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Mesa M6 Carbine Mega-Thread Pt Deux
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LOL true, It is big but its actual easier to move around then my old eden cabs and not much more weight.
You can get some subtle overdrive when you slam the front end, but its definitely not a high gain overdrive.
Yeah, like others have said, this one is really designed to stay clean. If you want an overdrive tone, you should probably go for the BB750 or something else.
Ive already got one, just wondering if anyone had tried to do it! So I didnt have to try haha, Yer I didnt think that it could but I just love this amp. I use it with the PH410 and a stingray and I also started using a EBS multidrive in front of it, Sounds EPIC
I have. You can get some breakup out of it if you really push it really hard at the input stage (which might require an outboard preamp or particularly hot bass and heavy style), but it's clear it's simply not designed for that. Thing is, I think I'd typically go for outboard devices for stuff like this anyway, 'cause that wouldn't be a sound I'd use all night. I'd only use it for certain songs, and I wouldn't want to keep readjusting my amp.
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I can get some mild break up with my P bass that has a set of 1980s EMGs.... Just dime the input gain... The amp is real clean though and i prefer that.. and I prefer the Gain at about 1 oclock for my needs.
It is real hard for me to get break up with a passive bass and this amp.. with my 65ish jazz i can get some tube roll over if i dime the input...
each bass is so different, so it is best to just experiment..
Adjusting the EQ with add to or detract from overall gain too which may or may not get you to your desires place... just start twisting knobs and see what happens.
And +1 to the person EDIT "Vic" above... that suggested a BB750 for more of an overdirve tone..
It is real hard for me to get break up with a passive bass and this amp.. with my 65ish jazz i can get some tube roll over if i dime the input...
each bass is so different, so it is best to just experiment..
Adjusting the EQ with add to or detract from overall gain too which may or may not get you to your desires place... just start twisting knobs and see what happens.
And +1 to the person EDIT "Vic" above... that suggested a BB750 for more of an overdirve tone..
I love my BB750 but am finding that the overdrive channel has no high end. Could this be a tube problem? As soon as I kick in the overdrive channel, I lose all my high end and the tone is very muddy. I can't really see how changing pre amp tubes would make a difference but it doesn't sound right to me.
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LOL!!!!!Oh man.. I apologize Vic... "Vic" recommended the BB750Im terrible on these forum things...
Sorry Kirk, just couldn't resist.
Does the M9 have the same basic sort of clean sound as the M6? I was hoping for more tube drive in the M6, but couldn't dial enough in to my satisfaction.
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The M9 sounds very much like the M6.
If you want more drive, consider the BB750 or Titan V-12.
Tom.
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Vic I deserve it...
I have to go to a gig, its a quik session...maybe 1 hour or so...Ive been hanging here too long today... and need to go get some stuff done... this place is addictive. Then off to look at an old 80s SR5 that i have had my eye on.. i hope it is a light one.... love the SR5s if they are light. but that is so rare..
I have to go to a gig, its a quik session...maybe 1 hour or so...Ive been hanging here too long today... and need to go get some stuff done... this place is addictive. Then off to look at an old 80s SR5 that i have had my eye on.. i hope it is a light one.... love the SR5s if they are light. but that is so rare..
LOL!!!!!
Sorry Kirk, just couldn't resist.
I've never found it to be lacking. There is a surprising amount of shaping available when you factor in the PULL DEEP feature (broadens and deepens the low end) and that all five voice settings are fully EQ-able. Additionally, each voice setting is very usable.
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