Mesa M6 Carbine Mega-Thread Pt Deux

[jokerjkny]

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And while I totally think the M6 is still a good value at 1149, I am still glad I got mine when I did

at rudy's, they quoted me $1000 for the rackmount version. and they still have the older fathom version, too.

 

[John D Harris]

Hey Ken;
I'm with Vic in that the M6 tone stack is not the typical Fender/Mesa 400+/B-Max kinda tone stack where "twisting one twists them all."
If they're interactive, it's muuuch more subtle.
That particular tone stack interactivity is part of what drove me off each of the above. Blech.
I hated the ''tweak your treble, then tweak the mids to counter, then twist the bass to counter the mids'' set up. Totally counterintuitive and frustrating.
I don't feel that with the M6...fwiw, ymmv, etc.

I agree on the FTS (fender tone stack); I hate it.
With my Yamaha PB-1, I just tweaked until I got usable mids and then use my bass guitar's active preamp to do any further tweaking.
Don't know if I could handle the PB-1 [edit: to clarify] with a passive bass at all.

 

[Chef]

The M6 does not really act like a Fender Tone Stack.

 

[John D Harris]

The M6 does not really act like a Fender Tone Stack.

Yeah, I got that from what everyone was saying; I was just going a bit OT and agreeing that I really don't like the fts.
Some people seem to really like it -- I don't get it.

 

[Vic]

at rudy's, they quoted me $1000 for the rackmount version. and they still have the older fathom version, too.

I would JUMP on that!

 

[Saluki]

I am glad I got mine when I did to, although it is still not here yet. Mesa closed down for the holidays and mine hadn't shipped before the break so....tap foot..tap foot. wait

 

[David Jayne]

Yeah, I got that from what everyone was saying; I was just going a bit OT and agreeing that I really don't like the fts.
Some people seem to really like it -- I don't get it.

I think that's one of those things that if you grew up with it, and have mastered it, nothing else seems right. I love my M6, instant tone. I also love my old, road-worn SM900. And I like my HBP-1 rig, which is real channel-strippy. Whatever works.

 

[John D Harris]

I think that's one of those things that if you grew up with it, and have mastered it, nothing else seems right. I love my M6, instant tone. I also love my old, road-worn SM900. And I like my HBP-1 rig, which is real channel-strippy. Whatever works.

Exactly!

The salesperson helping me when I got my first decent rig used an Alembic F1X and was showing the the versatility of tone, flipping switches and spinning knobs.
I could tell he really knew the unit, but it was a bit overwhelming for me at the time.

P.S. I apologize for the derail -- now back to the subject of the thread -- M6.

 

[The Growler]

+1 My local dealer warned me about the price hike a while ago.

But guys, come on (and I know Vic agrees with this). The quality and performance of that head MORE than justifies a $1,500+ price tag for me. At $999, it was literally a steal. At $1,149, it's just a GREAT deal.

+1

To the guy who knows where one is for $999: jump on it if you want it. It'll go quick.

 

[tombowlus]

Agreed. This is a killer head, and $1,500+ would not be at all unreasonable. If you can pick one up for anything close to $1k, I'd jump on it.

Tom.

 

[tallboybass]

This is a killer head, and $1,500+ would not be at all unreasonable.

Sssssshhhhhhhhhhhh......

 

[B.C.]

Are the Mesa price increases all across the board or just with the M6?

I believe it is across the board. I suppose this helps my gas for an M6 and a Lonestar for my jazz guitar rig

 

[Uziel]

does someone know where can i get the full specifications of the powerhouse 1200 ?
(sensitivity, bandpass, ...)

 

[lowstrung5]

Carbine sighting on the bay!!!!!

 

[Chronicle]

My GK2001 is up for grabs so I can get this head

 

[Vic]

My GK2001 is up for grabs so I can get this head

I suggest you "loan yourself" the money for the M6 if your GK doesn't sell first. I fully expect that auction to end with a sale to someone.

 

[Blues Cat]

From looking at the features it seems that a dedicated mute switch would be better. How do you M6 owners feel about the pull mute?

 

[Chef]

I'd prefer a dedicated baseball bat switch.

You never get the volume back in the same place with the push/pull.

 

[Vic]

From looking at the features it seems that a dedicated mute switch would be better. How do you M6 owners feel about the pull mute?

This, and the PRE/POST switch config (also push/pull) were discussed a lot in the first part of this thread, as well, but the short version is, nobody likes it. Pretty much everybody feels it's not a deal breaker, but would have preferred a separate switch. Same for the PRE/POST DI switching.

 

[coolrunner989]

Has there been any comparison between this and the Genz-Benz Shuttle 12.0? They seem similar as they are both hybrid heads that go down to 2 ohms, which is what I'm primarily interested in (a "big" head compared to my GK MB2-500 that will go down to 2 ohms and is either tube or hybrid).