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Mesa setup

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xCOFFMANx

Jun 10, 2008
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So I got rid of my Ampeg 8x10 and SVT2-PRO and pickup a Mesa 8x10 and Titan V12, WOW what a difference! This rig sounds totally different really mid heavy it seems. I am having trouble getting it to sound the way I want. Any thoughts?
 
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xCOFFMANx said:
I am using one of the factory settings they provided but I have been trying to tweek to my liking but I guess I am just having trouble doing it.
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Which one in particular are you using, and what is an example of what you want it to sound like? A lot of the sound comes from where you set the gain... Also, the passive mid control has a lot of influence on the overall character of your sound. Knowing the best ways to use both will make it a lot easier to control your sound. For starters, leave the active mid flat so that you have less to work with... then once you get the sound that approaches what you like, use the active mid and the parametric control for it to tweak it to taste.
 
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First of all, the gain maybe the problem. I turn it up and down alot depending on if the wife is home. Plus playing louder makes everything in the house rattle. I have noticed it sounds better with the gain up. I think I am using the R&B setting? Sounds like you are running the same setup because I am using a EBMM Stingray as well. It seems to sound full of mid and flat sounding. I guess thats my best description. Also sounds worse when I tune down to D standard. I think I need heavier strings for one.
 
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xCOFFMANx said:
First of all, the gain maybe the problem. I turn it up and down alot depending on if the wife is home. Plus playing louder makes everything in the house rattle. I have noticed it sounds better with the gain up. I think I am using the R&B setting? Sounds like you are running the same setup because I am using a EBMM Stingray as well. It seems to sound full of mid and flat sounding. I guess thats my best description. Also sounds worse when I tune down to D standard. I think I need heavier strings for one.
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Hmmm, I use a variant on the R&B setting... basically boosted bass, passive mids a little back past half, active flat usually, and treble flat. Then depending on the sound I'm going for I tweak the EQ on the stingray. The mids are very very pronounced on the ray, so I rarely boost those unless I need a very grindy sound. If not, I leave it flat or cut a little. Treble I leave flat or cut a little... I'll usually boost the bass to taste.

For the gain, you want to find the sound you like and set it. For warm tubey sounds, keep it past noon. For a cleaner SS sound, keep it below noon. keep the master about at noon or less (that warms up the sound too, I've come to find) and control your overall volume with the output knob.
 

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