Mesa rises again...

[Empty Pockets]

Re: Mesa rises again...

You mean a 9v digital pedal doesn't stack up to a Twin Reverb? I am stunned :smokin:

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: Mesa rises again...

Hehe, well cam (gibson175) told me to run it in the effects loop. It sounds pretty good now, still not up to the twin but a lot better than before!

 

[xxxplorer]

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To quote a popular youtube pedal review manndude... 'Reverb Sucks'... Hehe. Get the twin... Keep the mesa... Run them sumbutches to-get-her and then talk to us.

 

[richard parker]

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Andrew, always interesting to catch up on your tone journey. I think the forum should have bets on what you're going to get next...........

 

[orpheo]

Re: Mesa rises again...

I tried a '66 fender amp once. it had a reverb and a tremolo and no gain at all. but that tone....that tone... I know your feeling, Andrew it's not snobbism. It is just great tone.

 

[papersoul]

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What Mesa are you referring to?

I returned the Twin to GC. Surprising? It was kind of ridiculous. I use cleans just as much or more than dirt, depending on my mood. The twin seemed like a perfect amp for me but I had the idea to take it back to GC and play with a bunch of ods and boosts along with the Bolin. I tried the OCD, the Giggity, the EP booster, the AC+, MXR Modified Overdrive, a ton of stuff. Everything sounded congested with the pedals in pairs. Maybe I should never have found that pedal but I really love the Bolin, I wanted to find something that would work with it. Even without that pedal, I miss the dirt from the Mesa (I hadn't been playing it much, only the Twin). I brought my receipt and just asked if I could return it because I wasn't getting the sounds I wanted. They said sure, $900 back in my pocket. I played a few amps there but nothing clicked with me. The amps that probably clicked with me the most was the Super Champ X2 and a Super Sonic. The Orange Micro terror was fun too. But I just went home and plugged in the Mesa. You know, that amp has great cleans and amazing dirt. I do like the Twin cleans a lot... the Mesas are not bad at all and they are just different. Still kinda fendery though. I bought a Holy Grail and I am just going to keep the Mesa and boost it with the Bolin. Sounds amazing as I have thought for a while now. Love the tone... pretty unique too. I am making a small pedalboard now, I have the Bolin, a carbon copy, holy grail, and I have a few different overdrives to pick from but I am still not sure if I even need them between the amp and bolin fuzz. Anyway, good times.

Either amp kicks ass and I am happy with the Mesa.

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

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[Agileguy_101]

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I tried a '66 fender amp once. it had a reverb and a tremolo and no gain at all. but that tone....that tone... I know your feeling, Andrew it's not snobbism. It is just great tone.

Funny - I have a 68 Fender and it's got plenty of gain. Not the kind of gain you'd want for modern metal, or most metal outside of doom, but it gets pretty distorted.

 

[schecterplayer]

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I approve, I'm still loving mine. Controls aren't too complicated, but there is a lot of tweaking available if you feel like it. I feel like I'm just getting a hang of how Gain 1, Treble, and Presence interact.