Jared macneill
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So recently I have been doing a lot of experimenting with my old Mesa. For years I always complained how I couldn’t get the old girl to get that natural breakup you can easily get with a smaller tube amp.
One of the benefits of my new place is when I was doing the renovation is we put sound bars along the walls and ceilings. So there is decent sound proofing here.
I asked the one above me if he could hear me and he said no so now to the point of this post.
After several years with my Mesa wanting to give up on it I finally found the amps sweet spot the other night and it’s like just “wow is this what the big deal with these old mesas is about”
I have me amp settings as follows
Volume 1: 6
Treble: 5.5
Bass: 8
Middle: 5
Master 1: 1
Gain boost : pulled
Lead master: 1
Lead drive: 7.5
Reverb: 10.
On Rhythm channel the Mesa is crystal clear nice and bight with a rich low end that doesn’t overpower the highs .
On the lead channel is where the amp really changes like a “ wow moment “ the amp became really thick and bold and completely opposite of the rhythm channel.
When you lightly pick it is still clear and is nice and bluesy . And when you do bend the amp starts to break up and a harder strum and you have that natural break up I like.
I just can’t get over the difference in the guild and how the amp reacts to it after the pickup upgrade.
One of the benefits of my new place is when I was doing the renovation is we put sound bars along the walls and ceilings. So there is decent sound proofing here.
I asked the one above me if he could hear me and he said no so now to the point of this post.
After several years with my Mesa wanting to give up on it I finally found the amps sweet spot the other night and it’s like just “wow is this what the big deal with these old mesas is about”
I have me amp settings as follows
Volume 1: 6
Treble: 5.5
Bass: 8
Middle: 5
Master 1: 1
Gain boost : pulled
Lead master: 1
Lead drive: 7.5
Reverb: 10.
On Rhythm channel the Mesa is crystal clear nice and bight with a rich low end that doesn’t overpower the highs .
On the lead channel is where the amp really changes like a “ wow moment “ the amp became really thick and bold and completely opposite of the rhythm channel.
When you lightly pick it is still clear and is nice and bluesy . And when you do bend the amp starts to break up and a harder strum and you have that natural break up I like.
I just can’t get over the difference in the guild and how the amp reacts to it after the pickup upgrade.