Boogie Bill
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Re: Which is your favorite Fender 1x12 tube combo amp?
Dr0...more thoughts...
Re: effects loops. Not all effects belong in the loop. Definitely tuner, OD/DIST/FUZZ, compression and WAH in front of the amp; I also have my clean boost in front. I have a Boss pitch shifter/harmonizer and my two delays in the loop. I would also put reverb and tremolo pedals in the loop. Chorus and phasor are out front, but I might put a VIBE in the loop. Have to experiment with one.
Delay into a clean amp sounds great, but if you're cranking the amp for distortion...not so much. That loop is one of the reasons I like the Mesas over the Fenders. It is a very valuable feature for me.
With your Bassman, have you tried using a tube rectifier? Another trick is to use a lower gain preamp tune in V1, like a 12AT7 or 12AY7. These, and making the bias right on the power tubes can make the amp feel squishier.
Thiele was an Australian engineer that came up with parameters and formulas for maximizing speakers in a box. Calculating speaker resonance, box size, etc., Thiele popularized the use of a port to produce the deepest bass response with minimal distortion.
The Mesa Thiele cab is a small but deep closed-back 112 cab, with a mathmatically designed port. Its bass performance and projection are maximized. Especially with the EVM speakers, the 112 Mark III and IV combos sound huge with the Thiele. These Mesas have a deliberate mid-range voicing that curtails bass, and the Thiele cab adds back that deep bass, ala a great 412...but in a much more portable and vehicle-friendly size.
Bill
Dr0...more thoughts...
Re: effects loops. Not all effects belong in the loop. Definitely tuner, OD/DIST/FUZZ, compression and WAH in front of the amp; I also have my clean boost in front. I have a Boss pitch shifter/harmonizer and my two delays in the loop. I would also put reverb and tremolo pedals in the loop. Chorus and phasor are out front, but I might put a VIBE in the loop. Have to experiment with one.
Delay into a clean amp sounds great, but if you're cranking the amp for distortion...not so much. That loop is one of the reasons I like the Mesas over the Fenders. It is a very valuable feature for me.
With your Bassman, have you tried using a tube rectifier? Another trick is to use a lower gain preamp tune in V1, like a 12AT7 or 12AY7. These, and making the bias right on the power tubes can make the amp feel squishier.
Thiele was an Australian engineer that came up with parameters and formulas for maximizing speakers in a box. Calculating speaker resonance, box size, etc., Thiele popularized the use of a port to produce the deepest bass response with minimal distortion.
The Mesa Thiele cab is a small but deep closed-back 112 cab, with a mathmatically designed port. Its bass performance and projection are maximized. Especially with the EVM speakers, the 112 Mark III and IV combos sound huge with the Thiele. These Mesas have a deliberate mid-range voicing that curtails bass, and the Thiele cab adds back that deep bass, ala a great 412...but in a much more portable and vehicle-friendly size.
Bill
