough to have both a WA and M6, and it really is like having the best of both worlds. The tough part is choosing which one to gig with on a given night, since they both sound excellent in their own way.

The only thing I sort of regret is that I picked up both heads long after I had sold off my AE410. It seems pretty well known around here that the AE410/M6 combo just kills. Not that my triple 12 stack isn't spectacular in its own right with either one!
 
#370
GRoberts said:
Hey friends, I've been posting in other threads until I found this one. I just played through an M6 Carbine last night for the first time. I compared it to my LMII directly in an A-B with myself and a guitarist. Nice intimate setting to listen for nuances. In short, the M6 carbine blew me away and crushed and annihilated the LMII in terms of punch, clarity and presence. I've been gigging my LMII with a Bergantino AE410 for a couple years and always thought I had the best rig in town. Until now. Granted the M6 is a lot bigger and heavier, but within reason.

Has anyone else compared the M6 Carbine to the LMII, or these other potential contenders that I have not yet heard: RH450, Shuttle 9.0, Shuttle 9.2 or LMTube 800?

Most of the time, I don't play all that loud, but I love the clarity and punch of headroom under neath my tone. Bass is a Nordy 5 string VJ5 with Big Singles.

I have a feeling I might be selling my LMII to help fund an M6 Carbine. Am I crazy?
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I too have a LMII and an M6. HANDS DOWN the M6 blew the LMII away. No "if, ands, buts" about it. Oh and I have the required Berg AE410. It is a crushing rig and the best amp purchase I've made since I bought my Aggie DB750.

At Chef's suggestion I put mine in a 3-space rack bag. It's a piece of cake to carry.
 
#371
I just got home from my gig with my friends M6 carbine and my AE410. I also took my LMII just in case I had to deal with boomy issues or needed my familiar rig.

I set up both amps and gave a quick listen at Sound check. First the Mesa M6. OMG this M6 is FREAKING POWERFUL through my AE410. Holy mother of God! Then I plugged into my LMII for quick A-B. The LMII sounded good but it has more inherent midrange, sounds kind of squishy in the midrange compared to the solid fundamental punch the M6 offers.

I was ready with my LMII nonetheless in case I felt the need. So what happened? ....I gigged the Mesa M6 Carbine all night! :help:

It was a religious experience. I want one, ...need one. Don't I? That simple! The M6 Carbine is a stunning tour de force. Wow. Just Wow! Did I mention how freaking loud, punchy and huge sounding it was through an AE410? :hyper:
 
#372
GRoberts said:
I just got home from my gig with my friends M6 carbine and my AE410. I also took my LMII just in case I had to deal with boomy issues or needed my familiar rig.

I set up both amps and gave a quick listen at Sound check. First the Mesa M6. OMG this M6 is FREAKING POWERFUL through my AE410. Holy mother of God! Then I plugged into my LMII for quick A-B. The LMII sounded good but it has more inherent midrange, sounds kind of squishy in the midrange compared to the solid fundamental punch the M6 offers.

I was ready with my LMII nonetheless in case I felt the need. So what happened? ....I gigged the Mesa M6 Carbine all night! :help:

It was a religious experience. I want one, ...need one. Don't I? That simple! The M6 Carbine is a stunning tour de force. Wow. Just Wow! Did I mention how freaking loud, punchy and huge sounding it was through an AE410? :hyper:
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It sure sounds like you need one. In the event any more encouragement is needed I'll just say, DUMP THE LMII AND GET THE M6. Yes, I feel that strongly about it.
 
#373
I play an M6 through a pre-Fender SWR Goliath Sr. and I get tons of compliments on my tone. In fact,a friend of mine who used to play bass and now plays guitar,told me after our last show that I have "the best" bass tone he's ever heard in our area. I take that as a great compliment from him because he wouldn't bs me,plus,he recorded,produced and engineered his bands' cd in his basement and it sounds absolutely incredible. I love the M6...there's nothing better than other bass players coming up to you at the end of your set and saying..."Man,your bass tone is incredible",sure puts a smile on my face:D:D I honestly think this amp will sound great through any cab.
 
#376
CElton said:
It absolutely does. Besides, don't you have a Walkabout that could do the smaller gigs?
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Yes I do have the Walkabout Scout. But there are some gigs that are small, but need more punch and fullness than I get from the Walkabout. Hence the M6 and whatever cab makes the most sense. I honestly don't mind using my AE410 at small-to-medium size gigs since it's a pretty easy cab to schlep and it sounds good at low volume too. So that may be the answer. But bringing an M6/AE410 to my medium sized gig seems like bringing a Bazooka to a knife fight. :rolleyes:
 
#378
onegunguitar said:
What I started to do since the master volume is so touchy,I run it up to like noon or so then use the gain to control the overall volume. It's kinda backwards from the way it should be done but it seems to work great for me when I don't need alot of volume.
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Certainly a vaild way around the issue, but my issue with that is the way the gain knob affects the tone (mids specifically)... can't bring myself to touch it from the sweet spot I've found :)
 
#379
KsPiNeSh said:
Certainly a vaild way around the issue, but my issue with that is the way the gain knob affects the tone (mids specifically)... can't bring myself to touch it from the sweet spot I've found :)
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Where is the sweet spot on the input gain? I have always used the input gain to maximize the signal strength, then use the Master Vol for overall loudness.
 

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