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    3 Channels and Dual GEQs.

  • #2
    Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

    ODD, its a Petrucci model, but there is a picture of the Rev with it..... Oh, wait......

    Free bonus with purchase, tuition expenses paid for an engineering degree so you can operate it...

    Does look interesting. Wish I could spend some time with one. Ive never had the chance to properly dial in a Mesa.
    Believe me when I say that some of the most amazing music in history was made on equipment that's not as good as what you own right now.

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    • #3
      Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

      But no Hetfield sig??

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      • #4
        Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

        that looks pretty bad ass

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        • #5
          Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

          Originally posted by Lampy H View Post
          But no Hetfield sig??
          This is, I believe, the first mesa sig model of any kind. Maybe this is the first of more to come. I kinda hope not.

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          • #6
            Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

            Originally posted by Pilatvs View Post
            This is, I believe, the first mesa sig model of any kind. Maybe this is the first of more to come. I kinda hope not.
            The King Snake was kind of a signature amp, without it explicitly being a signature amp.

            This Petrucci amp addresses a number of the concerns some had with the Mark V. 100w, dual high gain channels, the pull shift mids is back in, midi control. I suspect the metal community will love it, as will the more harder edge rock guys.
            Last edited by some_dude; 01-16-2016, 02:05 PM.
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            • #7
              Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

              I love the idea, the features. Too bad I don't like the tones of mesa's for distortion.

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              • #8
                Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

                NEW! Another amp that won't nail the 2C+ sound.

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                • #9
                  Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

                  Originally posted by Lampy H View Post
                  But no Hetfield sig??
                  Is he still using Boogies? I know he had a Diezel VH4 added to his system.

                  And if he is still using Boogies, I believe the amps are stock Tri Recs.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

                    As far as I know, his main tone is a modded Triaxis in stereo with the Diezel.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

                      His main rig touring rig the last number of years was a modded TriAxis (on IIC+ mode) and 2:90 in parallel with a Diesel. They did start using AxeFX a couple years ago... not sure if they're still using it or if they've gone back to tubes.

                      For small one off gigs it was typically a Recto on a 4x12, although the amp he's been dragging to baseball games lately looks like a Stiletto.

                      The thing with Hetfield is that his tone has long been a blend of amps. He's also very protective of his sound, complete with mods and outboard gear people aren't allowed to talk about.

                      Petrucci on the other hand has been almost exclusively Mesa so far as I understand, and he's totally cool with telling everyone exactly how to dial in his sound. I believe he's also been involved in helping test prototypes for awhile.
                      Last edited by some_dude; 01-17-2016, 03:22 PM.
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                      • #12
                        Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

                        Originally posted by some_dude View Post
                        His main rig touring rig the last number of years was a modded TriAxis (on IIC+ mode) and 2:90 in parallel with a Diesel. They did start using AxeFX a couple years ago... not sure if they're still using it or if they've gone back to tubes.

                        For small one off gigs it was typically a Recto on a 4x12, although the amp he's been dragging to baseball games lately looks like a Stiletto.

                        The thing with Hetfield is that his tone has long been a blend of amps. He's also very protective of his sound, complete with mods and outboard gear people aren't allowed to talk about.

                        Petrucci on the other hand has been almost exclusively Mesa so far as I understand, and he's totally cool with telling everyone exactly how to dial in his sound. I believe he's also been involved in helping test prototypes for awhile.
                        I actually watched the Rig Rundown for Testament where Eric Peterson mentions that he called Kemper and the guy mentioned that Metallica has plenty of profiling amps. I don't know if there are full time amps or if they just use them for certain things, but the fact that they have "like 80 of them" indicates that they might be using them live and in the studio. The quote is around the 5:15 mark.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

                          Looks cool! Not something I would go for in my current situation, but I'd bet it breathes fire. Not a bedroom amp.

                          And I don't have any problem re-creating Mark IV tones with my Mark V. And one of the big design goals of the Mark V was to get those IV and IIC+ tones. Doug West is a huge fan of the IIC+ and I'm sure they did everything they could to capture that magic. I've not had a chance to directly compare a V with a IIC+, but I'd bet with matched tubes, speakers, etc., they'd be damn close.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

                            Has Mesa not figured out how much money they'd make if they simply re-introduced the IIC+ built as it was back in the 80s? I mean, seriously? If I owned an amp company that made what turned out to be highly sought-after and collectible, with people paying Harvard Tuition money for them, I'd have them meticulously recreated and sold for what I had into 'em and swim to work everyday through all the money I made.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Mesa Petrucci Sig 2C+ishness

                              Originally posted by DrNewcenstein View Post
                              Has Mesa not figured out how much money they'd make if they simply re-introduced the IIC+ built as it was back in the 80s? I mean, seriously?
                              I've read that the company that made the transformers no longer being in operation or something. A key component to the sound that hasn't been replicated, which is kind of ironic as Master Of Puppets was recorded using a 2C+ slaved into the power section of a Marshall with a whole bunch of studio EQ trickery thrown in.

                              An elusive tone that even the owners of haven't settled with. Petrucci seems to have been chasing the dragon of an amp he's had for decades. Does Metallica even use theirs anymore? Who else does?
                              Last edited by Animal; 01-19-2016, 07:03 AM.

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