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Shuttle 6.0 + Mesa 4x10?

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I've never gigged that combination, but I have used it in a music store. They have a shuttle 6.0 on top of a mesa 410 at Norman Music center here in central OK. Had a bit of grit/growl from what I recall. Never used the mesa 410 with anything other than a mesa head before that. Mesa on mesa is always extremely growly. More so than the shuttle/mesa combo. From my experience with mesa heads I know a good bit of the growl was coming from the head, but I fully acknowledge that the extent that the 410 was contributing to that tone is an unknown for me. I will say that I liked what I heard of the shuttle/mesa 410 combo better (from what little I heard) than using a straight mesa set-up. Seemed a little cleaner and transparent. All mesa rigs have always seemed too tubey/growly for my tastes when I've used them.

The shuttle was an interesting little head. If I wasn't fixed on heads with my t-funk, it would be in the running. As it is, I am pleased with the cleaner/punchier 'funk from what I've seen thus far. The mesa 410 has always sounded pretty good. I've always felt that I had a little too much grit when I've used one with a mesa head in the past. Plus that 410 is really farking heavy.
 
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Kael said:
I've never gigged that combination, but I have used it in a music store. They have a shuttle 6.0 on top of a mesa 410 at Norman Music center here in central OK. Had a bit of grit/growl from what I recall. Never used the mesa 410 with anything other than a mesa head before that. Mesa on mesa is always extremely growly. More so than the shuttle/mesa combo. From my experience with mesa heads I know a good bit of the growl was coming from the head, but I fully acknowledge that the extent that the 410 was contributing to that tone is an unknown for me. I will say that I liked what I heard of the shuttle/mesa 410 combo better (from what little I heard) than using a straight mesa set-up. Seemed a little cleaner and transparent. All mesa rigs have always seemed too tubey/growly for my tastes when I've used them.

The shuttle was an interesting little head. If I wasn't fixed on heads with my t-funk, it would be in the running. As it is, I am pleased with the cleaner/punchier 'funk from what I've seen thus far. The mesa 410 has always sounded pretty good. I've always felt that I had a little too much grit when I've used one with a mesa head in the past. Plus that 410 is really farking heavy.
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Problem solved! Thanks for the help. The tubey/growly sound is just what I am looking for. So I went ahead a got a Mesa Big Block 750 to match up with the cab.
 

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