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Mesa M6 Carbine Mega Thread part 3:
- Thread starter Thor
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Worldeeeter, I buyed a Walkabout
Next week it'll arrive.
Then I'll say my impression.
Thanks so much!
Hey, that's great! What speaker cabs will you play it though?
I think you'll really like the sound. While the Walkabout has half the wattage of a Carbine, I have never turned the volume past 40% at a punk show, and the clubs usually mic the cabs anyway.
Enjoy!
Excited to have picked up a used M6 here on TB yesterday... should arrive later this week. Will run it through a Fender 410 Neo or two Berg CN112s. My other amp is a Tecamp Puma 900.
I'm a *little* nervous that the M6's tone will be too bright, but I also suspect my concerns will be unfounded. This head seems quite versatile. And I have become convinced that strong upper-mids combined with a killer tight bottom -- which seems to be the M6's signature -- is the combination that best lets me hear myself onstage in many situations.
I sold a Super Bassman 300 last week. I adored that head, but, sadly, my not-getting-any-younger lower back simply could not deal with the 60 pounds anymore. I know the M6 is a totally different beast, but I hope it gets me to tonal heaven in its own way. I can deal with 34 pounds (the head plus rack).
Anyway, glad to be joining the Carbine fold!
I'm a *little* nervous that the M6's tone will be too bright, but I also suspect my concerns will be unfounded. This head seems quite versatile. And I have become convinced that strong upper-mids combined with a killer tight bottom -- which seems to be the M6's signature -- is the combination that best lets me hear myself onstage in many situations.
I sold a Super Bassman 300 last week. I adored that head, but, sadly, my not-getting-any-younger lower back simply could not deal with the 60 pounds anymore. I know the M6 is a totally different beast, but I hope it gets me to tonal heaven in its own way. I can deal with 34 pounds (the head plus rack).
Anyway, glad to be joining the Carbine fold!
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I just picked up a M6 today. Seems as loud as the 3Kw Pre amp/Power amp set up i used in the past;all while sounding way better!drool
I'm gonna find a blow molded rack for it now.
I'm gonna find a blow molded rack for it now.
Mine just keeps sounding better and better as I dial in closer to "my" sound - I just giggle every time I fire it up.
Of course, I also find myself having to constantly restrain myself from turning it up "just a LITTLE bit more..." because it sounds so good and never gives me any indication that I'm running out of headroom. It's quite capable of blowing my 2 Bag End S15-D, but haven't heard any distress from them yet. Yay.
Of course, I also find myself having to constantly restrain myself from turning it up "just a LITTLE bit more..." because it sounds so good and never gives me any indication that I'm running out of headroom. It's quite capable of blowing my 2 Bag End S15-D, but haven't heard any distress from them yet. Yay.
I am really surprised by how versatile this amp is. Very happy with it so far.
Hey family, just checking in. I had an outdoor gig today ( Wednesday July 15, 2015) and decided to break out the big guns. I played through my Mesa M6 Carbine head and my 4 ohm SWR Marcus Miller Golight 410 cab.
Needless to say, my tone was legendary. Also needless to say is that this sucker was LOUD. I play in a six piece blues rock band. So, here we were playing outdoors to begin with and I had my amp volume on ONE. Yes, folks, ONE. That was PLENTY loud enough to play outdoors and with the high output of a Peavey Cirrus preamp I was set. I didn't have my Peavey volume dimed. I had it at less than 50%. That way if I need more volume I just reach down two inches instead of having to turn around and reach for the amp.
I have been playing my "travel kit" lately which is my GK MBE 210 and my Mesa Walkabout head. Plenty loud enough and killer tone, but just not quite loud enough for what I needed today.
I haven't played my M6 in probably a year or so. Wow, it reminded me why I love this amp so much. Super FAST response, great tone, SIMPLE to dial in a tone in zero seconds flat. The SWR Marcus Miller cab needs no introduction. It is the 56 lb. Neo solution to the 98 lb SWR Goliath 3. Incredible tone and Easy to move, plus it has wheels.
So, my love affair with my Mesa M6 Carbine has been reignited and I will be using it from now on unless it's a small place that calls for my Walkabout combo or SWR Baby Blue II.
Needless to say, my tone was legendary. Also needless to say is that this sucker was LOUD. I play in a six piece blues rock band. So, here we were playing outdoors to begin with and I had my amp volume on ONE. Yes, folks, ONE. That was PLENTY loud enough to play outdoors and with the high output of a Peavey Cirrus preamp I was set. I didn't have my Peavey volume dimed. I had it at less than 50%. That way if I need more volume I just reach down two inches instead of having to turn around and reach for the amp.
I have been playing my "travel kit" lately which is my GK MBE 210 and my Mesa Walkabout head. Plenty loud enough and killer tone, but just not quite loud enough for what I needed today.
I haven't played my M6 in probably a year or so. Wow, it reminded me why I love this amp so much. Super FAST response, great tone, SIMPLE to dial in a tone in zero seconds flat. The SWR Marcus Miller cab needs no introduction. It is the 56 lb. Neo solution to the 98 lb SWR Goliath 3. Incredible tone and Easy to move, plus it has wheels.
So, my love affair with my Mesa M6 Carbine has been reignited and I will be using it from now on unless it's a small place that calls for my Walkabout combo or SWR Baby Blue II.
I just rocked mine last weekend at a gig...I was using my pedalboard that I recently outfitted with an Aguilar Tone Hammer DI. I had the thing dialed (or so I thought)... I played most of the night with the Tone Hammer on and was feeling kinda underwelmed. Then at one point, I hit the TH's bypass and the tone just opened up. The moral of this story is that the M6 doesn't need any "help" from any toneshaping pedals to sound great.
I am now selling the Tone Hammer.
I am now selling the Tone Hammer.
Damn ! Mesa M6 Carbine through two Bergie's and a beat up old ( which I think is killer !! I LOVE beat up basses ) Fender = Tone to die for ! Also, I think beat up Fenders look WAYYY better than new, pristine Fenders. Especially when the black paint along the border is all chipped away. It's perfection.
Played an outdoor gig last night. In a street outside a brewpub that was closing for good at midnight. Heavily attended. No bass in the PA -- just the M6 and Fender 410 Neo cab. Used a P Bass. I never went past 1 pm on the gain and 11 am on the master.... and was probably too loud. (This band likes loud bass, and another bass player was checking sound in the crowd, haha.)
The bass player in the crowd told me later, "What tone! Fat as hell, with just a little hair." Which is exactly what I'm going for.
I know TBers say this all the time, and so have I, more than once, but I see no reason to ever buy another amp as long as this one is functioning. (Still loving my Tecamp Puma 900 too for certain gigs.)
The bass player in the crowd told me later, "What tone! Fat as hell, with just a little hair." Which is exactly what I'm going for.
I know TBers say this all the time, and so have I, more than once, but I see no reason to ever buy another amp as long as this one is functioning. (Still loving my Tecamp Puma 900 too for certain gigs.)
While I've owned an M6 and an M9, the Puma 900 checks all the boxes for me. That said, I wouldn't mind picking up another M6 for those special occasions.
Had two outdoor gigs this weekend - one lakeshore, one "bike night" on a low-boy-trailer-as-stage. Used the M6 with my 2 x Bag End S15D. I've actually removed all the distortion (Sparkle Drive Mod, Tone Hammer AGS) from my chain...currently it's just:
Alembic Epic -> Cali76 -> Tone Hammer (flat EQ, AGS off) -> M6 (Rane PE17 parametric EQ in FX loop)
Gain @ 9:00, master @ 9:00. THUNDER.
Can't wait for my Cali76 Compact Bass to get here! The M6 just keeps sounding better and better...
Alembic Epic -> Cali76 -> Tone Hammer (flat EQ, AGS off) -> M6 (Rane PE17 parametric EQ in FX loop)
Gain @ 9:00, master @ 9:00. THUNDER.
Can't wait for my Cali76 Compact Bass to get here! The M6 just keeps sounding better and better...
I'm looking at getting an M6. I mostly play hard rock and am going for a Sabbath/Soundgarden/Corrosion of Conformity kind of vibe. It'll be paired off with a Dual Rectifier in a power trio, but who knows what the future will bring. P Bass tuned Eb and drop C#.
Plan A is to start small with a PH210 or PH112 to jam and record with, then add a second matching cab later on. Plan B is to get a PH410 or PH212 and call it a day. The problem I have is I can't demo any of the 12's in person as the local dealer only stocks 10" cabs.
Mesa put out a pretty good demo of their cabs on YouTube and the thing that really stood out was how much more meaty the 12s were compared to the 10s. They had a midrange presence that I really liked and at the moment they're my preferred route.
That said, pretty much every rock bassist I've looked up uses 10s with the odd 15. It's making me wonder what they know that I don't. Do 10s sit better in the mix? Is it a matter of tradition? Something else?
Cheers,
SD
Plan A is to start small with a PH210 or PH112 to jam and record with, then add a second matching cab later on. Plan B is to get a PH410 or PH212 and call it a day. The problem I have is I can't demo any of the 12's in person as the local dealer only stocks 10" cabs.
Mesa put out a pretty good demo of their cabs on YouTube and the thing that really stood out was how much more meaty the 12s were compared to the 10s. They had a midrange presence that I really liked and at the moment they're my preferred route.
That said, pretty much every rock bassist I've looked up uses 10s with the odd 15. It's making me wonder what they know that I don't. Do 10s sit better in the mix? Is it a matter of tradition? Something else?
Cheers,
SD
Looks like I'll be oining the club here very soon. Found an M6 combo cab w/ no head from one source and the M6 amp from another. Screw 'em together and I am hoping I'll have a combo I'll love for a very long time.
