Swerve away from fan noise for a minute....
Man, I LOVE this amp!
Used it last night with my 410UL, G&L JB2 loaded with Nord NJ4's, and my Big Single/Nord preamp Valenti Geddy Vee.
Input at noon, master at about 9 o'clock provided puh-lenty of juice to fill the club were were playing...my band is running Bose Sticks, my rig is FOH.
I had the deep engaged, bass backed off to about 10 o'clock. Mids flat, treble lowered from center juuust a tad....preset at "flat" or 3...
The G&L JB2 with Nords is smooth enough that it wanted a lil help getting out into the room effectively. Pushing the mids with the mid knob wasn't really getting it, so I went back to flat, and hit preset 4....snap! Done! That makes a huuuge dif.
With the Valenti, I went back to preset 3 and left everything else alone.
Coming from my SWR/Eden/TFB/Walkabout backround, I was really skeptical of the whole preset dealio.
"Uncle"
It works, beautifully.
My recently returned from service/upgrade worked well. No issues other than "I want the new top cover with the additional venting please."
Even tho I was running 4 ohms, and not pushing the rig, I'd have liked to feel her running a cooler. I don't know that I'm bet my last nickel on it at 2 ohms without the additional venting from the new top cover.
Almost one year under the belt running the M6 Carbine Combo and it still amazes me, the bandmembers, the audience and other musicians. I concur with Chef's "Man, I Love This Amp" comment.
Last night, country/country rock gig, I too was my own foh in a 300-350 capacity venue, with about 250-275 in attendance, using the 4 ohm configuration M6 Carbine Combo.
Interesting that no matter what the bass employed is the M6 Carbine settings are extremely close for so many of us. Last night with the Fender P-Bass 5 it was Pull Deep engaged, Bass control backed off to about 10:00 - 10:30, flat Active Mid control, flat Treble, and Pre-set 3. In this particular room when switching off to the '62 RI Jazz it was Pull Deep engaged and everything flat with the pre-set either off or on 2, (the buckle polishers), or just depending on the song, fingers or pick, and mood.
The last set of three 60's was very enlightening for a guest geetard player that sat in for a couple of tunes. After tuning up his early '60's Les Paul he came over to my side of the stage, where, humerously enough (what's with these people that have that bad habit?), he too tried to set the beer bottle in hand on top of the M6 Carbine, and was intercepted before touching down with a suggestion that maybe he should stuff that bottle in his pocket. With a confused look he told me he wanted to plug into the Mesa Lead Amp.
I quickly explained that it was MY Bass Amp and Not a Geetard Lead Amp. "Are you serious?" was his reply, "I thought you were DI'd through the P.A.?" We got him plugged into a proper Geetard vehicle and after the two songs he asked me for a card so he could tell his bassist about the Monster Tone and Volume from this Tiny Mesa Bass Amp and have him contact me for an audition of the amp.
Rather refreshing to have a lead player more impressed with a piece of Bass Amp kit than his solo's after sitting in on two songs.
Cheers,
Mr. BEAR
