Ok I did a little demo of my new Myasnikov Midi preamp (A Soldano X88r custom-made clone, 2 ch. crunch and lead, with bright, body, bass/treble shift switches)
Compared it to the Mesa Quad Pre. I loved how the Quad sounded on the heavy rhythms & Lead... the mesa was a lot more focused and percussive/cutting. Works really well with EMG's in particular for that 80's Dugga dugga / Chug chug.
Hopefully this gives an insight on the difference between a Marshally/soldano-ey sound vs the Mesa Mark series sound. (The quad is based off the 2C / 2C+)
Also shows you that mesa's aren't as scooped/lacking mids compared to the Soldano/Marshall style counterpart! Mesa's actually have a tonne more mids in the gain , and the overall sound, even with the 750Hz Mids EQ slider completely down!
There isn't enough info regarding the old Mesa amps and people often knock them because they have no idea how to dial in the settings & the EQ! So enjoy and let me know what you think!
Compared it to the Mesa Quad Pre. I loved how the Quad sounded on the heavy rhythms & Lead... the mesa was a lot more focused and percussive/cutting. Works really well with EMG's in particular for that 80's Dugga dugga / Chug chug.
Hopefully this gives an insight on the difference between a Marshally/soldano-ey sound vs the Mesa Mark series sound. (The quad is based off the 2C / 2C+)
Also shows you that mesa's aren't as scooped/lacking mids compared to the Soldano/Marshall style counterpart! Mesa's actually have a tonne more mids in the gain , and the overall sound, even with the 750Hz Mids EQ slider completely down!
There isn't enough info regarding the old Mesa amps and people often knock them because they have no idea how to dial in the settings & the EQ! So enjoy and let me know what you think!
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