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Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:57 am
by Champion Rabbit
I say crap.
Average clean sounds and sludge-hell over-driven sounds.
Also encourages rock soloing.
:wf: 1
Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:43 am
by Zer0_Archive
Not Crap for all the reasons you mentioned
cept the soloing.
Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:32 am
by dre_Archive
LOVE my amp.
Not crap.
1 because some of the new stuff they're putting out doesn't have the same quality control as the older stuff.
Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:04 am
by j_harvey_Archive
I play bass through a Mesa Boogie 400 and love the way it sounds.
Along with Ampeg they are one of the few companies that still makes an all tube bass amp.
Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:58 pm
by Angry_Dragon_Archive
They make good gear. It's way too pricey for those of us that can't afford pricey things.
Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:28 pm
by evolu_Archive
sterile, beer commercial, lifeless amps.
Appear to be made out of old socks and toilet roll tubes.
Would love a Dual Rectifier though.
Crap
Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:54 pm
by vockins_Archive
Poorly designed, expensive garbage. Shit for any application, especially metal.
Diamond plate chassis option is the only positive.
Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:59 pm
by OneFiveFour_Archive
i was gonna say crap WF 0, but j. harvey is right, the bass heads are pretty good.
so crap w/ WF 4. i think soldanos do that 'thing' much better.
Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:13 pm
by dan fouts_Archive
I bought a used dual rectifier a couple of years ago and I have nothing bad to say about it, and wouldn't recommend purchasing one either. Never gave me any problems and the used price kept it in my ballpark financially. I Got 'meh' sound out of it for a couple of years, and sold it for more than it should have gone for.
I now have a bassman, which has required a lot of maintenance comparatively (easy to deal with and a-typical of these amps) but sounds infinetely better. I feel like I now know what a great amp is.
Mesa's seem to lack a distinct personality but aren't bad if you have the money to throw on a generic sounding amp that isn't going to break down on you or lose resale value.
But for the price, you can get so much more.
Crap with a moderately full plate of mini-waffles
Amplification: Mesa-Boogie.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:58 pm
by Mayfair_Archive
Why are they so freaking heavy?